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Radio 4,27 Oct 2025,45 mins

Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case

The World Tonight

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Some of the key figures behind the collapse of the Chinese spy case have been telling their side of the story to a parliamentary committee. We find out what we've learned from one of the committee's members. How worried should we be about a new Russian missile described as a "tiny flying Chernobyl"? And as the King unveils a monument to LGBT+ veterans, we hear what it means to a Royal Navy veteran sacked for being gay.

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