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Meme culture’s link to Charlie Kirk’s death

Messages on unfired bullet casings left by Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, appear linked to online alt-right movements.   Writer: Jess Swinburne, with reporting from Nicky Woolf
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Host: Casey Magloire
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore & Jasper Corbett

The lost artists of Ancient Egypt

For decades, the pyramids, mummies, and hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt have been reduced to clichés in textbooks and pop culture. A new exhibition seeks to change that. Writer: Amalie Sortland, with reporting from Laura Cumming Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

Climate scientists vs. Donald Trump

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the impact Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric are having on the environment. So how are those on the front line in the fight against climate change coping against a backdrop of rising scepticism?   Writer: Casey Magloire
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Katie Gunning

Nato jets shoot down Russian drones over Poland

Early on Wednesday morning Poland announced that for the first time Nato jets  had shot down Russian drones in its airspace.

The Somali judge with 1.5 million TikTok followers

Colonel Hassan Ali Nur Shuute is giving Somali social media users a unique insight into the country’s war on terror.

What the cabinet reshuffle tells us about the government

What does the recent cabinet reshuffle tell us about the new direction of the Labour party and the government?  

There’s a new editor of American Vogue

For the first time in decades, American Vogue, the leading fashion publication, has a new editorial head succeeding Anna Wintour, often regarded as the most powerful woman in the industry. Who is the new woman in charge?    Writer: Stephen Armstrong Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Joe Mee Executive producer: Jasper Corbett

English flags are becoming political

The St George’s cross is flying from lampposts and motorway bridges across England – but who is responsible for putting them there?

The difficulty delivering aid to Gaza

Humanitarian payloads from planes are costly and largely ineffective but they remain one of few ways to ease people’s suffering in Gaza.  

The black market for weight loss drugs

More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. But as official prices rise by as much as 140%, illegal trade is growing too.