In a move aimed at showing more transparency at the BBC, the broadcaster published a list of the salaries of its star performers. And some of your favourite (and less favoured) personalities get paid quite a lot. The broadcaster has faced plenty of scrutiny over how much taxpayer money it hands over to its talent but, Steven Barnett argues, the whole exercise was motivated by the BBC’s political and commercial enemies. And it will leave viewers all worse off than before.

Parents today seem to worry more about their performance than their own mothers and fathers did a few decades ago, feeling pressured to constantly keep their children safe and entertained. As a result, the distance children are allowed to play from home has decreased by 90% since 1970. But do modern, hands-on parenting styles such as the “helicopter” and the “lawnmower” really enable children to grow into well-rounded individuals who are both independent and secure? Amy Brown is sceptical.

Despite all efforts to stop it, North Korea is now closer than ever to having a long-range nuclear-armed missile. But it didn’t have to be this way. Back in 1994, the US and North Korea managed to do a deal meant to freeze the nuclear programme altogether. Maria Ryan takes a look at the agreement, which fell apart in 2002 – and points out that one of the main reasons it failed was that the US didn’t play its part.

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