The studio hums with a low, electric tension as the red “On Air” light flickers above the control room glass. It is a typical Tuesday night on LBC, but tonight feels different—heavier. The guest in the hot seat is Laila Cunningham, a polished advocate for Reform UK, brought in to discuss the party’s recent policies and messaging. Across the airwaves, the topic is the “m-word”: misinformation. Fact-checkers have been busy lately, pulling apart claims about immigration statistics, the NHS’s alleged fiscal ruin, and the supposed shackles of net zero, and the host has read out the list with a raised…

The morning sun had barely cleared the jagged Himalayan foothills, casting a deceptive calm over the steep valleys of Nepal, when the earth itself seemed to scream. Last Wednesday, a devastating glacial lake outburst sent a colossal wall of water and mud thundering down the Bhotekoshi River, shredding through villages in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts with a violence that left seasoned rescue workers breathless. Homes were flattened in seconds, bridges snapped like brittle twigs, and massive trucks were carried downstream as if they were leaves in a gutter. For the local people, there was no warning, no siren, no time…