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Focus on Africa

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Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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Africa Daily

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One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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On Your Behalf

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Championing the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland, helping them to solve their problems, make the right choices and avoid the pitfalls - contact the show with your consumer and benefits queries: Write to: OYB BBC Ormeau Avenue BELFAST BT2 8HQ
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Newscast

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The UK's flagship daily news podcast from the BBC, Newscast Electioncast is the best place to follow the UK General Election campaign. Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond. Newscast will give you all the best insights from the campaign trail - so you're across all the day's top stories. Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor C ...
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The Global Story

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The one big story. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC. Episodes will be ready by 10:30 GMT. Host Katya Adler and our BBC teams guide you through one major global news story each episode. From Beijing to Boston, Baghdad to Bangalore, our unrivalled reach will take you beyond the headlines to help understand and explore what’s happening. The Global News Podcast brings you the latest updates and, on The Global Story ...
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Unexpected Elements

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The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.
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Ukrainecast

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The BBC’s only English language programme entirely dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its fallout, Ukrainecast is your go-to podcast which investigates the biggest issues around the conflict: Could Putin push the nuclear button? How could Donald Trump end the war in 24 hours? What is the price for peace? The podcast is hosted by Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire and BBC Monitoring’s Vitaly Shevchenko. Ukrainecast covers the most important topics around the conflict and speaks to the r ...
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Afghanistan's Taliban government representatives meet UN in Qatar | BBC News 3:35

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Talks between the Taliban and the international community in Qatar today will centre on measures to combat the production of illegal drugs and the economy. The UN-led meeting is the first to include Taliban officials since they seized power in Afghanistan more than three years ago. However, the absence of women at the Taliban’s insistence has promp…
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The News Quiz - 21st June 28:30

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Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news. Two weeks before the General Election, Andy and the Panel discuss the risks of a super majority, nuclear war, and an international love-in between a pair of the world's scariest men. Written by Andy Zaltzman With additional material by: Cameron Loxdal…
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The BBC tracks down a people smuggler 31:54

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He is thought to organise illegal boat crossings between France and the UK, including a trip in April which resulted in the death of a seven-year-old girl. Also in this podcast: Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepare to go head-to-head in their first election debate, Bolivia's opposition says the attempted military coup on Wednesday was staged by the p…
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UK election: Could the Brits ditch the Conservatives? 26:31

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After a turbulent decade in British politics, this is the week that UK voters will head to the polls. The election could see the Conservative party ousted after nearly 15 years running the country. Could Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s gamble on a summer election bring about a generational political shift? Lucy Hockings speaks to the BBC World Service…
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Why does Africa perform poorly in mathematics? 16:40

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Thousands of students in secondary schools across Africa are sitting their final year exams at the moment and in the coming few weeks. In the maths paper, they are certain to come across one question from the quadratic equations topic requiring them to find X. Very few people on the continent look back at their days of finding X with joy, because m…
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Le Pen makes big gains in first round of French parliamentary election 31:14

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Exit polls suggest Marine Le Pen’s National Rally won the biggest share of the vote – far more than President Macron’s party. Also: Australia introduces some of the world's toughest new regulations on vaping, and Indonesia’s hijab-wearing heavy metal band takes Glastonbury by storm.By BBC World Service
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Fixing El Salvador's economy 17:29

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After tackling its security problem, can the smallest country in Central America get its finances under control too? We hear from street sellers, economists and locals about the issues they're still facing, and visit a surf town where tourism is having a big economic impact. Produced and presented by Jane Chambers (Image: A street market in San Sal…
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French Election: Far-Right claim big victory in first round of voting | BBC News 3:13

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Marine Le Pen’s far-Right National Rally party has won a major victory in the first round of French parliamentary elections.Exit polls place the party on course to win around 34% of the vote, well ahead of their centre and left rivals. The French President Emmanuel Macron political gamble in calling the snap election has spectacularly backfired. Hi…
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France's far right makes big gains in snap election 47:27

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France's far right National Rally has made big gains in the first round of the parliamentary elections, exit polls suggest. Celebrating her party's early success, Marine Le Pen says "democracy has spoken" as she declares President Emmanuel Macron's camp "practically wiped out". Meanwhile, Mr Macron is calling for a broad alliance against Ms Le Pen'…
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ပြင်သစ် ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ လူအများကြီး မဲထွက်ပေး ၊ ဆွေးနွေးပွဲ တက်ဖို့ တာလီဘန်အဖွဲ့ ကာတာရောက်By BBC Burmese Radio
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Electioncast: Sunak and Labour's Final Sunday Pitch 30:21

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On today’s episode, Laura talks with Paddy and Henry about her interview with Rishi Sunak this morning, in which the PM came out fighting once again. Labour’s campaign chief Pat McFadden was also on her show. They discuss why it was him, and not Keir Starmer. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere…
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French vote in round one of snap elections 47:30

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Round one of the French parliamentary elections: with the far right party of Marine Le Pen ahead in the polls, what's expected and what could happen in the next two weeks as the three main voting blocs compete for votes? Also in the programme: the United Nations says conditions for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are 'unbearable' following …
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Olympian Lindsey Vonn on how winning gold changed her life | BBC News 23:19

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Ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the BBC’s Katty Kay sits down with some of the most legendary athletes from previous Olympic games for in-depth conversations about their lives, sports, and what it takes to succeed at the highest level.This week, Katty visits Miami to sit down with Lindsey Vonn – one of the most decorated skiers in histo…
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Interview: John Swinney, SNP (General Election 2024) 27:39

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Martin Geissler sits down with SNP leader John Swinney. His party are coming into this general election off the back of what he himself described as a “rough time”. They’re offering voters “a new chapter”, with calls for more powers for Scottish Parliament, and eventually, they hope, full independence for Scotland, but given they’ve been in power i…
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Retelling the Global Story: Joe Biden’s ageing brain 29:37

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The first US presidential debate is over, but questions about Joe Biden's age and his fitness to stand office just won't go away. The President's performance against Donald Trump was stumbling - sometimes even incoherent - which could spell disaster for the Democrats. But what do we really know about Joe Biden's brain - and also about the health of…
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France begins voting in snap election | BBC News 4:23

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France is voting in a parliamentary election that could make history, with the far right closer to power than it has ever been in modern times. The National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella is well ahead in the polls - three weeks to the day since they won European elections. President Emmanuel Macron reacted immediately by calling a…
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Iran's presidential election moves to run-off 28:17

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Next Friday's poll will be between hardliner Saeed Jalili and rival Masoud Pezeshkian, seen as a reformist, who both failed to secure a majority. Also: the acquittal of all 28 people charged with money laundering following the Panama Papers scandal, and a Yazidi choir of victims of the Islamic State group sing of their memories.…
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Iran’s presidential candidates head to a run-off, after low turnout 47:28

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In Iran - the only reformist candidate in presidential elections will face a run-off, at the end of next week, with an ultra-conservative rival. Also on the programme, 10 years after Islamic State declared their “Caliphate”, Yazidis are still struggling to recover from genocide; and, Amnesty International says armed criminals may have been introduc…
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Manifestos: Social Policy (General Election 2024) 24:27

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What do the manifestos say about welfare, LGBTQ+ rights, social issues, and more? The team deep dives into the party manifesto offers on social issues for the 2024 general election, comparing and contrasting pledges, and what they might mean for Scotland. Part of a series looking at the 2024 party manifestos. For more coverage on more manifesto top…
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New search for Jay Slater underway in Tenerife | BBC News 3:50

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A new search is under way in Tenerife for missing British teenager Jay Slater following calls from Spanish police for volunteer help.On Friday the Guardia Civil asked voluntary organisations and members of the public with expertise in difficult conditions to come to northern Tenerife.Dozens of experienced local firefighters, police and mountain ran…
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လားရှိုးနား စစ်ကောင်စီနဲ့ ကိုးကန့်တပ် တိုက်ပွဲဖြစ် ၊ မြစ်ကြီးနားမှာ စစ်ဘေးဒဏ်က ကင်းလွတ်ဖို့ ကြိုပြင် 15:03

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အီရန်သမ္မတရွေးပွဲ ဘယ်သူမှ အပြတ်မနိုင် ၊ ထိုင်ဝမ်ကလူတွေ လာလည်ကြဖို့ တရုတ်အားပေးBy BBC Burmese Radio
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Iran presidential elections go to run-off 48:28

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Presidential elections in Iran go to a second round, with the only candidate to have criticised the status quo clearly ahead. But after a record low turnout, the authorities denied that there was widespread voter apathy. Also in the programme: ten years after the founding of the Islamic Caliphate, some victims of IS sing their memories; and how Tik…
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The Happy Pod: A teacher's life-saving gift 27:55

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Preschool teacher Carissa got tested as soon as she heard her former pupil, 5 year old Ezra, needed a liver transplant. She tells us she didn't think twice about donating and wants him to be able to do 'five year old things'. Ezra's mum Karen says she's overwhelmed that someone would be willing to do something so selfless and giving for her son.Als…
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France and the Far Right 28:48

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Kate Adie introduces stories from France, Israel-Gaza, Bolivia, Uzbekistan and the USA. French voters head to the polls in a snap election that President Macron says will shake people from their 'political fever' - but could also see the far right make further gains. Andrew Harding reflects on this pivotal election. It's estimated around 500 Palest…
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Manifestos: Climate (General Election 2024) 21:52

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What do the manifestos say about climate change, green policies, and oil & gas? The team deep dives into the party manifesto offers on climate policy for the 2024 general election, comparing and contrasting pledges, and what they might mean for Scotland. Part of a series looking at the 2024 party manifestos. For more coverage on more manifesto topi…
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Iran's presidential election moves to run-off after low voter turnout | BBC News 5:55

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Iran will hold a run-off election after no candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote. It came down to a tight race between hardline candidate Saeed Jalili and reformist Massoud Pezeshkian.Candidates need to win 50% of the vote but the pair both hovered around the 40% mark - each overtaking the other over several hours.Ira…
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Summer Childcare, Benefits, Travel Checklist 9:06

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Presenter Anna Curran chats to parents about the expense of childcare during school holidays and finds out what help is there, if any? The latest on the Aer Lingus pilot strikes, how travellers will be impacted. Preparing for the summer holidays, Michelle Kelly from the Consumer Council is in studio with tips. Welfare and Benefits – Expert Rachael …
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Joe Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Donald Trump debate | BBC News 6:54

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US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled concern about his candidacy."I know I'm not a young man, to state the obvious," he told a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday, one day after he struggled in the televis…
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