This week we’re speaking to Frank Cottrell Boyce, the children’s laureate, who has spent two years visiting schools, libraries, and communities to discover what it means to grow up in Britain today. 

He’s written about it in a new book ‘A British Childhood: How our children live now’

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Ordinary people are turning to illegally produced peptides in the hopes of a beauty quick fix. How are these shady black market drugs slipping through the regulatory gaps? 

Reporters: Stephen Armstrong and Madeleine Parr

Producers: Madeleine Parr, Matt Russell and Amalie Sortland 

Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

Artwork: Harmony Blaise

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Clips: ITV News, Channel 4 News, 5 News, Loreal Elvive, Ozempic

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A Sherpa was left for dead on Everest at the end of the climbing season. Stranded for almost a week thousands of metres up in extreme conditions, he survived. But his story is not a new story, and it raises questions about the mountaineering industry that has risen around the industry of summiting the world's most dangerous episodes.

We've been here before, so can lessons be learned?

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Children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic. This is the story of a mother whose daughter was one such victim.

Reporter: Rachel Sylvester

Producer: Matt Russell

Illustrator: Sara Andreasson

Sound design: Dominic Delargy

Editor: Jasper Corbett

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The death of student Henry Nowak has shocked the country and sparked riots in Southampton. Ada Barume is joined by the Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan and Home Affairs Editor John Simpson to discuss the implications for the government, and the police. 

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard

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Senior executives of Swedish firm Lundin Oil stand accused of complicity in war crimes. The case against them took more than a decade to come to trial, and the trial was the longest in Swedish history. If they are found guilty it could change how the rich and powerful operate around the world, but will it deliver justice for the Sudanese victims of war?

Reporter: Francisco Garcia

Producer: Ada Barumé

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

Artwork: Lucy Stephenson

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Clips: Äldre TV4, Journeyman Pictures

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For decades, doping has hid in the shadows of elite sports. Now, for the first time, it’s out in the open. The Enhanced Games promises a new era of ‘superhumanity’ – is this the future of sport?

Reporters: Jeremy Whittle and Chris Marshall-Bell

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp

Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

Editor: Jasper Corbett

Clips: ABC News, Enhanced Games, Josh Brett, Daily Mail

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