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How does the EU-US trade deal affect the car industry?
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26:29The EU and US clarify details of a tentative trade deal, with President Trump dropping plans for steep tariffs on cars, semi-conductors and pharmaceuticals. We get reaction from the German auto industry. We examine why a gathering of top economists and central bankers in the US is being overshadowed by politics. Tensions are high between President …
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The surprising culture of the animal kingdom
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27:52We discuss the incredible science of the animal kingdom, focusing on the latest fascinating research into animal culture, society and communication. Victoria Gill is joined by a panel of experts in front of a live audience at the Hay Festival to hear about their research all over the world into animal behaviour. Taking part are: Jemima Scrase, who …
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'Puberdade do dente mole': como o cérebro das crianças muda aos seis anos
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15:57Pesquisadores têm se dedicado a estudar fase da vida conhecida como 'meia infância', que vai dos 6 aos 12 anos e é marcada por mudanças importantes.By BBC Brasil
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 3. Let's get this party started
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28:42Why does Britain have so many new parties? And why are none of them the fun kind? Catherine Bohart investigates the rising challengers to the two-party system, with the help of Zoe Lyons, Ian Dunt and roving correspondent Sunil Patel. Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Gareth Gwynn and John Tothill. Producer: Alison Vernon Smi…
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How does the EU-US trade deal affect the car industry?
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The Gaza students hoping to be evacuated to the UK
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37:40More than 80 Palestinian students have received offers from UK universities. For some there is uncertainty over whether they can come, but we'll speak to one, Mohamed, who has been told that he will soon be evacuated.By BBC
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The Gaza students hoping to be evacuated to the UK
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37:40More than 80 Palestinian students have received offers from UK universities. For some there is uncertainty over whether they can come, but we'll speak to one, Mohamed, who has been told that he will soon be evacuated.By BBC Radio 4
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Israel will begin talks to free all hostages, Netanyahu says
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47:27Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the start of negotiations to end the war in Gaza on ‘Israel’s terms’. He said those included the release of all hostages held by Hamas. This comes as he approves plans to take over Gaza City. Also in the programme; why political parties in the United States are seeking to manipulate the boundari…
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Israel will begin talks to free all hostages, Netanyahu says
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47:27Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the start of negotiations to end the war in Gaza on ‘Israel’s terms’. He said those included the release of all hostages held by Hamas. This comes as he approves plans to take over Gaza City. Also in the programme; why political parties in the United States are seeking to manipulate the boundari…
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A desktop nuclear fusion reactor that uses electrochemistry to up the ante. Also, a global survey of human wildfire exposures finds Africa burning ahead, plus tiny swarming robots and record-breaking 2024 ice melts from glaciers on Svalbard. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Jana Holesworth (Image: The Thunder…
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A desktop nuclear fusion reactor that uses electrochemistry to up the ante. Also, a global survey of human wildfire exposures finds Africa burning ahead, plus tiny swarming robots and record-breaking 2024 ice melts from glaciers on Svalbard. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Jana Holesworth (Image: The Thunder…
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Review: Historical TV epic King and Conqueror, and Boudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper
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42:35Critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Medieval English Literature lecturer Dr Eleanor Parker join Samira Ahmed to discuss the BBC’s historical epic King and Conqueror starring James Norton. They’ve also read Boudicca’s Daughter by Elodie Harper, and watched Young Mothers by the award-winning filmmakers the Dardenne Brothers. Samira also talks to artistic …
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Fallon makes a suggestion, and Brad tries to broker peace in the tearoom.By BBC
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A record 111,000 asylum applications were made to the UK in the year to June
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30:13Figures from the Home Office show that there were a record number of asylum applications made last year. Also: Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland open their GCSE and BTEC results. And the celebrity judge, Frank Caprio, has died at the age of 88.By BBC Radio 4
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Dr Iain Kennedy (pictured) chairs the British Medical Association and speaks on behalf of Scotland’s 17,000 doctors. He tells us why one of the founding principles of the NHS has 'already died', how the service can be rescued and about his life as Highland GP. And a listener hits back at our coverage of gulls. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news po…
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EU and US release details of their tariff deal
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26:38The European Union and the White House have confirmed a 15% deal, including European cars and pharmaceuticals, in a joint statement clarifying their tentative trade deal announced last month. And in our Africa series this month, today we discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area, which aims to create a single market for goods and services in …
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EU and US release details of their tariff deal
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26:38The European Union and the White House have confirmed a 15% deal, including European cars and pharmaceuticals, in a joint statement clarifying their tentative trade deal announced last month. And in our Africa series this month, today we discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area, which aims to create a single market for goods and services in …
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Nikesh Rughani, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta discuss the race to be the second biggest franchise tournament behind the Indian Premier League. SA20 commissioner and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith says they 'want to be the biggest league outside the IPL'. Yet with Australia's Big Bash looking for private investment and Indian owners taking m…
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Uganda to take deported migrants from USA
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29:15Uganda agrees a deal with the United States to take in failed asylum seekers provided they are not minors or people with criminal records How does Zambia plan to tackle a gold rush that turned violent? And why are gulper sharks under threat off the coast of Somalia’s Puntland state Presenter Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Ok…
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Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks
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30:28President Zelensky calls on allies to put Russia under greater pressure to stop the war in Ukraine, after the latest overnight bombardment - one of the biggest of the war. The attacks caused widespread damage, including to homes, factories and Ukraine's gas infrastructure. At least one person is reported to have died in Lviv, in the west. Also: a U…
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Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks
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30:28President Zelensky calls on allies to put Russia under greater pressure to stop the war in Ukraine, after the latest overnight bombardment - one of the biggest of the war. The attacks caused widespread damage, including to homes, factories and Ukraine's gas infrastructure. At least one person is reported to have died in Lviv, in the west. Also: a U…
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Israel has launched a new assault on Gaza, stepping up its bombardment of northern suburbs Gaza City. We’ll hear from a journalist in the city. Also in the programme: A torrent of Russian drones and missiles have hit Ukraine; a warning that AI might bring on psychosis; and the impact of tourism on Antarctica. (Photo: Palestinian family fleeing Gaza…
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Israel has launched a new assault on Gaza, stepping up its bombardment of northern suburbs Gaza City. We’ll hear from a journalist in the city. Also in the programme: A torrent of Russian drones and missiles have hit Ukraine; a warning that AI might bring on psychosis; and the impact of tourism on Antarctica. (Photo: Palestinian family fleeing Gaza…
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Where does the government place asylum seekers if not in hotels?
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1:20:12Nolan talks to TUV leader Jim Allister and law lecturer Dr Ciara FitzpatrickBy BBC
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emile Zola's greatest literary success, his thirteenth novel in a series exploring the extended Rougon-Macquart family. The relative here is Etienne Lantier, already known to Zola’s readers as one of the blighted branch of the family tree and his story is set in Northern France. It opens with Etienne trudging towards…
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What is going on with US science? Science Journalist Roland Pease asks whether the rounds of cuts, reorganisations and political strong-arming can be weathered, and how they will likely affect us all. 80 years after Vannevar Bush proposed what became the pact between government and universities that led to decades of global scientific dominance, is…
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Science journalist Roland Pease asks whether the rounds of cuts, reorganisations and political strong-arming in US science can be weathered, and how they will likely affect us all. Eighty years ago Vannevar Bush proposed what became the pact between government and universities that led to decades of global scientific dominance. Today, US scientists…
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What is going on with US science? Science Journalist Roland Pease asks whether the rounds of cuts, reorganisations and political strong-arming can be weathered, and how they will likely affect us all. 80 years after Vannevar Bush proposed what became the pact between government and universities that led to decades of global scientific dominance, is…
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Do you prefer healthy, homemade snacks... or modern, packaged goodies? Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250821 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters TRY LEARNING ENGLISH FROM THE NEWS…
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In 1998, a Japanese man was filmed in solitary confinement for our entertainment. Naked as the day he was born, which led to his suggestive nickname, the Japanese people were gripped by Tomoaki Hamatsu's journey. Today, can we see how reality TV has infected our storytelling and our language? Whether it's someone in Big Brother proudly declaring th…
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Federal Reserve comes under pressure as interest rate decision looms
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55:27The Chair of the Federal Reserve chair are under scrutiny from Donald Trump after fraud allegations emerge about Governor Lisa Cook. How will it affect the interest rate decision? The authorities in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi have declared an emergency and a public holiday after monsoon rains paralysed the city. We hear from the local bu…
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Israeli military offensive to occupy Gaza City is underway
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30:41Israel says it has begun 'preliminary actions' of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy all of Gaza City. It comes as sixty thousand reservists are called up to bolster the operation which is expected to last until next year. Meanwhile, the Israeli government also approves a highly contentious plan for a new settlement near Jerusalem whi…
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Israeli military offensive to occupy Gaza City is underway
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28:52Israel says it has begun 'preliminary actions' of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy all of Gaza City. It comes as sixty thousand reservists are called up to bolster the operation which is expected to last until next year. Meanwhile, the Israeli government also approves a highly contentious plan for a new settlement near Jerusalem whi…
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The trend has taken off on social media as it's resonated with office workers around the world. So what value does an extroverted colleague bring to a company? And is it fair, or even legal, for businesses to recruit for specific personality types? Produced and presented by Imran Rahman-Jones (Image: Two colleagues laughing together. Credit: Getty …
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Federal Reserve comes under pressure as interest rate decision looms
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26:28The Chair of the Federal Reserve chair are under scrutiny from Donald Trump after fraud allegations emerge about Governor Lisa Cook. How will it affect the interest rate decision? The authorities in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi have declared an emergency and a public holiday after monsoon rains paralysed the city. We hear from the local bu…
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Federal Reserve comes under pressure as interest rate decision looms
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Israel says Gaza City offensive has begun
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37:56Israel's military says it's in the first stage of a new offensive to capture and occupy Gaza City, and has authorised the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists. One reservist who's refused to serve tells us many more will do the same. Also tonight: The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has released a letter telling Tory council leaders to figh…
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Israel says Gaza City offensive has begun
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37:55Israel's military says it's in the first stage of a new offensive to capture and occupy Gaza City, and has authorised the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists. One reservist who's refused to serve tells us many more will do the same. Also tonight: The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has released a letter telling Tory council leaders to figh…
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Israel says offensive in Gaza City has begun
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47:27Israel says it's widened its offensive in Gaza City has begun, while also approving the construction of a settlement that largely splits the occupied West Bank. Newshour hears from Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, a member of the Religious Zionism party, and from Mustafa Barghouti, general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Also in…
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Israel says offensive in Gaza City has begun
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47:27Israel says it's widened its offensive in Gaza City has begun, while also approving the construction of a settlement that largely splits the occupied West Bank. Newshour hears from Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, a member of the Religious Zionism party, and from Mustafa Barghouti, general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Also in…
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AI models have helped to discover new potential antibiotics to treat drug resistant infections of gonorrhoea and MRSA. We speak to Professor Jim Collins from MIT to understand what’s next for his machine-generated medicines and the role AI could play in the future of drug discovery. A new report has found high rates of bloodstream infections and an…
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Indigenous Australian didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton performs live
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42:25Theatre producer Nica Burns, who has run the Edinburgh Comedy Awards since 1984, and judge Ashley Davies discuss the acts shortlisted for this year's prize, the most prestigious annual award for comedy in the UK, which has previously been won by the likes of Steve Coogan, Jenny Eclair, The League of Gentlemen and Tim Minchin. The founder of theatre…
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Chelsea finds a new hobby, and Freddie is puzzled.By BBC
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More councils signal they will take legal action to stop local hotels housing asylum seekers
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30:19A number of councils have signalled they will follow Epping Forest in Essex by taking legal action to stop hotels housing asylum seekers. Also: A former evangelical priest in Sheffield is found guilty of sexually assaulting women in his group in the 1980s and 1990s. And the Welsh Rugby Union has insisted that cutting the number of professional club…
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A housing crisis is unfolding in the Highlands and for Donna Young (pictured) of the Communities Housing Trust, it’s personal. She tells us why so many people in her part of the world are struggling to find a home. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. Get in touch with us by emailing s…
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Doll-maker Labubu’s profits to rise nearly 400%
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26:28Net profits of Labubu maker, Pop Mart, have soared by nearly 400%, and the company's Hong Kong-listed shares are up more than 570%, and it's now worth more than twice as much as Mattel – which makes Barbie. We will look at why these elf-like dolls, made by the Chinese, are trending. After a five-year pause, China and India are going to restart dire…
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Doll-maker Labubu’s profits to rise nearly 400%
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27:06Net profits of Labubu maker, Pop Mart, have soared by nearly 400%, and the company's Hong Kong-listed shares are up more than 570%, and it's now worth more than twice as much as Mattel – which makes Barbie. We will look at why these elf-like dolls, made by the Chinese, are trending. After a five-year pause, China and India are going to restart dire…
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Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
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27:44Two prominent journalists in Ethiopia, Abdulsemed Mohammed and Yonas Amare, have been missing for more than a week after being abducted by what reports say, were men wearing masks and military uniforms. There has been no news about their whereabouts but their disappearances have raised concerns about a crackdown on media freedom in the country. Aid…
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NATO heads discuss Ukraine security plans
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28:21NATO military chiefs are meeting to work on security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Moscow. Russia's foreign minister has called the talks a 'road to nowhere'. The Israeli Defence Ministry approves plans to call up tens of thousands of reservist soldiers ahead of an offensive to occupy Gaza City. Public offices and schools…
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