Category: society

China is marrying Big Brother to Big Data. Every citizen will be watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history. Matthew Carney reports.

A year after Germany’s Bayer Group took over Monsanto, and it’s struggling to deal with the US seed giant’s controversial reputation. Now Bayer is also liable for Monsanto’s legal bills – which are starting to mount alarmingly.

Homelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.

Four Corners reveals how Australia’s highest ranking Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, was brought to justice.

Panorama investigates the multimillion-pound industry that sells men pick–up techniques, going undercover at a so-called seduction ‘bootcamp’.

The booming global tire market is worth billions – but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But where does the natural rubber for them come from?

The aviation industry says it is going green to reduce carbon emissions and help save the planet. Justin Rowlatt investigates its plans and asks whether it is promising more than it is delivering.