University: is it worth it?

Average student debt in England is £50k.

• 20 mins

How did a Tinder date story fool us?

The story of a nightmare date at the Shard wasn’t true. That didn’t stop it going viral.

• 18 mins

Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort?

Espionage, exodus and wind-surfing.

• 19 mins

Kashmir: what happens now?

Even celebs are being dragged into one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.

• 19 mins

Is the way we work bad for us?

Even office space is being designed for self-optimisation.

• 23 mins

Why did Iceland hold a funeral for a glacier?

A despatch from one of the frontlines of climate change.

• 18 mins

Paul Pogba: should we end anonymity online?

Racist posts about top footballers reignites a debate about making the internet nicer.

• 20 mins

Was Larnell Bruce killed because he was black?

A tale of white supremacy in America.

• 23 mins

Louis Theroux (again)

"I can’t just interview people I agree with."

• 29 mins

Will Greta save the planet?

Why she doesn’t want us to pin all our hopes on her

• 21 mins

Who does the Amazon belong to?

The showdown over the burning of the Brazilian rainforest foreshadows battles to come.

• 22 mins

Brexit: what just happened?

Finding answers amid the outrage and confusion.

• 24 mins

Sara Pascoe: why does gender matter?

The comedian on her new book Sex, Power, Money.

• 21 mins

Brexit: are we all radicals now?

With talk of coups and treason the rhetoric around Brexit just gets angrier.

• 17 mins

What’s it like to have “gay conversion therapy”?

The attempt to “cure” gay people.

• 21 mins

What’s the problem with only eating chips?

What we don’t know about the boy who only ate Pringles, chips and bread.

• 21 mins

Brexit: what happens next?

Everything you need to know about the chaos in Westminster.

• 27 mins

Malcolm Gladwell

Why we need to get better at working out who’s lying.

• 21 mins

How does slavery work now?

Inside Britain’s biggest modern day slavery bust.

• 21 mins

The Handmaid’s Tale: could it happen in real life?

The politics and science of fertility today.

• 18 mins

Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa?

The murder of a 19-year-old woman has spurred protests across the country.

• 20 mins

Vaping: can it kill you?

Six e-cigarette users have died in the US.

• 21 mins

Top Boy: what’s the story behind the comeback?

The show’s creator and lead actor on how it became a hit.

• 26 mins

Syria: why bomb hospitals?

The war crimes continue.

• 22 mins

Sam Smith: what’s the problem with ‘them’?

Getting to grips with non-binary gender pronouns.

• 25 mins

Did one family create the opioid epidemic?

The rise and fall of a drug dynasty.

• 22 mins

Cryptoqueen: why did she disappear?

The mysterious businesswoman behind a billion-pound cryptocurrency scam.

• 22 mins

Emma Barnett: why talk about periods?

The BBC broadcaster on the weird taboo about menstrual cycles.

• 23 mins

What’s happening in the Supreme Court?

The World Cup final of constitutional law.

• 22 mins

Will fear save the planet?

Greta Thunberg is angry and scared.

• 22 mins