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Global warming remains a huge threat to food production, so what hope is there that better tech and smarter farming can save the world's poorest farmers? Show more

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How many people have died in the Philippines during President Duterte’s drug crackdown? Also, why sightings of suspicious clowns have left a US community in fear. Show more

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Acid attack survivor on the catwalk; India's car crash capital; Surreal luxury goods Show more

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The British government has approved a nuclear power project partly funded by China. Show more

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As a church minister, Pastor Lorraine Jones is used to helping those affected by gang violence. But in 2014 she experienced it first hand when her son Dwayne was stabbed to death. Show more

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100 years ago today British tanks were first used in battle in the Somme against the Germans, Philippines hitman revelations, new GB nuclear power deal with China and France Show more

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Neal Razzell meets the people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city, Mumbai. Show more

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UN says despite a ceasefire which began on Monday, humanitarian aid is not reaching citizens; International monitors say a truce in Ukraine is being respected; 100 years of tanks Show more

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The powerful emotional impact of Kol Nidrei, Max Bruch's piece for cello. Show more

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JFK and President Mitterand both had serious health problems – but did they affect their ability to do their jobs? Should world leaders be forced to reveal all about their health? Show more

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Nick Thorpe explores the history of Szigetvar, where Hungarians, Croatians and Turks recently gathered to remember a great battle and the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Show more

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Lee James with reaction to Leicester City's win in their opening Champions League game. Show more

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Who gets to decide which banned drugs are permitted to athletes for therapeutic use? And should those records be made public? Also - the struggle to make women's voices heard. Show more

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Britain has approved a controversial $24bn nuclear power plant funded by China and France. There will also be heightened national security checks on strategic foreign investments. Show more

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Republican presidential candidate speaks as Hillary Clinton resumes campaigning; ICC to expand focus to environmental destruction; Mercury music prize Show more

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US State Department reaction to aid being blocked; Clinton rally; Bowie posthumous award

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Live coverage of the action at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Show more

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The Democratic presidential candidate delivers first speech after stumbling at weekend, Former Brazilian president says he's the victim of a sustained campaign against him Show more

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Britain has approved a controversial $24bn nuclear power plant funded by China and France. There will also be heightened national security checks on strategic foreign investments. Show more

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Jonathan Dimbleby and a panel of experts debate questions from the public about the future of Britain and the EU after Brexit. Show more

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UK gives approval for a new nuclear power station with help from France and China, but will it really happen? The International Criminal Court to widen its remit. Show more

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Mani Djazmi is live from Brazil assessing the impact of the current Games with Chris Holmes, Director of Paralympic Integration for London 2012. Show more

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Mouse sperm can make healthy babies without fertilization in an egg. Also the most precise map of the Milky Way, the Olympics for assistive technology, and robot-built DNA Show more