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Beyond Today is the daily podcast from Radio 4 that asks one big question about one big story in the news - and beyond. Tina Daheley, Matthew Price, and a team of curious producers search for answers that change the way we see the world. They speak to the BBC’s unrivalled global network of reporters, plus occasional special guests, to tell stories about identity, technology, and power - where it lies and how that is changing.

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Do we really understand drill? from 2020-03-17T19:14

Drill music has a reputation for inciting violence and crime. The Metropolitan Police believes the genre is linked to the rise of stabbings and murders across London, and the Met chief Cressida ...

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Will coronavirus take away our jobs? from 2020-03-16T17:28

At first coronavirus was just a health story, but now it’s pretty clear employment and the economy are taking a massive hit. Travel bans have led to airlines cutting jobs and the hospitality sec...

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Is wokeness just white guilt? from 2020-03-13T14:52

Kiley Reid’s debut novel shot into the bestsellers list and has been lauded by critics here and in the US. Such A Fun Age follows the lives of babysitter Emira Tucker, a young black woman, and h...

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Is coronavirus 'worse' than flu? from 2020-03-12T19:14

The world is in the midst of a pandemic. For most people, symptoms of the virus are mild, they might develop a cough and a fever before getting better. This has led many people to compare the ne...

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Why would you transition twice? from 2020-03-11T18:12

Most people who transition to another gender do not have second thoughts. In fact de-transitioning is thought to be relatively rare. There are no accurate figures revealing how many people rever...

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Why are teens getting pregnant in Middlesbrough? from 2020-03-10T17:29

Middlesbrough has the highest number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales. Even though national figures show rates have dropped by nearly 60 percent over the past 10 years, the number of ...

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What made Dubai’s princesses run away? from 2020-03-09T17:41

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the 70-year-old billionaire ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, has been found by the High Court in London to have abducted and ...

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How do you fight anti-Semitism? from 2020-03-06T16:49

It was just before 10 o’clock in the morning on 27th October 2018 when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and three pistols opened fire on worshippers at a synagogue in the US state of Penn...

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Should Priti Patel resign? from 2020-03-05T18:21

There have been mounting allegations over the past few weeks that home secretary Priti Patel has bullied her staff. Last weekend the top civil servant in the Home Office, Sir Philip Rutnam, resi...

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Why are people rioting in Delhi? from 2020-03-04T17:44

Nearly 50 people have died in India following violence around a controversial citizenship law which critics say is anti-Muslim. Photographs, videos and accounts on social media paint a chilling...

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Does France have a #MeToo problem? from 2020-03-03T18:27

In the same week that Harvey Weinstein was convicted for sexual assaults in New York, Roman Polanski won the award for best director at the Césars, the French equivalent of the Oscars. The actor...

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Can we be green and rich? from 2020-03-02T19:35

In Paris in 2015 world leaders agreed on a binding commitment on climate change. They committed to keeping the increase in global temperatures to just 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial le...

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What’s the Harvey Weinstein story? from 2020-02-27T17:20

For years there were allegations that Harvey Weinstein had assaulted women. This week he was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, including rape, and faces up to 29 years in prison. So, ho...

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What are police cameras doing with your face print? from 2020-02-26T17:54

Facial recognition technology is increasingly widespread. You might use it to unlock your phone or computer. It’s used in airports around the world and some shops are using the software to catch o...

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Coronavirus: are we all going to catch it? from 2020-02-25T18:21

With cases of coronavirus spreading across the world, one word we’re hearing more and more is “pandemic”. If the disease is declared a pandemic it would mean that cases of coronavirus are no longer...

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Why would Facebook want to crack down on big tech? from 2020-02-24T18:05

Mark Zuckerberg says he wants new rules for social media. Every year politicians and security experts meet in Munich to discuss how to keep the world safe. This year they invited Mark Zuckerberg, ...

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Has Billie Eilish saved the music industry? from 2020-02-21T19:30

Billie Eilish is on top of the world right now. The 18-year-old recently swept the board at the Grammys, winning five awards including best new artist and song of the year. She also replaced Taylor...

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How should we react to Caroline Flack’s death? from 2020-02-20T18:57

Since Caroline Flack’s death by suicide last weekend, many people have been trying to make sense of it. Yesterday her family released a previously unpublished Instagram post written by Caroline Fla...

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Why is No 10 hiring ‘weirdos’? from 2020-02-19T17:32

At the beginning of the year Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s senior adviser, put out an unusual job advertisement. In a blog post he asked for “super-talented weirdos” and “wild-cards”. One...

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Why is Trump standing up for religious teenagers? from 2020-02-18T16:57

Donald Trump is trying to shore up his evangelical support before November's presidential election. Ramping up his Christian outreach, he's been helping teenagers who say they’re being bullied for ...

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How do you track extremists online? from 2020-02-17T17:37

Julia Ebner monitors extremists during her day job as a counter-terrorism expert, where she advises governments and tech companies on how to respond to their activities. Two years ago she decided t...

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Why can’t we sleep? from 2020-02-14T17:30

Insomnia affects about a third of adults in the UK according to the NHS. It also says adults should be getting between 7 and 9 hours sleep a night, but very few of us actually get that. We speak ...

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Why are people being deported to Jamaica? from 2020-02-13T18:16

It’s been two years since the Windrush scandal, where at least 164 black British citizens were wrongly deported to countries of their birth or detained in the UK. The scandal has had a lasting impa...

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Why would anyone spread lies about coronavirus? from 2020-02-12T17:44

Coronavirus has reached 24 counties outside of China, with 8 confirmed cases in the UK. As the disease is spreading so is a lot of information, some of it misleading. The World Health Organisation...

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Why are more young women killing themselves? from 2020-02-11T17:51

Callie Lewis was just 24 years old when she took her own life. Callie had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at a young age and had always struggled with chronic depression and suicidal though...

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Parasite: what does it say about South Korea? from 2020-02-10T17:25

South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. It won four awards in total, including best directo...

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Why are we talking about Michael Barrymore? from 2020-02-07T17:28

It was the celebrity scandal that gripped the nation in an era where tabloids ruled the roost and affairs and addiction dominated front pages. Right in the middle of the drama was one of the bigges...

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Is it all looking good for Trump? from 2020-02-06T17:40

The president sort of won the Iowa Democratic caucus. This week was supposed to be when the race to be the candidate to take on Donald Trump in November’s presidential election really got going. ...

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How did a lying breast surgeon destroy so many lives? from 2020-02-05T17:36

Yesterday an inquiry into the harm that breast surgeon Ian Paterson did to his patients finally delivered its results. The inquiry recommended that all of his 11,000 patients should have their tre...

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How do you stop a terror attack? from 2020-02-04T17:14

Sudesh Amman had been released from prisons days before he stabbed two people in a Islamist-related terror incident in London on February 2. Within minutes of the attack armed police shot him dead....

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Why was an Irish teenager’s body found in a bag? from 2020-02-03T18:33

On January 13 a bag containing the dismembered limbs of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods was found on a housing estate in Dublin. Keane is believed to have worked for a drugs gang in the coastal town ...

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Veganuary: was it worth it? from 2020-01-31T17:14

With more of us becoming more conscious of our health and the environment, vegans and vegetarians look set to make up a quarter of the British population in 2025. But for those who haven’t complet...

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Why are so many Vietnamese people trafficked? from 2020-01-30T17:14

The country was shocked when 39 people were found suffocated in the back of a lorry on an industrial park in Essex last October. The discovery that the victims were economic migrants sparked a conv...

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Did Huawei just win a tech war? from 2020-01-29T17:18

This week Huawei was given permission to build parts of the new 5G network in the UK. But, because Huawei is a Chinese company, there’s a lot of concern about it. What if China, which we know spi...

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Coronavirus: what’s really happening? from 2020-01-28T17:18

A brand-new virus which causes severe lung disease has been detected in China. More than 100 people are known to have died there, and experts believe the death toll will rise. Coronavirus appeared ...

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What does Goop get right? from 2020-01-27T17:10

In her new Netflix series The Goop Lab, Gwyneth Paltrow skates the fine line between wellness, pseudoscience and medicine. From orgasms and mushrooms, to ice baths and mediums, Gwyneth and the team...

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What happened when Trump removed the experts? from 2020-01-24T16:37

“We must reject the perennial prophets of doom”. These were Donald Trump’s words at Davos earlier in the week, dismissing those who warn of the dangers of climate change. We know climate change i...

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Harvey Weinstein: Is #MeToo on trial? from 2020-01-23T17:23

The trial of Harvey Weinstein started in New York this week. Once upon a time he was a Hollywood giant, then in 2017 allegations he sexually harassed a number of women began to surface. Over 80 wom...

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What’s wrong with ayahuasca tourism? from 2020-01-22T17:21

The psychedelic powers of a traditional Amazonian plant medicine called ayahuasca are attracting more and more tourists. It’s becoming big business in countries such as Peru where backpackers and t...

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Can a new leader save Labour? from 2020-01-21T17:24

It was a pretty grim general election for Labour last year. As a result Jeremy Corbyn announced he would be stepping down. There are now just four MPs in the running to replace him: Jess Phillips d...

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Is Blue Monday bad for our mental health? from 2020-01-20T17:22

Blue Monday is supposedly the saddest day of the year. 15 years ago that idea was debunked, yet every year in the UK #bluemonday trends on Twitter and the internet is flooded with deals for holiday...

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What’s left out of Sex Education? from 2020-01-17T17:19

Sex Education, the delightfully uncensored drama about the life of a sex therapist’s awkward teenage son, has landed on Netflix for its second series. Last season the show racked up 40 million view...

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What happened when Iran fired back? from 2020-01-16T17:22

After the US killed one of Iran’s senior generals in a drone strike some people were worried we were on the brink of World War 3. Iran threatened revenge, and fired on a US air base in Iraq. But in...

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How do they really decide an Oscar? from 2020-01-15T17:37

This year's Oscar nominations have reignited the row about representation in Hollywood. 19 of the 20 acting nominees this year are white - the highest number since the #OscarsSoWhite outcries of 20...

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Could AI do your job? from 2020-01-14T18:10

Over the past decade a tension has emerged between Big Tech’s utopian vision of an AI future and the reality that many jobs are being threatened by data-driven automation. Many of us may suspect th...

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How did Britain’s worst serial rapist get away with it? from 2020-01-13T17:43

This month Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of drugging, raping and sexually assaulting 48 men. The judge told the 36-year-old student from Indonesia that he will “never be safe to be released”. Si...

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Should doctors tell you how to live? from 2020-01-10T16:14

We know that the NHS is under immense pressure, especially this time of year when it’s at its busiest. But January is also the month of resolutions, often health-focused ones such as giving up booz...

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Harry and Meghan: can you quit the royals? from 2020-01-09T17:25

Yesterday Prince Harry and Meghan announced they will be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their announcement on Instagram, stating that they plan...

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Ayia Napa: how can she be guilty? from 2020-01-08T17:19

A British teenager has been given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang-rape in Cyprus. The 19-year-old was convicted following a trial after recanting a clai...

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Iran: how bad is it? from 2020-01-07T17:57

Millions of Iranians have flocked to the funeral of their top commander who was killed in a US drone strike at the weekend. The killing of Qasem Soleimani has raised fears of a conflict between the...

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Australian fires: who is to blame? from 2020-01-06T17:31

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that the devastating bushfires raging in the country might go on for months. At least 26 people have died since the fires began in September. Air...

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2010s: how did they sound? from 2019-12-20T18:26

We listen in on the big moments, memes, and the music that defined a decade: from the Arab Spring to Greta via the Olympics. The rise of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the memes they have generated...

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Putin: man of the millennium? from 2019-12-19T17:35

In 2000 a relatively unknown man called Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia. While his European and American counterparts have come and gone, Putin has stayed in the Kremlin for the past 20 year...

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Raheem Sterling: is he the next Beckham? from 2019-12-18T16:23

Raheem Sterling is one of the best footballers in the world. But 2019 has proved that he’s even more than that, becoming a key voice in the fight against racism in football. With deals with big bra...

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Did Trump kill the Kurdish dream? from 2019-12-17T16:46

The Kurds are an ethnic group living in the north of Syria and in neighbouring Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Since the conflict in Syria started almost nine years ago they’ve been fighting to establish th...

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Amazon: is there any escape? from 2019-12-16T17:10

It’s hard to escape Amazon at Christmas. Even if you haven’t been using them for last minute shopping you will most likely have interacted with the company in some other way. Amazon Web Services is...

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Tory win: why are you surprised? from 2019-12-13T16:54

It was a result not many people predicted: the Conservatives won their largest majority since 1987, and Labour lost seats in its northern heartlands, despite social media suggesting there would be ...

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Hannah Fry: how scary are algorithms really? from 2019-12-12T16:02

The mathematician Dr Hannah Fry is on a mission to improve the PR of maths. Hannah presents radio and TV shows on how maths runs the world, how data underpins everything we do, and on Boxing Day sh...

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How come there are protests everywhere? from 2019-12-11T18:00

This year has seen protests spread across the globe, from Latin America, to Hong Kong and the Middle East. While some have specific political origins within their own countries, others have similar...

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Will you be judged for who you vote for? from 2019-12-10T17:05

It is two days until we go to the polls in what we are often told is a ‘divided Britain’. But, exactly how we are divided has changed. 50 years ago our social class was the biggest indicator of pa...

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Why are young people moving back to Mogadishu? from 2019-12-09T17:15

Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has been described as the most dangerous city in the world. Many young people from the Somali diaspora who have grown up in countries such as the UK and Canada ar...

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Jia Tolentino: is the internet fuelling self-delusion? from 2019-12-06T17:15

Jia Tolentino is a 31-year-old American writer who is being hailed as the voice of a generation. Her pieces for the New Yorker magazine nail everything from feminism to capitalism and vaping. Jia w...

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Why is Trump pardoning war crimes? from 2019-12-05T17:15

President Trump’s been in the UK for the meeting of the world’s biggest military alliance, NATO. NATO’s been struggling recently, partly because Trump doesn’t get along so well with America’s trad...

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Does climate activism have a privilege problem? from 2019-12-04T17:17

In October, a video went viral after Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted public transport by protesting on the roof of a train at Canning Town station in east London. The stunt took place dur...

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Can terrorists ever really be rehabilitated? from 2019-12-03T17:30

The man who killed Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt was a convicted terrorist who had spent eight years in prison. Usman Khan was jailed in 2012 for preparing acts of terrorism. While he was inside he...

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Is TikTok being censored? from 2019-12-02T17:27

The app best known for short, funny videos that have made it the meme engine of the internet found itself hosting a different kind of viral video. Feroza Aziz, a teenager from New Jersey, posted wh...

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Hillsborough: do we inherit trauma? from 2019-11-29T17:13

96 Liverpool FC fans died at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. It remains the worst disaster in British sporting history. The tragedy happened over 30 years ago and many say the t...

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Grace Millane: why is ‘rough sex’ a defence? from 2019-11-28T17:31

Last Friday a 27-year-old New Zealand man was found guilty of the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane. During the trial questions were raised over how the press covered the case and how the ...

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Why is Instagram hiding likes? from 2019-11-27T17:04

Instagram has announced that it’s extending a trial where it hides likes from other users. You will still see your own like count, but not that of people you follow. It’s being heralded as a positi...

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Blue Story: is banning the film racist? from 2019-11-26T17:41

Blue Story, a film about two young black boys from different London postcodes who get caught up in rival gangs went on general release on Friday. By Saturday two cinema chains, Vue and Showcase, ha...

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Are billionaires a bad thing? from 2019-11-25T18:11

There are more than 150 billionaires in the UK, but is that concentration of immense wealth actually a sign of failure? Should anyone ever be worth a sum of money that has nine zeroes in it? For ...

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Drag Race: what’s it done for queer culture? from 2019-11-22T16:57

This was the year that the world’s most famous drag queen, RuPaul, brought his critically-acclaimed TV show to the UK. The series has helped bring British drag queens and topics that affect the LGB...

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Is mental health breaking the NHS? from 2019-11-21T16:56

Once more the NHS is at the heart of a general election campaign and politicians on all sides are promising to improve the health service. With more than four million patients on the NHS waiting li...

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What’s wrong with plastic surgery? from 2019-11-20T17:22

Plastic surgery has never been cheaper or more accessible. The industry is booming: it’s worth an estimated £19 billion. The results of cosmetic self- improvement are readily available on Instagram...

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Has the royal soap opera lost the plot? from 2019-11-19T17:51

Three days later and the fallout from Prince Andrew’s BBC interview keeps coming: today university students and a big accountancy firm are distancing themselves from the duke. Prince Andrew appeare...

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Why aren’t we talking about Baptista Adjei? from 2019-11-18T17:29

There was a story in October you may have missed: a 15-year-old boy from London was stabbed to death after getting off a bus on his way home from school. Baptista Adjei was one of the youngest peop...

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Does self-care really make you happy? from 2019-11-15T15:17

We know that one in four people will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their life and that anxiety seems to be on the increase. The latest research suggests that rates of psychol...

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Election memes: are we being played? from 2019-11-14T17:16

The 2019 general election is in full swing and political parties are relying on digital campaigning more than ever before. Targeted marketing has made a profound change in how political parties can...

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Why did a Chinese row ruin a bake off? from 2019-11-13T17:43

Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have been going on for months now. In the past few days the violence has escalated and schools are being closed for safety reasons. The row centres on a fight fo...

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Why are bombs going off in Sweden? from 2019-11-12T16:50

Last month in Sodermalm, a gentrified part of Stockholm, an explosion tore through an apartment block. Residents were left shocked and the bomb squad was called out. That night two more explosions ...

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Who killed Jodie Chesney? from 2019-11-11T16:50

On a weekend at the start of March, two murders caused public outcry. Two 17-year-olds were killed in two different attacks in London and Greater Manchester. Politicians said knife crime was out o...

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Do the Peru Two deserve a second chance? from 2019-11-08T17:26

In 2013 two young British women were caught trying to smuggle a haul of cocaine worth £1.5m from Lima, in Peru, to Ibiza. Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid were dubbed the Peru Two after a photog...

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Caitlyn Jenner: what’s your story? from 2019-11-07T16:49

She’s the most famous transgender woman in the world. Today she’s best known for being part the Kardashian-Jenner dynasty, but at one time she was most famous for being the world’s greatest athlete...

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Death Stranding: more than a game? from 2019-11-06T17:15

Gaming is worth more than all other entertainment combined. At the very top of the industry is a 56 year old Japanese man called Hideo Kojima, a highly respected designer who says his latest game ‘...

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What happened to the Taliban? from 2019-11-05T18:00

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks the Taliban were never out of the news when Britain and the US deployed their armies to destroy al Qaeda and the Taliban, the terrorist group who controlled Afg...

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What really decides your vote? from 2019-11-04T17:33

With six weeks to go until the general election we know we’re going to get speeches and policy announcements, but what really makes up our minds? In the past we voted along class lines, but that’s ...

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Why are millennials obsessed with astrology? from 2019-11-01T16:30

Not so long ago, horoscopes were considered a bit of fun that wasn’t taken too seriously. But in 2019 astrology is booming: there are astrology apps, daily podcasts for each star sign, zodiac-theme...

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Lorry deaths: why spend thousands to reach the UK? from 2019-10-31T17:18

Last week 39 people suffocated to death in the back of a lorry in Essex. It was a reminder of a similar case that happened 19 years ago when 58 Chinese nationals were found dead in a lorry in Dover...

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Why are people ‘cured’ by fake science? from 2019-10-30T17:35

Earlier this week top NHS bosses wrote a letter to the Professional Standards Authority expressing serious concerns about homeopathy. They warned of its lack of scientific foundation and anti-scien...

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Who are you Jonathan Van Ness? from 2019-10-29T16:22

Jonathan Van Ness is a podcaster, a hairdresser, and host of the Game of Thrones webseries Gay of Thrones. But he’s best known as one of the “Fab Five” on Queer Eye, the incredibly popular Netflix...

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Baghdadi: Trump’s movie moment? from 2019-10-28T17:46

Donald Trump announced over the weekend that the fugitive leader of the so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed in a raid in Syria. During the press conference he described...

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Esther Perel: does ‘the one’ exist? from 2019-10-25T14:30

“Love is not a permanent state of enthusiasm.” These are the words of one of the most famous therapists in the world: Esther Perel. She is internationally renowned for creating and presenting ‘Wher...

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What happened to the lost boys of Lanarkshire? from 2019-10-24T16:14

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK and Scotland has the highest suicide rate in Britain. Chris Clements and Calum Mckay have looked into the figures for BBC Scotland's Disclosu...

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Why does Facebook want you to date? from 2019-10-23T16:28

Facebook helps connect people, but now it’s on a new mission to get people to fall in love. Facebook users in the US — it will be available in Europe next year — can create a dating profile and cur...

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How did dirty money fund The Wolf of Wall Street? from 2019-10-22T17:16

In a court case that is gripping Asia, a Malaysian wealth fund is accused of robbing the country of $3.5 billion US dollars. It is the world’s biggest white-collar heist involving government corrup...

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Brexit: nearly done? from 2019-10-21T16:00

Was this the worst Monday morning ever for MPs? They were forced into work over the weekend to vote on the Brexit deal, and they couldn’t even do that properly. Now they’re back trying to hammer i...

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Cambridge Analytica: could it happen again? from 2019-10-18T15:39

Christopher Wylie is a 30-year-old Canadian data specialist who moved to London a few years back, started working in political campaigns, and then became deeply involved in two of the biggest polit...

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Why would Nike sponsor a cheat? from 2019-10-17T16:02

Nike spends a lot of money sponsoring and marketing some of the best athletes in the world. It doesn’t just back global superstars like Serena Williams and Cristiano Ronaldo on the field, but off ...

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What actually happened in Ayia Napa? from 2019-10-16T16:47

A British woman is on trial in Cyprus, where she is accused of causing public mischief by allegedly falsely claiming to have been sexually assaulted at an Ayia Napa hotel in July. The woman has tol...

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Has Trump revived Islamic State? from 2019-10-15T16:16

President Trump’s order to pull US troops out of northern Syria last week was a little like pushing over a domino: it meant that Turkey could start an offensive against the Syrian Kurds who live in...

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What’s it like at a Brexit Party rally? from 2019-10-14T16:20

The Queen opened parliament today and set out the government’s main priority: to leave the EU by October 31st. Boris Johnson has set up his whole premiership on this very message, and one reason ...

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Who controls our AI future? from 2019-10-11T15:19

Tech and the way it is shaping our future is a theme we cover a lot on Beyond Today. We’ve looked at facial recognition, sex bots, and the new tech cold war. Underpinning all these are rapid advanc...

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How do you fight a surveillance state? from 2019-10-10T16:18

We have never lived in a more closely monitored world. Facial recognition technology is being rolled globally, including across the UK. Data can be acquired without a person’s knowledge, let alone ...

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How is ‘pick-up’ culture still a thing? from 2019-10-09T16:12

*** Update: Adnan Ahmed's conviction was quashed on appeal after three judges ruled the verdict was a miscarriage of justice *** BBC reporter Myles Bonnar spent two days on the streets of London w...

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Why do diplomats escape the law? from 2019-10-08T16:17

In August a young man called Harry Dunn died when a car driving on the wrong side of the road crashed into his motorbike. The only suspect has left the country, and there’s nothing the police can ...

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What does Windrush mean now? from 2019-10-07T16:08

In April 2018 the Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned and delivered an unprecedented apology for the “appalling” actions of her own department towards Windrush-era citizens. It came 5 months after a...

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Why is Prince Harry taking on the press? from 2019-10-04T16:25

“I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces”. This week Prince Harry released a strongly-worded statement attacking the way the press treats his wife Megha...

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What will the history books say about Brexit? from 2019-10-03T16:37

With four weeks to go before the government’s deadline for leaving the EU, parliament is still discussing the best way forward. Was this crisis inevitable? One of the go-to places to decode all thi...

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Will Saudi get away with murder? from 2019-10-02T17:03

Saudi Arabia’s 33 year-old Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has been described as a reformer. What he is selling to the outside world is a modern, forward thinking country that’s no longer dependen...

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Could one phone call end Trump’s presidency? from 2019-10-01T16:11

Impeachment proceedings have been launched against Donald Trump after a whistleblower said the US president pressured the leader of Ukraine into investigating one of his main Democratic challengers...

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Why raise a child gender neutral? from 2019-09-30T16:08

Parents Jake and Hobbit have taken the unusual decision to keep the sex of their baby secret. They say "gender bias is unconscious" and that this is the only way to mitigate against it, not even te...

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Alain de Botton: do we need God back? from 2019-09-27T16:20

At the end of another overwhelming week of news, it’s time for bit of perspective.Ten years ago philosopher Alain de Botton founded The School of Life, a collective of psychologists, writers and ph...

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Sexual assault: what happens after students speak out? from 2019-09-26T16:22

There were more than 700 allegations of sexual misconduct at British universities over the last academic year, according to an investigation by the BBC’s File on 4 programme. Since that documentary...

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Sexual assault: why reveal your name? from 2019-09-25T16:23

On January 17 2015 at California’s Stanford University a young woman went to a party. A few hours later, she was found unconscious beside a bin. She had been sexually assaulted. To protect her id...

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Will fear save the planet? from 2019-09-24T16:01

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg made a passionate speech at the UN this week, accusing world leaders of failing to act on climate change. She told them: "You are failing us. But the young people...

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What’s happening in the Supreme Court? from 2019-09-23T16:31

On Tuesday we’re expecting that the judges of the highest court in the land will rule on whether Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down parliament ahead of next month’s Brexit deadline was legal or ...

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Emma Barnett: why talk about periods? from 2019-09-20T15:02

Emma Barnett’s becoming one of the most respected broadcasters in the country. She presents for 5 Live and Newsnight, and can make her interviewees - often politicians - feel very awkward just by a...

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Cryptoqueen: why did she disappear? from 2019-09-19T16:31

Dr Ruja Ignatova is the founder of the cryptocurrency One Coin that promised to change money forever. Within two years of launching the company she claimed to have 3.5 million members and hundred...

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Did one family create the opioid epidemic? from 2019-09-18T16:13

Purdue Pharma is the company that has become synonymous with the opioid epidemic in the United States. The firm, which is owned by the wealthy Sackler family, produces the highly addictive and high...

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Sam Smith: what’s the problem with ‘them’? from 2019-09-17T16:27

Over the weekend the singer Sam Smith released a statement which read: “I’ve decided I am changing my pronouns to THEY/THEM.” Coming from a pop artist who has sold over 20m records, this felt like...

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Syria: why bomb hospitals? from 2019-09-16T16:25

Eight years ago, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad began his brutal crackdown on opponents of his regime. Air strikes have long targeted hospitals, and in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib medics...

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Top Boy: what’s the story behind the comeback? from 2019-09-13T14:25

Six years since it last aired, the TV series Top Boy is back. Although the show, which revolves around an east London estate and the people who live there, is entirely fictional it was lauded for d...

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Vaping: can it kill you? from 2019-09-12T15:55

Fruit Medley, Cotton Candy and Buttered Popcorn may sound like options on a dessert menu, but they are actually vape flavours. President Trump has just said he wants to ban the sale of all non-toba...

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Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa? from 2019-09-11T15:53

On the 24th of August, 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana went missing in Cape Town. She had gone to fetch a parcel at the post office. A week later her body was found. She had been raped and murdered. ...

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The Handmaid’s Tale: could it happen in real life? from 2019-09-10T16:45

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale , originally released in 1985, has become a modern-day phenomenon thanks to the recent TV series and explosion of feminist politics. Its sequel...

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How does slavery work now? from 2019-09-09T16:31

In July eight people were convicted for their part in Britain’s biggest ever modern slavery prosecution. The gang were part of an organised crime group from Poland which enslaved hundreds of people...

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Malcolm Gladwell from 2019-09-06T14:29

Malcolm Gladwell seems to be everyone’s fantasy dinner guest. Also a contender for America’s greatest intellectual, he’s a Canadian with roots in the UK. The writer and host of the Revisionist Hist...

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Brexit: what happens next? from 2019-09-05T16:30

MPs came back from their summer break on Tuesday and it already feels like months ago. A lot of politics has happened since then and what with the betrayals, the tears, and the memes it’s become th...

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What’s the problem with only eating chips? from 2019-09-04T16:39

Amid the Brexit chaos, there’s another story that went viral this week. A teenage boy in Bristol has lost his eyesight because of his poor diet. Since leaving primary school, he had been eating onl...

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What’s it like to have “gay conversion therapy”? from 2019-09-03T16:27

A recent government survey found that 5% of gay people in the UK had been offered conversion therapy in order to “cure” them, and that 2% had undergone it. It’s a small percentage, but it’s still ...

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Brexit: are we all radicals now? from 2019-09-02T16:33

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his advisers have a plan for staying in power and getting us out of the EU. They are picking their way through it and today they held a special cabinet meeting...

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Sara Pascoe: why does gender matter? from 2019-08-30T14:42

Sara Pascoe’s first book explored the anatomy of the female body. Now the comedian has turned her attention to masculinity. Sara came to the Beyond Today studio to talk about her new book, what RuP...

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Brexit: what just happened? from 2019-08-29T16:00

The prime minister's decision to suspend parliament prompted an angry backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit. It sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition w...

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Who does the Amazon belong to? from 2019-08-28T16:18

Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are burning at a record rate. It’s caused global anger and anxiety with more than three million people sharing the hashtag #PrayforAmazonia. Criticism has be...

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Will Greta save the planet? from 2019-08-27T16:35

One year ago, a 15-year-old girl from Sweden started protesting outside the Swedish parliament, urging the government to pay attention to the world’s climate crisis. Now Greta Thunberg has become t...

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Louis Theroux (again) from 2019-08-26T09:58

In this re-release of one of our favourite recent episodes, Tina speaks to filmmaker Louis Theroux. Back in July he came in to tell us about his documentary Surviving America’s Most Hated Family an...

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Was Larnell Bruce killed because he was black? from 2019-08-23T15:42

Tina Daheley speaks with Mobeen Azhar, a journalist and filmmaker for the BBC who travelled to Portland, Oregon to make a film about the death of a 19-year-old African American. The footage of Larn...

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Paul Pogba: should we end anonymity online? from 2019-08-22T16:53

This week, Manchester United footballer, Paul Pogba received racial abuse online from anonymous accounts after he missed a penalty. He’s the third player in a week to be racially abused on social m...

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Why did Iceland hold a funeral for a glacier? from 2019-08-21T15:56

Last week around a hundred people in Iceland walked up the side of a windswept rocky mountain to attend the funeral… of a glacier. Okjokull’s death was a result of climate change, and scientists pr...

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Is the way we work bad for us? from 2019-08-20T16:39

Office space company We Work have just released their prospectus ahead of their stock market flotation next month. Their vision of the future of work is a utopian one forged from the Silicon Valley...

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Kashmir: what happens now? from 2019-08-19T16:15

Earlier this month, India imposed a media blackout in Kashmir while they stripped the region of its autonomy, causing panic, outrage and protests. As the tensions between India and Pakistan escalat...

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Why did Israeli spies build a fake beach resort? from 2019-08-16T14:11

Arous was an idyllic holiday resort on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, a slice of paradise offering an escape to up to 30 scuba-diving tourists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But it held a secret, one s...

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How did a Tinder date story fool us? from 2019-08-15T16:21

Everyone who has heard the story of a woman on a Tinder date spending £15,000 on wine at the Shard seems to have loved it. The voice note has whipped around social media. But as soon as you’ve hear...

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University: is it worth it? from 2019-08-14T15:37

The average student debt after a three year degree course in England is £50,000. It’s a large sum that can be off-putting when you hear tales of jobless graduates and self-made entrepreneurs. Stude...

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Jeffrey Epstein: how much do we really know? from 2019-08-13T16:34

The financier Jeffrey Epstein was in a Manhattan prison awaiting trial for sex trafficking when he was found dead in his cell last weekend. The multi-millionaire moved in the richest social circles...

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How did gambling take over football? from 2019-08-12T16:34

Last week Championship side Derby County announced Wayne Rooney, the former England captain, would be joining the team as a player-coach on a reported £100,000-a-week contract and will wear the num...

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Cyntoia Brown: did Kim Kardashian get her out of prison? from 2019-08-09T16:48

Cyntoia Brown was 16 when she was jailed for life for murder. This week she walked free after the Governor of Tennessee granted her clemency. She was backed by a number of powerful celebrities inc...

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No deal: will it happen? from 2019-08-08T16:28

“There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal.” That’s what Boris Johnson, then Foreign Secretary, said in July 2017. A no-deal Brexit was once a fringe idea, but it’s now ...

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No deal: what’s going to happen to our food? from 2019-08-07T16:29

Boris Johnson’s government is “turbo-charging” plans for leaving the EU without a deal at the end of October. People are asking each other if we’re going to have enough food, whether they should be...

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What happens when you run out of water? from 2019-08-06T16:20

The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2025 half of the world’s population will live in water-stressed areas. This means the demand for water will be more than the supply. This is already h...

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US shootings: can you shut down the white nationalists? from 2019-08-05T16:20

Two mass shootings in 24 hours have shocked America: the first in El Paso, Texas and the other in Dayton, Ohio. 29 people have lost their lives. The El Paso shooter opened fire in a Walmart store o...

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How do we smash the class ceiling? from 2019-08-02T15:34

Improving social mobility has been a key pledge of successive governments with politicians promising to create a meritocracy in Britain.However, research shows time and time again that the best-pai...

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Doping: why would you risk it? from 2019-08-01T16:32

When swimmer Mack Horton refused to share a podium with Sun Yang, accusing him of being a drug cheat, what he didn’t know is that one of his own teammates had tested positive for a banned substance...

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Why does Donald Trump care about A$AP Rocky? from 2019-07-31T16:26

US rapper A$AP Rocky went on trial in Sweden this week, accused of assaulting a 19-year-old in Stockholm. Donald Trump has publicly called for his release online, tweeting “Give A$AP Rocky his FRE...

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Will human contact become a luxury good? from 2019-07-30T16:33

As technology advances, we’re going to become more reliant on artificial intelligence. Robots are being programmed and piloted in primary schools and care-homes to teach basic maths and to help tac...

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Is big business coming for cannabis? from 2019-07-29T16:13

Once upon a time the concept of legalising recreational cannabis was something stoners at house parties dreamt about, but in the past few years the conversation around cannabis has changed. BBC Ne...

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What does Love Island tell us about friendship? from 2019-07-26T16:07

More than 6 million people have tuned in to watch series 5 of Love Island. It all comes to an end next week but ITV has announced that it’s doing so well they’ll start running two series a year. ...

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Do we want funny politicians? from 2019-07-25T15:47

Matt Forde set out on a mission to humanise politics with his podcast the Political Party. He’s interviewed some of the biggest politicians of our time: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage and even Tommy Rob...

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What do companies do with your face? from 2019-07-24T16:23

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably used Faceapp to see how you’ll look when you’re older. But in the days after Faceapp blew up, a conspiracy theory spread across the internet....

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Who is Boris Johnson? from 2019-07-23T16:45

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader. He will take over as prime minister from Theresa May on Wednesday. He says he will deliver Brexit and unite the country. But Boris Johnson ...

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Theresa May: where did it all go wrong? from 2019-07-22T16:10

Today’s episode is all about Theresa May, but that doesn’t mean it’s all about Brexit. It’s a common argument: the main reason Theresa May failed as prime minister is that she got her whole approac...

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Is the truth open source? from 2019-07-19T15:13

This is part two of our interview with Eliot Higgins, the man who began investigating international crimes from his living room in Leicester after dropping out of university. Despite having no form...

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MH17: how was the truth uncovered? from 2019-07-18T16:10

Five years ago passenger flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over conflict-hit Ukraine. Investigators blame Russian-backed separatists who they say target...

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Did Lyra McKee’s death change anything? from 2019-07-17T16:40

It’s three months since the 29-year-old journalist Lyra Mckee was killed in a riot in Northern Ireland. Her death shocked the world and there were calls for politicians in Northern Ireland to uni...

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Did YouTube flatten the Earth? from 2019-07-16T16:25

Today marks exactly 50 years since the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to put the first man on the Moon. Ever since that day in 1969 conspiracy theories have sprung up alleging that the whole thing...

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Louis Theroux from 2019-07-15T15:30

The nation’s favourite documentary maker is back. This week Tina speaks to filmmaker Louis Theroux, who came in to tell us about his new documentary Surviving America’s Most Hated Family and why, 1...

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Deadliest Day 6: Finding quiet from 2019-07-08T04:50

“Not every day, all day. But there's always a point that I think about it, and what would have been different.”Claire gets an audience with the Ministry of Defence to ask: who is responsible for so...

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Deadliest Day 5: Nobody can measure from 2019-07-08T04:40

“They gave everything. And they deserved so much more.”Kevin Holt died nine years after his Afghan tour. He was fighting his demons right to the end. But was it the war that killed him? And Kevin w...

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Deadliest Day 4: Remedial banter from 2019-07-08T04:30

“I don’t think I could honestly say I’ve spoken to anyone about all the stuff that’s happened.”Claire is invited to the pub with three of the guys who were there on 10 July, 2009. They say talking ...

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Deadliest Day 3: Dead eyes from 2019-07-08T04:20

“He went out a boy and he came back a broken man”After that day, the platoon pick themselves up and carry on fighting the Taliban in Helmand. But when they get home a new battle begins for them and...

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Deadliest Day 2: That day from 2019-07-08T04:10

“I remember hearing that bang, and thinking: this is it.”On 10 July, 2009, the soldiers of 9 platoon were out on a dawn patrol when an IED blast ripped through their ranks. Talking about it now, th...

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Deadliest Day 1: Thrill of war from 2019-07-08T04:00

“It’s the best part of your life and the worst part of your life all rolled into one.”It’s ten years since the British Army’s deadliest month in Afghanistan. The platoon that was worst hit has lost...

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Vampire Weekend at Glastonbury from 2019-07-05T14:48

Vampire Weekend have won a Grammy, topped the charts and become one of the most important bands of their generation. Their singer, songwriter and creative force Ezra Koenig sat down with Beyond To...

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Pride: when is a rainbow not enough? from 2019-07-04T16:11

It feels like Pride is more visible than ever before, with rainbows everywhere and even LGBT sandwiches on the shelves. But while it’s a measure of progress that communities are able to publicly c...

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Could hashtags save Sudan? from 2019-07-03T16:24

Last December, the people of Sudan took to the streets to protest against high food prices and decades of hardship under the rule of Omar al-Bashir. Four months later momentum of the protests sprea...

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How did Anna Campbell end up dead in Syria? from 2019-07-02T16:16

In 2018 Anna Campbell’s father Dirk received the news that his 26 year-old daughter had died fighting in Syria. Up until that moment he didn’t know what she was involved with. Depending on who you ...

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Kim Jong-un: how did ‘rocket man’ and Trump become friends? from 2019-07-01T16:14

They have two of the most distinctive hairdos in the world and they used to trade insults. But now it appears that Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have become friends. Trump made ...

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Glastonbury: how did the hippies go mainstream? from 2019-06-28T15:53

There are loads of music festivals these days. But the one that still stands out, that is special somehow, is Glastonbury. What started as a party on a farm for 1500 revellers nearly half a centu...

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Heatwave: is this climate change? from 2019-06-27T16:37

The Saharan Bubble is blasting hot air across the European continent, breaking temperature records all over the place. But scientists are reluctant to link specific weather events to climate change...

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Will the Gangnam sex scandal change Korea? from 2019-06-26T16:37

South Korea’s playground for the rich and famous has been rocked by a major scandal over the alleged drugging and rape of women and young girls. Police have arrested more than 350 people in connect...

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Is Boris Johnson untouchable? from 2019-06-25T16:32

Boris Johnson is the clear favourite to replace Theresa May. He easily made it to the final along with Jeremy Hunt after getting backing from more than 100 Tory MPs. But things have gone a bit wr...

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Why are Muslims in China being locked up? from 2019-06-24T16:16

The Chinese authorities say they are schools students attend voluntarily. Human rights groups say hundreds of thousands of Muslims are detained there without trial. So what’s really going on insi...

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Johny Pitts: Afropean from 2019-06-21T15:39

Johny Pitts is a writer, photographer and TV presenter who you may have seen on CD:UK, Blue Peter or MTV. He’s now written a book called Afropean which, among other things, has helped him understan...

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What did a police shooting reveal about Huddersfield? from 2019-06-20T16:31

Mobeen Azhar thought his hometown was a sleepy place where nothing really happened. Then a young man was shot by police on the motorway and Mobeen went home to investigate the killing. He found way...

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Have Hong Kong’s young people held back China’s superpower? from 2019-06-19T16:42

Two million people took to the streets in Hong Kong over the past week to protest against a controversial extradition bill. Led by young people the protests are a direct challenge to Chinese rule i...

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Thai cave rescue: what really happened? from 2019-06-18T16:36

It’s almost a year since a Thai football team of 12 boys and their coach found themselves trapped for more than two weeks in the Tham Luang caves in northern Thailand. In a story that gripped the e...

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Why are teenagers paid to stab each other? from 2019-06-17T15:37

Young people in Liverpool are being offered hundreds of pounds by older gang leaders to stab each other. An investigation by Layla Wright for Beyond Today found that bounties are being used in kni...

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Michael Barbaro from 2019-06-14T15:48

Michael Barbaro is the host of The New York Times’ podcast The Daily - a podcast that spends 20 minutes every day focussing on one big news story. Regular listeners of Beyond Today might find thi...

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Should we kill elephants to save them? from 2019-06-13T16:31

Botswana is home to the world’s largest population of elephants. And now you can hunt them. It’s a fascinating debate which pitches the moral question and knee-jerk reaction against killing endan...

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Grenfell: what have we learnt? from 2019-06-12T16:35

72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire two years ago this week. Since then the first part of a public inquiry has taken place looking at the events of that night. The next phase, which will inv...

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Black Mirror: what makes it work? from 2019-06-11T15:18

Charlie Brooker started his career writing video game reviews before he went on to become a TV critic. He’s written and presented two successful TV series, Screenwipe and Newswipe, which pulled apa...

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Why aren’t lesbian couples taken seriously? from 2019-06-10T16:17

After Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend Chris were attacked on a London bus last week they chose to share the photo of the aftermath of the attack, and their story, with the world. They wanted p...

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James Bridle from 2019-06-07T15:30

James Bridle wants us to think about technology in a different way. His book ‘A New Dark Age’ is a slightly foreboding look at our relationship with the digital world, arguing that as it gets more ...

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DNA testing: is it worth it? from 2019-06-06T16:24

There are lots of reasons you may want to take a DNA test. Perhaps you want to find out where in the world your DNA comes from or connect to relatives. But people don’t always know what they’re get...

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What happens when you get health advice on Instagram? from 2019-06-05T15:30

Helena Kornilova is a 29 year-old Russian model and biochemist. She’s also a blogger and Instagram influencer with 280,000 followers. She’s been in the news in Russia because she’s been exposed as...

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Tiananmen: how dangerous is protest in China now? from 2019-06-04T16:14

China has ramped up efforts to prevent people from reading about the student protests of 1989 that ended in bloodshed when the government sent tanks into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Activists have ...

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Why did the Windsors want to meet the Trumps? from 2019-06-03T16:31

Most of the President’s family flew in for a guided tour of London’s hotspots with the royals on the first day of their state visit to the UK. Protesters waved their banners and everyone waited for...

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Is this a golden age for English football? from 2019-05-31T15:00

Tomorrow night in Madrid Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will face each other in the Champions League final, the pinnacle of the club game. With Chelsea having beaten Arsenal in Europe’s second ti...

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Why is Malaysia sending our rubbish back? from 2019-05-30T16:29

This week Malaysia ordered several thousand tonnes of imported plastic waste to be sent back to the countries it came from. The country’s government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthie...

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Fortnite: more than a video game? from 2019-05-29T15:56

Fortnite tends to make headlines because of how many people play it and how much money it makes, but it’s much more interesting than that. In this episode we explore how Fortnite’s founders have cr...

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Why is it so hard to go undercover? from 2019-05-28T16:34

Last week Panorama went undercover inside a hospital for vulnerable adults and revealed patients being mocked, taunted and intimidated by abusive staff. In shocking footage, reporter Olivia Davies ...

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What does Europe think? from 2019-05-24T16:37

Theresa May says she’s resigning, making way for a new prime minister. But she’s leaving without Brexit being resolved. The new person in the job will have to continue to negotiate and with Europ...

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How did Jamie Oliver change food culture? from 2019-05-23T16:23

Jamie Oliver is one of the UK’s best-known chefs and restaurant owners. He’s had world wide success with his books, TV series, and campaigns, but this week it was announced that his restaurant com...

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Why is revenge porn still spreading? from 2019-05-22T16:01

A woman who changed her name to escape revenge porn has once again become a victim after finding images of herself on a website containing folders full of explicit images of women “from every city ...

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Huawei: what’s the problem with Chinese phones? from 2019-05-21T16:09

The Chinese company Huawei wants to be the biggest tech firm in the world. But this week the US tried to squash it by cutting Huawei off from Google’s Android operating system, meaning that users’...

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Why are female MPs terror targets? from 2019-05-20T16:35

On Friday the former BNP poster boy and 23 year-old convicted paedophile Jack Renshaw was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for plotting to murder the Labour MP Rosie Cooper. Renshaw has bee...

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Reni Eddo-Lodge from 2019-05-17T16:22

Every week it seems there’s an incident involving race that goes viral online. Last week it was Danny Baker’s exit from 5 live and the consequent tide of backlash. But it could have been any week...

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How did Amar find his mum? from 2019-05-16T16:16

This is the story of an Iraqi boy with a face scarred in a military attack, who was brought for treatment in Britain in 1992. Amar Kanim began a new life in rural Devon after he was separated from ...

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What does the Hollywood college scandal tell us about class privilege? from 2019-05-15T16:31

This week the award-winning actress Felicity Huffman, who stars in Desperate Housewives pleaded guilty to fraudulently conspiring to win a college place for her daughter. The star is one of dozens...

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Could Eurovision change Israel and the Palestinians? from 2019-05-14T16:05

The Eurovision press pack and superfans are descending on Tel Aviv for the annual gala of glitter and Europop. But because it’s in Israel some of the focus will inevitably fall away from the songs...

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Is Uber stalling? from 2019-05-13T16:33

Uber made its stock market debut last week as boss Dara Khosrowshahi rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange to begin trading. But this story is about more than stocks and shares. It’s...

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Anna Sorokin: how do you fake your way into high society? from 2019-05-10T15:30

High-end hotels, $100 tips, a $7000 a night trip to Morocco… when German heiress Anna Delvey hit the New York party scene it seemed like she had, and could spend, it all. But the lavish social lif...

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What does one rape trial tell us about lad culture and consent? from 2019-05-09T16:13

Cricketer Alex Hepburn was jailed last month for raping a sleeping woman. The assault happened after Hepburn had set up a sexual conquest game on a WhatsApp group. The BBC’s Phil Mackie tells us ab...

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When does a royal become a celebrity? from 2019-05-08T16:31

The last couple of days has been huge for Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their new baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. It’s a big moment for the royals as they work out the balance between...

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Chernobyl: how do we split fact from fiction? from 2019-05-07T16:18

Thirty three years ago there was an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. We knew hardly anything about it at the time – only that radiation leve...

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Who would be a politician? from 2019-05-03T15:59

At a time of political turmoil the results of this week’s local elections show people turning away from Britain’s two main parties. Both Labour and the Conservatives have lost votes to the smaller...

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Is Caster Semenya a victim? from 2019-05-02T16:37

Caster Semenya has achieved a lot. An Olympic and World champion, she’s won her last 29 races in a row. But yesterday the 28 year old South African lost her appeal against regulations restricting...

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Does it matter if we can’t afford to live in cities? from 2019-05-01T16:24

We all know there’s a housing crisis. It’s something that’s happening in pretty much every desirable city all over the world, yet we rarely speak about the problem in global terms. We spoke to BBC ...

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Can India become a better place for women? from 2019-04-30T16:25

The biggest democratic event in the history of the world is under way in India with hundreds of millions of people voting in the country’s general election. We’ll find out on the 23rd of May wheth...

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Are we being duped by the multi-level millionaires? from 2019-04-29T16:04

The multi-level marketing phenomenon is sweeping across social media as influencers post job adverts offering the chance of six figure incomes, cars and holidays in return for selling products onli...

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What is justice in the age of Trump? from 2019-04-26T15:39

On our Friday episodes we like to do something a bit different and speak to one person about their take on something we’re interested in. Today it’s Preet Bharara, who used to be one of the top pu...

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What does Sri Lanka tell us about the future of Islamic State? from 2019-04-25T16:00

On Easter Sunday six suicide bombings struck churches and hotels across Sri Lanka – killing more than 350 people and injuring hundreds. Since then Islamic State has claimed responsibility, while p...

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Can we save the planet and still keep our stuff? from 2019-04-24T16:46

The online fast fashion retailer Boohoo has revealed a 48% rise in their revenues, a sign that our appetite for cheap stuff is as big as ever. Meanwhile climate change activists Extinction Rebellio...

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Lyra McKee: what did she want us to know? from 2019-04-23T16:31

Lyra Mckee was killed at a riot in Londonderry last week. She was 29 and an acclaimed journalist who wrote about the Troubles and campaigned for LGBT rights. Since then the dissident republican g...

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Why would your mattress spy on you? from 2019-04-18T16:01

We all have our own conspiracy theories about who is listening to us through the internet. We probably have considered the idea that Facebook and Google control our lives – but these aren’t necessa...

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Should you get sacked for posting what you believe? from 2019-04-17T16:22

Australian Rugby has sacked one of its biggest stars. Israel Folau has won 73 caps and was expected to play at this year’s World Cup in Japan. He’s now in trouble – although he’s appealing – aft...

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What should we think about Julian Assange? from 2019-04-16T15:52

When Wikileaks released classified documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010, it and its founder Julian Assange became world famous. Many people see him as a hero, calling out the p...

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Why would you stab someone? Part 2 from 2019-04-15T16:21

On 4th March we heard from former gang member Jay about why he’d never leave the house without carrying a knife. Jay has since been asked to make a Radio 4 documentary investigating the solutions ...

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Are Extinction Rebellion the new Suffragettes? from 2019-04-12T15:00

The climate protest group Extinction Rebellion has been causing quite a stir. Its members recently stripped almost naked in the House of Commons. They have also shut bridges, poured buckets of fake...

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Why is Korean spy cam porn everyone’s problem? from 2019-04-11T16:05

South Korea is thought to be one of the more progressive countries in Asia, with its technological advancements and dominance in pop music. But the recent introduction of 5G has led to a rise in se...

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Would we have Brexit without the Tories? from 2019-04-10T16:38

If it feels like politicians have been talking about Brexit forever, it’s because in a way they have. From Thatcher campaigning to stay in Europe in 1975, to her ideological successors pinning thei...

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How did a teenager become the UK’s biggest cyber criminal? from 2019-04-09T15:50

This is the story of Zain Qaiser. A student who made hundreds of thousands of pounds blackmailing porn users with cyber attacks from his parents’ house in East London. He spent almost £5,000 on a R...

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Did the financial crisis change banking? from 2019-04-08T16:46

There’s a story you won’t hear much about today — because it’s a story that didn’t really happen. The former chief executive of Barclays John Varley and three other former senior bankers were on tr...

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Marc Maron: how did podcasts become mainstream? from 2019-04-05T15:00

There are a few moments when the podcast phenomenon really took off - and one of them is in 2009 when a comedian began interviewing people he knew in his garage. “WTF with Marc Maron” has grown to ...

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What’s Chelsea doing about racism? from 2019-04-04T16:13

Chelsea has come under the spotlight this season after Manchester City's Raheem Sterling was alleged to have been racially abused by some supporters during a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge ...

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How dangerous are far right hipsters? from 2019-04-03T17:09

Last week a story surfaced that seemed, on the face of it, a little bit odd. A far right youtuber in Austria, Martin Sellner, had his house raided by the authorities after revealing he’d received a...

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Would celebrities make better politicians? from 2019-04-02T16:35

Donald Trump, Imran Khan, George Weah… all over the world voters have shown their dissatisfaction with politicians by voting in anti-establishment candidates, sometimes former celebrities. The nex...

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True Crime: how ethical is it? from 2019-04-01T16:23

It’s a big moment for true crime fans with another documentary out this week. ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ is being released in four parts by HBO and Sky. He’s the man who arguably started our a...

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Has Brexit already changed me? from 2019-03-29T17:53

Since the EU referendum in 2016 the lives of two people have been completely taken over by Brexit. Femi Oluwole had been studying law and had just begun a career in European human rights. Owen Ree...

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Can Grindr be kinder? from 2019-03-28T17:16

It’s the most widely used LGBTQ app in the world with 27 million global users, but many of the people who use Grindr have a complicated relationship with it. We speak to comedian Jack Rooke and aut...

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Is climate change the only thing making natural disasters worse? from 2019-03-27T17:11

Two weeks ago Cyclone Idai tore through Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, some of the poorest countries in Africa, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless and hundreds dead. Cholera has be...

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Did one Russian mastermind this political chaos? from 2019-03-26T17:49

Trump, Brexit, the far left, the far right, Russia is often accused of interfering with Western democracy. But one Tupac-loving PR guy went beyond politics and masterminded the disruption of an ent...

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Dr. Evil: why is consent not enough? from 2019-03-25T17:25

He calls himself a body modification artist, but Brendan McCarthy AKA ‘Dr. Evil’ has just been sentenced to 40 months in prison for grievous bodily harm. He was jailed over tongue splitting, and ni...

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What should you do when there’s a terrorist attack? from 2019-03-22T16:27

Three years ago thirty two people died in three suicide bombings in Brussels. How authorities and civilians responded on that day can help us understand what we should do if we are caught up in a ...

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Should we say nice things about Bradford? from 2019-03-21T17:36

Bradford has a tricky relationship with the national media. Big stories that have come out of the city include a bitter election battle over Bradford West, grooming gangs, and Islamic extremism. We...

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Why is the Pope worried about robots? from 2019-03-20T17:25

This is an episode about what happened when global tech gurus were invited inside one of the world’s oldest and most conservative institutions. The Catholic church is thinking about the big ethical...

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Should egg freezing be free? from 2019-03-19T16:19

Almost half of young women in the UK are considering freezing their eggs, according to a recent survey. It involves harvesting eggs from a woman’s ovaries and keeping them in storage so she might b...

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Christchurch: how do you find the terrorists among the trolls? from 2019-03-18T17:05

After the mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand in which 50 people were killed there has been widespread shock that it happened in a country that regards itself as inclusive and welcoming. T...

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Simon Amstell: how do you learn who you are? from 2019-03-15T15:40

The comedian and director Simon Amstell is a familiar face who a lot of us grew up with. He visited the Beyond Today studio to tell us about his semi-autobiographical film ‘Benjamin’ in which the m...

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Can anyone explain the chaos? from 2019-03-14T16:13

We are told we are living through historic political times. The Prime Minister has faced unprecedented defeats in the House of Commons yet survives in the job. With two weeks to go to the deadline...

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Save or spend: what should I do with my money? from 2019-03-13T16:37

Money. We all want more of it. But apart from securing a bumper pay rise or winning the lottery, probably the most obvious way to maximise our finances is to sensibly look after what we do have. ...

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What happens to Shamima Begum now? from 2019-03-12T17:27

Right now Shamima Begum is in a sprawling internment camp in the Syrian desert, stripped of her British citizenship and unable to leave. Buried there is her son Jarrah, who died last week of pneumo...

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Are the police still racist? from 2019-03-11T17:03

In 1993, an 18 year old black teenager, Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racist attack in East London. The police messed up the investigation into his killers. The inquiry that followed led by ...

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How can a town beat the extremists? from 2019-03-08T17:13

In March 2009, an Islamic extremist group called Al-Muhajiroun staged a demonstration as 200 soldiers paraded through the town of Luton after returning from Iraq. The radical Islamists fuelled ange...

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Can you tell if you live in a bubble? from 2019-03-07T17:25

It’s often said that we get trapped in online "filter bubbles” or “echo chambers” and that we don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. It’s a convincing narra...

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Anti-vax: why do we believe medical conspiracies? from 2019-03-06T17:13

US teenager Ethan Lindenberger has been speaking out against his mother who refused to vaccinate him as a child. Why has the anti-vax movement captured the imagination of so many people despite bei...

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Huawei: is there a tech cold war? from 2019-03-05T17:12

In the Canadian city of Vancouver a woman named Meng Wanzhou is under house arrest in her $4.2bn mansion. Chief financial officer of the Chinese tech firm Huawei, and the founder’s daughter, she’s...

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Why would you stab someone? from 2019-03-04T17:12

After two 17-year-olds were killed in separate incidents in London and Greater Manchester at the weekend, we hear from a former gang member who tells our Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw why h...

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Is it still ok to listen to Michael Jackson? from 2019-03-01T17:09

Michael Jackson is perhaps the biggest pop star there’s ever been. He’s still thought of as a legend, despite years of allegations regarding his relationships with young boys. Jackson was found not...

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Why does Kashmir matter to people here? from 2019-02-28T16:52

As tensions mount between India and Pakistan, Matthew Price goes behind the scenes of Qasa Alom’s show on the BBC Asian Network to find out why it is such an emotive subject for different generatio...

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Why are car companies now tech firms? from 2019-02-27T16:55

What you drive has always said a lot about who you are – and car-making has defined the identity of whole towns and cities in the UK. But this is only partly an episode about cars. It’s also about ...

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Where should we learn about sex? from 2019-02-26T17:11

Yesterday the government announced updates to the 20 year-old sex education curriculum in England. It will now include lessons on sharing private photos and explicit content. We hear from a group o...

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Why does it matter if Jussie Smollett staged his own attack? from 2019-02-25T16:43

The Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been all over the media and internet after allegations that he falsely claimed that he was the victim of a hate crime. The 36-year-old is accused of filing a fa...

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Grayson Perry: what are the liberal elite afraid of? from 2019-02-22T16:38

Grayson Perry is an award-winning artist and documentary maker who has spent most of his career teasing the establishment. He likes to tackle the big subjects like class, gender and how we deal wit...

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Who are the new drug barons? from 2019-02-21T15:52

Who do you think of when you think about an opiate dealer? Probably not a young woman in China, who dreamed of being an English teacher. This is the story of one woman in her 20s who’s made a caree...

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Oscars: what do you really have to do to win? from 2019-02-20T16:07

It’s the Oscars on Sunday, the pinnacle of awards season. Every year hundreds of films and performances are eligible, so what exactly is it that means some win and others don’t? It’s not enough t...

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What do we get wrong about female terrorists? from 2019-02-19T17:07

Four years ago, at the age of 15, Shamima Begum ran away from home in East London to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria. Now she’s 19, has just given birth in a refugee camp - and wants to com...

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Is the Islamic State really defeated? from 2019-02-18T17:10

When the British teenager Shamima Begum ran away from East London to join IS, the caliphate was at the peak of its powers. It waged war with the West by beheading hostages and carrying out deadly ...

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What’s it like to be attacked at a Trump rally? from 2019-02-15T17:22

This week BBC cameraman Ron Skeans was attacked at a rally for President Donald Trump in Texas. A man in a Make America Great Again hat pushed him over and shouted “F*** the media”. It was a shock...

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Should we be more scientific about love? from 2019-02-14T17:04

It’s 14 February, in theory the most romantic day of the year, but not so fun if you’re single. Is there a rational way to find love in the era of big data? Justin Rowlatt presents Business Daily...

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Can we stop the insects from dying? from 2019-02-13T17:21

This week we heard that we are in the middle of a biodiversity crisis, but are we in a position to save the bugs, and ourselves, from extinction? We hear from biologist Adam Hart and go back to the...

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Is it ok to pay women to have more children? from 2019-02-12T18:05

Hungarian women with four or more children won’t have to pay income tax for the rest of their working lives, according to a plan announced by the country’s prime minister Viktor Orban. He says it’...

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Amazon blackmail: should we feel sorry for the world’s richest man? from 2019-02-11T16:47

The fact that a rich, powerful man had an affair and is getting divorced shouldn’t be of more than passing interest. But with the Amazon boss Jeff Bezos things are a bit different. Not only is t...

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Jewrovision: can young Jews celebrate their identity? from 2019-02-08T17:42

With the trend in anti-Semitism and the growth of far-right politics sweeping through Europe, it’s a worrying time to be Jewish. But young Jews in Germany have found a place to celebrate Jewish cul...

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How bad is social media for my mental health? from 2019-02-07T17:23

The impact of social media on our mental health has been creeping into the news headlines. Politicians have been quick to challenge tech companies, calling for better regulation following the suici...

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Stansted 15: would they chain themselves to a plane again? from 2019-02-06T17:29

How far are you prepared to go to stand up for your beliefs? Two years ago, Ruth Potts and Mel Evans were part of a group that cut through an airport security fence and chained themselves to a Boei...

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El Chapo: what’s the truth behind the legend? from 2019-02-05T17:19

It’s been called the trial of the century. The Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo has been in court in New York for the past few months accused of smuggling hundreds of tons of narcotics into the Unite...

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Can one conviction end FGM in the UK? from 2019-02-04T16:57

A mother was convicted last week of mutilating her 3 year old daughter’s genitals. It’s been illegal for more than 30 years, but the women, who can’t be named, is the first person to be convicted o...

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How did normal get so weird? from 2019-02-01T17:17

In the past few years what we think of as normal has changed completely. Ideas and personalities once considered fringe have become mainstream and extreme attitudes seem more acceptable. So who de...

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What can one building tell us about Venezuela? from 2019-01-31T17:13

Once a futuristic symbol of all that Venezuela could become, a building called El Helicoide in the country’s capital is now the headquarters of the intelligence services and a prison for political ...

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Apple: is the iPhone era over? from 2019-01-30T17:33

Apple reported falling sales of the iPhone this week. A category-defining product since its launch in 2007, other smartphone makers have largely been playing catch up. The company is blaming a slow...

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R.Kelly: is #metoo closing in on music? from 2019-01-29T17:16

We’ve been hearing a lot about R. Kelly since a documentary came out in the US earlier this month detailing allegations of abuse and sex with underage girls, spanning several decades. These are all...

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Are we getting more allergic to food? from 2019-01-28T15:03

When 15 year old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died after eating a baguette from Pret containing sesame seeds, a campaign to get better food labelling was launched. Now the Government has started a c...

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BTS: Who made Korea cool? from 2019-01-25T17:16

Korean culture is increasingly playing a bigger role in our lives: We eat Korean BBQ, watch Korean dramas, and buy Korean cosmetics. But the big drive behind the Korean wave is Korean Pop, better k...

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How do you walk away from your ultra-religious community? from 2019-01-24T16:49

Izzy Posen looks and seems like a normal student. But his life before university was far from the norm. He grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community in North London, speaking no Englis...

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Should the James Bulger story win an Oscar? from 2019-01-23T17:23

When toddler James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Merseyside in 1993 and murdered by two ten-year-old boys the country was appalled. Now a new short film has been made and nominated ...

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Ocasio-Cortez: the first millennial political icon? from 2019-01-22T17:01

Politics on both sides of the Atlantic feels a bit stuck. The government in the US has been shut down for the longest period in its history and politicians here can’t agree on how to make Brexit w...

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Blue Monday: how bad is it really? from 2019-01-21T17:11

The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday as a combination of money worries and winter weather push us to a collective low. Seventy per cent of the country also think things are getting w...

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Jon Ronson: what does porn tell us about hypocrisy? from 2019-01-18T15:43

Jon Ronson’s new podcast ‘The Last Days of August’ explores the reasons behind the death of the famous porn performer August Ames, who killed herself in 2017. It is a sad story that casts light on ...

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How can one woman change the law? from 2019-01-17T16:59

Gina Martin is a 27-year-old woman with a full time job. Two years ago a stranger at a festival took a photo up her skirt without her permission. After she discovered there was no law preventing it...

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Who should decide what sex you are? from 2019-01-16T17:17

The UN say there are as many people with intersex traits in the world as people with red hair. All over the world, children with intersex traits are being operated on to be sex assigned at birth. T...

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Brexit: is it just embarrassing now? from 2019-01-15T17:22

As MPs prepare to vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit plan, we get the view from outside parliament. We speak to protesters on both sides who think that the current situation is getting embarrassin...

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Andy Murray: more than a champion? from 2019-01-14T17:31

Andy Murray’s defeat at the Australian Open today might have been his last ever match as a professional tennis player. Even with a very dodgy hip, he showed the fight and determination characteris...

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Nish Kumar: is the news still funny? from 2019-01-11T17:46

Nish Kumar has made his career trying to make us laugh about the news. He talks to Matthew Price about what it’s like to be a Remainer on the tour and how he enraged some Leave voters into unpluggi...

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Will I never need a car? from 2019-01-10T17:05

The announcement by Jaguar Land Rover that it is cutting 4,500 job has been blamed on falling car sales in China, uncertainty about Brexit and the future of diesel. But what’s the longer term pict...

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What happens when a paedophile hunter catches your dad? from 2019-01-09T17:11

Across the country networks of so-called paedophile hunters are working to catch child sex offenders. They pose as boys and girls online, arranging to meet with men and then circulating videos of ...

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The Bystander Effect: are we all guilty? from 2019-01-08T17:27

Now when talk about R Kelly, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey we always focus on victims and alleged abusers… but what about all the people who may have stood by and allowed an abuse of power, someth...

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Kevin Spacey: what happens when #MeToo goes to court? from 2019-01-07T17:21

Kevin Spacey made his first court appearance today over allegations of sexual assault. He entered the court surrounded by a media scrum, one that has accompanied the #MeToo movement since it began...

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