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International condemnation of Trump's Gaza plan
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40:53The White House says America won't fund Gaza's reconstruction or put US boots on the ground - after President Trump suggested taking over the territory and relocating Palestinians. We get reaction to that idea from a Gaza resident.Also on the programme:Seven years after the deadly fire, Grenfell Tower looks set to be demolished - we have reaction f…
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BBC Trending: The dark side of music streaming
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17:41In September last year, musician Michael Smith of North Carolina was charged with stealing millions from music streaming services. The US Department of Justice has accused him of using artificial intelligence tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times - taking millions of dollars of royalties which otherwise would ha…
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BBC Music Introducing mixtape with Emily Pilbeam
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1:00:01Emily Pilbeam presents live music from the independent venue week event in Leeds, featuring Big Special, Gia Ford and Hang Linton. Plus her choice of tracks from BBC Introducing.By BBC Radio 6 Music
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The News Quiz: Ep 3. The Donald and The Dons
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28:38This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Val McDermid, Jay Lafferty and Stuart Mitchell to unpack the week's new stories. Recorded from the Gardyne Theatre in Dundee, the panel look into Donald Trump's first week of his second term, Prince Harry's legal victories, Scottish Health Minister Neil Gray's sporting excursion…
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Why do we laugh more when we’re with others? Are humans the only animals that laugh? Does ‘laughter yoga’ actually do anything? We're delving into the neurobiology, evolutionary history, and health effects of a good old chuckle. Live from the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, Marnie Chesterton is joined by laughter expert and neuroscientist, Professor S…
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Tariff wars: What can the World Trade Organisation do?
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26:27China complains to the World Trade Organisation about Donald Trump's tariffs, but with no active judging panel, what can the WTO do? Roger Hearing discusses why the US Postal Service has U-turned after refusing to handle any parcels from China and Hong Kong, as well as the growing trade war between the World's two leading economies. Elsewhere, the …
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We hear from a resident of Gaza who gives her reaction to Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to take over Gaza and move out the 2m people living there while it's redeveloped; also on the programme, are President Trump's orders to shut down a federal agency and fire federal employees legal; and the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath say…
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We hear from a resident of Gaza who gives her reaction to Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to take over Gaza and move out the 2m people living there while it's redeveloped; also on the programme, are President Trump's orders to shut down a federal agency and fire federal employees legal; and the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath say…
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As Guinea becomes the latest country to eliminate sleeping sickness, how close are we to defeating the disease completely? Also on the program, what does a massive shakeup at the US Agency for International Development mean for global health? And a new discovery is shedding a bit more light on a neural fossil in our ears. Presenter: Claudia Hammond…
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Fallon makes the most of the situation, and Zainab attempts to make amends.By BBC
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In an extraordinary press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump suggested the US could “own” the Gaza Strip and turn it into "the Riviera of the Middle East". His comments have sparked condemnation from countries across the Middle East and the Palestinian Authority says its people will not be resettled. The Am…
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Palestinians, Saudis, Egypt, and others reject Trump's plans for US takeover of Gaza
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47:26There's been international condemnation of plans by US President Donald Trump to seize control of Gaza. He said he wants the US to take a "long-term ownership position" and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East", while Palestinians could be resettled in other countries. We have reactions from a Palestinian representative in London and a form…
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Spain: EU remains “key player” in transatlantic trade
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26:25Economy and trade minister Carlos Cuerpo outlines the strong trade ties between Madrid and Beijing, with Spain importing large volumes of trucks, cars, vans and spare parts from China. After the United States, China is the European Union’s second-biggest trading partner. Why has the US Postal Service changed its mind and is now accepting all packag…
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Spain: EU remains “key player” in transatlantic trade
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30:04Economy and trade minister Carlos Cuerpo outlines the strong trade ties between Madrid and Beijing, with Spain importing large volumes of trucks, cars, vans and spare parts from China. After the United States, China is the European Union’s second-biggest trading partner. Why has the US Postal Service changed its mind and is now accepting all packag…
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Palestinians, Saudis, Egypt, and others reject Trump's plans for US takeover of Gaza
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48:58There's been international condemnation of plans by US President Donald Trump to seize control of Gaza. He said he wants the US to take a "long-term ownership position" and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East", while Palestinians could be resettled in other countries. We have reactions from a Palestinian representative in London and a form…
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Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Gaza
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31:07President Trump says the US to 'takeover' Gaza. His comments have caused anger and dismay across the region and beyond. Also: the first glimpse inside a burnt scroll after 2,000 years.By BBC World Service
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Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Gaza
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34:09President Trump says the US to 'takeover' Gaza. His comments have caused anger and dismay across the region and beyond. Also: the first glimpse inside a burnt scroll after 2,000 years.By BBC
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English in a Minute: Verbs that go with the noun ‘car'
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1:03There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'car' with Neil in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/english_in_a_minute/2…
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Uganda: Military courts ruled 'unconstitutional'
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33:45Uganda’s Supreme Court recently ruled that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. Human rights groups welcomed the decision as a major step in protecting the right to a fair trial, but the government criticized the move. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military tribun…
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English in a Minute: Verbs that go with the noun ‘car'
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3:36There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'car' with Neil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/english_in_a_minute/25…
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Comedian Hajar J Woodland, how often to wash your laundry?
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59:02Women in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services including strict time limits when contacting their children, according to a new report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales released today. The report's author Sandra Fieldhouse joins Anita Rani, as does the Lord Chancellor and Sec…
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What are our MLAs worth? Should they get a £19K pay rise?
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1:20:41Listeners give their opinion on the potential pay hike for politicians.By BBC
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Journalist Alex Renton is sent a secret membership list of a pro-paedophile group active in the 1970s and 80s. It’s a lot to take in. Alex is not only a journalist, he’s a survivor of child sexual abuse. The Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) campaigned to 'normalise' sex between children and adults. Their spokesmen claimed that adult members al…
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In the early 1990s, as Cuba faced a devastating economic crisis, leading to severe food shortages and malnutrition, around 50,000 Cubans were inexplicably struck down with sight loss. One of America's leading eye specialists, Dr Alfredo Sadun, was invited to the communist-ruled island by Fidel Castrol to help figure out what was going on. Mike Lanc…
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The passing of time brings inevitable change - corrosion, disintegration and, eventually, disappearance. While the certainty of this process may seem like cause for despair, Matthew Syed explores the beauty that can be found in the process of decay. American composer William Basinski, watching his old reel-to-reel tapes disintegrate into a masterpi…
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Trump says US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ the Gaza Strip
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49:26The US president Donald Trump during the news conference with Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the US will 'take over' and 'own' the Gaza Strip. The US China tariffs are still on, even if Donald Trump pressed pause on the ones on Mexico and Canada. A call had been expected between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart... but it hasn't ha…
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Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House
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33:01Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has met Donald Trump at the White House, the first foreign leader to visit in the US president's second term. Also: scientists in Spain work to save olive trees from a deadly bacterium.By BBC World Service
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BBC Trending: The dark side of music streaming
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BBC Trending: The dark side of music streaming
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18:38In September last year, musician Michael Smith of North Carolina was charged with stealing millions from music streaming services. The US Department of Justice has accused him of using artificial intelligence tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times - taking millions of dollars of royalties which otherwise would ha…
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The future of the Gaza ceasefire deal is in the balance as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in the White House. We're live in Washington, assessing what both leaders want from the meeting.Also in the programme:A mass shooting in Sweden - in which around ten people were killed - has been described by the coun…
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Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House
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34:48Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has met Donald Trump at the White House, the first foreign leader to visit in the US president's second term. Also: scientists in Spain work to save olive trees from a deadly bacterium.By BBC
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After Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister last month, what does the in-tray look like for Canada’s next leader? The country is facing a major challenge from new US president Donald Trump who introduced 25% tariffs on Canadian exports - now postponed for 30 days - and is even questioning the country's identity. But Canada also has a list of pr…
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Money Box Live broadcasts from Grange Crescent Residential Care Home in Sheffield for a special programme on the cost of care.Unlike NHS services, social care is not free at the point of use. It costs an average of around £60,000 per year to live in a residential care home and considerably more if you need nursing care.Last week the Department of H…
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China hits back - the latest in the trade war
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26:26The US China tariffs are still on, even if Donald Trump pressed pause on the ones on Mexico and Canada. A call had been expected between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart... but it hasn't happened - and the US president says he's in no hurry. So, it's 10% on China's imports to the US and China has put on its own 10% on US goods and curbin…
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China hits back - the latest in the trade war
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30:17The US China tariffs are still on, even if Donald Trump pressed pause on the ones on Mexico and Canada.A call had been expected between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart... but it hasn't happened - and the US president says he's in no hurry. So, it's 10% on China's imports to the US and China has put on its own 10% on US goods and curbing…
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The Israeli PM has said that this shows how close the bond is between the two countries and the two men. But is that really so? Also on the programme: Sweden experiences the worst mass shooting in its history as ten people are killed in the central city of Örebro; and we hear from Pokrovsk in Ukraine; a place only two kilometres from the Russian fo…
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The Israeli PM has said that this shows how close the bond is between the two countries and the two men. But is that really so?Also on the programme: Sweden experiences the worst mass shooting in its history as ten people are killed in the central city of Örebro; and we hear from Pokrovsk in Ukraine; a place only two kilometres from the Russian for…
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Alice plays gooseberry, and there’s a painful experience for Robert.By BBC
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Estonia's Defence Minister calls for greater NATO spending
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26:29Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur tells Will Bain that more countries should up their military spending to five per cent of GDP, in an effort to combat Russian aggression. It follows US President Donald Trump's assertion that too many members of the NATO military alliance rely on America's military might and spending. China announces retaliat…
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China has pledged to impose tariffs on some US imports in response to American import taxes on its products. Also: Swedish police investigate a school shooting, and scientists are monitoring Antarctic krill from space.By BBC World Service
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When, where, and who gets to touch and be touched, and who decides? How does touch bring us closer together or push us apart? These are urgent contemporary questions, but they have their origins in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Laurie Taylor talks to Simeon Koole, Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and History at the University …
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Estonia's Defence Minister calls for greater NATO spending
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29:50Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur tells Will Bain that more countries should up their military spending to five per cent of GDP, in an effort to combat Russian aggression. It follows US President Donald Trump's assertion that too many members of the NATO military alliance rely on America's military might and spending. China announces retaliat…
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China has pledged to impose tariffs on some US imports in response to American import taxes on its products. Also: Swedish police investigate a school shooting, and scientists are monitoring Antarctic krill from space.By BBC
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China announces retaliatory tariffs on some American goods
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44:57China is retaliating against US tariffs by restricting exports on a group of rare metals crucial to defence and other industries. Also, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with president Trump for talks in Washington later today. And Spain's scientists search for solutions to a fungus that ravages valuable olive crops. (Photo …
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President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land. South Africa's President Ramaphosa says that is not true.Concerns that the conflict in eastern DR Congo could spread deadly diseases.And what is are the reasons behind Namibia's high unemployment. Presenter: Blessing Aderog…
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China announces retaliatory tariffs on some American goods
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47:30China is retaliating against US tariffs by restricting exports on a group of rare metals crucial to defence and other industries.Also, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with president Trump for talks in Washington later today. And Spain's scientists search for solutions to a fungus that ravages valuable olive crops.(Photo cr…
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Where Are We In The Battle Against Inflation?
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23:00In the decade that followed the Great Financial Crisis, inflation rates remained low and steady, and in some cases even threatened to turn negative, as economies around the world struggled to recover. This era came to an abrupt end in recent years following the double economic shocks of the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Many cent…
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