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- Ep 329: Sinn Fein's election hopes
Voters in Northern Ireland will elect a new assembly on 5th May. Polls suggest Sinn Fein could for the first time defeat unionists to become the largest party.
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6 min - Ep 328: France's choice
Marine Le Pen is running Emmanuel Macron closer than before in the French presidential race. What’s behind her popularity?
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7 min - Ep 327: The Rwanda plan
The UK government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has raised both ethical and legal questions. Why is it still pressing ahead?
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8 min - Ep 326: Russia’s new commander in UkraineA new phase of Russia’s invasion has begun and Vladimir Putin has put a new general in charge. What do we know about him and what does it mean for the war in Ukraine?
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7 min - Ep 325: Elon Musk vs. TwitterElon Musk’s relationship with Twitter has gone from prolific tweeter to becoming its largest shareholder, nearly joining its board and then launching a hostile takeover bid. What is he trying to do?
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7 min - Ep 324: Partygate: Johnson and Sunak finedBoris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street. A couple of months ago it could have led to the Prime Minister’s resignation, but things are different now. What’s changed?
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7 min - Ep 323: Ketanji Brown Jackson makes historyHistory was made last week when Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first ever Black woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court judge. But her confirmation hearings were marred by baseless verbal attacks from Republican Senators. Why did they do it?
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8 min - Ep 322: The chancellor’s non-dom wifeRevelations that Rishi Sunak's wife chose to avoid paying UK income tax through her non-dom status have created a political storm for the Chancellor. But were they in the wrong?
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6 min - Ep 321: Invaded: Russian atrocitiesLike many Ukrainians, Halyna and her parents are returning to homes they fled just a few weeks ago. But the carnage left behind is beginning to emerge.
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10 min - Ep 320: The conversion therapy conversionThe government’s conversion therapy ban is going ahead, but will not cover trans people. Why?
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