The pharmaceutical industry is pursuing what some consider to be the holy grail: developing and licensing the first drug that slows the body's natural aging process.

Writer: Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Host: Tomini Babs 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The Trump administration is setting the stage for what might become the largest deportation of illegal immigrants in US history. Can it succeed? 

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Casey Magloire

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How Ukraine’s president, Volodomyr Zelensky, sparked a $200 million dollar crypto bet and an online rebellion through his choice of clothing.  

Writer: Bex Sander

Producer: Katie Gunning

Host: Ada Barume

Editor: Jasper Corbett

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In 2022, a UK Special Forces official accidentally leaked the names of over 18,000 Afghan nationals, British special forces operatives and MI6 agents, putting thousands of lives at risk if the information fell into the wrong hands.

Writer: James Tapper 

Producer:  Jonathan Lewis

Host:  Ada Barume

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Women’s sports stars are receiving more abuse than men, but can’t afford to leave social media.

The interview with Katie Boulter is from BBC Sports.

Writer: Jessica Hayden

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

Photography: Alex Jones

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President Trump has spent his political career promoting conspiracy theories for electoral gain, now he’s trying to shut down one of the most enduring of the lot.

Writer: Fred Harter

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Since the government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, dozens of people across the country have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences, for allegedly supporting the group. 

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Hundreds of victims and witnesses are walking away from rape cases before they reach trial.

Writer: Jon Simpson 

Producer: Ada Barumé 

Host: Casey Magloire 

Episode photography: Joe Mee 

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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X’s, formerly Twitter, chatbot Grok has been churning far-right sentiments. 

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive producer: Matt Russell  

Photography: Joe Mee

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Scientists in Hawaii are using drones to drop millions of genetically modified mosquitoes across the archipelago, with the hope that it will help protect animals on the brink of extinction.

Read Benji Jones' article on why mosquitoes are being dropped from drones in Hawaii HERE

Read more about the charity - Birds, Not Mosquitoes - HERE

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

Photography: Joe Mee 

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