Sensemaker

Youth unemployment in the UK is now higher than the European Union average for the first time since records began. Why are young people finding it so hard to get a job? Writer and producer: Jonathan LewisHost: Ada BaruméEpisode photography: Joe MeeExecutive Producer: Jasper CorbettThis episode is sponsored by Babbel. Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/sensemaker

Today, four years after Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the war shows no sign of ending.Host: Casey MagloireWriter: Amalie SortlandProducer: Poppy BullardEpisode Photography: Joe MeeExecutive producer: Matt Russell

The UK one-in-one-out deal with France to deter migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats entered into force last year. Since then, the deal has faced a number of legal challenges. Has the scheme been a success?Writer: Serena CesareoProducer: Serena CesareoHost: Casey MagloireExecutive Producer: Jasper Corbett

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as prince Andrew, has become the first member of the royal family since Charles I. Host: Ada BaruméWriter & Producer: Amalie Sortland and Ada BaruméEpisode Photography: Joe MeeExecutive producer: Jasper Corbett

After the deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia last week, gun control in Canada is under scrutiny.Host: Ada BaruméWriter: Amalie SortlandProducer: Jess SwinburneEpisode Photography: Joe MeeExecutive producer: Poppy Bullard

According to a King’s College London report published last week the UK has been underreporting nitazene-related deaths by up to a third. Why has the UK become a hotspot for the extremely potent opioid?Writer: Jonathan LewisProducer: Jonathan LewisHost: Ada BaruméEpisode photography: Joe MeeExecutive Producer: Matt Russell

Some areas of the UK have faced their wettest winters on record. Writer: Poppy BullardProducer: Poppy BullardHost: Ada Barumé Episode photography: Sofia FentonExecutive Producer: Matt Russell

The recent sentencing of activist Jimmy Lai and the conviction of the father of activist Anna Kwok in the same week marks a new phase in China’s crackdown on activists. How far is Beijing prepared to go to silence dissent?Writer: Jess SwinburneProducer: Jess SwinburnePhotography: Sofia FentonExecutive Producer: Matt Russell

The recent release of Epstein files has sparked a fresh crisis over former Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.Host: Casey MagloireWriter & Producer: Amalie SortlandEpisode Photography: Sofia FentonExecutive producer: Matt Russell