This BBC Global News Podcast explores a variety of important topics, including the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, Ukraine's deployment of UK-supplied long-range missiles against Russia, and the numerous sexual abuse allegations surrounding the late Mohammed Al-Fayed. It also covers the funeral of Liam Payne, the British Council's 90th-anniversary word list, and significant findings from the Human Cell Atlas project. Additionally, the podcast reveals the Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year, "manifest," while providing updates on the ongoing conflict in Sudan and job cuts at Ford. Throughout, it raises critical issues regarding press freedom, the effects of war, and the challenges of large-scale abuse investigations.
