This week Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave an unexpected and unprecedented speech just three weeks before the government’s annual Budget.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Reporter: Rachel Sylvester

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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In 2026, the UK government will decide whether to end terrestrial TV.

Host: Katie Gunning

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Matt Russell

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OpenAI launched Sora and Meta released Vibes - apps that turn text prompts into videos, inspiring creations from Ronald McDonald on Love Island to a skydiving dog.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Reporter: Bex Sander

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Michael Whitaker

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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On Sunday rebel forces in Sudan captured the key city of el-Fasher. Reports suggest that tens of thousands of people were killed in a matter of days.

Writer: Fred Harter.

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The exceptional Category 5 hurricane that struck Jamaica was made four times more likely by human-induced climate change.

Host: Ada Barume

Writer: Jeevan Vasagar 

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sophia Fenton

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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US President Donald Trump’s peace plan says Gaza will be for the Gazans, but a few miles from the strip’s border, a small number of Israeli settlers are waiting to move in. 

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barume 

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up more than half of all the food we eat in the UK and there are increasing fears about the implications for our health. 

Host: Ada Barumé

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive producer: Katie Gunning

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When Donald Trump tried to buy Greenland, he forced Denmark to tackle longstanding grievances. 

Reporter: Isabel Coles 

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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In one of the most audacious art crimes in history, masked thieves raided the Louvre and escaped with France’s crown jewels.

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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London has earned a reputation as Europe’s phone theft capital. A record 80,000 phones were stolen last year. Yet data shows a twist – while devices are at risk, people themselves are safer than they’ve been in decades.

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Katie Gunning

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