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The Observer

The Sensemaker from The Observer - one story every day to make sense of the world.

To find out more about The Observer:

Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content

Head to our website observer.co.uk 

Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists

If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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Sensemaker

A recent outbreak of tuberculosis on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm is an all too familiar story for British farmers. How does this silent disease wreak havoc and can it be eradicated?

Writer: Jess Swinburne

Producer: Jess Swinburne

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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How bovine TB shut down Clarkson’s farm

The world is finally coming together to try and deal with the problem of plastic pollution. But can they succeed?
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How to fix the world's plastic pollution?

A Palestinian activist, shot by an Israeli settler, filmed his own death. The Israeli authorities have said the settler, who runs an outpost in the occupied West Bank, will not face charges.

Host: Casey Magloire 

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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The death of a Palestinian activist in the West Bank

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has called on the police to release more information about alleged criminals, such as their immigration status and ethnicity.

Writer: Rachel Sylvester

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Lynda Laird

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Should the police reveal the personal details of alleged criminals?

The renowned Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, that attracted artists, celebrities and journalists for more than a century has been burned to the ground by criminal gangs. 

Writer, producer and host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore and Jasper Corbett

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Haiti’s cultural heritage at threat from violent gangs

How did a baseless claim that the first lady of France is a man become one of the world’s biggest conspiracy theories?

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Host: Claudia Williams

Photography: 

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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The Macrons vs Candace Owens

The Online Safety Act requires users to hand over detailed personal information but there’s a lack of transparency about what happens to this data afterwards.

Host: Tomini Babs

Writer: Bex Sander

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Could age verification make the internet more dangerous?

Work permits are controlled by a migrant’s employer and holders can only stay on the island for nine months at a time. 

To listen to Ada Barumé and Orlando Crowcroft’s Slow Newscast investigation into migrant workers on the island click HERE.

Writer: Ada Barumé 

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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Why is life so tough for migrant workers in Jersey?

Palestine Action was proscribed on 5 July, putting the direct action group in the same legal category as groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State. Since then, around 200 people have been arrested for supporting the group.

To read Jon’s interview with Deborah Hinton click HERE.

Writer: Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Producer: Poppy Bullard

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: 

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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What’s happening to Palestine Action supporters?

Matthew Drapper was subjected to an exorcism to rid him of the “demonic possession” of homosexuality. 

Writer: Phoebe Davis 

Host: Tomini Babs 

Photography: Sofia Fenton

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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Compensated for an exorcism

Scientists in Hawaii are using drones to drop millions of genetically modified mosquitoes across the archipelago, with the hope that it will help protect animals on the brink of extinction.

Read Benji Jones' article on why mosquitoes are being dropped from drones in Hawaii HERE

Read more about the charity - Birds, Not Mosquitoes - HERE 

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

Photography: Joe Mee 

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