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Russians who sign up to fight in Ukraine earn big money in salaries and bonuses – and the Kremlin is even more generous to families of those killed in battle. Average compensation packages for a dead ...

27 Apr 202529min

California is one of ten US states where assisted dying is lawful and in some respects it’s a model for how the practice might work in Britain.Introduced in 2016, it’s available to those who are termi...

4 Apr 202528min

Thousands of female council workers across Britain have lost out on pay and benefits worth billions because of unequal pay over decades. Now claims for compensation and demands to reform pay and gradi...

30 Mars 202528min

Ash Bhardwaj finds out why the British Army is shrinking at a crucial juncture for the future of UK defence. He speaks to new recruits to understand what drove them to a career in the army – and visit...

21 Mars 202528min

Reactive features from Radio 4, exploring what's really happening behind the headlines and unearthing untold stories, both at home and abroad.

14 Mars 20251min