Green energy boom: Britain's households race to cut bills As the Iran crisis sends energy prices soaring, record numbers of British homes are going green. Meanwhile, Polymarket's war bets raise ugly questions.
Geopolitics unravelling: Hormuz mines, Chagos retreat, Channel deaths From Iran's lost mines choking global oil to Britain shelving the Chagos deal under Trump pressure, this week's geopolitics hit close to home.
Chagos Collapse Exposes Britain's Shrinking Diplomatic Leverage The UK shelves its Chagos Islands deal after Washington pulls the rug. Meanwhile, Trump's NATO provocations leave European allies scrambling.
Culture & Environment: Poisoned Rivers, Gold Wars and Lost Readers Russia's war contaminates Moldova's drinking water, a £21bn gold mine splits Northern Ireland, and British children are abandoning books at record pace.
Society's Broken Promises: Student Debt, Teen Deaths and Rehab Reality Rising student loan interest, a fatal M1 crash killing two teenagers, and Lena Dunham's rehab memoir expose the cracks in Britain's social contract.
Business Bites Back: Student Loans, Gold Mines and the AI Race Student loan interest set to climb despite government cap, a £21bn gold mine tears Omagh apart, and Anthropic surges in the AI business race.