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This weekend the Met Office declared the south of England experienced what it called a ‘pollen bomb.’ Why is hay fever season starting earlier, lasting longer and the symptoms are becoming more intense? 

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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When a 64-year-old woman was fined for holding a sign outside a UK abortion clinic, it sparked international backlash - including from organised, Christian activists in America and the US government. 

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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Tortoise has identified almost 300 influencers who are spreading misleading content about climate change that ranges from scepticism to misinformation. One of their false claims is that global warming is caused by an underwater volcano that erupted off the coast of Tonga

To read more about Tortoise’s Hot Air project click here. 

Writer: Bex Sander

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Host: Claudia Williams 

Episode photography: Alex Jones and Pununu Tukuafu, Tonga Geological Services.

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

Image credit: Pununu Tukuafu, Tonga Geological Services

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Donald Trump's tariffs have caused chaos across international markets, but how does this impact your personal pensions and savings?

Writer: Barney Macintyre

Host: Tomini Babs

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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The United Nations has accused Israel of killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza. How has a video uncovered this weekend discredited the Israeli military’s version of events?

Writer: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer: Ada Barume

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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AI-generated movie trailers are tricking fans into thinking they’re the real deal. How are some studios balancing the free publicity with debates over content created by artificial intelligence? 

To read more about Jake Kanter’s investigation into AI trailers in Hollywood for Deadline, click here.

Writer: Aleena Augustine 

Producer: Gary Marshall

Host: Tomini Babs 

Episode photography: Roisin Savage 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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President Trump has ordered the federal government to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. One man in the White House has been plotting this for years. 

Writer: Stephen Armstrong

Additional reporting: Ada Barumé

Producer: Patricia Clarke 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Since Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza, hundreds of children have been killed. Israeli airstrikes have also killed aid workers and a new siege has been blocking all humanitarian and commercial goods entering the Strip.

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Serena Casareo

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Myanmar is reeling from the aftershocks of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake and the death toll keeps rising. With a civil war still raging alongside the devastation, how is the violence hampering the recovery effort?

Writer: Ada Barume

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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A group of researchers at a remote Antarctic base faces unexpected conflict. With conditions meaning rescue is near impossible, how did things go so wrong?

Writer: Gary Marshall

Producer: Rebecca Moore

Host: Tomini Babs 

Episode photography: Roisin Savage

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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