This Is Why

Governments often tell people to live within their means – but can the new prime ministers follow his own advice?

Andy Burnham will need to try harder after the UK’s long-term borrowing costs reached a 28-year high.

It’s a serious headache for a prime minister who faced his first PMQs on Wednesday. So why are the costs so high? And how will this impact chancellor John Healey’s first Budget next month?

Niall Paterson sits down with Sky’s economics and data editor, Ed Conway.

The leader of the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt has been called "the most dangerous man in Germany".

Ulrich Siegmund, a 35-year-old former perfume salesman, is on course to be elected as leader of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

His victory would be the biggest win for a far-right party since the Second World War.

So who is he and what does the AfD stand for? And what would a state election win for the party mean for Germany and for Europe?

Niall is joined by Sky’s Europe’s correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who tracked down Siegmund at an AfD rally in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Could artificial intelligence provide the key to finding true love?

The chief executive of Bumble certainly hopes so as she plans to introduce an AI feature to the popular dating app.

Whitney Wolfe Herd has already changed the world of dating by co-founding both Bumble and Tinder - so who is she? And why is she banking on AI being the future of matchmaking?

Niall is joined by Mashable's associate editor Anna Iovine for the last episode in our series profiling the biggest names in the tech industry you might have never heard of.

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Three years into Sudan's war, millions face hunger, displacement and violence.

It was triggered by a power struggle between the army and a paramilitary organisation known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Britain could have a key role in ending the war as its ally the UAE has been accused of backing the RSF.

Dominic Waghorn speaks to Sky's Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir, who has recently returned from Sudan where she visited El Obeid, a city where thousands of civilians have sought shelter. It is facing siege-like conditions, and she tells us about what life is like there and what hope people have that the war will end.

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Bob Harris joins This Is Why to remember Dolly Parton. He interviewed her many times during her decades-long career and explains why she meant so much to people from every generation.

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