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The language of the internet has taken on a life of its own with the rise of apps like Tik Tok. How far has the app affected the way we speak in real life?
Writer: Tomini Babs
Producer: Tomini Babs
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett
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The 2024 presidential election is set to become the most expensive in history. Who are the billionaires donating to Donald Trump and what do they want in return?
Writer: Xavier Greenwood
Producer: Xavier Greenwood
Host: Casey Magloire
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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The dust on Rachel Reeves’s plans for the British economy is beginning to settle. Does her Budget leave young people better or worse off?
Writer: Barney Macintyre
Producer: Patricia Clarke
Host: Tomini Babs
Episode photography: Jon Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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More than any other time in history, American men and women have found themselves supporting opposing presidential candidates. But what is driving the battle between the sexes that may decide the next US president?
Writer: Casey Magloire
Producer: Eleanor Biggs
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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The UK’s new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has pledged to radically reduce the number of women going to prison in England and Wales.
Writer: Phoebe Davis
Producer: Gary Marshall
Host: Tomini Babs
Episode photography: Jon Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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Britain’s chancellor has announced a big change to the way the country will measure debt. She hopes this will enable more spending for things like hospitals, roads and schools but has she made the right move for the country?
Writer: Cat Neilan
Producer: Eleanor Biggs
Host: Tomini Babs
Episode photography: Jon Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of military personnel to Russia as part of a deal with Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called it a “clear escalation” of the war.
Writer: Nina Kuryata
Producer: Rebecca Moore
Host: Tomini Babs
Episode photography: Jon Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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The world was shocked last week by the news of pop star Liam Payne's death. What does the lurid media coverage that followed tell us about the press’s relationship with celebrities?
Writers: Eleanor Biggs and Tomini Babs
Producer: Eleanor Biggs
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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Big tech is hunting away for new sources of power to supply the boom in generative artificial intelligence. Recently, both Google and Microsoft revealed plans to purchase electricity from nuclear power plants. But what impact could this have on the planet?
Writer: Barney Macintyre
Producer: Casey Magloire
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after throwing a can of Heinz tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. What do their lengthy prison sentences tell us about the changing laws around protest in the UK?
Writer: Jess Swinburne
Producer: Casey Magloire
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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