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'Israel' crossed out on baby's birth certificate
A father says his family no longer feel welcome in the UK.
21 Feb 2024,5 mins
Gaza conflict "illustrates the cruelty and cowardice of war"
British surgeon Graeme Groom is performing 20 operations a day, many on Gaza's children.
04 Jan 2024,5 mins
The 18-year hunt for an elusive whale
Jennifer McCullough is searching for a whale that's been heard but not seen.
03 Jan 2024,5 mins
"There is the inevitable ghastly lullaby of bombs"
British surgeon Graeme Groom on treating the most complex patients in a Gaza hospital.
28 Dec 2023,7 mins
Abuse of MPs 'becoming almost uncontrollable'
MP Mike Freer says a fire at his office is one of a long list of attacks he's endured.
27 Dec 2023,4 mins
"Since the incident he has become a very anxious child."
Kayleigh Kilptrick's 3 year old escaped nursery and wandered the streets of Aberdeen.
15 Dec 2023,5 mins
Is age just a number?
Emma Flint told us about the reactions she and her older partner get from other people.
14 Dec 2023,5 mins
Scientists identify the gene that causes morning sickness.
Charlotte Howden runs Pregnancy Sickness Support following her debilitating experience.
14 Dec 2023,4 mins
"Teachers are trying to gain extra qualifications to deal with this."
Gavin English, Deputy Head pastoral at Alleyn’s School, on mental health in schools.
13 Dec 2023,4 mins
"It's very rare to be able to combine immense gravity with immense humour."
Andre Braugher, known as Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died aged 61.
13 Dec 2023,3 mins
How much of a deterrent would the Rwanda policy be?
The government points to Australia's migration rules. Peter Walsh looks at the numbers.
12 Dec 2023,5 mins
COP28 - on the brink?
The summit has run overtime without reaching a commitment on phasing out fossil fuels.
12 Dec 2023,6 mins
Aid agencies are struggling to help hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in Gaza.
Israeli government says agencies must "get their act together and provide the support."
08 Dec 2023,13 mins
Lord Howard: "It would be foolish for the House of Lord's to obstruct it."
Former Conservative party leader Lord Howard on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill.
07 Dec 2023,6 mins
"He is everything that I believe a poet should be."
Writer Lemn Sissay pays tribute to his friend and fellow poet, Benjamin Zephaniah.
07 Dec 2023,6 mins
"We've basically been told you cannot fall in love with a foreigner"
Under new government rules Raquel doesn't earn enough for her husband to live in the UK.
05 Dec 2023,4 mins
'Rizz' - What is it? And who has it?
'Rizz' named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press.
04 Dec 2023,1 min
Do Israeli's still support Prime Minister Netanyahu's strategy in Gaza?
Leader of Israel's Labor Party, Merav Michaeli, on the divisions in Israel's politics.
04 Dec 2023,6 mins
Can walking a dog reduce risks of dementia?
Paddy O'Connell finds out about the benefits of man's best friend.
01 Dec 2023,2 mins
We look back on the life and music of Pogue frontman Shane McGowan
Sean Cannon from The Dubliners, who collaborated with the Pogues, paid tribute.
30 Nov 2023,3 mins
Yvette Cooper: "He was the kindest, steadiest, most thoughtful of people."
Former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling has died aged 70. Yvette Cooper pays tribute.
30 Nov 2023,4 mins
"Every Palestinian family has a prisoner in jail, or had a prisoner in jail."
As Palestinians are freed from Israeli jails under the truce, many are being arrested.
29 Nov 2023,6 mins
What happens next for Israel and Gaza?
Michael Clarke from RUSI says he thinks the ceasefire will be extended
27 Nov 2023,6 mins
The orchestras of Auschwitz
British composer Leo Geyer on restoring scores of music composed in Auschwitz.
27 Nov 2023,4 mins
How far would you go to retrieve a lost cuddly toy?
Professional teddy bear restorer Charlotte Abbott on the special bond of childhood toys.
24 Nov 2023,2 mins
Sir Jacob Rees Mogg: "I'm embarrassed we haven't achieved what we set out to achieve."
Sir Jacob Rees Mogg on the population growing at its fastest rate since the 1960s.
23 Nov 2023,4 mins
We decided not to split up the family. If we died, we would die together.
Dr Mohamed Abou Foul on his experience of getting out of Gaza with his family of 16.
23 Nov 2023,7 mins
Michael Morpurgo: "Childhood mustn't be rushed"
Michael Morpurgo on the long hot summers of youth, as Wales discusses cutting them short.
21 Nov 2023,3 mins
"Their formula was being made with contaminated water."
The Palestinian Red Crescent has coordinated the evacuation of 28 babies out of Gaza.
20 Nov 2023,3 mins
The Beatles final mixing desk restored after being discarded on a London street
Mike Hedges spent decades restoring the Abbey Road mixing desk to its former glory.
20 Nov 2023,4 mins