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What lessons can we learn from the Epstein files?

12 June 2026 at 14:25
Not a day goes past without headlines revealing the far-reaching global impact of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. In a special edition, we examine what lessons can be learned from the Epstein files and other similar scenarios; what they reveal about power, accountability and the systems which allowed the late paedophile's crimes to continue for so long.

What lessons can we learn from the Epstein files?

12 June 2026 at 14:25
Not a day goes past without headlines revealing the far-reaching global impact of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. In a special edition, we examine what lessons can be learned from the Epstein files and other similar scenarios; what they reveal about power, accountability and the systems which allowed the late paedophile's crimes to continue for so long.

Lenient ruling in UK rape case sparks nationwide outcry

29 May 2026 at 15:42
A UK judge's decision in late May to spare three teenage boys convicted of raping two girls from prison sentences has sparked outrage. The UK attorney general has referred the judgment to the Court of Appeal. Also studies reveal that nearly two-thirds of women over 50 are struggling with their mental health and not getting the professional help they so badly need. Annette Young talks to Professor Pooja Saini, a British mental health specialist, as to why this is happening. Plus we meet Lhakpa Sherpa from Nepal who's broken the women's record for scaling the world's highest peak, making her eleventh trip to the summit of Mount Everest in 26 years.

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