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Can the NHS recover from coronavirus?

What has the pandemic done to healthcare in the UK and will it get back on track?

• 28 mins

What is happening to the Uighurs in China?

China's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, and how the world is responding.

• 28 mins

The UK's place in the world

How can the UK shape foreign policy in response to the threats posed by Russia and China?

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How to beat obesity

What鈥檚 in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done?

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Scottish Independence: Hope and Fear

What is behind rising support for independence and how could another referendum happen?

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Covid-19: the return to school

How should we balance the risks when reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic?

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Belarus: the end of a dictatorship?

What will come of the protests in Belarus and who will determine the country's future?

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Brexit: deal or no deal?

Where are we up to with Brexit and what will it mean for you?

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Football and the Pandemic

Coronavirus might put some football clubs out of business, but how important are they?

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Will the US election be free and fair?

Could fraud and voter suppression affect this year's presidential election?

• 29 mins

Covid-19: Six Months On

It's been six months since lockdown was introduced - what have we learned about Covid-19?

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Sweden and the Pandemic

Sweden decided not to lockdown like other countries - was it the right decision?

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Covid-19: are we still following the rules?

To what extent are we following and understanding the guidance designed to keep us safe?

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Britain's Immigration Dilemma

What can the government do to control immigration across the English Channel?

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Covid-19: Regional Differences

Why are there regional differences in Covid-19 infection rates?

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Education: A Testing Issue

Should school exams be cancelled across the UK next summer?

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The President's In Tray

Whoever wins the US presidential election, what awaits the next man in the White House?

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How Broke is Britain?

Britain鈥檚 borrowing is forecast to hit nearly 拢400bn this year. Can we afford this?

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Brexit: Is It Oven Ready?

David Aaronovitch and The Briefing Room team explore Britain's readiness for 2021.

• 57 mins

Living with the Taliban

Could the Taliban return to power in Afghanistan? If so, what would the world do?

• 28 mins

The Climate Crisis: Are We Moving Fast Enough?

China has set a target for net zero CO2, the US will shortly - but is this fast enough?

• 28 mins

Facebook's Monopoly Problem

David Aaronovitch explores the antitrust case against Facebook.

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America: what just happened?

What do events in Washington mean for America, its institutions and its politics?

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Covid and the NHS

Infections are rising, hospitals are filling up. Is the NHS coping with the Covid crisis?

• 29 mins

Putin vs Navalny

Alexei Navalny鈥檚 return to Russia has tweaked the tiger鈥檚 tail. Why is Mr Putin so afraid?

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The Irish Question

Has Brexit brought the reunification of Ireland any closer?

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GameStop Shock

Chaos on the US markets last week as GameStop鈥檚 price rocketed. But what really happened?

• 29 mins

鈥淭urmoil鈥� in the SNP

A senior SNP MP says the party is in turmoil. Why?

• 29 mins

Out of Lockdown

Cautious but irreversible; the promises and risks of lifting lockdown.

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Brexit Business

Two months since Britain signed a trade deal with the EU, is it working well for business?

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