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The war in Iran, and its aftermath, threatens to cause widespread disruption to airlines while jet fuel prices could make summer holidays more expensive. What could it mean for summer holidays?
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Will jet fuel prices ruin your holiday?

After an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship led to the deaths of three people, health ministers are working to contain the virus. But how concerned should we be about the global health risk?

Producer: Madeleine Parr

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How worried should we be about hantavirus?

Police forces across the UK are rapidly expanding their use of AI. How might AI improve policing? 

Host: Madeleine Parr

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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How are the police using AI?

After disastrous election results, the Prime Minister is fighting to save his political career.

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?

Just under a fortnight ago, two Jewish men were stabbed on the street in Golders Green in North London, the latest in a string of attacks against Jewish people.

Writer: Madeleine Parr

Producer: Amalie Sortland 

Host: Madeleine Parr

Clip Credit: BBC

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How could the government tackle antisemitism?

Videos of mobs of people attacking immigrants in South Africa have gone viral over the past few months. Where is all of this anger coming from?

Writer: Seun Matiluko

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Matt Russell

Clip credits: AfricaWebTV, Reality Street Talk, Sky News, News Central and Newzroom Afrika

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Why does South Africa have a xenophobia problem?

A long-standing policy in the UK means many women must have three miscarriages before investigations begin. But that’s now set to change.

Writer: Seun Matiluko

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Madeleine Parr

Clip Credit: LBC

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How could thousands of miscarriages be prevented?

Tech giant Elon Musk is suing the company he cofounded, OpenAI, as well as his co founders. The dispute hinges on the company’s not for profit status, but what will it mean for the future of AI?

Writer: Madeleine Parr

Producer: Amalie Sortland 

Host: Madeleine Parr

Clip Credit: CNBC Television, MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium

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Why is Elon Musk suing OpenAI?

New data suggests that stalking offences have increased fiftyfold in England and Wales in the last decade. What explains the rise?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard

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Are stalking cases soaring in Britain?

A law will make it illegal for people born after 2008 from buying tobacco in the UK

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

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Will jet fuel prices ruin your holiday?

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