The event no-one wants to host

The Australian state of Victoria has suddenly pulled out of hosting the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games leaving its entire future at risk. Can anything save an almost 100-year old sporting institution or is its modern-day cost - and colonial past - finally catching up with it?

Plus: war reenactments in Hitler's 'Wolf's Lair' spark anger and how revolutionary is a new drug designed to slow Alzheimer's?

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