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Ukraine - One Year On
Russia's War
How the invasion of Ukraine has transformed Russia and its people.
21 Feb 2023,7 mins
Ukraine - One Year On
Ukraine's War
What's been the impact of a year of conflict on Ukraine and its people?
20 Feb 2023,6 mins
Taught in a cupboard - the crisis in Special Educational Needs
Inside the school which is so overcrowded that some pupils are taught in a cupboard.
20 Feb 2023,5 mins
"Ambulance waits are putting my children's lives at risk"
For disabled twins Emily and Christopher emergency care is a matter of life or death.
16 Feb 2023,5 mins
Nicola Sturgeon resigns: 'It takes its toll'
Scotland's longest-serving first minister is standing down.
15 Feb 2023,6 mins
Nala and Teddi - two sisters, one bittersweet story
The UK’s most expensive drug saved one sister, but it is too late for the other.
15 Feb 2023,8 mins
The frontline of the debt tsunami
Di Forbes is a “money buddy” -- who tries to help people struggling with debt.
13 Feb 2023,4 mins
From waitress to Oscar nominee
Lesley Paterson was once waiting tables at the Oscars - now she's up for an Academy Award
10 Feb 2023,5 mins
Lee Anderson - "Have you ever told a lie?"
A gripping interview of the Deputy Tory Party Chairman - but what are we to make of it ?
09 Feb 2023,5 mins
Surviving Turkey’s earthquake
As rescuers search through the rubble, those who survived wake up to a grim new reality.
08 Feb 2023,6 mins
The dark side of the Cloud
Is data storage harming the planet?
06 Feb 2023,6 mins
Busking - a lifeline or a nuisance?
What impact might tighter busking restrictions have on musicians and the industry?
03 Feb 2023,6 mins
The war we can't see
Cyber attacks, underwater sabotage, arctic incursions. How do we fight unseen wars?
02 Feb 2023,7 mins
The sacking of Nadhim Zahawi
Dismissed for not being open about his tax affairs - but is this the end of the matter?
29 Jan 2023,6 mins
The girls of Tynemouth's Holocaust safehouse
A remarkable story rediscovered - and a reunion 84 years in the making
27 Jan 2023,8 mins
Ghost landlords
Jess needed urgent repairs - but trying to trace her landlord was like 'chasing a ghost'.
26 Jan 2023,6 mins
Happy Valley - on set with James Norton
The Tommy Lee Royce actor takes us behind-the-scenes of the hit crime drama.
24 Jan 2023,5 mins
All The Lives She Saved
The legacy of mental health blogger Beth Matthews.
19 Jan 2023,5 mins
Naked Networking
Our correspondent lifts the lid on Finland's secret diplomatic weapon - the sauna.
18 Jan 2023,5 mins
David Carrick - the serial rapist police officer
The Metropolitan Police officer admitted rapes and sexual assaults over a 17-year period.
16 Jan 2023,7 mins
Cops in classrooms
Are police officers in schools doing more harm than good?
15 Jan 2023,5 mins
Taking on the Italian mafia
Meet Nicola Gratteri, the man taking on the mafia
13 Jan 2023,8 mins
Mel C's dancing challenge
Sporty Spice on taking female empowerment to the next level.
12 Jan 2023,5 mins
Andrew Tate - the impact of the divisive influencer
Why schools are holding assemblies and lessons to challenge Tate's misogynistic views.
11 Jan 2023,8 mins
Lucy's perfect pitch to the Dragons' Den
Lucy Rout's the first person to be offered a job and bag three investors on the TV show.
10 Jan 2023,6 mins
Strikes, bikes and buses
Will Chalk finds out what people think about the strikes, via a three-hour commute.
06 Jan 2023,5 mins
Flo - the BBC's Sound of 2023
The R&B trio tipped as music's next big thing.
05 Jan 2023,6 mins
How working from home is changing Britain
A typical week in the office now runs from Tuesday to Thursday.
04 Jan 2023,5 mins
Pelé - Brazil's goodbye to an icon
Brazil mourns and celebrates the life of one of the greatest footballers of all time.
03 Jan 2023,5 mins
The magnificent men and their flying machine
A decades long dream to build a World War One biplane has taken shape in East Lothian.
27 Dec 2022,5 mins