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Just after 10 o’clock on Thursday, 7th May 2015, Nick Robinson stared down the lens of camera five in the BBC’s Election Night Studio to explain to millions the significance of an exit poll that shocked the country and heralded an earthquake in British politics. That moment was a personal milestone for the BBC’s political editor, who had been discharged from hospital just hours earlier following weeks of treatment for cancer and the loss of his voice after surgery.

The relationship between those who wield power and those whose job it is to tell us what they are doing has always been fraught with tension. Politicians now expect to be on camera and facing aggressive questions from the moment they open their front door to the moment they return home at night. Everything they say and do is instantly broadcast and dissected on 24-hour news channels, blogs, and Twitter. It was not always this way. Live from Downing Street takes us on an absorbing journey through the hard-fought battles for the right to tell the public about the decisions taken on their behalf.

In an era of fake news and new fault lines in global politics, millions of listeners turn to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme each morning to help them make sense of the world around them. The first ever book from the iconic programme marks 60 years of programming with 60 world-changing stories. Covering everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Anti-Apartheid Movement to the emergence of Brit Art and space exploration, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Today explores events as they happened and reveals how they changed the world around us.

This book is for anyone who has experienced a difficult person at work. Revealing the nine different types of difficult people, there's a quick quiz so you can work out the personality type you're dealing with, and how to communicate with them effectively.

In the complete series 1 and 2 of this fascinating and absorbing Radio 4 series, the BBC's Nick Robinson explores how prime ministers have used their power and responded to the great challenges of their time. In the first series he explores the premiership of Sir Robert Walpole, the first and longest-serving prime minister; Lord North, remembered as the prime minister who lost America; Sir Robert Peel, who put national interest before party; and Lord Palmerston, who cultivated a cavalier image and dominated mid-Victorian politics.

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Mental health is one of the world’s most significant issues, often neglected by today’s society. Bloke to Bloke aims to break the ice, shining a light on all things mental health, from one bloke to another. Each episode tackles a different aspect, outlining our experiences and providing information to improve your well-being. With a raw, no bs approach, we say it exactly how it is while stringing together a few laughs and stories along the way!

These are stories where two people nearly find everlasting bliss and happiness. Nearly. You didn’t miss that word, did you? It was never meant to be. That makes it hurt worse. They were the one. The one to grow old with, but also the one that never saw it coming.

The mission of Algarve Addicts is to reveal what life is really like inside the Algarve and Portugal, as a foreigner living in the country. We want to help expats transition seamlessly and effortlessly into a normal, productive and integrated life in Portugal through the entertaining use of digital content.

The Numbers Game — It’s finance, investment and business but not as you know it. Each week Jason Robinson (CPA Accountant), Nick Reilly (Planner) and Marty Vidakovic (Finance) come together to bring you strategy and advice around the importance of knowing your numbers in life and business. Numbers really do tell a story so let us help you make it a good one.