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The world’s first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Why is Russia shutting off the internet?
Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens?
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Serbia: Under the canopy
A disaster at a Serbian station sparked mass protests. What is its political legacy?
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Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 1
The Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry
Nuns killed in Algeria
In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers
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Scottish artist Joan Eardley
Antonia Quirke goes behind the scenes of a new exhibition dedicated to her work
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US strikes Iranian fast boats
Fears are growing of a full-scale return to hostilities in the Middle East
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Fears grow for a full-scale return to hostilities in the Middle East
The UAE says Iran had also launched cruise missiles and drones towards its oil facilities
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US and Iran trade fire, threatening the ceasefire
Iranian foreign minister says events in the Strait show there is "no military solution"
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The SafeBox
The group carrying on investigations when journalists are silenced
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Why is filling your tank costing so much?
We follow the money behind a tank of petrol - from an oil field in the Gulf to the pump.
Norway's WW2 railway sabotage plot
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
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Reggae artist Protoje
Jamaican reggae artist Protoje
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European leaders are defying Trump. At what cost?
More European leaders are publicly opposing Trump. But they still need him.
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Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 2
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Hegseth: Strait of Hormuz shipping lane is clear
Hegseth says the US-Iran ceasefire is 'not over' despite attacks in Strait of Hormuz
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What's life like for seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?
As the US-Iran war escalates, we hear about the welfare of ship crews stranded
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US says ceasefire is 'not over' despite attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Defence Secretary Hegseth made the comments after Monday's attacks
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Iran warns US after Strait of Hormuz attacks
Iran's top negotiator warns that "we are just getting started" after Monday's attacks
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Could this tech help millions of us sleep better?
A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.
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Rubio: US trying to reopen strait as a 'favour to the world'
The US Secretary of State: operation is first step towards reopening the key waterway
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Tensions rise in the Persian Gulf
With the US and Iran trading fire in the Strait of Hormuz, will the ceasefire hold?
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