As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, all this week The Global Story is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world.

Today we’re joined by Roman Mars – the host of 99% Invisible and the new BBC series A History of the United States in 100 Objects – who sets out his theory of how the US used design to shape the world in its image.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:32 What does the USA mean to you?
06:05 What is US soft power?
07:30 How the US became the manufacturing hub of the world
09:03 Why the history of the screw is more interesting than you think
14:23 How the US used WWII to its advantage
21:23 How the world bent to accommodate the US
24:25 Why soft power was an incredible invention

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The Battle of the Somme was one of the deadliest of the First World War. 100 years on – see some of the key landmarks, battlefields and memorials from the air.

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In a world first, Lidl is opening a pub just outside Belfast.

So how did we get here?

The answer lies in a century of complex laws and licensing rules unique to Northern Ireland, with roots stretching all the way back to partition. What seems like an unusual business move is actually the result of decades of legal restrictions around alcohol licensing.

In this video we explore the detail and debate around licensing laws in Northern Ireland and ask what it could mean for the future of pubs in the country.

Chapters:

00:00 – Lidl is building a pub
00:43 – Where’s the booze aisle?!
01:35 – The surrender principle explained 
02:08 – What makes Northern Ireland different?
02:50 – Judge rules the pub is a ’novel approach’
03:47 – Will we see other supermarket bars?
04:11 – A pub 100 years in the making
05:22 – The Stirling Report
06:41 – The debate around scrapping the surrender principle
08:03 – Impact on night time culture
09:28 – The decline of the pub
10:01 – The cost of opening a pub
11:20 – What happens next?

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Today, the largest review of its kind in NHS history has found major failings in maternity care at a hospital trust in Nottingham.

The report found that hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed due to the “deep-rooted, systemic failures”.

Leaders at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have apologised, and the Health Secretary says the government will respond by taking “immediate steps”.

Adam is joined by Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan.

Plus, Helen MacNamara, former top civil servant, discusses how Team Burnham seems to be preparing for his increasingly likely premiership.

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01:40 NHS maternity scandal: what the report found
02:30 How families exposed the failures
06:10 Culture, leadership and accountability
13:15 UK politics: new prime minister expected
15:15 How a new PM prepares for office
21:50 Key policies: devolution and reform
25:30 Defence, economy and early decisions
33:10 Running government and political risks

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