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The IPCC says reaching 1.5C of global warming next decade is almost inevitable
All the more reason to take action now – if we cross that threshold, the fight to contain climate change is over.
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In the latest episode of our new podcast on electric cars, Mel Giedroyc hits some country roads in the Hyundai IONIQ 5.
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Detained in Modi’s India: A UK citizen’s story
For five years Jagtar Johal has been imprisoned in India – and Britain’s government hasn’t stood up for him.
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A hundred years after its inception, weather forecasting is more important than ever
Jeevan Vasagar examines how meteorology is faring in the age of climate change and culture wars.
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- America launched air strikes against an Iran-backed group in Syria, after a US contractor there was killed by a suspected Iranian-made drone.
- World Athletics barred transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in female world-ranking events.
- Westminster Abbey said visitors would be allowed to walk on its medieval Cosmati pavement to mark the coronation – as long as they take their shoes off.
Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon took her 286th and last First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish parliament. On Monday, a new leader of the governing Scottish National Party will be unveiled from three contenders: Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan.
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Detained in Modi’s India: A British citizen’s story
20 March 2023
32 minutes
For five years a British citizen has been locked up in an Indian prison, and the British state hasn’t been willing – or not strong enough – to stand up for him.
Murdoch: news vs the truth
What happened inside Fox News in those critical weeks following Donald Trump’s election defeat in 2020?
Family money
This is the story of a politician incapable of living within his means but talented beyond measure at finding people to help him live beyond them. It’s the story of how that dependence on others sullied him and them. All of which leads to one simple question: just who is funding Boris Johnson?
After the fall: A death on the Lansdowne Estate
When a vulnerable woman falls from a tower block, how do you find out what really happened?
Wagner’s war: A year in Ukraine and beyond
First they were known as the “little green men”, an anonymous private Russian force appearing first in Crimea, then Syria, then in central Africa. Now, they are on the frontline of Putin’s war in Ukraine. Just how powerful is the Wagner Group and their increasingly vocal founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin?
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Who chooses the prime minister?
Liz Truss was elected prime minister by a handful of the population – Conservative party members. Her successor was almost chosen this way as well. But nobody knows exactly who these people are – or how secure the process is. So we’ve asked the Conservative Party to tell us.
On 10 October 2022, Tortoise submitted an application for Judicial Review of the Conservative party’s refusal to disclose information about the way it chose Britain’s new prime minister.
France’s pension crisis
French president Emmanuel Macron has faced a backlash in parliament and on the streets against plans to raise the country’s state retirement age. What does it mean for his reformist agenda?
Xi, Putin and Russia’s war
The Chinese president has just returned from a three-day visit to Russia. What did we learn about Xi Jinping’s support for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine?
Can the Met Police survive?
A damning report into the Metropolitan Police has concluded that it is institutionally racist, sexist, homophobic and misogynistic. Can it ever be reformed?
Troubled banks
Credit Suisse is the latest bank to be rescued after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the global financial markets. Can confidence in the system be restored?
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The world and Iran: what can the west do?
What role can the international community play in supporting the push for change?
Inside Iran: a new revolution?
Who are the voices that can help inspire change? Who are the people waiting to lead Iran into the future and what would the transfer of power look like?
Building a fairer world: in conversation with Lawrence H. Summers
This ThinkIn will re-imagine how the world is run.
The Tortoise Interview: Michael Palin on Iraq
Spend an evening chatting with Micheal Palin
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Join us at our fortnightly breakfast event that helps Tortoise members and friends make sense of what’s going on in the world, from breaking news and the latest scoops, to the slow burn stories we should be keeping an eye on.
The Review
Join us at our fortnightly breakfast event that helps Tortoise members and friends make sense of what’s going on in the world, from breaking news and the latest scoops, to the slow burn stories we should be keeping an eye on.
The Review
Join us at our fortnightly breakfast event that helps Tortoise members and friends make sense of what’s going on in the world, from breaking news and the latest scoops, to the slow burn stories we should be keeping an eye on.
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