Jay Lafferty, Ray Bradshaw, Alana Jackson and Chris Thorburn

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Aug 14, 202628:00Comedy

Des Clarke and the teams break up this week's news, including the PM's tour of the UK, the solar eclipse and new research telling us all to smile at dogs! Lead Writer: Nathan Cowley Additional material: Jennifer Walker,...

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