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Scotland's drug epidemic - would decriminalisation solve it?
New data published on the rate of drug deaths in Scotland show they have decreased, after decades of constant rises, but the number is still higher t…
3 years ago
Lucy Letby: Should the guilty be forced to face their victims in court?
Britain's worst child serial killer Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison. But the former neonatal nurse refused to appear in court to…
3 years ago
Britain's most prolific child killer: Nurse Lucy Letby found guilty
Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies while working on a neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is Sarina Wiegman the manager who'll win a World Cup for England?
With six wins and a place in the World Cup final under their belt, the Lionesses have a fighting chance of bringing football home for England. But wh…
3 years, 1 month ago
A-levels: Is the uni intake of 2023 'the unluckiest year'?
Students waiting for their A-level results this year are the "unluckiest cohort" in recent years, according to one education expert.
Pandemic disrupt…
3 years, 1 month ago
Looking for answers – The Hawaii wildfires
The deadliest wildfires to hit the US in over a century have turned vast swathes of the island of Maui to ash and taken the lives of at least 99 peop…
3 years, 1 month ago
What 'small boats week' tells us about migration policy
It was billed as 'small boats week' – a series of government announcements designed to show progress on the issue of cross channel migration. But the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why is Britain still obsessed with the Great Train Robbery 60 years on?
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, one of Britain's most notorious crimes, which involved the hijack of a London-bound…
3 years, 1 month ago
World Cup: Will the ambition of equal pay be realised?
Football’s world governing body FIFA wants pay and prize money for men and women to be the same by the next tournaments. But how it gets there is a l…
3 years, 1 month ago
Hollywood strikes: Are writers right about AI?
It’s been 100 days since Hollywood writers went on strike over concerns artificial intelligence (AI) will take their jobs - as well as disputes over …
3 years, 1 month ago