The UK is set to pay the EU an estimated £37 Billion as part of its Brexit plans to leave the EU. Why does the UK need to pay them so much and what is the money actually for?

Scientists are drilling into Antartica's ice sheets to study and hopefully find life in subglacial lakes that have been cut off from the atmosphere for millions of year. More than 300 such lakes, buried beneath two to three miles of ice,...

Astronauts abourd the ISS travel really fast...but how fast? And are they faster than an air rifle? In this epiosode, Dom does the maths and finds out.

British researchers are developing an artificial pancreas that would automatically control levels of glucose in the bloodstream, obviating the need for diabetics to constantly monitor and regulate their blood sugar levels during the day...

The Border Force detector dogs in the UK are celebrating 40 years of sniffing out medication, drugs among other things to protect UK borders.

Last week people across the EU went to the polls to vote for their new representatives in the European Election. This is an important vote and gives us a reading on the feelings of people across, and how they feel about politics and the...

When watching Brexit unfold it's hard not to draw the conclusion that the House of Commons is a little out of control. As much as the Speaker might try to reign them in, MPs continue to shout, argue and jeer. We explain why the House of...

One of the biggest issues the UK faces in Brexit negotiations is working out how the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland will operate. The UK will share a border with an EU country which means the current open borders may no...

There are many people who believe that without the United Kingdom the European Union is in major trouble. So are they right, will the EU fall apart without the UK?

Benjamin is waiting for his blind date, find out all the probabilities of love in this quirky silent film from The Virtual School. 'Some things in life you can't predict, for everything else there's probability' Video by Sarah Bailey,...

Britain seems to be oblivious to the global trend of decriminalising and legalising marijuana. Should the UK do the same and legalise weed? Would the UK ever legalise weed?

A council in London is trying out a novel way to reduce the expense of emptying streetside litter bins. Merton in south west London is trialling the Big Belly bin, which works using solar power generated by solar panels fitted to the...

We discuss who sits where in the United Kingdom House of Commons, as well as some of the traditions in the chamber.

The attack seems to be part of a shadow war between Iran and Israel, in which both sides use clandestine strikes against each other’s commercial and military ships.

The video discusses the regulatory framework within the UK financial sector and how it has evolved over the years. The speaker explains the changes that have taken place, including the creation of regulatory bodies such as the Financial...

Matthew Tosh has experience of presenting science shows for Teachers TV, teaching Chemistry and Physics and is now working with the The Fuse School providing explanations for the Chemistry Journey. We ask him about his teaching and...

This video lecture explains the current account and financial account, defining them and their roles in measuring a country's economic activities with other countries. The presenter uses charts and statistics to illustrate the UK's...

Will May's Deal Pass Today?: www.tldrnews.co.uk/fail Later today (12th March) MPs will get a second chance to vote on May's brexit proposal. Despite some minor changes made last night, not a whole lot has changed since the last vote. In...

With time running out until Brexit some are speculating that the whole thing might be called off. Maybe a second referendum will mean it doesn't happen. Perhaps a general election will get in the way. Possibly parliament will choose to...

About a week ago, on Monday the 18th February, seven Labour MPs resigned from their party to form this new Independent group. This had been a long time coming, and most of these MPs had been vocal critics of Jeremy Corbyn way before...

Polling is a notoriously difficult thing to get right. People regularly try and fail to predict how the electorate will vote and what it will mean for the elections. However in this video we give it out best shot, teaming up with...

Yesterday Theresa May decided to postpone the vote on her proposed Brexit deal. It was supposed to be debated today (11th December 2018) but now May is trying to buy herself some time and delaying the vote. What would have happened if...

There's a lot of talk about the Brexit backstop. This is a legal assurance that there won't be a hard border between the Republic of and Northern Ireland. Despite both the EU and UK agreeing on the need for a backstop, they can't agree...

While everyone is concentrating on the Conservative leadership election, in the background you might have missed the Liberal Democrats are having a race of their own. While the Lib Dems aren't picking the person who will be the next...