Buns in ovens: heatwaves and maternal health

Amid record-tickling yields, the bond markets are now trying to make sense of what Scott Bessent, America’s Treasury secretary, has announced—a move that might put him on a collision course with the Federal Reserve. We ask why it is so easy for hackers to infiltrate America’s wat ...  Show more

After much hullabaloo America announced its “Operation Economic Outcast”, a new tranche of sanctions. It is thin gruel, and might in fact invite military reprisals from Iran. Call centres form a large part of the economy of the Philippines; surprisingly, AI is not stopping the in ...  Show more

There is a growing awareness of how high temperatures affect expectant mothers and their babies. We look at the evidence for a climate-change effect that is already manifest. Marks and Spencer, a beloved retail chain, is emerging from sales slumps and recovering handily from a cy ...  Show more

There’s a heat wave, have you heard?Weatherman and iconic pandemic drummer Owain Wyn Evans and James Gallagher join Adam to give us their hot takes.With the numbers of infections climbing and restrictions being lifted, there are calls to encourage more of the pregnant women who a ...  Show more

From the BBC World Service: India is likely to experience more heat wave days than normal between April and June, potentially hitting agricultural production and hampering government efforts to bring down food inflation. There’s also a worry that soaring temperatures could deter ...  Show more

On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi is joined by fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska to break down some of the biggest fashion news stories of the week. This week, the U.K. suffered some of the hottest temperatures the country has ever seen w ...  Show more