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- Ep 310: A degree of controversy
After Tony Sewell chaired the controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities the University of Nottingham decided to revoke their offer of an honorary degree. Was it justified?
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8 min - Ep 309: Spring statement: what does it mean for you?Yesterday’s economic update was not a Budget, but with the cost of living soaring Rishi Sunak was facing calls to ease the squeeze. Did the chancellor rise to the challenge?
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9 min - Ep 308: The hostage left behindWhen a 40-year-old debt was settled between Britain and Iran last week, two British hostages were allowed to return home. So why was Morad Tahbaz, also a British hostage, left behind?
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6 min - Ep 307: The propagandist and the protestorThe Kremlin has near total control over the media in Russia, so when one woman demonstrated against the Ukraine war live on air, she disrupted the narrative. What do we know about the protestor and the presenter she interrupted?
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7 min - Ep 306: Putin: what do we know about him?Western leaders are trying to predict the Russian president's next move. Some believe he has become isolated. What do we know about Vladimir Putin's life?
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8 min - Ep 305: Invaded: A family reunitedHalyna’s parents attempt to escape their hometown in eastern Ukraine.
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9 min - Ep 304: Nazanin freedBritish-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned home to the UK after being held hostage by Iran for nearly six years. What do we know about why she was finally released?
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9 min - Ep 303: Russia-Ukraine: Whose side is China on?President Xi Jinping has said his friendship with Vladimir Putin has "no limits". So what does he make of Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
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7 min - Ep 302: The Russian convoyA 40-mile column of Russian trucks, tanks and armoured vehicles was a symbol of its military might. But then it got stuck. What does it tell us about the invasion of Ukraine?
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7 min - Ep 301: Endurance endures
The frozen seascape just off Antarctica, home to a sunken ship for 106 years, is one of the most scientifically important ecosystems on the planet. What can it teach us about climate change?
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