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The Fourcast

Oct 29, 2021

Mexicans are the biggest consumers of surgery drinks in the world. But the country’s sugar obsession is causing what health officials are calling a diabetes emergency.

In some poor towns across the country, Coca-Cola is even more available than fresh water. 

Our reporter, Guillermos Galdos went to Chiapas...


Oct 27, 2021

Rishi Sunak presents his Autumn Budget today, with some of the sweeteners already released; public sector pay rises and a hike in the national living wage.

That fits in with Boris Johnson’s vision: to completely transform our economy with a revolutionary new model of high wages, high skills and high productivity.

But...


Oct 25, 2021

Newcastle United's Saudi Arabian backed takeover is being hailed by many fans in the city as a great moment the chance for the sleeping giant to finally reach the summit of the Premier League.

But for critics and indeed other fans, this is the last straw. The moral bankruptcy of a billionaire business that was once...


Oct 22, 2021

Georgia's surrogacy industry is booming, as prospective parents from around the world turn to clinics with modest prices to help provide their dream of a family. But does this largely self-regulating industry safeguard the thousands of women who are turning to surrogacy to make a living?

Anja Popp went to Georgia for...


Oct 20, 2021

Sir David Amess was a working class Plaistow boy made a proud Essex man, who sat in Parliament for nearly 40 years. 

A man who put the people first and who was more at home walking the streets of Southend West than Westminster.

While listening to his constituents at his weekly surgery, he was killed.

This week, MPs from...