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The government’s race to save British Steel
35 mins; April 14, 2025
What’s behind the allegations of insider trading following Trump’s tariff U-turn?
37 mins; April 11, 2025
Global stock markets tumble as countries react to Trump’s tariffs
33 mins; April 07, 2025
Are Trump’s tariffs the beginning of the end for the global economic order?
29 mins; April 04, 2025
Deborah Frances-White on renters’ rights and the earthquake in Myanmar
34 mins; March 31, 2025
How did Trump’s top officials accidentally invite a journalist into their group chat?
33 mins; March 27, 2025
Yalda Hakim on war with China and why did a fire shut down Heathrow airport?
34 mins; March 24, 2025
Are there plans to remove 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip?
33 mins; March 21, 2025
How did Trump deport hundreds to a mega prison in El Salvador despite a judge's ruling?
34 mins; March 17, 2025
The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur discusses the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and what this means for free speech in America
35 mins; March 14, 2025
Why the King wants you to listen to Bob Marley and Reform’s civil war escalates
28 mins; March 10, 2025
Should Europe seize $220bn in frozen Russian assets and why an Alaskan dog sled race just got even longer?
32 mins; March 07, 2025
Trump ambushes Zelensky and Starmer takes the lead
31 mins; March 03, 2025
Should Starmer try to win over Trump and is Zelensky’s mineral deal with the US a smart move?
38 mins; February 28, 2025
Why has Apple pulled a data protection tool and will Germany stand up to Trump?
34 mins; February 24, 2025
Why do some young voters buy Trump's lies about Ukraine and what’s behind the violence in the DRC?
35 mins; February 21, 2025
Is Europe irrelevant in Trump’s new world order and will the UK send troops to Ukraine?
33 mins; February 17, 2025
The Trump-Putin phone call shocks Europe and mayday for universities in Wales
37 mins; February 13, 2025
The rise and rise of Reform and the posthumously published diary of Joan Didion
36 mins; February 10, 2025
The Taliban refuses to return $7bn of US arms and Doge takes on USAID
36 mins; February 07, 2025
Why is the Royal Family off limits in Parliament and could Trump force Palestinians out of Gaza?
29 mins; February 03, 2025
An art heist in the Netherlands and will there ever be a third runway at Heathrow Airport?
35 mins; January 30, 2025
Israeli settlers in the West Bank and the millionaire paying to dodge death
40 mins; January 27, 2025
Who is the bishop who urged Trump to “have mercy” and why was crypto booming at Davos?
34 mins; January 24, 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza, allegations against Neil Gaiman, and Donald Trump returns
32 mins; January 20, 2025
How should the media handle Trump 2.0?
38 mins; January 17, 2025
The price of Shein’s fast fashion and what’s gone wrong for Rachel Reeves?
33 mins; January 13, 2025
Why is Mark Zuckerberg changing Meta’s policies and will the LA wildfires make California uninsurable?
35 mins; January 10, 2025
Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni and Elon Musk muscles in on British politics
30 mins; January 06, 2025
Sensemaker: Will 2025 be the breakthrough year for AI adoption?
8 mins; January 05, 2025
News Meeting 2025 predictions: Will Trump and Musk stay friends and could AI help us talk to animals?
24 mins; January 03, 2025
Sensemaker: Denmark's gold rush town
6 mins; January 03, 2025
Sensemaker: A hard year for King Charles
5 mins; January 01, 2025
Sensemaker: Joe Root – the greatest gets better
5 mins; January 01, 2025
Sensemaker: Nara Smith and the tradwife renaissance
8 mins; December 30, 2024
Sensemaker: The rise and rise of Kneecap
8 mins; December 29, 2024
The News Meeting: 2024 Wrapped
33 mins; December 27, 2024
Sensemaker: How Baby Reindeer rocked British TV
8 mins; December 26, 2024
Sensemaker: Gaza’s Vlogger
7 mins; December 26, 2024
Sensemaker: Chappell Roan and the price of fame
9 mins; December 24, 2024
Sensemaker: The woman behind ITV’s Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
6 mins; December 23, 2024
Sensemaker: 2024: The year of the sequel
7 mins; December 23, 2024
The News Meeting: Justice for Gisele Pelicot and are Americans taking all the Guinness?
24 mins; December 20, 2024
Sensemaker: Luigi Mangione’s alleged 3D-printed gun
5 mins; December 19, 2024
Sensemaker: Why does Lucy Letby’s new lawyer think she should be released?
9 mins; December 18, 2024
Sensemaker: Why has Saudi Arabia been awarded the 2034 World Cup?
6 mins; December 17, 2024
Sensemaker: The rise of memecoins
8 mins; December 16, 2024
News Meeting: Rising water bills and the future of the Archbishop of York
30 mins; December 16, 2024
Sensemaker: Who is the lawyer suing Jay-Z?
10 mins; December 15, 2024
News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia
39 mins; December 13, 2024
Sensemaker: Syria’s prisons
7 mins; December 12, 2024
Sensemaker: Could Nigel Farage’s Reform party be backed by mega donors?
7 mins; December 12, 2024
Sensemaker: France’s political tailspin
7 mins; December 10, 2024
Sensemaker: How did Syrian rebels overthrow Bashar al-Assad?
6 mins; December 09, 2024
The News Meeting: The end of the house of Assad
30 mins; December 09, 2024
Sensemaker: The assisted dying bill has passed its first House of Commons hurdle, what happens next?
7 mins; December 09, 2024
The News Meeting: France’s political turmoil and will Musk fund Farage
30 mins; December 06, 2024
Sensemaker: Are targets for the rollout of electric vehicles too high?
6 mins; December 06, 2024
Trendy: The big trends that shaped 2024
30 mins; December 05, 2024
Sensemaker: Syrian rebels take back Aleppo
7 mins; December 04, 2024
Sensemaker: Banana Art
7 mins; December 03, 2024
Sensemaker: Russia’s new experimental ballistic missile
6 mins; December 02, 2024
News Meeting: Rebels advance in Syria and Joe Biden pardons his son
29 mins; December 02, 2024
Sensemaker: Why has Kate Nash started an OnlyFans?
7 mins; December 01, 2024
News Meeting: Kate Nash joins OnlyFans and the nuclear test veterans
30 mins; November 29, 2024
Sensemaker: Who do the Lords work for?
6 mins; November 29, 2024
Trendy: How do ethnic minorities in Britain vote?
35 mins; November 28, 2024
Sensemaker: The crisis in women’s healthcare
8 mins; November 27, 2024
Sensemaker: Can an AI chatbot cure loneliness?
10 mins; November 26, 2024
Sensemaker: What are Israel’s plans for northern Gaza?
8 mins; November 25, 2024
News Meeting: Band Aid backlash and Project 2025 in the White House
37 mins; November 25, 2024
Sensemaker: Why are there protests over Māori rights in New Zealand?
9 mins; November 24, 2024
News Meeting: Don’t forget Afghanistan and why farmers are protesting
38 mins; November 22, 2024
Sensemaker: No men, no sex: A feminist backlash to Donald Trump’s election
6 mins; November 21, 2024
Trendy: The doctor will see you now
30 mins; November 21, 2024
Sensemaker: Is the UK’s network 5G a myth?
5 mins; November 20, 2024
Sensemaker: Does severe flooding in Spain signal a warning for Europe?
7 mins; November 20, 2024
Sensemaker: Will an anti-vaxxer take over America’s department of health?
8 mins; November 18, 2024
News Meeting: Biden authorises strikes into Russia and could Elon Musk make a good diplomat?
28 mins; November 18, 2024
Sensemaker: The world’s loneliest penguin
8 mins; November 17, 2024
News Meeting: Gary Lineker’s shock exit from Match of the Day and the endgame in Ukraine
38 mins; November 15, 2024
Sensemaker: The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury
5 mins; November 14, 2024
Trendy: Who’s watching the news?
28 mins; November 14, 2024
Sensemaker: The case for funding climate action before disaster strikes
9 mins; November 13, 2024
Sensemaker: Musk buys power
9 mins; November 12, 2024
Sensemaker: Why will HS2 spend £100 million on a bat tunnel?
7 mins; November 11, 2024
News Meeting: Donald Trump begins his transition to power and jeopardy in Ukraine
31 mins; November 11, 2024
Sensemaker: How are Sudan’s neighbours coping with the country’s refugees?
7 mins; November 10, 2024
News Meeting: Why Kamala Harris’s bet on abortion rights didn’t pay off and mass deportations
29 mins; November 08, 2024
Sensemaker: What lies ahead for Trump 2.0?
7 mins; November 08, 2024
Trendy: It was the economy, stupid
36 mins; November 07, 2024
Sensemaker: How did Donald Trump pull it off?
7 mins; November 06, 2024
The News Meeting: Did the media help Donald Trump win an historic election?
31 mins; November 06, 2024
Sensemaker: The US election: what’s happened so far?
7 mins; November 06, 2024
Sensemaker: TikTok and the rise of ‘Algospeak’
7 mins; November 05, 2024
News Meeting: Trump’s plan to challenge a Kamala Harris win and why both candidates need Pennsylvania
35 mins; November 04, 2024
Sensemaker: Why is big money backing Donald Trump?
6 mins; November 03, 2024
News Meeting: Will the Budget fix the housing crisis and what is Jeff Bezos's influence on the Washington Post?
34 mins; November 01, 2024
Sensemaker: A generational Budget
8 mins; November 01, 2024
Trendy: Growth? What growth?
33 mins; October 31, 2024
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