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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP.

Criminals steal livestock and diesel. War in Ukraine and its impact on fertiliser supplies. New technology to reduce emissions from fertiliser. Show more

Kim Durbin recalls an encounter with a blackbird for Tweet of the Day. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

How long are people really waiting when they call 999 for an ambulance? Show more

How reaching out to others can boost your brain, your immune system, reduce your stress levels and even help you live longer. Show more

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett on the extraordinary cat characters of her childhood, anxiety and recovery from trauma, family love and why she used to say 'I’m not sure I want children'. Show more

Retracing Shamima Begum's route reveals a dangerous ISIS smuggling network, but that’s not all. Josh gets given something that changes everything. Show more

Ballet dancer Wayne Sleep OBE talks to Oti Mabuse about his dancing legend, Jerome Robbins. Show more

The hundreds of thousands of people across the UK going without the care they need and why their struggle is at the heart of the current NHS crisis. Who should be paying for care? Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Journalist Ian Wylie travels to five small towns that rarely make the national news, to meet the local reporters still passionate about telling the stories of their communities. Show more

Justin is a master salesman, and Chelsea offers encouragement. Show more

A family become unlikely criminals when they embark on a 'dine and dash' spree across Brighton’s restaurants, but are they ready for the consequences of their actions? Show more

Tips on how to negotiate a higher salary. Show more

From egg to patient: the maggots used to clean up difficult wounds. Can we get over our disgust of maggots in order to use them to help in the fight against antibiotic resistance? Show more

Parenting - Laurie Taylor explores its cultural history and the shift towards intensive parenting. Also, how have these changes impacted grandmothers? Show more

How VICE World News joined the inner circle of the world's most controversial influencer. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

They'll be joined by thousands of ambulance workers at another walkout next month.

Joanna and Roger reminisce about their own wedding, 40 years ago, as they arrive at a country hotel, where Roger is best man for their friend, Peter’s, second wedding. Show more

Lee has a worrying phone call, and the Professor becomes the student. Show more

Hepworth, Moore, landscape and cows' backs. Fiddle player John McCusker on 30 years of music making. Victoria MacKenzie's novel about mystics Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Show more

Sarah Williams wanted to a mum. But the more she learned about the climate crisis, the more she questioned the idea. Now she's chosen not to have children to save the planet. Show more

The twins meet a social worker helping families to make positive and sometimes urgent changes in their lives. Show more

How VICE World News joined the inner circle of the world's most controversial influencer. Show more

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Germany says it is no longer imports Russian gas

US Justice Department disrupts China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato.

By Robert Harris. The King passes the Act of Oblivion into law. In search of intelligence, Nayler tracks down Will's wife, Frances Goffe, to a house in Clapham. Show more

Growing up surrounded by gangsters and a dysfunctional family, this is the story of Ashley - a tall comedian who loves William Shatner and hates textured fabrics. Show more

Fast-rising comedy star Darren Harriott looks back at working as a bouncer on the doors of nightclubs and shops. From 2019. Show more

Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions, MPs question the police watchdog about the latest Metropolitan Police scandal and debate plans to scrap laws derived from the EU.

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How the skilled indigenous ambassadors, linguists and aristocrats navigated European courts and powers. Read by Maggie Service Show more

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