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Radio 4,05 Aug 2025,30 mins

The BBC gains unprecedented access to a violent people-smuggling gang

Six O'Clock News

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A BBC investigation has exposed the operations of a powerful and violent people-smuggling gang sending migrants to the UK in small boats. Also: A report by the US Coast Guard says the operator of the Titan sub which imploded used "intimidation tactics" to evade scrutiny from the regulator. And NASA is told to fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon.

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