Introducing... This Is Why

Update: 2026-02-26

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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 from Monday 2 March 2026.

This Is Why is a Sky News podcast – if you have a question, contact us: why@sky.uk

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Have Brits in the Middle East been abandoned?

2026-03-0520:15

Why Europe is finally standing up to Donald Trump

2026-03-0418:07

Will the Iran war worsen the cost of living crisis?

2026-03-0316:07

Is the UK being dragged into Trump’s Iran war?

2026-03-0218:44

One story every day, explained to make sense of the world

2026-02-2702:02

Introducing... This Is Why

2026-02-2600:30

Why isn’t the UK stopping Putin’s shadow fleet?

2026-02-2515:18

Should the police ban the use of AI?

2026-02-2413:42

Has drone dominance in Ukraine changed warfare forever?

2026-02-2316:15

Why is the world’s gold under the streets of London?

2026-02-2017:17

Andrew arrested: Can it get any worse for the Royal Family?

2026-02-1920:26

Is it safe to let out Britain’s most notorious prisoner?

2026-02-1817:00

Lost Boys: Is demonising teenage boys part of the problem?

2026-02-1715:13

Should the UK be ready for chemical warfare with Moscow?

2026-02-1615:25

The teen who could lead North Korea: Who is Kim Jong Un's young’un?

2026-02-1312:41

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s apology: did he mean it?

2026-02-1218:28

Should the 'Suffolk Strangler' have been stopped sooner?

2026-02-1115:59

Inside Number 10: Can Starmer survive?

2026-02-1016:13

Will the Andrew claims overshadow William in Saudi?

2026-02-0914:04

Mandelson – the biggest political scandal since Profumo?

2026-02-0616:53

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