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Joshua Kerry has appeared in court accused of preparing terrorist acts, including alleged conduct directed at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The case centres partly on an alleged attempt to gain entry to Farage’s home, alongside claims that Kerry researched prominent people and institutions over a period of more than two years. This episode explains what prosecutors are alleging, what the terroris...

Turkey is sending military support to Saudi Arabia as renewed Houthi missile and drone attacks push the Yemen conflict back into a dangerous regional phase. The assistance includes military equipment, intelligence, air-defence support, drone operators, logistics and strategic planning, while Ankara has so far stopped short of confirming a combat deployment inside Yemen. This episode explains why t...

Russia has unleashed a “massive strike” across Ukraine — and the death toll is rising. Missiles and attack drones tore across Ukrainian airspace, hitting cities, residential areas and critical infrastructure in another devastating night of war. But this attack exposes something even bigger. Ukraine reportedly knew a major Russian assault was coming. Its air defences intercepted many of the incomin...

Russia has confirmed a “massive strike” on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions after a fresh overnight assault killed two people in the capital and damaged infrastructure across several cities. This episode explains what is known about the 7 October attack, the targets Russia says it struck, the damage reported in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kremenchuk, and why renewed pressure on Odesa and Ukrain...

The world is rapidly approaching one of the most important thresholds in modern climate science. With global temperatures increasingly likely to temporarily exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels — and long-term warming moving closer to the same threshold — this Taylor Tailored explainer examines what 1.5°C actually means, what happens if the world overshoots it and why Pacific island nations fa...

The RAF Fairford terror investigation has expanded again after a 22-year-old British man became the seventh person arrested in connection with suspicious activity near the strategically important US-operated airbase in Gloucestershire. This episode explains what police have confirmed so far, why investigators are examining possible foreign-state involvement, what is actually known about an alleged...

France’s school protests have developed into one of the country’s most serious youth confrontations in decades. Hundreds of teenagers, school staff and police have been injured, thousands of people have been arrested and schools across the country have faced blockades, closures, fires and vandalism. This episode explains how the revolt began, the worst documented incidents so far, the scale of the...

SpaceX is reportedly seeking $40 billion in financing to buy Nvidia AI chips, potentially creating one of the largest hardware funding packages of the current artificial intelligence boom. This episode explains the reported $10 billion bank-loan and $30 billion investment-grade debt structure, why Apollo Global Management is expected to lead the financing, and how the deal fits into SpaceX’s growi...

On 7 October 2023, Hamas-led armed groups broke through Israel’s border with Gaza and launched coordinated attacks on military positions, civilian communities, roads and the Nova music festival. Around 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. This episode reconstructs what happened before and during the assault, including the intelligence failures that left Israel unprepared, the attac...

Eva Marie Saint has died aged 102, bringing to a close one of the longest and most distinctive careers linked to Hollywood’s Golden Age. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film, On the Waterfront , opposite Marlon Brando, before becoming one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most memorable leading women alongside Cary Grant in North by Northwest . This episode looks back at Sa...

Russia has struck Kyiv again, damaging buildings and warehouse sites in the Ukrainian capital while a separate attack hit an industrial facility in Dnipro. The new wave came only hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence showed Russia was preparing a “massive attack”. This episode examines what is confirmed about the latest strikes, why the timing matters, and why it is...

Nuclear fusion already works as a physical process. The challenge is turning it into a dependable power station that exports useful electricity at an acceptable cost. This episode explains the competing approaches, what ignition demonstrated and why target gain is different from net electrical output. Follow the engineering beyond the plasma: tritium supply, neutron damage, heat exhaust, conversio...

CRISPR changed biological research by making targeted genetic interventions easier to programme. This episode follows the idea from microbial defence to approved treatment, explaining how a DNA cut becomes an edit and why the cell's response matters as much as the targeting tool. Understand what Casgevy demonstrated, why a one-time infusion can still involve a demanding treatment pathway, and...

Quantum entanglement produces correlations that challenge an ordinary picture of independent particles carrying fixed instructions. This episode explains what experiments established, why Bell tests mattered, and how a dispute involving Einstein became a foundation for quantum information science. Discover how entanglement fits alongside superposition and interference in computing, what quantum te...

Gravitational waves let astronomers investigate the universe through ripples in spacetime. This episode explains why their first direct detection mattered, how laser observatories measure an astonishingly small signal, and how scientists distinguish a distant merger from disturbances much closer to home. Learn what black hole collisions reveal about stellar history, how neutron-star mergers connec...

The Higgs boson helped settle a fundamental question about particle mass, but its discovery did not finish our understanding of matter. This episode explains the difference between the Higgs field and its particle, how CERN identified an extraordinarily short-lived signal, and why most of the mass inside a proton has a different origin. Follow the scientific questions that became possible after th...

The Paramount–Warner Bros merger is complete, creating Skydance as one of the largest entertainment groups in the world. This episode explains what the $110 billion deal actually changes, which Warner Bros Discovery businesses and intellectual property now sit under Skydance, and why the legal reality is more complicated than saying every copyright was simply transferred overnight. We break down t...

JD Vance has set out one of the clearest US conditions yet for ending the war with Iran: Tehran must make a meaningful reduction in its uranium-enrichment capacity. The demand turns the nuclear dispute from a broad political red line into a practical test that could shape any future settlement. This episode explains why Iran’s 60 per cent enrichment matters, how the demand connects to sanctions an...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says updated intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a massive attack on Ukraine, putting the country’s air defences on alert as the war’s long-range strike campaign intensifies. This episode explains what Ukraine has actually confirmed, what remains unknown about the timing and targets, and why electronic warfare, interceptor supplies and allied air-defence support matter s...

McDonald’s is facing a proposed nationwide class action in the United States over allegations that its AI-powered pricing system helped coordinate menu prices across independently operated restaurants. The case focuses on whether a central machine-learning engine using non-public restaurant data remained a legitimate recommendation tool or crossed the line into unlawful price coordination. This ep...

Lithuania is moving towards lifting its ban on hosting nuclear weapons, and the Kremlin says the change risks escalating tensions in Europe. No nuclear deployment has been agreed, but the legal shift could give Lithuania more freedom to participate in NATO’s nuclear deterrence arrangements as security fears grow across the Baltic region. This episode explains what Lithuania has actually voted for,...

Kenya has confirmed its first imported Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda and later died in Nairobi. Health authorities are tracing relatives, medical workers, passengers and crew as they try to determine whether the virus spread beyond the patient. This episode explains how the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo grew beyond 8,000 c...

Halle Berry’s custody battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez has entered a far more serious phase. Martinez has accused Berry of physically abusing their son, Maceo, and is seeking sole custody, while Berry strongly denies the central allegations and says she would never hurt their child. This episode explains what is actually contained in the competing court claims, why a temporary restraining o...

Attack jets have appeared at the new China-Laos military facility at Ban Keun, where satellite imagery shows eight K-8 aircraft, more than two dozen support vehicles and continued construction just days after the joint centre formally opened. This episode explains what the K-8 is, why its presence does not automatically mean China has established a permanent combat air base, and why the expanding...

The United States and China are discussing reciprocal nuclear-site visits in a potentially important shift towards greater transparency between two increasingly powerful nuclear rivals. The proposal could involve visits to selected US Department of Energy national laboratories and comparable facilities in China, although no formal inspection agreement has been announced. This episode explains what...