Why does the UK keep suffering major air traffic control failures?
Less up, up and away... more stuck on the tarmac. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded after yet ano...
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Why are NHS staff targeting terror attack victims?
Imagine your child has been the victim of a terror attack. Then imagine the most intimate details of their injuries being viewed and shared...
Why anti-migrant protests are getting more ‘professional’
We have become used to seeing protests against small boat arrivals in the UK, but the speed and size of those in Dover and Portsmouth over t...
Why Farage is courting rising star of the French far right
Lots of 30-year-olds are career-driven, ambitious types - but perhaps none more so than French far-right politician Jordan Bardella. The sha...
Why driverless taxis still need a human (for now)
Most taxi drivers tell tales about who they’ve had in the back of their cab. But how would you feel about catching a cab that doesn’t have a...
Why borrowing costs are Burnham’s biggest problem
Governments often tell people to live within their means - but can the new prime minister? Andy Burnham will need to try hard after the UK's...
Why Germany's far right is on the verge of its biggest win since WW2
The leader of the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt has been called "the most dangerous man in Germany". Ulrich Siegm...
Why Bumble's boss hopes AI is the future of dating
Could artificial intelligence provide the key to finding true love? The chief executive of Bumble certainly hopes so as she plans to introdu...
Why Sudan's horrifying war is being ignored
Three years into Sudan's war, millions face hunger, displacement and violence. It was triggered by a power struggle between the army and a p...
Bob Harris: Why Dolly Parton was loved by all ages
Bob Harris joins This Is Why to remember Dolly Parton. He interviewed her many times during her decades-long career and explains why she mea...
Why isn't there more help for teenagers leaving care?
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died last year, according to a government-commissioned review – that's three to four times the rate of their...
Why can't TikTok just get rid of dangerous driving content?
The "glorification of dangerous driving for clicks and entertainment" was "utterly disgraceful" and such content should be removed, a spokes...
Why the NHS is working with ‘the world’s scariest CEO’
With his fuzz of chaotic grey hair and love of philosophy, Palantir boss Alex Karp isn’t your average tech bro. Not least because he recentl...
Why now? Inside Harry and Meghan’s UK return
Six years after stepping back from royal life to live in California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will return to the UK this month. After...
Why Trump’s split with South Korea is damaging his allies
Donald Trump is threatening to scale back US military commitments in South Korea - at the risk of wider instability across Asia. At the same...
Why Russia is threatening the UK... again
"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer." This was the short and not-very-sweet response from...
Why the government has defended the wildfires emergency alert
Where were you at 7pm on Friday? Wherever you were, it’s likely you heard a loud alert activated on millions of mobile phones. It was the bi...
Why we should all be worried about wildfires
If you thought wildfires were confined to the countryside, it's time to think again. Several homes have been destroyed across the West Midla...
Why record A-Level results won’t stop universities from struggling
As envelopes were ripped open up and down the country, university vice-chancellors were as eager to find out the results as hundreds of thou...
Why early prison release is an increasing burden for Burnham
You do the crime, you do the time… or a third of it if you’re part of the early release scheme. The move has been controversial since it was...