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Why won’t it stop raining?
17/2/2026 | 6 mins.
Some areas of the UK have faced their wettest winters on record.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists
16/2/2026 | 9 mins.
The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?

Writer: Jess Swinburne
Producer: Jess Swinburne
Photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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Can the royals distance themselves from Andrew?
13/2/2026 | 8 mins.
The recent release of Epstein files has sparked a fresh crisis over former Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Host: Casey Magloire
Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland
Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive producer: Matt Russell
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The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem
12/2/2026 | 8 mins.
Last week an illegal waste dump was found on the outskirts of Liverpool. It’s believed to be one of the biggest of its kind ever found in the UK. But who is behind it?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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Why are so many people trapped by student debt?
11/2/2026 | 9 mins.
Why the rising cost of repaying student debt could become a big problem for the government?

Host: Casey Magloire
Writer: Amalie Sortland
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Episode Photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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