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$ 6.3 billion - how the biggest heist happened

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How might the midterms affect US foreign policy?

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Has France become ungovernable?

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How will climate change affect our farms?

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Why does the Yemen war matter to the world?

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Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics?

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How do we prepare for a future water shortage?

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Part 2: How do we reform social care?

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Part 1: How do we reform social care?

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Part 2: How's the government doing on immigration?

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Part 1: How's the government doing on immigration?

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Will a devolution revolution help boost the economy?

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Relationship recession: Why are fewer people coupling?

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Iran: If the war is over...who won?

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Is Russia under pressure from Ukraine?

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Ten years of The Briefing Room

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Are we still going to Mars?

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Can Europe build digital sovereignty?

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What's the conflict in Iran doing to the world economy?

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Is the triple lock pension guarantee sustainable?

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Will Trump take Cuba?

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What's happened to the Gaza peace plan?

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Why is youth unemployment in the UK so high?

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What's the current state of the UK's armed forces?

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Why does the war with Iran threaten the global economy?

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Why did the US and Israel launch a war with Iran, and what comes next?

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Four years of war in Ukraine - when will it end?

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Should the Government ban social media for young people?

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Iran - how vulnerable is the regime?

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Venezuela – what now?

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Should we worry about America’s security strategy?

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Why are early career doctors angry?

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Are the old robbing the young?

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What's happening with the Ukraine peace plan?

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What can the UK learn from the rest of Europe about asylum reform?

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Why does the UK have a problem with productivity?

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What's happening in Venezuela?

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How should we handle historic public inquiries?

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Is there a crash coming?

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Is the UK in a data crisis?

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Will the Gaza peace plan work?

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How prepared are we for the next pandemic?

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How prepared are we for cyber threats?

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How prepared are we for climate change?

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Should the government worry about debt?

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Why don't we have ID cards in the UK?

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How close is the UK getting to the European Union?

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Is the tide turning in the Ukraine war?

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The Trump hokey cokey is back - what happens to world trade now?

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Why is there a row about disability benefits?

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Iran: What happens next?

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Explainer: Tensions over Kashmir

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Explainer: Putin’s motivation for war with Ukraine

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Explainer: A history of US tariffs

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Explainer: Rare earths

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What is ransomware and what can be done to stop it?

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What is Israel's plan for Gaza?

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What are rare earths and why does everyone want them?

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Are India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir?

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Can the UK become an AI superpower?

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What cards does China hold?

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What's Trump's tariff hokey cokey all about?

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What's happening in Turkey?

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What is Putin's bottom line?

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What's the government trying to do to the NHS?

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Why is there a crisis in special educational needs?

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Europe's defence dilemma

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Explainer: What does Nato do?

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Explainer: A short history of conflict in Ukraine

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Explainer: How do weight-loss drugs work?

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Explainer: Who made the first electric car?

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Explainer: What is a Tariff?

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Why does Trump love tariffs?

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Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?

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Why we need to care about the Arctic

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Is chainsaw economics working in Argentina?

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Will new weight loss drugs save or bankrupt the NHS?

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What’s going on in Syria?

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Ukraine - what’s next?

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Why do we have such overcrowded prisons?

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European defence in the new Trump era

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What does the Budget mean for the UK’s economy?

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How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East?

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Is Germany in trouble?

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How much trouble is the UK economy in?

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What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak

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Global Tensions 3: Russia and the West

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Global Tensions 2: China, Taiwan and the South China Sea

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Global Tensions 1: The Middle East

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Can planning reform really boost economic growth?

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Health 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine?

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Health 2: Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK?

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Health 1: Advances in cancer research and treatment

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South African and Indian elections: the aftermath

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What's happening in Sudan?

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What's the Biden ceasefire plan and will it work?

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What does Macron's gamble mean for France?

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Are Trump's legal cases really a problem for him?

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Ukraine: Who's winning the war?

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How much trouble are UK universities in?