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A student eats a slice of pizza while working (Credit: Getty Images)

Why does stress make us hungry?

Do you ever find yourself craving food when you're under pressure, or feeling stressed? Ruth Alexander meets two experts in chronic stress to discuss why it can cause us to crave certain foods, the impact this eating has on our bodies, and whether there’s anything we can do to prepare for periods of stress in our lives.

'Just because a little is good doesn't mean more is better'

The Food Chain: Why we eat what we eat

A view of the site of an Indian missile strike near Bahawalpur, 7 May 2025. India stated that it conducted military strikes on nine sites in Pakistan in retaliation for a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir (Credit: Faisal Kareem/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Conflict in Kashmir: Why have tensions escalated?

An attack by militants killed at least 26 people, including several tourists, in a town in Indian-administered Kashmir late last month. Tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan.

'The difference was this attack targeted civilians'

Serbian students and their supporters attend a protest against the government as part of nationwide demonstrations, in Kraljevo, Serbia, 16 April 2025 (Credit: Zorana Jevtic/Reuters)

Will mass protests unseat Serbia's president?

A fatal incident at a railway station in Serbia's second-biggest city last November sparked mass protests that are still continuing. What's driving them, and where might they lead?

'Historically, we've never had democratic rule'

How the super-rich got super rich

Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng chart the stories of how some of the world's richest people made their billions - and the effect their wealth has had on everyone else.

Listen to Good Bad Billionaire

'I was in prison when my children needed me most'

Rahab went to prison when her children were little, missing many of the most important moments of their young lives. Can she make up for the time she lost with them?

'I've spent so many nights thinking of the right words'

Kubra Khademi being leered at during her armour performance in Kabul, 2015 (Credit: Naim Karim)

'That was a battle. I was alone, facing all of them'

In 2015, artist Kubra Khademi donned a self-made suit of armour and walked along the busiest street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The reaction to her performance was life-changing.

'You wish boys and men didn't have this power'

A screenshot of Nokia's Snake game (Credit: IMDB)

The snake that conquered the world

Mobile gaming is now a huge business, consuming countless hours of free time. But the first phone game that really captivated the world was a considerably more basic affair.

'In Australia, they had a continent-wide competition'

Sofie Frost (Credit: Astrid Sand Samnøy) and Wana Udobang (Credit: Boye Oyewusi)

'You're trying to get to the bottom of an emotion'

Spoken-word poets from Norway and Nigeria discuss the appeal of their artform, and how a poem changes when it's taken from the page and performed for an audience.

'It's a meeting between the poet and the audience'

Caroline Steel takes a nap in Cardiff University’s sleep lab (Credit: BBC)

Why can it take so long to fall asleep?

Some people fall asleep almost as soon as their head touches the pillow, while for others it can take hours of tossing and turning. Caroline Steel tries to discover why dozing can be so difficult.

'Falling asleep isn't something you really plan to do'