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Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories. From BBC Radio 4's Today programme
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The end of Trump's Presidency
Donald Trump's presidency is coming to an end as he makes way for Joe Biden a week after the riot at the Capitol building in Washington. Nick Robinson discusses President Trump's record with his former communications director, Bryan Lanza, the New Yorker's David Remnick, and Andrew Sullivan, of The Weekly Dish. Photo: Donald Trump. Credit: Reuters -
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Posted on 19 Jan 2021
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Tuesday's business with Dominic O'Connell
A global computer chip shortage has slowed car production lines - what has led to this situation? (Image: a worker wears a protective mask at the Volkswagen assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany, Credit: Reuters/File Photo) -
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Posted on 19 Jan 2021
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Navalny's family 'agreed on his return'
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been arrested on return to Russia. He accuses the Kremlin of trying to poison him. His friend and ally Christo Grozev, lead investigator at Bellingcat, tells Justin Webb that Navalny's family had supported him in taking the major risks of returning to Russia. Photo: Alexei Navalny. Credit: BBC -
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Posted on 18 Jan 2021
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Monday's business with Dominic O'Connell
How tough are health and safety authorities being on workplaces that are not properly protecting against transmission of the coronavirus? (Image: workers get their temperature taken. Credit: Getty Images) -
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Posted on 18 Jan 2021
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Wikipedia at 20: How it survived controversy
It's been 20 years since the launch of the website, Wikipedia. Despite much criticism early on about inaccuracies, the online encyclopedia has become the 15th most popular destination on the web and is maintained by a community of volunteer editors. Today programme's Nick Robinson speaks to cognitive psychologist and author Professor Stephen Pinker and the founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales on the website's legacy and how it has escaped controversy. (Image: Wikipedia page; Credit: European Pressphoto Agency) -
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Posted on 15 Jan 2021