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Greenland is not “an object to be acquired”, minister tells BBC
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26:23As President Trump and European leaders have their say about Greenland, BBC’s Andrew Peach hears from Greenland’s business minister, Naaja Nathanielson. And, in a few weeks, a group of potential investors and hedge fund managers will be heading to Venezuela after its president was forcibly removed by the US. We will hear of those heading to Caracas…
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Greenland is not “an object to be acquired”, minister tells BBC
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26:23As President Trump and European leaders have their say about Greenland, BBC’s Andrew Peach hears from Greenland’s business minister, Naaja Nathanielson. And, in a few weeks, a group of potential investors and hedge fund managers will be heading to Venezuela after its president was forcibly removed by the US. We will hear of those heading to Caracas…
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How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?
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26:29President Trump has his sights set on Greenland. If he succeeds, what mineral wealth will he find there? Adrian Finch, Professor of Geology at St Andrews University has been visiting Greenland for more than 3 decades and explains what so called ‘rare earth elements’ are found in Greenland and why. Professor Danny Altmann talks to Tom Whipple about …
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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are back from their Christmas break to reflect on a busy festive period in FPL and plan ahead for the rest of the season - as well as discussing the fallout from the controversial quiz against The Commentators' View. Should we be getting Ollie Watkins in our teams? Is there any Spurs player worth o…
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Innovations in book clubs, sitcoms by women and a new BBC One prison drama
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42:21We hear from award-winning writer Dennis Kelly, the man behind Matilda the Musical and comedy show Pulling. In his new BBC One series Waiting for the Out he goes behind bars to tell the story of a man who teaches a philosophy class in prison. How do you choose the books you read? The Department of Education has launched the National Year of Reading…
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The Matt Forde Focus Group: Boxing Day Special
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28:14Top political comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his Focus Group for a Boxing Day special with a Dickensian twist. Recorded in front of a live audience, Matt is joined by journalists, comedians and politicians – including former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – to review the political state we're in through the lens of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol…
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We hear from a man who is immersed in the world of startups, innovation, venture capital, and the work of policymakers whose job it is to strengthen Europe's standing in all those fields. He's also a Prince of the Netherlands and the brother of the Dutch King. Constantijn van Oranje has worked as a business consultant and at the European Commission…
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Anger in Minnesota over ICE killing of Renee Good
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38:00Protests are taking place in the city of Minneapolis, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot dead 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance today called the dead woman a ‘deranged leftist’. Minnesota governor Tim Walz has said state officials are being frozen out of the investigation by the FBI. Also on …
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Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue
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47:30Vice-President J.D.Vance insists Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer in self defence. We hear the latest from the city amid conflicting accounts of what happened. Also in the programme: reports of clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors across the country; political prisoners released in Venezuela; and what it's like to be sick in …
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Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue
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47:30Vice-President J.D.Vance insists Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer in self defence. We hear the latest from the city amid conflicting accounts of what happened. Also in the programme: reports of clashes between Iranian security forces and protestors across the country; political prisoners released in Venezuela; and what it's like to be sick in …
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Jessie Buckley on her starring role in the film Hamnet
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42:24Jessie Buckley talks to Tom Sutcliffe about her role in the historical drama Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's book which explores the origins of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Journalist Bidisha Mamata and writer Mark Ravenhill join Tom to review Hamnet. They also discuss award-winning author Bryan Washington's Palaver, which focuses on an estranged …
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There's a change of heart at the Bull, and Akram attempts to help.By BBC
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Debt Masterclass: Slash the cost of existing credit cards, overdrafts, loans, BNPL and more
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1:04:02Martin Lewis has his debt masterclass this week, helping you slash the cost of your existing credit cards, overdrafts, loans, buy now, pay later and much more! Plus, you tell us your New Year financial goals - some of you want to save more, some want to save less! Mastermind is all about capital gains tax, and how did Martin’s yearly step count com…
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The Met Office has put in place a rare red weather warning for this evening in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, meaning there is a danger to life. Also: Protesters have clashed with federal agents in the US city of Minneapolis, where a woman was shot dead by immigration officers. And the England cricketer, Harry Brook, has apologised after being i…
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President Trump wants Greeland - and security, money, minerals and influence are all part of the picture. We chat to a Danish politician about Trump's claims. In the US, Trump wants to crack down on payouts to executives and shareholders of major US defence contractors - and also plans to dramatically increase military spending. A defence specialis…
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President Trump wants Greeland - and security, money, minerals and influence are all part of the picture. We chat to a Danish politician about Trump's claims. In the US, Trump wants to crack down on payouts to executives and shareholders of major US defence contractors - and also plans to dramatically increase military spending. A defence specialis…
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If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Should Scots pay for uni?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029q4f Dundee University has been bailed out of financial collapse, Edinburgh University is in the middle of £140m in cuts, and now staff at Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt, Stirling and Strathclyde uni are being balloted on strike action o…
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Following the dramatic capture of the President of Venezuela and his wife by US special forces on January 3rd, The Briefing Room asks what’s next for Venezuela? Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores have been indicted on drug trafficking and weapons charges in a New York court while in Venezuela the deputy president, Delcy Rodriguez has been sworn in as …
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Lebanon completes first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah
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29:37The Lebanese military says it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, but Israel has warned far more needs to be done. The army in Lebanon says the south of the country is now free of non- state weapons. The area had long been dominated by Hezbollah. Also: President Trump has signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the…
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Lebanon completes first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah
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29:37The Lebanese military says it has completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, but Israel has warned far more needs to be done. The army in Lebanon says the south of the country is now free of non- state weapons. The area had long been dominated by Hezbollah. Also: President Trump has signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the…
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Thousands flee fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan
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22:59Heavy fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has intensified in the central region of Kordofan, forcing tens of thousands of civilians from their homes. The UN says entire communities were displaced late last year, as residents describe horrific abuses, fleeing attacks and searching for safety. We then turn to AFCON…
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Hundreds attend Minneapolis vigil after ICE shooting
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47:20Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in the US city of Minneapolis to protest against the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration agent. The woman, identified in the media as 37-year-old US citizen Renee Good, was shot at close range as she drove her car. The mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey has bluntly rejected the Trump administrati…
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Hundreds attend Minneapolis vigil after ICE shooting
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47:19Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in the US city of Minneapolis to protest against the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration agent. The woman, identified in the media as 37-year-old US citizen Renee Good, was shot at close range as she drove her car. The mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey has bluntly rejected the Trump administrati…
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Young mother and her three children forced to leave home after being targeted in double shooting
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1:19:12Also, elderly man left on floor with broken hip for nearly 14 hrs after ambulance callBy BBC
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What is your favourite social media platform? Do you still use it as much as you did three or four years ago? With the rise of generative AI, many social media users are finding their feeds cluttered with content that they feel no real connection with. Is social media on a downward spiral? Neil and Pippa discuss this and teach you some new vocabula…
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After his major military operation in Venezuela, President Trump has escalated his rhetoric about taking control of Greenland. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the Arctic island – which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory - should be part of the US. "We need Greenland from a national security situation”, Trump told reporters recently, “It's so…
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To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes. Comedian Frank Skinner has picked the episode on the life and work of the poet Emily Dickinson and recorded an introduction to it. (This introduction will be available on BBC Sounds and the In Our Time webpage sho…
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New Year, and Venezuela is under new management. The fallout from the "extraction" of Maduro has thrown up some interesting political language. Why aren't the US calling it 'regime change'? Why is Starmer damned if he does or doesn't say anything? and is Trump the first politician to use the word 'literally' correctly? In the extended version, we a…
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The Stats of the Nation: Older people, education, prisons and the weather
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28:53What kind of state does the UK find itself in as we start 2026? That’s the question Tim Harford and the More or Less team is trying to answer in a series of five special programmes. In the fourth episode, we’re searching for answers to these questions: Are one in four pensioners millionaires? Is England’s education system performing better than Fin…
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The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1
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1:05:06Australia win the 5th Test at the SCG by 5 wickets to complete their Ashes victory. We hear from England coach Brendon McCullum plus captain Ben Stokes as well as player of the match Travis Head, Player of the series Mitchell Starc and the retiring Usman Khawaja. Plus there's analysis from Simon Mann, Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath, Phil Tufnell and…
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The mayor of Minneapolis in the United States has strongly rejected the Trump administration's account of the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the city. Jacob Frey said video of the incident directly contradicted assertions by the White House that the agent had shot Renee Good in self defence. Hundreds of…
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The mayor of Minneapolis in the United States has strongly rejected the Trump administration's account of the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the city. Jacob Frey said video of the incident directly contradicted assertions by the White House that the agent had shot Renee Good in self defence. Hundreds of…
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Clint Buffington is a hunter. He hauls his trophies back to his lab, covers himself in PPE and studies each specimen with pathological scrutiny. However, Clint is not the sort of hunter you might think. Based in Utah USA, the self-titled 'Message In a Bottle Hunter', Clint hunts for bottles on beaches all over the world.…
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Clint Buffington is a hunter. He hauls his trophies back to his lab, covers himself in PPE and studies each specimen with pathological scrutiny. However, Clint is not the sort of hunter you might think. Based in Utah USA, the self-titled 'Message In a Bottle Hunter', Clint hunts for bottles on beaches all over the world.…
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Clint Buffington is a hunter. He hauls his trophies back to his lab, covers himself in PPE and studies each specimen with pathological scrutiny. However, Clint is not the sort of hunter you might think. Based in Utah USA, the self-titled 'Message In a Bottle Hunter', Clint hunts for bottles on beaches all over the world.…
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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It's spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, power plants and renewable energy projects. We look at why Emirati companies are expanding so rapidly, and find out how much this investment is reshaping economies. If you'd like to get in touch with the …
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America would control Venezuelan oil sales 'indefinitely' according to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Also, why is Warner Brothers Discovery telling its shareholders to reject an updated bid from Paramount Skydance? And the race to build the most powerful computers ever seen. (PHOTO: The vessel tanker Bella 1 [now called the Marinera] at Singapo…
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The United States military has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil. This comes as Venezuela’s state-run oil company is confirming – for the first time – that it is negotiating the sale of crude oil to the United States after the US Energy Secretary said that Washington would control Venezuelan oil sales 'indefinitely'. Also, the global race…
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US immigration officer shoots woman dead in Minneapolis
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38:10The governor of the US state of Minnesota, Tim Walz, has accused the Trump administration of having immigration policies designed to generate fear and headlines. It comes after a US federal agent shot dead a woman in the city of Minneapolis. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, claimed the woman had tried to use her car to run over officer…
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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic
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47:26The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil - one in the Caribbean and a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic. We'll hear from a former head of NATO reflecting on President Trump's recent foreign policy moves. Also on the programme: we speak to the son of a prominent Venezuelan political prisoner; and the story…
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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic
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47:26The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil - one in the Caribbean and a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic. We'll hear from a former head of NATO reflecting on President Trump's recent foreign policy moves. Also on the programme: we speak to the son of a prominent Venezuelan political prisoner; and the story…
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China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate
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26:26China has just brought in taxes on contraception including condoms in a bid to increase the nation’s birth rate. What impact could this have when considered alongside other “fertility-friendly” policies? Global Health reporter Dorcas Wangira gives her verdict. Could RSV vaccination dramatically reduce childhood asthma? Professor Bart Lambrecht from…
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Film-maker Ira Sachs on his latest screen project: Peter Hujar's Day
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42:23American Ira Sachs' latest film is Peter Hujar's Day, which brings to life the transcripts from an unused 1974 interview that photographer Peter Hujar did with his friend, the nonfiction writer Linda Rosenkrantz. Ira shares what he's learned about the artist through the project. French pianist RIOPY first taught himself to play piano while growing …
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Emma makes a decision, and Jazzer is surprisingly unwilling.By BBC
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In a programme which first aired in November 2025, Jonny Dymond chairs a debate about the future of Greenland. Leading Greenlandic and Danish politicians discuss questions of American territorial ambitions, independence, mining and human rights on this Arctic island.By BBC
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In a programme which first aired in November 2025, Jonny Dymond chairs a debate about the future of Greenland. Leading Greenlandic and Danish politicians discuss questions of American territorial ambitions, independence, mining and human rights on this Arctic island.By BBC World Service
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In a programme which first aired in November 2025, Jonny Dymond chairs a debate about the future of Greenland. Leading Greenlandic and Danish politicians discuss questions of American territorial ambitions, independence, mining and human rights on this Arctic island.By BBC
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The US boards and seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker near Iceland
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30:45The United States says it has apprehended two oil tankers which are part of a "ghost fleet" linked to Venezuela. One flying under a Russian flag was seized in the North Atlantic, with the assistance of the British military. Also: The American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says he'll meet Danish officials about Greenland next week, after Presiden…
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If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002cy9d Donald Trump has discussed using the US military to acquire Greenland while the UK has pledged to send troops to Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia. We ask Stewart McDonald, the SNP’s former defence spokespers…
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