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The Documentary Podcast

The tyre scandal (Thu, 12 Jun 2025)
Every year the UK produces around 50 million tyres for disposal. They are supposed to be sent for recycling. Instead, big money is being made by diverting tyres to illegal and dangerous 'pyrolysis' plants where they are melted down to extract oil and steel. Together with a team of journalists from Source Material, a not-for-profit group specialising in climate and corruption, we follow the tyres from the UK to India using tracking devices. The team discovers just how large scale this largely illicit business has become. Earlier this year, a makeshift pyrolysis plant exploded near Mumbai, killing four people. It had been processing tyres from abroad. Reporter Paul Kenyon confronts a tyre trader in the north of England who admits to shipping his waste tyres to India for pyrolysis.
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No, there isn’t a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa (Wed, 11 Jun 2025)
On 12 May, 59 Afrikaners arrived in Washington to receive “refugee” status. At a press conference, President Trump said he had acted because Afrikaners - the white minority community that ruled South Africa during apartheid - face an existential threat. His words echoed the views of his South African born former adviser, Elon Musk, who has repeatedly used his X platform to amplify false claims of a “white genocide”. Many South Africans, including several Afrikaners that we have spoken to, dismiss the idea that they are under attack as wild misinformation. So where does the idea that white South Africans are being uniquely targeted come from? And what impact is it having on the diplomatic relationship between the White House and Pretoria? This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from BBC Trending in-depth reporting on the world of social media.
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BBC News

New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree (Thu, 12 Jun 2025)
The dinosaur skeletons, found hidden in a museum collection in Mongolia, is an ancestor of the mighty tyrannosaurs.
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First view of the Sun's south pole filmed by spacecraft (Wed, 11 Jun 2025)
Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods
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What are small nuclear reactors and why does the UK want to build them? (Tue, 10 Jun 2025)
The government is betting on a new generation of 'mini' nuclear power stations.
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BBC News

Beach Boys lead tributes to 'genius' Brian Wilson (Thu, 12 Jun 2025)
The surviving band members pay tribute to the "humble musical giant" who "taught the world how to smile".
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David Walliams Nazi salute 'unacceptable', BBC says (Thu, 12 Jun 2025)
The children's author and comedian made the gestures during a recording of Would I Lie To You?
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These touts made millions - and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped (Thu, 12 Jun 2025)
The touts alleged staff at resale sites Ticketmaster once owned helped them trade in bulk, the BBC reveals.
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