There'll be more on Pablo's story soon - and the broader battle about feminism, sexual violence, and gender equality in Spain. Watch this space.

The kiss and the culture war... Football boss Luis Rubiales' kiss after Spain's world cup victory set a match to Spanish gender relations. Sofia Bettiza hears how the case tapped into a rift in Spanish society. 🎧 Assignment on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

“Being a boy in Spain is a situation of constant concern.” Has feminism gone too far? 53% of Spaniards think that it has, and that it’s discriminating against men. Ellie House and I report from Madrid BBC Sounds 🎧

Profile: Emma Little-Pengelly The former barrister is now the new Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister - the first unionist to hold the position. 🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Mother, widow, and now the face of Russia’s opposition? We spent the week learning about the life of Yulia Navalnaya for BBC Radio 4 Profile. Have a listen, to find out: who is the woman taking on Putin? 🇷🇺 With Mark Coles and Madeleine Drury bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

This thread has the latest on Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act. Some parts nullified, but the bulk of the law upheld. Last summer, I spoke to some LGBT people in Uganda about life in the wake of this law - with a focus on the role played by big tech. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Pro-Palestinian protestors have gathered in the streets of Malmö, Sweden, where the #Eurovision Song Contest is being held, to show their support for Gaza Jeffrey Ingold and Josh Kaplan shared their thoughts on boycotts with Adam Fleming AntiSocial | Listen on BBC Sounds

It was the last episode of the series for #antisocial on BBC Radio 4 & I was on to report about fully plant based menus and their climate benefit. How helpful is cutting food miles? Why are sugar snaps the celebrities of food transport? Answers with Adam Fleming

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Have taxes been rising or falling under the Conservatives? A thread. 🧵 Economic experts have pointed out the overall tax burden has been rising sharply recently, but Rishi Sunak told the BBC average workers are facing the lowest tax rate on their earnings for 50 years. 1/10

At last am in the Bengal countryside to meet the last survivors of the #Bengalfamine. This is Malati, she is 96. She was introduced to us by her great grandson as “young lady”. Hear her remarkable testimony in a new episode of #ThreeMillion coming out soon BBC Sounds

If you want a quick backgrounder on new prisons minister James Timpson, we profiled him on BBC Radio 4 earlier this year. 15 mins on his childhood, career, and work with ex offenders. Plus his love of EDM.

What is ‘school choice’? Why are families in Arizona turning away from public schools - and how is the state funding it? What does this mean for the future of American education? Alex Last and I investigated in the sweltering Arizona heat 🌵. Listen now. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I reviewed the latest edition of Crossing Continents from BBC Radio 4 which looks at the decline of public schools across the US and specifically in the state of Arizona — looking v shiny in print in this week’s The New Statesman (doc creds to Ellie House!)✨🪩

Great to speak about our reporting from Arizona with Caitriona Perry on The Global Story. Thanks for having us!