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Tory conference: could Boris Johnson really make a comeback?
Despite warnings to keep it clean, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have been quietly tearing chunks out of each other as they vie to be the next Tory leader at this year’s Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
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Heavy job losses as furnace at UK’s largest steelworks shuts down
It’s the end of an era for two major industries in the UK today. The country’s last coal-fired power station will shut down tonight, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
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Tories must show ‘humility’, says Shadow Chancellor Hunt
We were joined by Jeremy Hunt, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer until July, and is now the Shadow Chancellor.
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Truss tells Tory conference she’d have done better than Sunak in election
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has told the Tory party conference they would have done much better in the election if she had still been Conservative leader.
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Hurricane Helene damage ‘biblical’ say North Carolina officials
Three days after Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast US, rescuers are still searching for missing people in North Carolina.
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BBC says sorry to Strictly star Amanda Abbington following bullying allegations
The BBC has apologised to the actress Amanda Abbington and upheld her complaints of verbal bullying and harassment by her 2023 Strictly Come Dancing dance partner.
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Biden repeats call for ceasefire as Israel moves closer to Lebanon ground invasion
The prospect of Israeli troops moving forward into Lebanon is being viewed with concern in Washington.
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Israeli ground invasion would ‘remove all military presence’ on border, says national security adviser
We speak to Orna Mizrahi, who spent 26 years in the Israel Defense Forces and was a deputy national security adviser for Foreign Policy.
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‘There will be revenge’ in Lebanon, says Iranian academic
We spoke to Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi.
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Hezbollah ‘ready’ for invasion as IDF tanks mass on Lebanon border
Israel’s military has declared areas of northern Israel a closed military zone, as it steps up preparations for a ground invasion of Lebanon.
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Hezbollah gave Israel an ‘argument’ to carry out invasion – former Lebanese army general
Joining us is Khalil Helou, a former general from the Lebanese Army.
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Israeli troop positioning suggests Lebanon ground incursion imminent – US official
Israel’s Prime Minister has warned Iran that nowhere in the Middle East is beyond its reach.
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Can far right form government in Austria after election win?
The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has won national elections in Austria, but whether it can form a government depends on convincing its conservative rivals to join with it.
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At least 140 dead after Nepal floods
At least 140 people have died after widespread flooding in Nepal – triggered by late Monsoon rains.
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Tory leadership contest in full swing as conference begins
We’re at the Tory conference in Birmingham.