Afleveringen
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Each year new temperature records are threatened to be broken. But the UK seems to respond not with innovative adaptation, but with shock. Why?
Ada Barumé is joined by academic meteorologist Rob Thomson and Dimple Rana, who is the Heat Resilience Leader at Arup, to discuss how we got here and where we go next.
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Following Keir Starmer's resignation, Andy Burnham is now in prime position to become the UK's next prime minister. So what does he stand for?
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This week we’re speaking to Frank Cottrell Boyce, the children’s laureate, who has spent two years visiting schools, libraries, and communities to discover what it means to grow up in Britain today.
He’s written about it in a new book ‘A British Childhood: How our children live now’
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Ordinary people are turning to illegally produced peptides in the hopes of a beauty quick fix. How are these shady black market drugs slipping through the regulatory gaps?
Reporters: Stephen Armstrong and Madeleine Parr
Producers: Madeleine Parr, Matt Russell and Amalie Sortland
Sound Design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Harmony Blaise
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips: ITV News, Channel 4 News, 5 News, Loreal Elvive, Ozempic
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A Sherpa was left for dead on Everest at the end of the climbing season. Stranded for almost a week thousands of metres up in extreme conditions, he survived. But his story is not a new story, and it raises questions about the mountaineering industry that has risen around the industry of summiting the world's most dangerous episodes.
We've been here before, so can lessons be learned?
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Children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic. This is the story of a mother whose daughter was one such victim.
Reporter: Rachel Sylvester
Producer: Matt Russell
Illustrator: Sara Andreasson
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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The death of student Henry Nowak has shocked the country and sparked riots in Southampton. Ada Barume is joined by the Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan and Home Affairs Editor John Simpson to discuss the implications for the government, and the police.
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard
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Senior executives of Swedish firm Lundin Oil stand accused of complicity in war crimes. The case against them took more than a decade to come to trial, and the trial was the longest in Swedish history. If they are found guilty it could change how the rich and powerful operate around the world, but will it deliver justice for the Sudanese victims of war?
Reporter: Francisco Garcia
Producer: Ada Barumé
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
Sound Design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lucy Stephenson
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips: Äldre TV4, Journeyman Pictures
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark joins The Observer to reveal why he believes there is a chance we will see human-level AI by 2028. From how AI is already changing the job market to a historic meeting at the Vatican, he explains why we must prepare for a future where technology forces us to rethink what it means to be human.
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Last year in the UK, a fifth of people arrested for terrorism offences were under 18. Counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security. So what are children really watching online?
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With a leadership election on the horizon, there are discussions among the backbenches about how potential contenders might look to reshape and re-energise the UK's growth. The Observer's political editor Rachel Sylvester speaks with economics editor Ben Zaranko about what the various approaches might look like.
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For decades, doping has hid in the shadows of elite sports. Now, for the first time, it’s out in the open. The Enhanced Games promises a new era of ‘superhumanity’ – is this the future of sport?
Reporters: Jeremy Whittle and Chris Marshall-Bell
Producer: Jonathan Lewis
Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Sound Design: Dominic Delargy
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips: ABC News, Enhanced Games, Josh Brett, Daily Mail
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It was recently revealed by The Guardian that before he stood to be an MP in 2024, Nigel Farage received a £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne. But is there anything wrong with that?
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Blake Lively’s legal action against Justin Baldoni was settled just two weeks before it was due to go to trial. But the legal documents filed by both sides reveal something darker than a celebrity feud; a new troubling PR playbook.
Reporting: Stephen Armstrong and Casey Magloire.
Producers: Casey Magloire and Katie Gunning.
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Artwork: Lucy Stevenson
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clips credits;
ITV news
Vogue
New York Times
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The elections look set to create ominous headlines for Labour. In the locals they could see massive losses across the country. But in Wales and Scotland voters go to the polls to determine who will run the Senedd and Holyrood. It means the results might not just determine Keir Starmer’s future, but the future of the United Kingdom.
Observer editor-in-chief James Harding sits down with political editor Rachel Sylvester to unpack what the elections could mean for Keir Starmer, Labour and the United Kingdom.
Producer: Amalie Sortland
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Novak Djokovic has long been Serbia’s most successful athlete, and perhaps most famous citizen. But as political conflicts such as youth protests have fractured the country, the tennis superstar has found himself on the outside of a regime and a country who once heralded him.
Reporters: Francisco Garcia and Camilla Bell - Davies
Producer: Madeleine Parr
Artwork: Harmony Closs
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Clip Credits: Tennis Channel, The Telegraph
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Alexi is joined by the Observer's national news editor, Claudia Williams to discuss the case of Tarryn Baird. Last week, her husband, Christopher Trybus was cleared of driving her to kill herself. Where does a grieving mother who spent 10 years searching for answers go from here?
Host: Alexi Mostrous
Guest: Claudia Williams
Producer: Ada Barumé
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In 1988, a painting by Lucian Freud of his one-time friend Francis Bacon was stolen from a Berlin art gallery. It’s now worth £20 million. This week, Steve Smith goes in search of the lost art.
Reporter: Steve Smith
Producer: Ada Barumé
Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Sound design: Dominic Delargy
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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This week, there’s one story dominating the headlines: the Peter Mandelson scandal and whether it spells the end for Keir Starmer’s troubled premiership. What does this episode tell us about Starmer himself and why has the Epstein scandal had so much political impact in the UK?
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According to United States and Israel, there's 460 kilograms of enriched uranium that Iran are just ten days away from turning into weapons grade nuclear bomb material. The story of Iran's nuclear arms race is less clear than they make it appear though. It's a tale of espionage, assassinations, and a high-stakes game of bluff.
Credits:
Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer - Matt Russell
Sound Design - Dominic Delargy
Artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Editor - Jasper Corbett
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