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Why Jordan Bardella is Farage’s French connection

Lots of 30-year-olds are career-driven, ambitious types - but perhaps none more so than French far-right politician Jordan Bardella. The sharp-suited, clean-cut leader o

Why driverless taxis still need a human (for now)

Most taxi drivers tell tales about who they’ve had in the back of their cab. But how would you feel about catching a cab that doesn’t have a driver in the front? Autonom

Why borrowing costs are Burnham’s biggest problem

Governments often tell people to live within their means - but can the new prime minister? Andy Burnham will need to try hard after the UK's long-term borrowing costs re

Why Germany's far right is on the verge of its biggest win since WW2

The leader of the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt has been called "the most dangerous man in Germany". Ulrich Siegmund, a 35-year-old former per

Why Bumble's boss hopes AI is the future of dating

Could artificial intelligence provide the key to finding true love? The chief executive of Bumble certainly hopes so as she plans to introduce an AI feature to the popul

Why Sudan's horrifying war is being ignored

Three years into Sudan's war, millions face hunger, displacement and violence. It was triggered by a power struggle between the army and a paramilitary organisation know

Bob Harris: Why Dolly Parton was loved by all ages

Bob Harris joins This Is Why to remember Dolly Parton. He interviewed her many times during her decades-long career and explains why she meant so much to people from ever

Why isn't there more help for teenagers leaving care?

112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died last year, according to a government-commissioned review – that's three to four times the rate of their peers. Nick Martin, our peopl

Why can't TikTok just get rid of 'joyriding' videos?

The "glorification of dangerous driving for clicks and entertainment" was "utterly disgraceful" and such content should be removed, a spokesman for the prime minister has

Why the NHS is working with ‘the world’s scariest CEO’

With his fuzz of chaotic grey hair and love of philosophy, Palantir boss Alex Karp isn’t your average tech bro. Not least because he recently published a pro-West manif

Why now? Inside Harry and Meghan’s UK return

Six years after stepping back from royal life to live in California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will return to the UK this month. After years of public rows, explosi

Why Trump’s split with South Korea is damaging his allies

Donald Trump is threatening to scale back US military commitments in South Korea - at the risk of wider instability across Asia. At the same time, the US president reaff

Why Russia is threatening the UK... again

"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer." This was the short and not-very-sweet response from the Russian Embassy, after it

Why the government defended its wildfires alert

Where were you at 7pm on Friday? Wherever you were, it’s likely you heard a loud alert activated on millions of mobile phones. It was the biggest use yet of the governme

Why we should all be worried about wildfires

If you thought wildfires were confined to the countryside, it's time to think again. Several homes have been destroyed across the West Midlands and Staffordshire as the

Why record A-Level results won’t stop universities from struggling

As envelopes were ripped open up and down the country, university vice-chancellors were as eager to find out the results as hundreds of thousands of anxious students. So

Why early prison release is an increasing burden for Burnham

You do the crime, you do the time… or a third of it if you’re part of the early release scheme. The move has been controversial since it was first introduced two years a

Why the eclipse has captured the country’s imagination

In what might feel like a rare break from sunshine, the UK is preparing itself for the most spectacular solar eclipse in a generation. The cosmic phenomenon occurs whe

Why Netanyahu rejected Trump's Gaza peace plan

Some leaders have gone to extreme measures to save their jobs - but is allowing a deadly war to rage on indefinitely a step too far? That is what many believe Israel's p

Why a British 'Silicon Valley outsider' is one of AI's biggest players

Artificial intelligence is already changing how we work, communicate and find information. But could its biggest impact be on science? Demis Hassabis is one of the most