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What it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender in the world’s most religious continent. Show more

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Why do some people take the law into their own hands? Mike Williams explores whether mob justice ever solves the problem when security and legal systems are seen to be failing. Show more

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Yuliya Stepanova and her family fear for their lives, after exposing the systemic Russian state sponsored doping programme, one of the greatest sporting scandals of all time. Show more

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Turkish police continue the hunt for a gunman who killed dozens in an Istanbul nightclub. Show more

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More is now spent on digital ads in the UK than all other forms of advertising combined. Matthew Gwyther asks what the ad agencies are doing in the face of such challenges. Show more

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Key players in the fall of the USSR, including the signatories to the dissolution treaty, recall the momentous events of December 1991. Show more

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A round-the-world sailor from Australia, and a long distance rower from the UK discuss the challenges of being alone at sea. Show more

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Roads, railways and airports can deliver goods and people, but are the costs justified? Show more

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