Vicki Barker
speaker
757 appearances
131 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 5d ago
Vicki Barker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 105 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 20.
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Climatologists say Europe, which lacks widespread air conditioning, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, severely testing public health systems, power generation, transportation networks, and tourism infrastructure.
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For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London.
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The Jalsa Salana, organized by Britain's Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, is expected to draw about 50,000 people from more than 100 countries.
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Last month, another big Muslim gathering had to close early after police uncovered a possible far-right threat.
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Several hundred extra security staff have been drafted in for this weekend's convention.
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Any possible threat, though, might not just come from the far right.
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Many Orthodox Muslims consider Ahmadiyya, with its pacifist message and belief that its founder was the Messiah, to be heretical.
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The sect is persecuted in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia bars its followers from the Hajj pilgrimage.
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For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it had received evidence leading to dozens of new charges against the brothers, who have dual U.S.-U.K.
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Andrew Tate is facing seven further charges of rape, as well as accusations involving sex trafficking, indecent images of children and extreme pornography.
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Tristan Tate is facing new rape, sexual assault and sex trafficking accusations.
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The 38 new charges come on top of 21 existing counts, with the total number of alleged victims in the UK now standing at seven.
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British prosecutors are seeking the brothers' extradition to the UK.
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They have consistently denied all the charges against them.
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For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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Britain Josh Kerr, an Olympian and world champion middle distance runner, ran the mile in three minutes and 42.66 seconds, knocking nearly half a second off the previous world record set back in 1999.
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BBC commentator Steve Cram, himself a previous world record holder for the mile, noted Kerr will collect a $50,000 prize for his achievement.
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Not bad, Cram quipped, for less than four minutes' work and years of preparation and training.
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