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Real-life stories behind the headlines from BBC News. A topical news podcast that brings you compelling human interest stories that will inspire, amuse or give you perspective.

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Tom Cruise at 60

2022/07/03

As the film star celebrates his sixtieth birthday - just weeks after the release of his blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick - we ask how has he stayed so relevant.

Pride at 50

2022/06/30

As the LGBTQ+ community celebrates half a century of Pride - the pioneers who started it all in 1972 reunite to chat about what life was like then - and the progress made since.

Abortion after Roe v Wade - the women lured to sham clinics

2022/06/29

When Hana became pregnant, she knew she wanted an abortion - but her search for a clinic online led her to an anti-abortion centre, set on talking her out of her decision.

Ghislaine Maxwell - sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking

2022/06/28

Maxwell was convicted of five charges of helping late financier Jeffrey Epstein - her then boyfriend - abuse four teenage girls.

Scotland's most mysterious murder - is it about to be solved?

2022/06/26

Alistair Wilson, a bank manager with a young family, was shot dead on his doorstep in the seaside town of Nairn in 2004. Are police finally closing in on his killer?

Macca's set - "such unadulterated joy"

2022/06/25

Steve Coogan was among the thousands of fans watching Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury – and he gave viewers at home the Alan Partridge impression they all wanted.

How King Kendrick made it to Glastonbury

2022/06/24

"There was no sound cloud, he did it the old fashioned way" - Will Chalk talks to Kendrick Lamar's biographer, Marcus Moore, about the rapper's rise to the top.

A day of reckoning for the Tories

2022/06/23

Double trouble for the Prime Minister after by-election losses in both blue and red wall seats - with a victory each for the Lib Dems and Labour.

Billie Eilish - Glastonbury's youngest ever headliner

2022/06/23

The 20-year-old singer will make history when she steps onto the Pyramid Stage. She's already the youngest artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify.

My journey to Glastonbury - "I expected it to be chaos"

2022/06/22

The queueing system at Paddington Station was expected to be bursting at the seams, with three quarters of the trains that usually head to Glastonbury cancelled.

The lives transformed by classical music

2022/06/22

The Raploch near Stirling has long been known as one of Scotland's most deprived areas. This is the story of why it has its own symphony orchestra, and the huge impact it has had.

The magic of Glastonbury

2022/06/21

The BBC's Music Correspondent, Mark Savage, and Radio 6 Music's Matt Everitt share some personal anecdotes as they head down Glasto memory lane.