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  • Ep 529: The death of Tyre Nichols

    A Black man has become yet another victim of police violence in the US. Why does this keep happening?


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    7 min
  • Ep 528: OpenAI takes on Google

    The company that created an AI-powered chatbot called ChatGPT poses a threat to Google’s dominance as the market-leading search engine. Is it a sign of things to come?


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    9 min
  • Ep 527: Striking pay gap

    Public sector workers want pay rises to counter the rising cost of living. The government is offering less than they want but it faces a dilemma, because wages are rising in the private sector.


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    6 min
  • Ep 526: Probation service failings

    Jordan McSweeney should have been assessed as a high-risk offender, but he wasn’t. Days after being released from prison he murdered Zara Aleena. What does his case tell us about failings in the probation service?


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    7 min
  • Ep 525: Germany’s difficult tank decision

    After much agonising Germany has agreed to give battle tanks to Ukraine. Why was it so reluctant and what difference will they make?


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    6 min
  • Ep 524: Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes

    The Conservative Party chairman’s tax affairs have been under scrutiny after it was revealed he settled a multimillion-pound tax dispute with HMRC while he was chancellor.


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    6 min
  • Ep 523: The Afghan evacuees challenging the government

    A group of families evacuated from Afghanistan have taken the Home Office to court for mismanaging the scheme set up to support them.


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    8 min
  • Ep 522: The fight against AI art

    Artificial intelligence is being used to create works of art in seconds. What can human artists do to protect their livelihoods against the machines?


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    7 min
  • Ep 521: Joe Biden’s classified documents

    US president Joe Biden is in hot water over his handling of classified government documents. But is it as bad as Donald Trump storing secret papers at his resort in Florida?


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    7 min
  • Ep 520: Flat battery: the collapse of BritishVolt

    The demise of the electric car battery firm is a blow for the UK government’s attempt to phase out petrol and diesel engines by 2030. Can it still realise its electric dreams?


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    7 min

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