Sensemaker

By The Observer

The Sensemaker from The Observer - one story every day to make sense of the world.

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March 24, 2022 Ep 309: Spring statement: what does it mean for you?
Yesterday’s economic update was not a Budget, but with the cost of living soaring Rishi Sunak was facing calls to ease the squeeze. Did the chancellor rise to the challenge?
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March 23, 2022 Ep 308: The hostage left behind
When a 40-year-old debt was settled between Britain and Iran last week, two British hostages were allowed to return home. So why was Morad Tahbaz, also a British hostage, left behind?
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March 22, 2022 Ep 307: The propagandist and the protestor
The Kremlin has near total control over the media in Russia, so when one woman demonstrated against the Ukraine war live on air, she disrupted the narrative. What do we know about the protestor and the presenter she interrupted?
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March 21, 2022 Ep 306: Putin: what do we know about him?
Western leaders are trying to predict the Russian president's next move. Some believe he has become isolated. What do we know about Vladimir Putin's life?
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March 18, 2022 Ep 305: Invaded: A family reunited
Halyna’s parents attempt to escape their hometown in eastern Ukraine.
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March 17, 2022 Ep 304: Nazanin freed
British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned home to the UK after being held hostage by Iran for nearly six years. What do we know about why she was finally released?
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March 16, 2022 Ep 303: Russia-Ukraine: Whose side is China on?
President Xi Jinping has said his friendship with Vladimir Putin has "no limits". So what does he make of Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
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March 15, 2022 Ep 302: The Russian convoy
A 40-mile column of Russian trucks, tanks and armoured vehicles was a symbol of its military might. But then it got stuck. What does it tell us about the invasion of Ukraine?
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March 14, 2022 Ep 301: Endurance endures
The frozen seascape just off Antarctica, home to a sunken ship for 106 years, is one of the most scientifically important ecosystems on the planet. What can it teach us about climate change?

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March 11, 2022 Ep 300: Invaded: Realities of war
In Lviv, Halyna feels quite far from the invasion. But for her parents, who live near the border with Russia, it is very real.
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