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How To Call A Cobra Emergency Meeting
The government has held a meeting of the Cobra committee to discuss the Israel-Iran crisis - but how important is it really during a national emergen…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
OO7's new boss: Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to run MI6
The first woman to run MI6, the foreign branch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services has been named. Blaise Metreweli takes over the role of ‘C,’…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
My mother, my best friend and my misdiagnosis
Decca Aitkenhead was nine when a GP risked jail to help her mother to die. Years later she watched her best friend succumb to the slow torture of Hun…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Can ketamine cure PTSD?
As thousands of Ukrainian soldiers struggle with debilitating PTSD since the Russian invasion, one unconventional therapy has proved surprisingly eff…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Israel and Iran are at war - and what could happen next
How did Israel pull off the most devastating attack on the Iranian regime in its 45 year history and did it achieve its aim of destroying the country…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Why weight loss drugs will change even more than you think
Weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy aren't just changing bodies - they're rewiring society. Half a million Britons have tried them and that nu…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Sunday Edition: Trump and the surprising history of American authoritarians
This episode was originally published in March.
The word "unprecedented" is often used to describe Donald Trump's presidency. He's broken with convent…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The shadowy world of targeted killings
A pattern is seemingly emerging with a series of high profile targeted killings taking place inside Russian territory, blamed on Ukrainian forces. Th…
7 months ago
The governor's stand: Newsom, Trump, and the battle for LA
The protests in Los Angeles have created a political opportunity for California’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom. He has called Donald Trump a “ston…
7 months ago
Mohamed Al-Fayed - the monster of Harrods
For years, the Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed used his power to abuse and rape women who worked for him. He was never prosecuted. In her new book The…
7 months ago