The Atlantic migration route from West Africa to Spain is even more dangerous than crossing the Mediterranean, so why is it growing busier as migration by sea elsewhere in Europe has declined?

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Ada Barume

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Japer Corbett

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Introducing...The Animal Sensemaker

One animal, every week, to make sense of the world. Brought to you by Tortoise and On the Edge.

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A Brazilian cattle rancher who destroyed large areas of the Amazon has been ordered to pay $50 million to restore the land he logged. As deforestation rates soar in countries around the world, can we ever reverse them?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Jess Swinburne

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producers: Rebecca Moore

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In the wake of violence and racism during the riots this summer, one of Britain’s leading public intellectuals reflects on how racism - and his experience of it - has changed over the last 50 years. 

To read Anand Menon’s article in full, click here

Writer: Ada Barume

Producer: Ada Barume

Host: Tomini Babs

Photograph by Malcolm Clarke/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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Whether Trump wins or loses the US election, he has an heir: his 40-year-old running mate JD Vance. So where does Vance want to take America?

To listen to Beyond Trump: JD Vance and the New Right click here.

Writer: Xavier Greenwood

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Host: Claudia Williams

Photography: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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After a series of twists and turns, the Conservative leadership race has reached the final stage with a result due in November. But who is the frontrunner and what does it tell us about the future of the opposition?

Writer: Tortoise’s political editor, Cat Neilan

Producer: Ada Barume

Host: Casey Magloire

Photography: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images

Picture Editor: Jon Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Just weeks after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across several south-eastern US states, Hurricane Milton has smashed its way across Florida. Why does climate change make hurricanes more destructive?

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The head of the UK’s largest police force says facial recognition technology could be the best new crime fighting tool since fingerprinting. But campaigners have called it ‘dystopian’. 

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What does Elon Musk’s endorsement of Donald Trump tell us about the relationship between Silicon Valley and US politics?

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It’s been a year since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. Since then, according to Palestinian health officials, Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza strip has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians.

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