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The BBC’s series Diddy on Trial sets out to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give listeners the answers they need about the legal case against the rap singer Sean Combs. He denies all the charges.We speak with the show’s presenter about the challenges of making ...  عرض المزيد

What in the World is now almost into its fourth month of doing visualisations for its YouTube channel, part of a BBC World Service podcast pilot. We meet the team who are bringing the show to your screens and also hear listeners’ feedback. Will it, they wonder, attract a younger ...  عرض المزيد

The Japanese operator of 7-Eleven is discussing ways to defend itself against a takeover bid by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, Chinese export controls on crucial semiconductor materials are starting to hit supply chains, and the fintech company Klarna plans to axe almost h ...

US President Donald Trump has pledged to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”, China could send its first crewed mission to Mars within a decade, and Elon Musk wants people to actually settle on Mars, transforming the human race into an interplanetary species. In a ne ...  عرض المزيد

Headlines: Israel prepares ground invasion of Lebanon, new code of conduct for dating apps in Australia, house prices slow nationally and New Zealand takes back haka world record. Deep dive: SpaceX has just launched a five-month rescue mission to bring home Butch Wilmore and Suni ...  عرض المزيد

The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in January 1986 riveted millions of Americans, who watched the horrific event live on television. What they didn’t know then was that the tragedy was largely preventable, a disastrous result of hubris and “magical thinking” as much ...