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Why the driving test backlog is in deadlock
The Explainer The DVSA has failed to meet its 2025 waiting time targets, leaving learner drivers stalled for months
By Abby Wilson Published
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SiriusXM hopes a new Howard Stern deal can turn its fortunes around
The Explainer The company has been steadily losing subscribers
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump vs. BBC: what’s at stake?
The Explainer The US president has filed a $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of Panorama documentary, with the broadcaster vowing to defend itself
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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What new cryptocurrency regulations mean for investors
The Explainer The Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority aim to make the UK a more attractive and safer place for crypto assets
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Spy cops inquiry: what we've heard so far
The Explainer Set to be the most expensive in British history, the decade-long hearings are investigating more than 100 undercover officers
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Parcel thefts: the rise of ‘porch pirates’
The Explainer A surge in packages stolen from doorsteps is affecting more and more UK households
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The UK’s big rail industry shake-up
The Explainer Journey times will be cut and 60,000 seats will be added but ‘spectre’ of 2018 chaos ‘looms large’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The cost of Christmas: how to make seasonal savings
The Explainer Many households will be looking to keep their Christmas costs down this festive season
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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‘Stakeknife’: MI5’s man inside the IRA
The Explainer Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, ‘probably cost more lives than he saved’, investigation claims
By The Week UK Published
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The longevity economy is booming as people live longer
The Explainer The sector is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2030
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Normalising relations with the Taliban in Afghanistan
The Explainer The regime is coming in from the diplomatic cold, as countries lose hope of armed opposition and seek cooperation on counterterrorism, counter-narcotics and deportation of immigrants
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How dangerous is the ‘K’ strain super-flu?
The Explainer Surge in cases of new variant H3N2 flu in UK and around the world
By The Week UK Published
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Peppercorns and properties: why MPs are investigating royal rents
The Explainer Public Accounts Committee inquiry hopes to ‘secure value for money for the taxpayer’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How the Office for Budget Responsibility became a lightning rod for criticism
The Explainer Even before it accidentally published the Budget ahead of time last week, the OBR has been in the firing line. Why?
By The Week UK Published
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Stopping GLP-1s raises complicated questions for pregnancy
The Explainer Stopping the medication could be risky during pregnancy, but there is more to the story to be uncovered
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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