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The ribbiting science of frogs
A visa being revoked over frog embryos has us diving into all things amphibian
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The Chinese cyber-attack that could have stolen data from every American
Inside the highly sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon
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Praful Hinge: Has the IPL discovered a new star?
Praful Hinge made IPL history by taking three wickets in his first over on debut.
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Outlook Mixtape: Going solo
The making of an unexpected jazz masterpiece, and alone in the ocean on an upturned boat
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered
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Samsung
4. Shoes to fill
KH Lee takes charge of Samsung, but the business is struggling
Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?
Investigating the scale of bird deaths caused by wind turbines
18/04/2026 05:01 GMT
Iran says Hormuz won't stay open if US blockade continues
Trump says the blockade will continue until a peace deal is reached
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Dispute over Iran's enriched uranium
Iran's foreign ministry denies Trump's claims on future of nuclear material
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Iran says Hormuz will shut if US blockade continues
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Experiences of miscarriage
Two couples on the emotional toll of losing an unborn child and their relationship
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Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?
Why an oyster fisherman with a controversial past is splitting the Democrats
18/04/2026 09:01 GMT
Organ-ised chaos
Arguably the most entertaining man in ice hockey, yet he never even gets on the ice!?!
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Risky requests for unvaccinated blood on the rise
Patients requiring blood transfusions are increasingly requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood
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The Mariana Trench
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exploration of the world's deepest ocean trench
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again
Ships report attacks after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
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Live Sporting Action
Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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The Fabiola Rule
Brazilian skater Fabiola Da Silva on how she started competing against men in 2000
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How will countries boycotting Eurovision affect the contest?
The song contest faces one of its biggest crises in 70 years as five countries withdraw
18/04/2026 18:30 GMT
The Happy Pod: Filling the empty chair left by my best friend
The man helping to tackle loneliness by offering strangers somewhere to sit and chat
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Croatian actor Slavko Sobin
Croatian actor Slavko Sobin on his film Surviving Earth
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Ships report attacks as Strait of Hormuz recloses
A tanker and a container ship have both reported attacks in the region
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Aiza
Aiza calls herself the Afrobop Queen
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Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash
Why tech-savvy Sweden is ditching screens for books and pens in its schools.
