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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.

What had been a huge success for the vaccine maker is now looking more like a comms disaster... how did it go so wrong?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How one man could change workers' rights across the United States for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghislaine Maxwell's charge sheet just got longer: Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend is now accused of sex trafficking, too. So how long could she spend behind bars? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millions of people saw the video of Derek Chauvin with his knee on George Floyd's neck. But how do you tell two different stories about the same video? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britney Spears is trying to escape from her father’s control - by putting someone else in charge of her life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel's prime minister was hoping a successful vaccination programme would win him an election victory. It turned out it wasn't that simple Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of a giant ship, the Ever Given, and how it got stuck in the Suez Canal – costing billions in delays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of the former British Prime Minister, a company called Greensill Capital, and a series of risky texts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What exactly has Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon been cleared of – and what does it mean for Scottish independence? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story of Jang Yeong-jin's escape from North Korea, a country where citizens are told homosexuality doesn't exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In recent days, a quarter of all Covid deaths worldwide have been in Brazil. So why won't President Jair Bolsonaro take the virus seriously? And what does it mean for the rest of us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She seemed like the perfect candidate to oversee the EU's vaccine rollout... what went wrong for Ursula von der Leyen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is justice coming for Asma al-Assad, the glamorous face of Syria's brutal civil war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government’s controversial new anti-protest bill – and what people really think about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An American man caught Covid - and his body responded by making some amazingly powerful antibodies. It could be a breakthrough for medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A digital artwork just made history by selling for millions at auction. Could it revolutionise how we think about digital ownership? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hong Kong is meant to have some independence from China. But those days are nearly over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piers Morgan is probably the biggest name in British broadcasting right now. This week he left Good Morning Britain in a blaze of publicity. He'll be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After five years in an Iranian jail, the British-Iranian mother's sentence has come to an end. But returning to her family might still be a way off... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One politician - a member of Joe Biden's own party - could shoot down some of the President's biggest plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two serious scandals are unfolding around Andrew Cuomo. For now, he's staying in office. But how long will he last? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America's willingness to take the vaccine is split down party lines. Can the beloved Dolly Parton bridge the divide? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the Chancellor rewrote the rules of political branding – and embraced the power of the hoody, and the meme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all got the date in our heads: the 21st of June – the great reopening. But is it a realistic deadline? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Someone, somewhere in England, has the super-infectious Brazil variant of Covid-19 – and the authorities are racing to track them down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.