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The Fourcast

Nov 29, 2021

55 years since Barbados achieved independence from British rule, tomorrow the country will make history by becoming the first country in almost three decades to sever ties with the British Royal family.

Today, Ayshah Tull asks what this move means for the Royal family but also for the status of ‘global Britain’.

We...


Nov 26, 2021

When it comes to Covid, what starts in one country, quickly spreads to another. As Europe is gripped by a fourth wave, and sees civil unrest as some protestors say “no” to new restrictions, will we see infections, and tempers, peak in the UK too? 

Here in the UK, our Delta wave came much earlier in the summer, and...


Nov 24, 2021

For some parts of Africa, climate change is already destroying populations, causing unpredictable rains, failing crops and starving livestock. And now, as the battle for resources intensifies, it’s fuelling terrorism and war. 

One of the worst areas affected is the Sahel, a swathe of arid land crossing central Africa,...


Nov 22, 2021

Last week, Azeem Rafiq gave a devastating account of the racism he faced at Yorkshire Cricket Club, and it's turned the cricket world upside down. 

Is this a watershed moment for English cricket? Or is there a deep-rooted racism in the gentleman's game that's too entrenched to eradicate? 

In today's episode, Rafiq...


Nov 19, 2021

Two sisters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, were brutally murdered by a stranger in North West London in June 2020. And what followed on from that tragedy is unimaginable.

An inadequate police response that meant their bodies were found, not by officers, but by the boyfriend of one of the sisters. And then, the...