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21 April 2018

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HQ of Odebrecht in Sao Paulo

'The largest foreign bribery case in history'

Brazil's Odebrecht scandal is one of the biggest corporate corruption cases in history.

Poo transplant illustration

Why a faecal transplant could save your life

Patient's lives are being saved by poo, but how far can microbial medicine go?

Girls smiling - one white, one in a hijab, one Asian

Can our choice of friends be bad for us?

Why mixing only with people who are similar to us means we could be missing out.

Dementia sufferer Tommy looks at camera

'I fear being in a hospital, not death'

Tommy says hospital staff don’t always understand the needs of dementia patients.

Plastic tally for the month

A month without plastic - 10 years on

Ten years ago I tried to live without plastic for a month. A decade on, would it be easier or harder?

BBC announcers in 1938

The vetting files: How the BBC kept out ‘subversives’

For decades the BBC denied job applicants were vetted by MI5 - but vetting continued at the corporation until the 1990s.

Cancer roadshow

Cervical cancer roadshow to tour Scotland

Volunteers will tour retail parks and shopping centres to raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease.

Rachel Barrie

The First Lady of Scotch whisky

Rachel Barrie is a rarity in the world of Scotch whisky - a female master blender.

A whisky master blender explains how she detects an orchestra of flavours and aromas in Scotland's national drink.

How whisky tasting 'plays a tune'

A whisky master blender explains how she detects an orchestra of flavours and aromas in Scotland's national drink.

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