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Not long ago Manchester United was the biggest name in global football, now the club is having its worst season in thirty years and one of its owners claimed it nearly went bust towards the end of last year.  How did things get so bad and is it recoverable?  

Writer: Jasper Corbet 

Producer: Matt Russell 

Host: Claudia Williams

Episode photography: Roisin Savage

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Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, will be hoping his new deal with Kurdish forces, which control an oil rich region in the northeast, will send a message that his government represents all Syrians. Will the agreement steer the country away from civil war?

Writer: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer: Ada Barumé

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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The Tate brothers left Romania for the US despite facing serious criminal charges. What does this mean for the women bringing cases against the brothers?

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Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

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Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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More and more people are obsessed with books about love stories set in fantasy worlds. What's the appeal?

Writer: Aleena Augustine

Producer: Xavier Greenwood

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Roisín Savage

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Donald Trump froze most of America’s foreign aid funding and is dismantling the US Agency for International Development. How is this affecting the millions of people who rely on USAID to survive?

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The price of eggs has skyrocketed. While Trump made them a central issue during his campaign, the problem runs deeper than inflation. Why could eggs spark a political crisis for the president? 

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Producer: Gary Marshall

Host: Claudia Williams 

Episode photography: Roisín Savage

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Elon Musk has called the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which he runs, “maximally transparent”. But it’s taking entire teams of reporters to piece together what is really happening inside The White House.

Writer: Patricia Clarke

Producer: Patricia Clarke

Host: Tomini Babs 

Episode photography: Roisín Savage 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has expired, and hopes for a second phase are fading fast. With hostages still held in Gaza and political tensions rising in Israel, is renewed war now inevitable?

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Writer: Xavier Greenwood with additional reporting from Lilly Cheslaw.

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Photography: Roisin Savage

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Donald Trump’s explosive press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky didn’t just strain US-Ukraine relations, it upended the established post-WWII world order.

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Additional reporting: Cecily Atkinson

Producer: Ada Barumé 

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Roisín Savage

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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More than 1,000 musicians have released a silent album in protest against new UK government proposals to change copyright law. Will the silence be too deafening for the government to ignore?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Katie Gunning

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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