Best of 2026…so far: ‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it.

This week, from January: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

By Samira Shackle. Read by Dinita Gohil

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