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- How to hack Mount Everest (Revisited)
A group of climbers has sparked debate over cheating in mountaineering after scaling Everest and returning to London in just 5 days - with the help of xenon gas.
Writer: Jess Swinburne
Producer: Serena Cesareo
Host: Casey Magloire
Photography: Alex Jones
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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8 min - Why is Gen Z going to church? (Revisited)
A recent survey suggests Gen Z is fuelling a resurgence in church attendance, especially among Catholics. Why?
Writer: Jess Swinburne
Producer: Ada Barumé
Host: Claudia Williams
Photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett
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7 min - Has buy now, pay later gone too far? (Revisited)
Buy now, pay later platforms like Klarna have become a go-to payment option for millions, offering flexibility in tough economic times. But as debt piles up and regulation looms, is this convenience coming at too high a cost?
Reporter: Barney Macintyre
Writer/ Producer: Patricia Clarke
Host: Claudia Williams
Photography: Roisin Savage
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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10 min - Why did Bumble drop ‘women making the first move’?
Bumble received more than 20,000 legal threats alleging that the app discriminated against men by not allowing them to make the first move.
Writer: Casey Magloire
Producer: Casey Magloire
Host: Casey Magloire
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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11 min - Palestine Action’s youngest hunger striker
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Reporter: John Simpson
Writer: Poppy Bullard
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Host: Ada Barume
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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8 min - Who controls the Himalayas’ water?
China has started construction of what will become the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory.
Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Host: Andrew Butler
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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9 min - Why are doctors striking during a flu outbreak?
Resident doctors make up about half of all NHS doctors so NHS leaders are anxious about how the service will cope.
Host: Casey Magloire
Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland
Episode Photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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11 min - How does the Employment Rights Bill change sick pay?
On Tuesday the government passed a bill which it’s calling the biggest overhaul of workers’ rights in decades.
Writer: Poppy Bullard with additional reporting from Ada Barume
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Host: Ada Barume
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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7 min - Why is Trump targeting Venezuela?
Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.
Host: Casey Magloire
Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland
Episode Photography: Michael Whitaker
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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11 min - Rising antisemitism before the Bondi Beach shooting
At least 15 people have been killed after two men opened fire on a crowd gathered for Chanukah celebrations, near Bondi Beach in Australia.
Writer: Poppy Bullard
Producer: Casey Magloire
Host: Casey Magloire
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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