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How fans of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Omaha Mavericks just made sporting history. Plus, drugs and violence in Ecuador and the sex workers who also follow a religious faith.

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The grandmother and grandson who hiked around every US national park. Plus, the world’s fastest electric vehicle and the school that’s inside a shopping centre.

How Shamshu Deen helped thousands in Trinidad trace their roots back to India. Plus, the woman in her seventies who feels no pain. Show more

A glittering discovery in the earth of Sierra Leone - but what happened next? Plus imagine being stuck at the airport - for 18 years. Show more

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Inside the fake crypto criminal network believed to have raked in a billion dollars. Plus, the rat czar of New York City and is it the end for the classic British cafe?