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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea

Increased profits for companies supplying fertiliser in the UK. Plus, the government releases the third National Adaptation Plan for England. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the New Zealand brown kiwi. Show more

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Sean Curran reports as MPs question the defence secretary about the future of the armed forces.

Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, two forensic psychologists working in prisons, interview people who have committed offences to understand their lives and the causes of crime. Show more

Richard King accompanies Natasha Carthew as she returns to Downderry, the Cornish village where she grew up. Show more

We speak to Mina Smallman from the launch of the Alliance for Police Accountability. Show more

Live commentary on the first day of the Fourth Test from Old Trafford with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Vic Marks and Phil Tufnell. Show more

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Neil struggles to hold his tongue, and Helen faces a dilemma. Show more

Film director Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, UK club culture under threat. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Mona Siddiqui, Tim Stanley, Inaya Folarin Iman and Matthew Taylor. Show more

Jeff is on the phone all day, every day, listening to his leader. It’s starting to take over his life. Show more

Stuart Ramsay discusses reporting from the jungle bringing news of Myanmar's forgotten civil war Show more

NHS consultants reject pay offer in walkout

Afghan women protest against the Taliban's closure of beauty parlours

Thailand's election winner denied prime minister post

By Marcel Theroux. Helped by Su-ok, Jun-su travels to Wonsan and to a mental hospital in search of his parents. Show more

Anger, dribbling during massages, the art of writing and finding a twinkly partner. Show more

Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - The Spirit of Local Radio and The Racist Adventures of Portland Bill Show more

Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions and an apology from Rishi Sunak.

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In Monica Potts' book about friendship and lost promise in rural America she finds that her dreams depend on education and luck. Meanwhile, Darci is struggling. Kelly Burke reads. Show more

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