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The ‘Gap Year’ has become something of a rite of passage for many youngsters keen to set see the world and give something back.
But good intentions can often have unintended consequences - and the ‘white saviour’ complex can often be harmful.
Former nurse turned journalist Ryan Latto talked us through his experiences in Uganda and Tanzania, and why medical voluntourism can prove deadly for local populations.

Too often, when discussing homelessness the first image that springs to mind is a man in a sleeping bag in a doorway on the street. But it affects many more people than that; people from all ages and backgrounds. It's a growing, largely invisible problem. So do we really understand homelessness, and can the media do more when reporting the issue?

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The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shone an unwelcome spotlight on Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam.
This in turn, has brought the unrelenting civil war in Yemen back to the fore.
Many international partners have declared themselves uneasy being part of the coalition and military action, which is taking such a brutal humanitarian tole on the civilian population.
But are we complicit in the suffering - and potential war crimes committed against the people of Yemen?
Billy Briggs is an investigative journalist has been covering the arms industry in Scotland.
He talked us through the part Scotland plays in this deadly, but often forgotten war.

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France recalled its Ambassador to Rome at the start of 2019 - the culmination of months of worsening relations between two of the founder members of the EU.
Italy accused France of colonising Africa, while the French President has apparently described the populist politics in Italy as being like leprosy.
So what on earth is going on, and what has the EU got to do with it?
Italian journalist Michele Barbero explains

Money talks, and spending in elections is protected in the US, thanks to the courts.
But who's spending what? And why does it matter? Peter Geoghegan is the investigations editor for OpenDemocracy.
He's been trying to follow the money, which flooded in during the Brexit referendum to determine what it's changed ... and if democracy itself is at stake.

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2018 has been a year unlike any other. Events which would have brought down previous governments, or presidents, have seemingly made little impact. With Brexit and Trump looming large, is there any room for other news in our tightly packed papers and bulletins? In this holiday special we sat down with 3 journalists, each with their own perspectives on the world we report on, and asked them what THEY made of 2018. What were the defining stories of the year, and what did we miss? There's soul-searching too about the world we live in, and how we as journalists are able to respond to events as they unfold around us, and what the future holds. join us for this jam-packed holiday special as we uncork a fine read, stock up on tea and mince pies, and try and put the world to rights round the kitchen table.