There’s a lot going on in the news this August. But this week the Tortoise newsroom has some news of its own too.
The retail giant’s recent acquisitions point to where the company’s next frontier will be – your health, and your home.
Despite the Sandy Hook case, Alex Jones’ book is still set to be published this autumn. Is it right to publish the work of a conspiracy theorist?
Eighty years after her family was hounded from Vienna by the Nazis, Mary Ann Sieghart agonises over her application for German citizenship.
Last year we tracked down Pornhub’s secretive owner. This week we look back to ask: what happened next?
JosĂ© Antonio González took two water bottles and a homemade water sprayer to keep himself cool when he started a street cleaning shift at 2pm during a heatwave last month in Madrid. It wasn’t enough…
A series of in-depth conversations with people in power and those trying to influence them, hosted by the UK’s most formidable interviewer – Andrew Neil.
Caroline Criado Perez explores how women are simply forgotten in a world designed for men – and how we can we design a world that works for everyone.
Paul Caruana Galizia’s investigation into how ex-KGB agent Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny partied their way to the top of the British establishment.
Matt d’Ancona digs deep into what – and who – is driving the agenda in Westminster.
Across three British cities, we spoke to parents and children about how their experience of childhood has changed.
Is a fair transition to 100 per cent clean energy the stuff of dreams, or a genuine possibility?
With the FBI investigating Trump, a leadership election in the Conservative Party and tension in the Taiwan Strait, it’s safe to say there’s a lot going on in the news this August. This week the Tortoise newsroom has some news of its own too
The Horniman Museum’s decision to return a collection of Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government will increase pressure on the British Museum to do the same. But how significant is the move?
US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to the family of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, but has his day in court come too late in America’s battle for truth?
New junior doctors have just completed their first week working in England’s hospitals. With the NHS facing a summer crisis, what’s it been like?
Every Monday, Tortoise editor and award-winning commentator Matthew d’Ancona picks apart the political stories that matter with wit, flair and insider knowledge in his weekly column.
The leadership run-off between Sunak and Truss is proving to be petty, dismal and squalid. Instead of growing in stature, the final two candidates are shrinking before our eyes
You would never guess from the Conservative leadership contest that it is only happening because of a calamitous collapse in standards in public life – and in the voters’ trust
Thus far the leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson has been a festival of delusion and evasion. Do the candidates grasp how great is the task, and how much damage there is to repair?
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Our biggest stories given voice
8 August 2022
23 minutes
Last year, as women accused Pornhub of profiting from their abuse, we tracked down its intensely secretive owner. This week, we’re looking back to find out: what happened next?
When a video of a woman chained to a wall went viral in China, it ignited a battle for the truth between the people and the state
The fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse abortion rights is reverberating across America. Arguably nowhere more so than in South Bend, Indiana, a small city in the heart of the Midwest
Last summer our three-part podcast Left To Die told the harrowing story of 200 civilians trapped in a hotel in Mozambique under siege by violent extremists. This week, we’re looking back to find out: what happened next?
A former KGB officer, Britain’s foreign secretary – and a potential national security breach
How well do you know the person you love?
How much should a chicken really cost?
Is Pride a protest, parade, or just a month of pinkwashing?
What does the story of the oligarchs say about Britain?
How much self-censorship takes place when it comes to China’s government?
Explore the chequered history of gin at the Sipsmith Distillery.
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