crisis

Man Utd veering towards crisis as Man City cloud hangs over Premier League

Lisandro Martinez apologises for his criticism after on-field spotlight shifts to Manchester United from City.

Airlines Can Handle a Crisis – But What About Several at Once?

Black swans are starting to look like pigeons in the park. For airlines, the exceptional is becoming routine – and increasingly expensive.

UN official warns of looming food crisis as Hormuz fertiliser plan stalls

Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would 'significantly drop'.

Goal crisis & in drop zone - so why is Spurs' £60m striker stuck in U21s?

After being left out of Tottenham's Premier League squad last month, Richarlison has been left to feature for the under-21s side

Latin America's Waste Crisis?: What about the region's sanitation and recycling

How will Spain’s housing crisis affect elections?

Snap vote called after Parliament rejects measures to protect tenants and freeze rents.

Schools crisis in France: Investment fails to inspire confidence

For weeks, schoolchildren in France have been protesting the failing education system. Compared to many other countries, France invests heavily in education but critics say that the funds are not distributed fairly.

Author or artificial intelligence? Literature in crisis

AI is a hot topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. An international literary scandal has raised questions about machine-generated texts.

‘This is a crisis of hope’: Echoes of 1968 as France’s students rise up

As in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.

The housing crisis concerns "a lot" or "quite" eight out of ten Spaniards

The CIS monotematic barometer published this Thursday shows that 76% of the public believe that the state should intervene in the market.

Inside India newsletter: Food crisis, economic shock ahead as India braces for El Niño

The super El Niño weather phenomenon is emerging as the latest headwind for the Indian economy.

Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?

Iran's oil exports have struggled amid a US blockade. A Russian energy crisis because of Ukrainian attacks could help.

South Sudan’s aid crisis deepens as food stocks run low

More than one million people could lose life-saving aid by October as funding shrinks and arrivals from Sudan continue.

Southeast Asia's haze crisis: Have lessons been learned?

Eleven years after catastrophic fires prompted promises of tougher action, Southeast Asia is again choking on transboundary haze, raising questions about whether the region has learned the lessons of 2015.

The gala village of the housing crisis: Marinaleda, with rent between zero and 24 euros per month

Experts and mayors analyze how the model of this Sevillian town can be exported, with almost one public housing in three

Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election

Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.

Israel's mental health crisis in the wake of Oct. 7 attacks

More than a third of Israelis have shown symptoms of mental health conditions, a report found. Three years after the October 7 attack, the country's health system is still struggling to come to terms with its effects.

Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.

The housing crisis is a symptom; the disease is the inefficiency of democracies

The failure of democratic systems to respond to the challenges of this time opens up abyss in which too many citizens are sunk and political monsters are emerging.

France’s purchasing power crisis: Navigating the pinch

With looming elections and a draft budget that aims to address a €305.7bn financing requirement, French households are increasingly in the red. Will wages ever manage to outpace energy inflation?