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Sensemaker

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has announced that his successor will be the company's current head of hardware, John Ternus. But what does his appointment tell us about Apple’s strategy for the future in an industry increasingly invested in AI?

Writer: Madeleine Parr

Producer: Madeleine Parr

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Clip Credit: CBS

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What does Apple’s new CEO tell us about its future?

Keir Starmer finds himself in hot water once again over the appointment of Peter Mandelson. How much danger is he in? 

Reporter: Cat Neilan

Writer: Poppy Bullard

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

Clip credit: BBC News, Sky News, Times Radio 

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Why is Keir Starmer on the ropes?

Wind, solar and nuclear now generate the majority of the UK's energy, but in a bid to promote renewables the government has ended up paying some wind farms to stop generating power, why?

Writer: Matt Russell

Producer: Ada Barumé

Clips: Md Blackboi Global 

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Why is the UK paying to switch off wind energy?

A public clash between Donald Trump and the Pope has exposed tensions inside America’s Christian right. Why does this matter? 

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Michael Whitaker 

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett

Clips: BBC, 9 New Australia, CNN

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Trump vs the Pope. What does it mean?

Reform councillors are quitting more than any other party. What is behind the trend and how will it impact the local elections?

Writer: Madeleine Parr

Producer: Amalie Sortland 

 

Host: Casey Magloire 

Clip Credit: BBC Politics Midlands

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Why do Reform councillors keep quitting the party?

For years, many people have claimed to know the identity of Banksy, the anonymous British street artist. Now a recent report claims to have finally unmasked him. Could this cause his work to lose some of its value? 

Writer: Seun Matiluko

Producer: Seun Matiluko

Host: Casey Magloire

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Who really revealed Banksy’s identity?

Data reveals that young women in the UK are increasingly being prescribed beta blockers. What is behind the trend?

Read more here - ‘Magic pill’ beta blocker prescriptions for teenage girls rise 90% in a decade

Writer: Casey Magloire 

Producer: Casey Magloire 

Host: Ada Barume

Episode photography: Joe Mee 

Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett 

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Why are beta blockers so popular?

As talks between Israel and Lebanon get underway in Washington, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Lebanon to say that the fighting will continue.

Host: Ada Barumé

Writer & producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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Why is Israel continuing to attack Lebanon?

Viktor Orbán built one of Europe’s most entrenched political systems and still lost. What does Hungary’s election result tell us about how populists can be beaten?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Madeleine Parr 

Host: Casey Magloire 

Clip Credit: Sky News 

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The downfall of Europe’s great populist

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed emperor penguins in the endangered species list with some predicting they could be extinct by the end of the century. Can anything be done to halt their decline?

Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

Clips: CBS News

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We’re losing the race to save the emperor penguin

Barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline to obliterate Iran and its infrastructure, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Writer: Amalie Sortland

Producer: Jonathan Lewis

Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

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Will the US-Iran ceasefire hold?

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