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Lucy Letby: The NHS nurse who murdered babies
The 33-year-old neonatal nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six, during a year-long period betw…
2 years, 4 months ago
The fire at Britain’s wonkiest pub
When The Crooked House pub near the West Midlands town of Dudley was consumed by fire and then demolished, much more was lost than just a quirky venu…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Spain's civil war became a modern-day culture war
After inconclusive elections last month, today Spain's parliament reconvenes to try to form a government. But as Spanish politicians look to the futu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Meet the man saving a glacier (by putting it in his freezer)
Last month, Times science editor Tom Whipple stood on what used to be a glacier, on rock that used to be below 40 metres of ice. Then, glaciologist M…
2 years, 4 months ago
Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of cocaine. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned …
2 years, 4 months ago
El Salvador: The rise of the ‘world’s coolest dictator’
Not long ago, the tiny nation of El Salvador had the highest murder rate in the world. Now, it has the highest incarceration rate. President Nayib Bu…
2 years, 5 months ago
Can Lizzo survive a harassment lawsuit?
Pop superstar Lizzo has said a lawsuit with claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment are ‘false’. Three former dancers have brought…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why so many MPs are calling it quits
With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why heating our homes with hydrogen could be a pipe dream
In the neighbourhood of Whitby in Cheshire, residents had to grapple with a question that many more of us will have to ask in the coming years: how s…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Niger's latest coup opens a door for Putin in Africa
Niger, in west Africa, has suffered its fifth coup in just over six decades of independence. This one could have repercussions far beyond its borders…
2 years, 5 months ago