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    Trump sacks US Attorney General Pam Bondi

    02/04/2026 | 37min
    President Trump has sacked Pam Bondi as the US Attorney General. Bondi has been criticised for her handling of the files related to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. We speak to Gloria Allred, a well know human rights lawyer who represents many of Epstein's accusers.
    Also in the programme: is it time to rethink the pensions triple lock? We speak to Lord Willetts who was in former Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet when the policy was introduced in 2010; and the 91-year-old lollipop man retiring after nearly 3 decades on the job.
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    NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century

    01/04/2026 | 37min
    NASA is to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon. It is the first time for over half a century a crewed rocket will head to the celestial body, we’ll hear from one of the four surviving astronauts who have set foot on the Moon.
    Also in the programme: Tomorrow the UK government will host a gathering of international leaders to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, we speak to our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet; and what is happening on the streets of Clapham? We hear from a former deputy assistant commissioner to the Metropolitan Police after a number of young people were arrested for taking part in a social media trend called "swarming the streets."
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    Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy facilities if a deal not reached soon

    30/03/2026 | 37min
    Donald Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and "possibly" water desalination plants if a deal is not reached "shortly". Meanwhile, some councils in the UK are trying to cushion the economic impacts of the war. We hear from North Norfolk District Council, which is setting aside £50,000 to help residents with spiralling heating oil costs.
    Also on the programme: Keir Starmer threatens to axe proposed training posts if the BMA goes ahead with a six-day resident doctors’ strike.
    And 50 years on from the gig at The 100 Club in London which put them on the map, The Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook reflects on the lasting legacy of punk music.
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    UN says Lebanon at risk of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

    27/03/2026 | 38min
    The UN says there's no longer any safe space for civilians to find refuge in Lebanon, even in Beirut. With nearly a million people displaced by the war in the country, we speak to one resident from the south who has fled his home.
    Also on the programme: we return to Northampton to learn how live facial recognition cameras could eventually be one part of a system to prevent crime. And we talk money, as Donald Trump is set to be the first US President to have his signature on American money.
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    Olympic women's sport will be limited to biological females

    26/03/2026 | 37min
    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male puberty from competing in women's events. We hear from former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies who supports the move, and UN Special Rapporteur Alexandra Xanthaki who opposes it.
    Also on the programme: Should foreign tourists visiting our museums be charged for entry? And the hunt is on in Hampshire for Samba, a nine-month-old capybara, who escaped Marwell Zoo over a week ago.

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