Why should you care about a coup in Niger and what is carbon capture?

What should lead the news? Three journalists pitch the story they think matters most to Liz Moseley.

They discuss Rishi Sunak’s new carbon capture scheme in the North Sea, the coup in Niger and the death of Rianna Cleary’s baby in prison.

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The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.

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Release date

Lydbog: 31. juli 2023