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    A wheelchair at the bottom of a long section of steps

    This young disabled man dreamed of having a job - the system had other ideas

    Elliot wants to live independently - but making that happen proved a bigger challenge than he expected.

    7 hrs ago
    BBC InDepth
    Image of a woman from a Chinese Cultural Revolution revolutionary poster in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing

    The dangers of China’s cyber-nationalism

    The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

    1 day ago
    BBC InDepth
    Hands around a mobile phone displaying binary code and a megaphone

    How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

    Algorithms can watch our behaviour and determine what millions of us see when we log on.

    2 days ago
    BBC InDepth
    Two women, their faces etched in grief

    With the Middle East in flames, what will it take to end the conflict?

    Talk of how the Israel-Palestine conflict could be resolved has been drowned out amid the increased fighting.

    7 days ago
    BBC InDepth

    Prison isn't working for women, ministers say. Can it be fixed?

    People with experience of the criminal justice system discuss how it can be reformed for female offenders.

    6 Oct 2024
    BBC InDepth

    Why war in Middle East involves UK more than you might think

    Burning conflict in Lebanon and Gaza leaves Britain with practical, defence and diplomatic moves to make.

    5 Oct 2024
    BBC InDepth
    Hands around a mobile phone displaying binary code and a megaphone

    How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

    Algorithms can watch our behaviour and determine what millions of us see when we log on.

    2 days ago
    BBC InDepth
    Montage image of Keir Starmer and Laura Kuenssberg. Behind them is a calendar with 100 days highlighted in red.

    Dream wins and nightmares for Labour: Starmer's 100 days in power

    Insiders hail new workers' rights, planning laws and "stability" at the top - but Starmer has been dogged by controversy too.

    3 days ago
    BBC InDepth
    Benyamin Netanyahu

    What Israel's latest attacks tell us about Netanyahu's next move

    A change in the political mood and a US election campaign means Israel senses change in the region.

    3 days ago
    BBC InDepth
    A treated image showing Benjamin Netanyahu in the foreground and Joe Biden in the background

    The US has been trying to broker a ceasefire deal. Why has it failed?

    State Department correspondent Tom Bateman takes us through a year of diplomacy failures as the Middle East sits on the brink of total war

    6 days ago
    BBC InDepth
    Two women, their faces etched in grief

    With the Middle East in flames, what will it take to end the conflict?

    Talk of how the Israel-Palestine conflict could be resolved has been drowned out amid the increased fighting.

    7 days ago
    BBC InDepth

    What might happen next with conflict in the Middle East? 10 experts share their analysis

    4 Oct 2024
    BBC InDepth
    Montage image showing a hand putting two £20 notes into a collecting tin with the words £20bn above an image of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' face

    The chancellor says she needs to raise £20bn. How might she do it?

    The chancellor says there is a black hole in the public finances. Evan Davis asks how it might be filled.

    2 Oct 2024
    BBC InDepth
    Two children talking into tin cans. The children have a grey filter and the background is green and red circles.

    The debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

    How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.

    28 Sep 2024
    BBC InDepth
    Montage: An iPhone displaying code alongside the 'X' logo, two rioters standing near a burning car, all set against the backdrop of prison bars.

    They were arrested for posting during the riots – will it change anything?

    Charges following disorder felt significant, but for social media giants there was no day of reckoning.

    27 Sep 2024
    BBC InDepth
    A composite of a housing plan and a house under construction

    Labour's plan to build 1.5m homes – can it be delivered?

    Are planning reforms and social housing enough to meet the government's ambitious plan?

    26 Sep 2024
    BBC InDepth
    A treated image showing a soldier and an aid worker in the aftermath of the pager attack

    One week on, how the Lebanon attacks have changed the Middle East

    David Aaronovitch asks why the operation was carried out - and what we can expect in the weeks ahead.

    24 Sep 2024
    BBC InDepth

    Best of Sounds

    Labour's glitzy investment summit

    And, the inquiry into the Salisbury poisonings begins.

    14 hrs ago

    Can anyone broker peace in the Middle East?

    The US has been a major negotiator but power dynamics in the region have shifted.

    5 days ago

    The curse of the blessing scam

    The female crooks who exploit superstition and family love to swindle other women.

    3 days ago

    How likely is a repeat of the 6 January attacks?

    The Americast team is back on the radio to answer your questions...

    16 hrs ago

    Best of iPlayer

    Life and death in Gaza

    A year of war in Gaza as witnessed and filmed by four Palestinians living through it.

    4 hrs ago

    Britain’s newest bank: How safe is your money?

    Investigating the stories of customers who say that Revolut failed to protect their money.

    1 day ago

    Sally Magnusson: Alzheimer's, a cure and me

    Alzheimer’s progresses silently long before it shows. Would you want to know?

    1 day ago

    Bombing Brighton: The plot to kill Thatcher

    A look at the Brighton bombing of 1984, with new testimony from many of those affected.

    7 days ago

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