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This Is Why
The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you. Sky News’ Niall Paterson speaks to experts and correspondents from around the world, getting simple answers to some complex questions. Available every weekday afternoon. This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: why@sky.uk
Episodes
This Is WhyCan doctors in shopping centres fix the NHS?
As Winter sickness hits the NHS, the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has unveiled the government's plans to support the service with a new partnership with…
This Is WhyNew Orleans and Vegas attacks explained
On New Year's Day two separate attacks hit New Orleans and Las Vegas. In the early hours, 14 people were killed and 35 injured when a man drove a pick-up truck…
This Is WhyReplay: Oasis reunite - Terry Christian on what made them special
While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break we’re replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024. Including our discussion on what…
This Is WhyReplay: Why don't we talk about dying?
While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break we’re replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024. Including our episode which…
This Is WhyReplay: Could Ozempic save you from a heart attack?
While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break, we're replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024 - starting with Ozempic…
This Is WhyReplay: The Boxing Day tsunami survivor who inspired Ronaldo
This year, Boxing Day marks the twentieth anniversary of the tsunami that caused 230,000 deaths around South East Asia. So with the Daily on a brief break…
This Is WhyThe Royal Year: Prince Harry and Meghan
Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family – a year Prince William has said has been the…
This Is WhyThe Royal Year: Prince William and Kate
Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family - a year Prince William has described as being the…
This Is WhyThe Royal Year: King Charles and Camilla
Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family - a year Prince William has described as being the…
This Is WhyRoblox: How kids are being lured into online casinos
A Sky News investigation has found illegal casinos are allowing children to gamble using their accounts on Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the…
This Is WhyPrince Andrew and the Chinese 'spy': What do we know?
Prince Andrew says he "ceased all contact" with a businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after government advice and that "nothing of a sensitive nature…
This Is WhyHow Luigi Mangione ignited the internet
When the CEO of a private health insurance company - Brian Thompson - was shot and killed in New York City, the ensuing manhunt for his killer dominated the…
This Is WhyWhy could nobody save Sara Sharif?
Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl from Surrey, was found dead in her home in August 2023 with extensive injuries indicating prolonged abuse. Her father, Urfan…
This Is WhyHow did Saudi Arabia land the 2034 World Cup?
Saudi Arabia has been awarded the men's 2034 World Cup. It will be the crowning event in its sport spending spree, having already reportedly invested £5bn…
This Is WhySyria after Assad: What do the people want?
On the Sky News Daily, Darren McCaffrey is joined by chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay to hear what the reaction has been on the streets of Damascus to the…
This Is WhySyria – what you need to know
Bashar al Assad's 24-year dictatorship collapsed over the weekend as rebel forces took control of the Syrian capital Damascus. Assad and his family have…
This Is WhyHow is AI driving an explosion of fake nudes?
When 'Jodie' discovered images of herself had been turned into fake pornography, she felt her "whole world fall away". "I was seeing images of me that weren't…
This Is WhyHow far-right candidate Georgescu's TikTok rocked the Romanian election
It's Romania's turn at the polls on Sunday, and a far-right candidate has made a surprise lead in the first round of voting. Călin Georgescu is a little-known…
This Is WhySouth Korea: What was the President thinking?
South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after his shock announcement of martial law that sparked a very short-lived…
This Is WhyWhy TikTok ‘bros’ love Nigel Farage
Young men are ditching the mainstream politics of Labour and the Conservatives for Nigel Farage and Reform UK, much more so than young women. Our political…
This Is WhyGregg Wallace: Too late to apologise to middle-class women of a certain age?
Gregg Wallace has stepped away from presenting BBC's MasterChef after accusations he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of…
This Is WhyHow a mobile phone brought down a cabinet minister
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after Sky News discovered she pleaded guilty to an offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work…
This Is WhyLife in Lebanon after the ceasefire
As the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah comes into effect, Niall Paterson speaks with Sky’s Jeehad Jneid who reports from southern Lebanon as millions…
This Is WhyWhy Elon Musk wants people to have more babies
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a plan for America... to get people making babies. The tech billionaire, Donald Trump’s soon-to-be government efficiency tsar…
This Is WhyWhy are women’s prisons "not working"?
"Prison isn't working" for women, according to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. She told the Labour Party conference that after serving a short custodial…
This Is WhyAssisted Dying: What can we learn from Canada?
As MPs prepare to vote on assisted dying legislation, Sky News has been to Canada where wider rules were legalised eight years ago. Some 4% of deaths in the…
This Is WhyGisele Pelicot and France's MeToo moment
Warning: This story contains references to sexual assault and rape. A woman’s decision to waive her anonymity and have a public trial after her husband drugged…
This Is WhyThe carer who was a fake
What happens when the care you trust isn’t care at all? When Sarah Whitaker hired a live-in carer for her 89-year-old father, she thought she was securing a…
This Is WhyWhy the inflation rise might not be as bad as you think
Rising energy prices pushed up inflation in October, meaning prices elsewhere will also rise. As businesses warn Labour's first budget could lead to further…
This Is WhyIs this the death of the family farm?
Farmers have left their fields for the streets of London to protest changes to the inheritance tax announced in the budget. On the Sky News Daily, Niall…
This Is WhyUkraine: Why is there talk of World War Three?
As the conflict in Ukraine nears its 1,000th day, the war could be about to shift. President Joe Biden's approval for Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with…
This Is WhyTeam Trump: 'Great minds' think alike - but can they run a country?
Donald Trump has started to nominate who he wants in his top team. As well as billionaire Elon Musk, controversial Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz and nephew of…
This Is WhyWhy is the ambulance service boss having to say sorry?
A top ambulance boss has apologised after a year-long Sky News investigation revealed a culture of sexual abuse and harassment within the ambulance service. On…
This Is WhyWill Ukraine be Trumped?
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed it would take him "no longer than one day" to resolve the conflict in Ukraine with Russia. Some in Ukraine worry this…
This Is WhyLineker goes: Does TV still need Match Of The Day?
After 25 years, Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC's Match Of The Day. He'll stay on for the corporation's coverage of the FA Cup and the next World Cup - but…
This Is WhyWho will play climate good cop to Trump’s bad cop?
When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, attendees of that year’s COP in Marrakech said an “orange cloud” had descended on the talks. Eight years later, Trump…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Planning Trump’s America
As Donald Trump begins to prepare for his return to The White House, our US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner, and Mark Stone reflect on his…
This Is WhyUSA ‘24: Trump vs The World
It's back to the White House for Donald Trump in January after a decisive election victory. Less clear, however, are the global implications of Trump's return…
This Is WhyUSA '24: What did Trump get right and Harris get wrong?
Donald Trump has done it again and won the US election. Eight years after beating Hillary Clinton and four years after Joe Biden evicted him from the White…
This Is WhyUSA ‘24: Trump 2.0
Donald Trump has won the 2024 election and has become only the second president in history to win on non-consecutive terms. US correspondent James Matthews…
This Is WhyUSA '24: What to look out for tonight
On the final day of campaigning, our US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner are with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on their final stops, both in…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Why some Latino voters want stronger borders
America goes to the polls tomorrow, and from Arizona's deserts to Michigan's college campuses, our team of correspondents in the US James Matthews, Yousra…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Do Harris’ hopes come down to female voters?
With just two days until election day, join our US correspondents on the road. Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss how the richest man in the world, Elon…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Political division and the economy
With three days until election day, both sides are throwing everything behind winning over those last few undecided voters in swing states. Pennsylvania is one…
This Is WhyUSA ‘24: How Trump and Harris are using the final days
With just four days until polling day, join our US correspondents on the road as they examine the closing arguments from each campaign. James Matthews takes…
This Is WhySilent prayer and religious chanting: Why the UK is protecting abortion clinics
Starting today, new protection zones around abortion clinics will make it illegal to harass, obstruct, or attempt to influence anyone seeking or providing…
This Is WhyIs this the biggest budget ever?
Rachel Reeves has delivered a historic budget - Labour's first in 14 years, the first ever from a female chancellor, and the biggest tax-raising fiscal event…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Who is the real Kamala Harris?
Next week Kamala Harris could be elected as America’s first ever female president. But despite decades in politics the narrative of her life has been closely…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Trump at Madison Square Garden: Rally or reckoning?
Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, in the heart of Manhattan, nine days before US voters go to the polls has been compared to…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Why Arab-American voters are swinging behind Trump
With just 11 days to go until the US election, Sky's dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the…
This Is WhyAssault, screaming, overcrowding: What is it really like inside prison?
Sky News has been given exclusive access to HMP Elmley in Kent, a prison operating at almost full capacity. Our correspondent Mollie Malone has been inside the…
This Is Why'I was suicidal': The teachers being bullied by their colleagues
Over 300 teachers have told Sky News that they have been bullied by fellow teachers and colleagues at school. Niall Paterson is joined by our correspondent…
This Is Why'I feel like I have to do this’ Bianca Gascoigne on Al Fayed accusations
Paul Gascoigne's daughter has told Sky News she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she worked at Harrods as a teenager. Speaking…
This Is Why'You are not my King!': Will Charles be Australia's last monarch?
The King and Queen are in Australia for his first overseas visit since becoming monarch. But as they met Australian parliamentarians in Canberra, it wasn't…
This Is WhyUSA '24: Can Kamala win the black male vote?
It's just 17 days to go until the US election, and Sky News' team of correspondents have been reporting on the campaign trail across the country. This week, US…
This Is WhyYahya Sinwar: Will Hamas leader’s death change anything in Gaza?
Israel has confirmed it has killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of terror group Hamas, who is regarded by Israel to be the architect behind the October 7 attack…
This Is WhyLiam Payne: Fame in a flash and why it wouldn't happen again
Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at 31. Payne had been in the limelight since 14 and formed One Direction at 16 as part of reality show X Factor…
This Is WhyWhy don't we talk about dying?
Terminally ill people in England and Wales could soon have the right to choose to end their life, as the Assisted Dying Bill is introduced to Parliament. For…
This Is WhyThe ‘pick n mix’ of disinformation which fed the summer riots
Sky News can reveal that the majority of the most influential accounts responsible for spreading disinformation and orchestrating the far-right riots in the UK…
This Is WhyThe weight loss drug with a waitlist
Sky News has revealed thousands of people with severe obesity are being denied access to effective treatment, partly because of a slow NHS rollout of the…