1. BBC OS Conversations: Race in Francepublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 8 July 2023

    France has questions to answer around inequity and its approach to policing. It follows days of violent protests after the fatal shooting in Paris, during a police traffic stop, of a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent. The world also witnessed some of the country’s social issues laid bare, as anger around discrimination in some of France’s poorest areas spread across the country and came, once again, to the fore. In this edition, hosted by James Reynolds, we bring together young French men, mothers and those in public office from the capital’s suburbs to share their experiences of school, work and with the police.

  2. Cardiff sign former Reading forward Meitepublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Cardiff City sign Ivory Coast forward Yakou Meite on a two-year deal following his departure from Reading.

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  3. Heart and Soul: A new generation of Nigerian royaltypublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Hannah Ajala, a Nigerian-British broadcaster explores the new generation of chieftaincy and royalty in Nigeria. She takes a closer look at some of the key aspects of an inauguration ceremony across various states in Nigeria, and the impact Nigerian royalty has within Diaspora. Hannah speaks to the new wave of Chiefs and Kings embracing this tradition and why they continue with this path whilst integrating more modern practices and preserving their ultimate beliefs.

  4. Bone settingpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    For many traditional medical practices involving the evocation of spirits to help heal are preferable to conventional western medicine. While some practitioners may claim that such methods can cure all ills, they are limited when it comes to physical injury. Now in Nigeria there is an attempt to bring together traditional and modern medicine, and encourage practitioners such as traditional bone setters to refer on patients turning up with injuries which they are unable to treat such as broken limbs. (Picture: bone setting a foot. Credit: Life Clinic TV)

  5. Refusing donated bloodpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    Some communities in Eastern Kenya hold the belief that receiving a blood transfusion would lead to them taking on characteristics from the blood donor. Dayo Yusuf meets one family who believe this, even though a blood transfusion could improve the life chances of their anaemic son. Presented by Priscilla Ngethe (Picture: A farmer with his goats in Kenya. Credit: Getty Images).

  6. My journey from binman to cup-winning coachpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 1 July 2019

    Morocco coach Herve Renard worked as a cleaner for years before making it as a football manager.

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