New research in India suggests heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage.
The Vasa, one of the most majestic galleons ever to put to sea, sank 18 minutes after leaving Stockholm harbour on her maiden voyage in 1628. The loss of the Vasa was a major setback for Sweden's ambitions to become a...
Clive travels north to the Goldeneye estate, which was once the home of James Bond writer Ian Fleming. This is the creative birthplace of 007, and all 14 of the Bond books were written here. Clive props up the bar at...
Romesh crosses the border from Uganda into Rwanda, a country he feels has been defined by westerners almost entirely by the 1994 genocide. More recently, the British government announced plans to send refugees seeking...
Michael Portillo continues his tour of Britain's industrial heartlands guided by his early 20th-century Bradshaw's. Michael heads for Maltby, where he is caught up with the thrill of the chase as he investigates the...
Michael Portillo continues his postwar Scottish railway adventure, this time from Glasgow to the capital, Edinburgh. At Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, Michael joins a women's running club, the Bellahouston Harriers, for...
The world's most populous nation is going to the polls. Over the course of five weeks, 980 million people will cast their votes across 1.2 million polling stations. We look at Prime Minister Modi's popularity and the...
Some 2,000 children have been injured or killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and this year the number has surged. But the suffering caused by this war is not only physical: many young...
Michael Portillo continues his rail tour of Britain's industrial northwest, steered by his early nineteenth century Bradshaw's guide. In Blackburn, he catches a rare glimpse of Edwardian life on celluloid and marvels at...
In Cuba's capital, Clive realises his boyhood dream of taking on a potential Olympic champion at one of Havana's legendary boxing gyms. He visits a car mechanic to get under the hood of a classic Chevy and finds out why...
Clive travels 200 miles east of Havana to the historic town of Trinidad — a Unesco world heritage site. Clive meets the octogenarian carpenter whose skills have contributed to keeping this 16th-century city standing, and...
In 1970s, in the aftermath of the Stonewall Riots, a sense of liberation fuelled a new sound from New York. In their quest for a safe space to meet — free from discrimination and violence — New York's gay, black and...
