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The Fourcast

Dec 23, 2020

Some of history’s most beautiful goals are thanks to football’s iconic header. But has the move harmed, even killed, some of our most treasured football stars? 

In recent years, we’ve lost many of the heroes of England’s World Cup winning team of ‘66 - and many of them suffered from dementia.

Our North of...


Dec 21, 2020

The world predicted a Covid catastrophe in Africa, but as 2020 draws to a close, the continent has seemingly managed to contain the virus and keep deaths low. How have so many African nations managed to control coronavirus, and why we have we left them out of the Covid conversation?

Our Africa correspondent, Jamal...


Dec 16, 2020

Last month, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated in an ambush near the capital Tehran. The scientist, who was considered the driving force behind Iran’s nuclear weapons program for two decades, was in his vehicle with his bodyguards when the attack occurred, but how the attack played...


Dec 14, 2020

Polls suggest that support for Scottish independence has never been stronger. Could this be the end of the Union?

Our Scotland correspondent Ciaran Jenkins has been talking to voters who previously rejected independence to see if the tide is turning, and what might be behind their change of heart.

Sources: ITV, BBC,...


Dec 9, 2020

This week the first vaccinations for COVID-19 began in the UK, after months of despair and restrictions. Mass vaccinations could offer a way out of the pandemic with the most vulnerable being at the front of the queue. But after a summer where concerns were raised over the numbers of BAME people dying in the...