The Global Story - Why Australia’s gun laws aren’t as strong as you might think
After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Australia tightened its gun laws, and has since been considered a world-leading example by gun control advocates of how to lessen the chances of mass shootings ...
21 Dec 202527min
The Happy Pod: The magic of festive airport reunions
Videos capturing the joy and emotion of families reuniting at Dublin Airport for the festive season have received thousands of views online. We speak to the team behind the cameras to find out why the...
20 Dec 202527min
The Global Story: The murders that moved a nation: Italy’s new femicide law
**This episode contains descriptions of abuse and violence**In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” into the country’s legal code. The murder of a woman ...
14 Dec 202527min
The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer as well as a sense of community. A volunteer there, Toshio Morita, has become something of a local celebrity. At the Orange D...
13 Dec 202528min
The Global Story: The Fifa-Trump bromance
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC. The prize has led to scrutin...
7 Dec 202527min
The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
We hear about an extraordinary story of love, friendship and a teenage promise fulfilled over a decade later. When Georgia Barrington was told, at the age of 15, that she'd been born without a womb, s...
6 Dec 202526min
The Global Story: The international drama of Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2025 has been rocked by controversies and chaos, from stage falls and contestants storming out, to judges quitting and allegations of vote rigging – which the organisers deny.The pageant...
30 Nov 202527min
Why there's hope for Haiti
Armed gangs now control much of Port-au-Prince and more than a million people have been forced from their homes. In this Global News Podcast special, Nick Miles and Nawal Al-Maghafi hear from Haitians...
30 Nov 202528min
