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The Home Office has sacked the chief inspector of borders and immigration in a row over leaks to newspapers. We speak to a former chief immigration officer.
Also on the programme:
The United States has used the word ceasefire in a UN resolution about the war in Gaza. We ask a former Israeli ambassador to Washington what difference that will make.
The murky tale of the Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine and who's now been found dead in Spain.
And a boozer's guide to "drunkonyms": a study has found more than 500 synonyms for the word "drunk" in the English language. We speak to the German linguist who tracked them down.
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The Home Office has sacked the chief inspector of borders and immigration in a row over leaks to newspapers. We speak to a former chief immigration officer.
Also on the programme:
The United States has used the word ceasefire in a UN resolution about the war in Gaza. We ask a former Israeli ambassador to Washington what difference that will make.
The murky tale of the Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine and who's now been found dead in Spain.
And a boozer's guide to "drunkonyms": a study has found more than 500 synonyms for the word "drunk" in the English language. We speak to the German linguist who tracked them down.

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