The World This Week

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The World this Week brings you the latest news from around the globe. Broadcasters Carolyn Scott and Jack Foster have teamed up with Scottish media outlet CommonSpace to deliver a weekly global news digest. Subscribe on iTunes and never miss an episode.

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24th November 2017

First, the Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was placed under house arrest in what we were told was not a coup, then sacked by his own Zanu-PF party, but refused to step down, only to step down a day later. We’ll be getting you up to speed on the twists and turns of the Zimbabwean Coup d'etat, as well as asking how history will judge the ousted President. The UK Chancellor delivered the autumn budget on Wednesday, and despite Philip hammond’s best attempts to lighten the mood, there’s not reall...

Nov 24, 2017•1 hr

17th November 2017

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a Zimbabwean military official made that announcement after troops occupied the state broadcaster and placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. We take a look at events as they’ve been unfolding, and ask what this coup - which supposedly isn’t a coup - means for Zimbabwe. The UK Government has been accused of economic murder - one hundred and twenty thousand counts of economic murder - as a new landmark study analyses the impact of austerity meas...

Nov 17, 2017•1 hr

10th November 2017

Another mass shooting in the US prompts renewed calls for tougher vetting on Gun ownership - but President Trump doesn’t agree. We take a look at the reluctance, not just to take action, but even to talk about reforming US firearm regulations amongst the country’s lawmakers. This Sunday is remembrance day - We look back at the conflicts which gave birth to the Poppy appeal, and ask whether that symbol has been politicised in recent years. We speak to the columnist and trade unionist Cat Boyd abo...

Nov 10, 2017•1 hr

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