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How a salacious newspaper – full of gossip and dramatic crime stories – is getting the Chinese authorities really worried. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Biden has just appointed a 32 year-old law professor called Lina Khan to cut big tech down to size Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 34-old unsolved murder has led to the Metropolitan Police being labelled 'institutionally corrupt'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Israel's longest-standing prime minister run out of road? Or does he have another trick up his sleeve? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Christian Eriksen collapsed on the football pitch, it was left to the players to decide whether to carry on with the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world's richest countries have promised a billion vaccine doses to poorer nations. It sounds a lot. Is it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Keystone XL oil pipeline was supposed to run all the way from Canada to Texas. But it looks like it's not going ahead. Is it time for climate campaigners to celebrate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mobile phone app and an Aussie crime boss gave the FBI one of their biggest breakthroughs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new drug has been hailed as a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's. So why are so many people worried about it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a Miami convention hall packed with 12,000 Bitcoin enthusiasts tells us about the cult of crypto.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British pubs and restaurants have reopened after a long lockdown. But can they find anyone to serve us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Johnson's government announced its plans to help school children catch up on what they've missed because of Covid. It went straight to the back of the class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last Covid restrictions in England are supposed to be lifted in about three weeks. Is it safe to lift them? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The argument between tennis star Naomi Osaka and the tennis authorities is about much more than post-match press conferences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How one country may have tried to buy their way to a win at the Eurovision song contest... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's old adviser, tried to finish off the health secretary's career this week. Will he succeed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syria's president is about to 'win' another election. He became president almost accidentally, but he seems to be in power for life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tokyo Olympic Games are supposed to start in July. They've already been postponed from last year because of Covid. Could it happen again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dictator who rules Belarus wanted to get his hands on an opponent - enough to force down a plane he was travelling on Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darnella Frazier was just 17 and on her way to the shop when she stumbled across a tragedy: the murder of George Floyd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Presidents come and go, but the fight over abortion continues regardless in the United States Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pressure is growing on Israel and Hamas to announce a ceasefire. Is online misinformation making peace less likely? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Gates is one of the world's greatest philanthropists. But since we learned that he's getting divorced there's been nothing but bad news about him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has the government made the right call on the 'Indian' variant, otherwise known as B1617? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen DeGeneres has been one of the biggest stars on US television. Why is her show coming to an end? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sacking of a US politician this week shows that Donald Trump is still the biggest show in town in the Republican party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British government wants to ban junk food adverts. But who decides what's junk? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's been increase in brawls and bad behaviour on planes. What's fuelling the fury? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Labour leader tried to sack his deputy. It could hardly have gone worse for him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A child soldier grows up to commit terrible crimes. Was his childhood entirely to blame? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caitlyn Jenner, one of the most famous trans people in the world, is running to be governor of California. But mainstream politics and trans rights don't always sit well together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why one of Bollywood's biggest stars, Kangana Ranaut, has been removed from Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The richest 90-year-old on earth, Warren Buffett, has announced his plan to let someone else take over the company he runs. But he's not retiring just yet...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Krykant is waging an unorthodox, possibly illegal, war against the terrible death toll from drugs in Scotland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man who could hold the key to the investigation into Donald Trump’s finances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The man who has dedicated his life's work to fighting malaria may have finally cracked it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why America's recognition of a genocide from a century ago is causing a diplomatic commotion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much responsibility does India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, bear for the country's catastrophic coronavirus outbreak? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Post Office said its computer system never made a mistake: if there was money missing, someone must have stolen it. A lot of sub-postmasters were wrongly sent to jail. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Biden is pushing hard for action on climate change. Can he get America to drive electric? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The remarkable story of Chad's Idriss Déby, and what his death means for the fight against extremism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the high street retailer H&M got caught in the middle of a fierce argument over modern slavery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How a new competition could change football forever… and why it’s about far more than just football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seven years after Russia annexed Crimea, Russian forces are assembling on the border with Ukraine once again. So what does President Vladimir Putin want this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting ever sold at auction: $400m. After it was sold it vanished. But the arguments about it rage on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the pandemic behind us in the UK because the vaccine roll-out has gone so well? Not necessarily. Just look what's happening in Chile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyaw Zwar Minn is the Myanmar ambassador to the UK. But now, as a military takeover seizes power at home, he has been locked out of his own embassy in London. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Hill is an American politician whose nude photos were published online by a newspaper. Now, a judge has ruled that these images are in the public interest. Are they? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The violence on the streets of Northern Ireland is worrying politicians. Is the peace deal under threat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A high-profile prince has fallen out with the king in Jordan. Does it spell trouble in a usually calm Middle Eastern country? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.