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In the latest programme, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. This edition includes Adrian Goldberg's reflections from Birmingham on the demise of a long-standing ornament of civic pride: Hall Green greyhound stadium and we discover how communities living in the area surrounding Grenfell Tower are responding to the aftermath of last month's fire. We also hear from Jersey as childhood resident, Christine Finn, returns to the island and stays at Haut de la Garenne, once a notorious children's home and now an activity and accommodation centre. Former children's television presenter, Ayo Akinwolere, considers how "Blue Peter" shaped his career and Garry Owen of BBC Radio Cymru Wales visits Swansea to hear about the alarming increase in deaths caused by drug misuse and what might be done to reverse it. Producer Simon Coates.
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