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Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week set out the government’s spending plans for the next three years, committing billions of pounds to some departments, while significantly cutting others. She told MPs they were her “choices” - but are they the right ones?

Writer: Cat Neilan, The Observer’s Whitehall Editor 

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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After small-scale protests over immigration raids erupt in Los Angeles, President Trump deployed the National Guard and later, the Marines.

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Elon Musk may have left the Trump administration and fallen out with the president. But amidst all the noise over the breakup of their bromance, Musk’s plan to claw back billions in foreign aid is quietly making its way through Congress.  

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Serena Casareo

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The government is planning on building a new generation of incinerators to generate electricity - including one on England’s renowned Jurassic coast. 

Writer: Jon Ungoed-thomas

Producer: Karla Patella

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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England’s women’s football team heads into the Euros without three key stars. 

Writer: Jessy Parker Humphreys

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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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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David Attenborough’s new documentary Ocean has put bottom trawling in the crosshairs of environmental activists. 

Clips in this episode are from David Attenborough’s new documentary film, Ocean. 

Writer: James Tapper

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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After years of peacetime under-investment in defence, the UK government is vowing to shake things up. It says civilians can no longer ignore the rising risks.

Writer: Cat Neilan

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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As rates of vaping continue to rise across the UK, a health and environmental crisis is unfolding. Will the banning of single-use vapes in the UK turn the tides on their environmental cost?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Karla Patella

Photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer:  Rebecca Moore

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Donald Trump says he wants to build the ‘next generation’ missile shield to protect America from foreign attacks. 

Writer: Stephen Armstrong 

Producer: Rebecca Moore

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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