In 2003, the destruction of one particular statue in Baghdad made worldwide headlines and came to be a symbol of western victory in Iraq. But there was so much more to it—or rather, so much less.
Caffeine makes us more energetic, efficient and faster. But we have become so dependent that we need it just to get to our baseline.
On India’s Covid catastrophe.
In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he?
How did a lorry carrying 273 dead bodies end up stranded on the outskirts of Guadalajara?
When a Chinese billionaire bought one of Britain’s most prestigious golf clubs in 2015, dentists and estate agents were confronted with the unsentimental force of globalized capital.
Although femicide is a recognised crime in Mexico, when a woman disappears, the authorities are notoriously slow to act. But there is someone who will take on their case.
The BBL is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery in the world, despite the mounting number of deaths resulting from the procedure. What is driving its astonishing rise?
How the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys.
The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young.
In November 2019, James Le Mesurier, the British co-founder of the Syrian rescue group, fell to his death in Istanbul. What led an internationally celebrated humanitarian to take his own life?
It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself.
After years of outsourcing, many essential staff work for the NHS without receiving its benefits. In one London hospital, the fight is on for a better deal.
The global scramble for this vital item has exposed the harsh realities of international politics and the limits of the free market.
After decades among the hidden homeless, Dominic Van Allen dug himself a bunker beneath a public park. But his life would get even more precarious.
After sitting alone in a forest and not moving for 24 hours, the author reflects on time, mortality, and turning 40.
What’s behind the explosion of British potato chip flavors?
The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy.
When Aldi arrived in Britain, Tesco and Sainsbury’s were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later, they know better.
“As my acting career developed, I was no longer cast as a radical Muslim – except at the airport.”
What happens to the people who film famous incidents of police violence.
The thin moral line between collecting and stealing plants.
