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Sensemaker

The UK one-in-one-out deal with France to deter migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats entered into force last year. Since then, the deal has faced a number of legal challenges. Has the scheme been a success?

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett 

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Is the one-in-one-out asylum policy with France working?

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as prince Andrew, has become the first member of the royal family since Charles I. 

Host: Ada Barumé

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland and Ada Barumé

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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What does Andrew’s arrest mean for the royal family?

After the deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia last week, gun control in Canada is under scrutiny.

Host: Ada Barumé

Writer: Amalie Sortland

Producer: Jess Swinburne

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Poppy Bullard

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Is Canada doing enough to stop gun violence?

According to a King’s College London report published last week the UK has been underreporting nitazene-related deaths by up to a third. Why has the UK become a hotspot for the extremely potent opioid?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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The drug 500 times as strong as heroin

Some areas of the UK have faced their wettest winters on record. 

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Ada Barumé 

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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Why won’t it stop raining?

The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Jess Swinburne

Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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China’s new wave of crackdowns on pro-democracy activists

The recent release of Epstein files has sparked a fresh crisis over former Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive producer: Matt Russell

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Can the royals distance themselves from Andrew?

Last week an illegal waste dump was found on the outskirts of Liverpool. It’s believed to be one of the biggest of its kind ever found in the UK. But who is behind it?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton 

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem

Why the rising cost of repaying student debt could become a big problem for the government?

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer: Amalie Sortland

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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Why are so many people trapped by student debt?

On Sunday night, one of the biggest stars in the world took over the Super Bowl Halftime show, but why was it so controversial? 

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Jess Swinburne 

Host: Ada Barume 

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Matt Russell 

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The politics behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance

Last week the Isis leader was killed during a raid on his hideout in Syria. What will his death do to the strength of the terrorist group he once led?
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Ep 277: Isis loses its leader

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