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- Is the one-in-one-out asylum policy with France working?
The UK one-in-one-out deal with France to deter migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats entered into force last year. Since then, the deal has faced a number of legal challenges. Has the scheme been a success?
Writer: Serena Cesareo
Producer: Serena Cesareo
Host: Casey Magloire
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett
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7 min - What does Andrew’s arrest mean for the royal family?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as prince Andrew, has become the first member of the royal family since Charles I.
Host: Ada Barumé
Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland and Ada Barumé
Episode Photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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9 min - Is Canada doing enough to stop gun violence?
After the deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia last week, gun control in Canada is under scrutiny.
Host: Ada Barumé
Writer: Amalie Sortland
Producer: Jess Swinburne
Episode Photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Poppy Bullard
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9 min - The drug 500 times as strong as heroin
According to a King’s College London report published last week the UK has been underreporting nitazene-related deaths by up to a third. Why has the UK become a hotspot for the extremely potent opioid?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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7 min - Why won’t it stop raining?
Some areas of the UK have faced their wettest winters on record.
Writer: Poppy Bullard
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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7 min - China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists
The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?
Writer: Jess Swinburne
Producer: Jess Swinburne
Photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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10 min - Can the royals distance themselves from Andrew?
The recent release of Epstein files has sparked a fresh crisis over former Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Host: Casey Magloire
Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland
Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive producer: Matt Russell
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9 min - The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem
Last week an illegal waste dump was found on the outskirts of Liverpool. It’s believed to be one of the biggest of its kind ever found in the UK. But who is behind it?
Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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9 min - Why are so many people trapped by student debt?
Why the rising cost of repaying student debt could become a big problem for the government?
Host: Casey Magloire
Writer: Amalie Sortland
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Episode Photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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10 min - The politics behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
On Sunday night, one of the biggest stars in the world took over the Super Bowl Halftime show, but why was it so controversial?
Writer: Casey Magloire
Producer: Jess Swinburne
Host: Ada Barume
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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