How often do you get lost amid a city's streets? Today's top story unravels the maths of urban design to explain why some environments are harder to navigate than others - and why that's not always a bad thing.
We also find out what happened when China let capitalism in, discover ways to keep your nerves in check in job interviews, and investigate how Ireland's 'soft border' could change when the UK leaves the EU.
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How often do you find yourself getting lost when you walk around cities? More or Less visits London's Barbican complex, one of the world's most famous brutalist housing estates, to explain why the design of environments can make them harder to navigate - and why that isn't always a bad thing.
Please note this clip contains graphic descriptions of lethal violence
Last year, more than 20,000 people were killed in Mexico in violence linked to the country's powerful drug cartels - making it the second most lethal conflict in the world, behind only Syria's civil war. Author Ioan Grillo discusses how the situation has reached such extremes.
In 1980, China designated four cities as 'special economic zones', where capitalist activity was allowed for the first time since the Communist revolution. Lucy Burns tells the story of the most successful, Shenzhen, and discovers how creating a city out of nowhere caused some distinctive problems.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a survey by a recruitment firm said they had missed out on jobs because their nerves got the better of them in interviews. So how can you keep your cool?
Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU in last year's Brexit referendum, but will now be leaving along with the rest of the UK. But what does that mean for its relationship, and 'soft border', with the Republic of Ireland?
Athletes from the South Atlantic island of St Helena want to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Barbados in July - but face an arduous journey to get there.
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