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Celebrated crime reporter Peter R de Vries has died after being shot in a crowded Amsterdam street earlier this month. The fearless journalist has been described as a national hero for his tireless campaign to bring criminals to account. Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. Earlier we spoke to Peter's friend, Peter Schouten, about the work he was doing and why someone might want him killed.

(Please note, this episode was recorded before the death of Peter R de Vries)

Guests:

Peter Schouten

Friend and Colleague of Peter R de Vries

Michel Valentijn

Investigative journalist

Anna Sergi

Organised Crime Expert

Between 1876 and 1996 an estimated 150,000 indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families. They were placed in government funded ‘residential schools’ which were mostly run by the Catholic Church. Children were barred from using their native language and forced to convert to Christianity. At least 4,100 children died of disease, malnutrition and other unknown causes but the real number of deaths is likely much higher. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://youtu.be/KixTog29o_c

Over the past couple of months dozens of Churches have been vandalised, attacked and even burned to the ground. The assault on churches started after hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered in the grounds of three Church-run ‘Residential Schools’. The schools were government funded and run by the clergy and were tasked with assimilating indigenous children into Canadian society. Conditions were very hard and children died from various diseases and other causes at a far higher rate than in the general population. The discovery of their graves, a quarter of a century after the last school closed its doors, has shocked the nation.

PART 2 of 2: John McAfee, the founder of the ubiquitous anti-virus software of the same name, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell late last month; supposedly a suicide. But his wife and others don’t believe that. They say the mercurial millionaire would never kill himself. And they might be right to be suspicious. McAfee was a fighter and although he made his money from software he was a hard man. For the past few years he’s been on the run, chased by U.S. authorities over alleged tax fraud and manipulating the value of Cryptocurrencies. The law finally caught up with McAfee in Spain in October last year. And he made it known he was worried about being killed in his jail cell by tweeting this out a few days after his arrest ‘Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine’ CLICK HERE FOR PART 1: https://youtu.be/5AFuyJzXhM8

PART 1 of 2: John McAfee, the founder of the ubiquitous anti-virus software of the same name, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell late last month; supposedly a suicide. But his wife and others don’t believe that. They say the mercurial millionaire would never kill himself. And they might be right to be suspicious. McAfee was a fighter and although he made his money from software he was a hard man. For the past few years he’s been on the run, chased by U.S. authorities over alleged tax fraud and manipulating the value of Cryptocurrencies. The law finally caught up with McAfee in Spain in October last year. And he made it known he was worried about being killed in his jail cell by tweeting this out a few days after his arrest ‘Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine’ CLICK FOR PART 2: https://youtu.be/-1TMkvg0OM4

A top-secret 50-page document belonging to Britain’s Ministry of Defence, found behind a bus stop by a member of the public, reveals that Britain knew all along that sailing a Royal Navy warship off the coast of Crimea would provoke Russia, but did it anyway to avoid looking scared of president Vladimir Putin. You’ll remember Russia described the incident as a dangerous provocation while the Brits said it was all a storm in a teacup! Question is, who’s telling the truth?

It’s now been one month since a Ryanair plane with 132 people on board was essentially hijacked over Belarus and forced to land at Minsk airport. The hijacking was ordered by Belarus’s leader - Alexander Lukashenko - who is sometimes referred to as Europe’s last dictator. Lukashenko’s agents forcibly removed and arrested journalist Roman Protosevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, before letting the plane continue its journey. It’s an astounding story which one European leader called an ‘unprecedented act of state terrorism’ that can not go unpunished.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with him; Doctor Anthony Fauci is the face of the American government’s fight against the Coronavirus. A veteran public health expert, he’s served seven U.S. presidents and knows how to survive the slings and arrows of Washington. His supporters believe he’s done a great job in difficult circumstances, especially under president Trump, but his detractors think he’s made a mess of the coronavirus response and some believe he’s not just incompetent but corrupt. Most recently his enemies claim the release of thousands of his emails bear out their worst fears.

England's manager Gareth Southgate says the decision to take a knee at the beginning of each match at Euro 2020 is not a political one but a gesture of solidarity. But the move received a mixed reception from fans when England played Croatia at Wembley. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://youtu.be/eAoxH0tx3Xk

The (delayed) Euros 2020 is underway. It's one of the greatest football tournaments on earth. It's being played in 11 European countries and hundreds of millions of people will be watching, which means gestures like 'taking a knee' are being seen all over the world. Not all teams are doing it, but notably the England team is taking a knee before every match and while some people support it, it drives others up the wall.