The market for AI companionship has never been bigger. With technology rapidly advancing, one of the pioneers of this field now serves 34 million users worldwide.The UK is Replika's biggest growing market outside of America, what does this mean for modern relationships?Sangita Lal tells Faye Barker what you need to know.--Sangita's report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQkoRsx36HMÂ
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20 years of the UK citizenship test: but would you pass it?
For 20 years people wishing to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship, have had to pass the Life in the UK test, alongside steps including living here for 5 years and proving knowledge of English, Welsh or Scots Gaelic.Its questions span history, politics and culture but are they the right ones? Lucy Watson speaks tries them out on Political Editor Robert Peston, who explains why the test was introduced in 2005 and the current context.Sunder Katwala is the Director of think-tank British Future and shares some suggestions of how the test and awarding citizenship could be reimagined.
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Olives and designer coats: why do middle class shoplifters steal?
Shoplifting in England and Wales is at a 20 year high.But while you might have heard of the wave of criminal gangs looting shops, one police force has told ITV News it is now dealing with a rise in quite different culprits: middle class shoplifters.The thieves are stealing high end goods and keeping them for themselves.Officers have a bold way to deal with them, which doesn't involve prison, but is it fair?ITV News Anglia's Katie Ridley tells Faye Barker what you need to know. Watch Katie's full report: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-09-29/the-rise-of-middle-class-criminals-stealing-for-the-thrill-of-it
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How porn star turned suitcase killer Yostin Mosquera was caught
Warning: contains details and themes some listeners may find distressing.On Thursday 24 October, Colombian porn star Yostin Mosquera will be sentenced for the double murder of Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso, whose body parts he dumped in a suitcase on Bristol Suspension Bridge in July 2024 before disappearing into the night.ITV West Country's Robert Murphy tells Lucrezia Millarini how police tracked Mosquera down and the disturbing details of his victim's deaths.You can watch Robert's documentary 'Suitcase Murders: Manhunt to Catch a Killer' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3iqa2npvOo
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How will freed Israeli hostages rebuild their lives after release from Gaza?
The scenes in Israel were of pure joy and relief as Hamas released the last 20 living hostages, and they were returned their families.But after the celebrations, they now face the task of rebuilding their lives?And with the ceasefire already faltering under more strikes in Gaza, what hope is there that the bodies of the dead hostages might be returned. And what about the return of the Palestinians who were detained in Gaza during two years of fighting ?Geraint Vincent is joined by Londoner Emily Cohen, who has been supporting hostages' families for the last two years and correspondent Rachel Younger who has been reporting from Tel Aviv and the West Bank.
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