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Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide, and whether computers could help identify people at risk of killing themselves. Show more

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President Trump signs a bill reopening the government; Venezuela crisis; Australia Day Show more

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How will governments find the money and workers to care for people living with Alzheimer's? Show more

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The success of Bayern Munich can be traced back to an almost forgotten figure - their longest serving president Kurt Landauer.
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Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more

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'Little chance of finding' the 300 people missing after a dam collapse on Friday. Show more

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Live FA Cup commentary of Shrewsbury v Wolverhampton Wanderers at New Meadow. Show more

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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.

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After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more

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The UK's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, on what his opposition Labour Party is putting forward as solutions in the ongoing Brexit debate. Show more

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The ritual of burying the dead stretches back to the obscure beginnings of human history - and perhaps beyond – but how important is it, and how did it evolve? Show more

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The Speaker withdrew her invitation to deliver the State of the Union speech. She said Mr Trump must first end the government shutdown over his planned Mexico wall. Show more

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How South Korean business is using South Africa as a springboard to the entire African continent. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? Show more

Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more

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Blessed with a photographic memory Aleksander Kulisiewicz recorded the songs of the damned in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Show more

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After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more

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Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.