The Week Unwrapped

Should doctors monitor mothers’s alcohol intake? Are electric cars an investment bubble? And should spies have a ‘licence to kill’?

What does Caster Semenya’s latest defeat say about gender? Is Colombia slipping into conflict? And are killer whales turning against us?

Are China and India on the war path? Does your office need spiritual guidance? And what is the Fed up to on inflation?

Where have New Guinea’s dogs been hiding? Is Africa being targeted by Big Plastic? And what will coronavirus do to gadgets?

What can we learn from a victory against polio? Why is the MoD building a virtual copy of Britain? And would you work from Bermuda?

How the coronavirus crisis and our response to it could change business for the better

Should George Elliot now be called Mary Ann Evans? Is the Thai monarchy in trouble? What can our twin galaxy tell us?

How a new breed of battery will help to power a lower-emission economy

Are pets for life or just for lockdown? Is the world losing its taste for meat? And will concert audiences put up with being penned in?

Could we all opt out of the legal system? Why does Germany want to keep its US troops? And why are we all giving up on the suit?

Why is the US funding research into UFOs? Are fashion brands funding genocide in China? And are emojis at work ok?

What is the connection between toast and violence? Should lying be classified as a disorder? And why is Greece wooing pensioners?

Why are global stock markets soaring in the middle of a recession? And why has the Italian birth rate slumped to its lowest since 1861?

Are we on the verge of eradicating HIV? Could a political advert get under Donald Trump’s skin? And should humans set animals to work?

Why might Covid-19 lead to a new round of raves? Why is Isis sending drugs to Europe? And is tension brewing again in the Balkans?

What is seasteading? Why are being prescribed video games? And what can we learn from a £100,000 speech?

Will humans soon be able to hibernate? Has social media given rise to a new type of politics? And has war arrived inside the Assad family?

Why are South Africa’s hospitals overflowing? Should furloughed staff be working for free? And why are British beaches still not clean?

Why are UK doctors depressed? Why is a paedophile claiming vigilantes violated his rights? And will China have a future without cash?

Controversial £300m deal hangs in balance as WTO rules kingdom is behind pirate TV channel

Why is Gucci renouncing seasons? Why has an Aboriginal heritage site been blown up? And who are Newcastle Utd’s prospective new owners?

How did the magazine begin? How has it developed its unique approach to the news? And what did a British spy have to do with it?

Taipei’s swift response to pandemic has saved lives - and boosted support to challenge China

How long can we live without touch? Has coronavirus advanced Taiwanese independence? And will virtual education take off?

How did the US women’s football team lose their equal pay case? Why isn’t the RAF on lockdown? And what is dropshipping?

Kingdom to commute sentences of convicts facing death for offences committed under the age of 18

Why are so many people having vivid dreams? Are Zoom weddings the new norm? And why has Saudi Arabia stopped executing minors?

UK slips to 35th in global index after violence against Northern Irish journalists

Is counting calories unhealthy? Why has the UK fallen down the press freedom index? And is the price of gold headed for an all-time high?

Handwritten lyrics to Hey Jude sell for £730,000 in auction to mark 50 years since the band broke up

Are the handwritten lyrics to Hey Jude worth $910,000? Has Prince Harry shot his last pheasant? And why is sororal violence on the rise?

Why is radiation spiking near Chernobyl? How many bodies are yet to be found in Rwanda? And why has Prague removed a Soviet statue?

Atmospheric radiation spikes in exclusion zone following suspected arson blaze

Can we learn to be more joyful? Are the world’s coral reefs doomed? And why is gay sex still illegal in Singapore?

Singapore court upholds law criminalising gay sex

How do you march if you’re in self-isolation? Is RuPaul really an oil baron? And are rhino numbers heading in the right direction?