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Don’t mention the war…

German pressure on EU riles British sensibilities Euroskeptics in Britain are wary of German influence By Lars Bevanger, Deutsche...

The tweeting detective

Millions of us use social media to interact with each other. But what happens when a public body like...

Cameron’s EU rebel headache

UK prime minister David Cameron will arrive in Brussels and the EU’s second summit this week, bruised from a...

The face of a liar

Can you tell if someone’s lying? It’s harder than you might think, which is why investigators and border agencies...

Nobel Committee controversy

It’s been a week of Nobel prize announcements – from Literature to Chemistry – but perhaps the most prestigious...

Clothes cleaning the air

Here’s a no-brainer: the quality of the air we breath is very important to our health. Which is why...

How 9/11 changed the UK

Just hours after the 9/11 attacks, the then UK prime minister Tony Blair made it clear he would stand...