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Why a group of Scottish islands wants to join Norway
Proposals include becoming a crown dependency or a self-governing territory of Norway

The Wuhan lab (Pt 2): The shadow project
Scientists in Wuhan worked alongside the Chinese military just before the pandemic

The Wuhan lab (Pt 1): Mutant viruses and risky experiments
Did the pandemic start in a lab? The first of a two-part Sunday Times investigation

The orca uprising: Why killer whales are attacking boats
Could it be that the killer whales are out for revenge on humanity?

Behind enemy lines - meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive
In occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly behind enemy lines.

How a killing by French police led to a week of riots
Can France repair the relationship with its most disenfranchised citizens?

How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991
Even a failed coup can still spell ruin for a leader, it did for Mikhail Gorbachev

The plan to overthrow Europe's last dictator
The pro-democracy protesters taking up arms to defend Belarus

The Wagner mutiny: Is this the beginning of the end for Putin?
What does the attempted Wagner mutiny mean for Putin’s grip on power?

A British woman is jailed for abortion - does the law need to change?
How should the law and regulation around abortion look in 2023?