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Shock findings: Junk TV undermines democracy
Is trashy television partly to blame for populism? Research shows that politicians peddling simple messages and easy answers are boosted by public exposure to “brain-numbing”, mindless TV.
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What YOU think of Boris, dogs, and banning meat
Do teenagers know best? The Day has been running daily polls to find out what you think about everything — from politics to Jeremy Kyle, to dogs as pets. So, what did you have to say?
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UK lays out plans to teach fake news in schools
Can you be taught to spot fake news? Yesterday, the UK set out its plans to tackle disinformation online. It means that schools across the country will be required to teach news literacy.
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Threat level raised to critical in Gulf
Are we heading for a new tanker war in the Gulf? Yesterday, we learned that Iranian boats threatened a British oil tanker — before being driven off by a heavily armed Royal Navy frigate.
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Duchess of division as privacy row boils over
Is Meghan Markle asking for too much privacy? Critics say she is betraying the unwritten contract by which the royals are funded by taxpayers in exchange for becoming VERY public figures.
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New exhibition reveals the secrets of spies
See yourself as a real-life James Bond or Eve Polastri? To celebrate 100 years of the UK’s spy headquarters, the Science Museum is unveiling secret files and gadgets from a century of spying.
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Teen heroes amaze, delight and kindle hope
Do teenagers deserve more respect? The news is suddenly full of amazing young people, whose energy and idealism is taking the world by storm. So, how come adolescence has such a bad name?
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England lose but women’s football triumphs
Will the success of the Women’s World Cup help in the wider battle for women’s rights and equality? Many hope that millions of new fans will become a powerful movement for social justice.
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The woman who could take down Trump
Could Kamala Harris be the next US president? Twenty Democratic candidates vied for attention during TV debates last week. The winner? A biracial Californian woman who took on Joe Biden.
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Lipman attacks ‘silly’ Rylance for BP protest
Are celebrity resignations a waste of time? Oscar-winning Mark Rylance has left the Royal Shakespeare Company over BP funding. Maureen Lipman says he will live to “kick his own britches”.
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USA accused of running concentration camps
Are the detention centres along the southern US border “concentration camps”? Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has sparked a row over language and history by saying that they are.
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Trump launches $100m campaign for second term
Was his first victory a one-off or can Donald Trump win again? Tonight, in Florida, he will launch the biggest election machine in American history backed by the biggest ever pot of cash.
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The struggle for the true meaning of Pride
Should Pride be a protest or a party? We are halfway through LGBT Pride Month. But alongside the parades and celebrations, there are fears that hard-won gay rights are under threat.
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Calls for Gove to quit over cocaine hypocrisy
Should Michael Gove abandon the race to be PM because he took cocaine 20 years ago? According to his party’s policy, he should go to prison for seven years. But who hasn’t made mistakes?
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Brexit Party trounces rivals in EU elections
In the UK, the newly-formed Brexit Party won a big victory in EU elections while populists gained ground in some countries but fell short of the very significant gains some had predicted.