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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

3D printing technology is used to re-construct the faces of injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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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How to reconstruct a face

What does one transfer window influencers tell us about the growing power of digital natives and our relationship with the truth? 

Writer: Rory Smith

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Claudia Williams

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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Who is X’s football’s transfer window whisperer, Indy Kaila?

A High Court injunction, granted to Epping Forest District Council, will mean the end of asylum seekers being housed in a local hotel. 

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland with additional reporting from Xavier Greenwood

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

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

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Have the protestors outside The Bell Hotel won?

Millions of Afghans who fled decades ago are now being returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran as part of one of the largest deportations in recent history.

Writer: Serena Cesareo

Producer: Serena Cesareo

Host: Tomini Babs

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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What happens to women forced to return to Afghanistan?

One region in western Ukraine has become a key sticking point in President Trump’s attempts to bring the war to an end.

Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore 

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What is Putin’s price for peace?

ADHD prescriptions have risen 18% year on year in England since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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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Why are ADHD cases on the rise?

Nepal’s Department for Tourism says it hopes that by waiving permit fees for the 97 lesser-climbed Himalayan peaks it can ease overcrowding on Everest and stimulate the local economy.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Jonathan Lewis. 

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Will Nepal’s new plan to ease overcrowding on Everest work?

Trump and Putin met in Alaska for a high-stakes summit discussing how to end the war in Ukraine.

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Executive producer: Matt Russell

Photography: Joe Mee

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What happened when Trump and Putin met to discuss the Ukraine war?

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?

The United Nations has accused Israel of killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza. How has a video uncovered this weekend discredited the Israeli military’s version of events?

Writer: Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer: Ada Barume

Host: Claudia Williams

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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What do we know about the killing of paramedics in Gaza?

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