In Germany, France and the UK, early years childcare is increasingly being privatised, paradoxically with massive public subsidies. But where does the public money go? 

Every year, private daycare providers receive 1.3 billion euros from the French taxpayer. But where is all this public money going?

 A look behind the scenes of an unscrupulous industry that seems to have no regard for children and their families.

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

How can we navigate the highs and lows of city life and lead a happy existence in the metropolis?

For more than 40 years the American director has been making films that hold a mirror up to contemporary America.

Is the Russian president losing influence? Whether it be with his Iranian ally, his Chinese partner or on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Kremlin strongman no longer seems invincible.

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Smaller towns and cities have made bold architectural statements that have brought them international renown.

A hunter, an activist and a tattoo artist:Three Greenlandic women talk about their pride in belonging to the Inuit people.

This is the story of Suge Knight's legenday Death Row records and the notorious murders of gangster rap.

The Czech Republic's leading horse race, which began in 1874, is also one of the most dangerous steeplechases in the world.

Does Satoshi's invention have the power to face off against Big Business and Big Government?

In 2016, he was one of the main supporters of Brexit. Today, his credo is the fight against immigration.

A tour through the history of Armenia, a small mountainous country which, since independence in 1991, has been caught between difficult neighbours: Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Falcons from the UK are particularly prized in the Middle East, where they compete in races for big cash prizes. 

A Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions in what is a landmark case. 

Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

Thousands of people live without electricity or heating in the largest shantytown in Western Europe.