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The man accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, is alleged to have used an untraceable 3D-printed firearm. What is that and why is it so controversial?
Writer: Xavier Greenwood
Producer: Xavier Greenwood
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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This week, Mark McDonald announced he is trying to bring Lucy Letby’s case back to the Court of Appeal. What reasons does he give for believing the circumstances have changed since her initial trial?
Writer: Phoebe Davis
Producer: Claudia Williams
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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Saudi Arabia has been awarded the tournament despite widespread concerns about human rights violations and environmental issues. What does this tell us about the changing face of global football?
Writer: Andrew Butler
Photography: Joe Mee
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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A new cryptocurrency linked to the identity of Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of Brian Thompson, has reached a market value of $76 million.
Writer: Barney Macintyre
Producer: Matt Russell
Photography: Joe Mee
Host: Claudia Williams
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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 Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is the first celebrity to be named as a co-defendent in an allegation concerning Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Jay-Z vehemently denies the allegation - that he raped a 13 year old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Jay-Z’s legal team has sued the attorney who filed the claim against him. So who is the lawyer bringing multiple lawsuits against Sean Combs and his associates?
Writer: Eleanor Biggs
Photography: Jon Jones
Host: Claudia Williams
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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The ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has revealed the full scale of how he used the prison system to lock up, torture and execute his opponents. What do we now know about what went on? Â
Producer: Eleanor Biggs
Photography: Jon Jones
Host: Tomini Babs
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk and property tycoon Nick Candy have been named as considering multi-million-pound contributions, which could change the face of British politics forever. Reform could become the best-funded political party in the UK.Â
Writer: Cat Neilan.
Producer: Katie Gunning.
Photography: Jon Jones.Â
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore.
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France’s government has been toppled, making Michel Bernier the shortest serving prime minister in the history of the modern French Republic. What does it mean for France – and the rest of Europe?
Writer: Claudia Williams
Producer: Claudia Williams
Photography: Jon Jones
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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For more than half a century, the Assad family ruled Syria with brutality and repression. It took less than two weeks for rebels to bring that rule to an end. What does this mean for Syria and the region?Â
Writer: Xavier Greenwood
Producer: Xavier Greenwood
Host: Claudia Williams
Photography: Jon Jones
Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett
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MPs voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill has many more stages to pass before it becomes law. So what happens next?Â
Writer: Phoebe Davis
Producer: Casey Magloire
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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The carmaker behind Fiat, Jeep, and Citroën says the closure of its Vauxhall factory in Luton is due to new zero-emission policies. But is that the full story?
Writers: Barney Macintyre
Producer: Matt Russell
Host: Casey Magloire
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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