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The bloodiest day in British military history; Serial Podcast; Taiwan fires at China

The 100th Anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles in human history. We hear a compilation of audio from several commemorations.


Adnan Syed who was convicted 17 years ago for killing his ex-girlfriend and who was featured in the podcast Serial is to get a re-trial.


Taiwan's navy says it's mistakenly fired a missile towards China. We speak to the BBC's Cindy Sui.

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