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Storm Bert to hit the UK on Saturday
Storm Bert will hit the UK on Saturday with heavy rain and snow, as well as strong winds.
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ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made the kind of history that will come as some vindication to Palestinians and cause outrage in Israel.
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ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ‘not anti-semitic’ says leading human rights lawyer
We spoke to Geoffrey Robertson KC, a leading human rights lawyer who has been a United Nations war crimes judge.
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Israel thinks it has ‘moral high ground’ says former advisor
We’re joined by Israeli diplomat and journalist, Alon Pinkas, who has also served as an advisor to two former prime ministers: Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres.
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Russia fired experimental hypersonic ballistic missile on Ukraine says Putin
Vladimir Putin claims Russia has tested a new kind of hypersonic ballistic missile in an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
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‘Titan’ of the Labour Party John Prescott dies aged 86
He was a giant of the Labour movement, famous for his working class roots, his refusal to play by any rules and for the time he once punched a protestor who lobbed an egg at him during an election trip to North Wales.
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John Prescott was ‘heart’ of New Labour, says Lord Mandelson
We spoke to Lord Mandelson, who served alongside John Prescott in Tony Blair’s government.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump nominee for attorney general
One of Donald Trump’s contentious picks for cabinet, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration as Attorney General.
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Bitcoin soaring close to $100,000 valuation
The world’s largest cryptocurrency is soaring towards an extraordinary milestone, with one Bitcoin worth almost $100,000.
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Nadine Dorries on Tory sleaze and scandal and her church abuse
A close ally of Boris Johnson and open critic of Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch, Nadine Dorries examines the current state of the Conservative Party in this week’s episode of the Political Fourcast – and she also criticises the Church of England in the wake of the John Smyth scandal.
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How Labour plan to get long-term sick population back to work
The Government will soon set out its strategy to bring down the soaring number of people who are too sick to work. One thing we know it will do is stick with the last Conservative government’s plan to cut spending on sickness benefits by £1.3bn a year, confirmed in last month’s Budget.
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‘I have value in this world’: Getting back to work after long-term sickness
A near-record 2.8 million people in the UK are currently not in a job or looking for a job because of long-term sickness.
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English National Opera unveils plans for Manchester after move
The English National Opera has unveiled its first plans for Greater Manchester, including a UK premiere of a five-hour immersive production by Philip Glass.
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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives evidence to Covid Inquiry
Family members who lost loved ones to Covid-19 protested outside, demanding greater participation in the process.
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Liam Dutton
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Trump picks WWE co-founder for education secretary
Now to his critics, Donald Trump’s choices for his new Cabinet are at best inexperienced, at worst dangerously disruptive.
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Police action against Church of England ‘must be considered’, says review’s author
The Archbishop of Canterbury will step aside from his official duties by January 6th – the Day of Epiphany.
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Unexpected inflation rises driven by increase in household bills
The rate of inflation has gone up by more than expected – thanks to the recent increase in gas and electricity bills.
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Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time
We are using all the means to defend our country, Ukraine’s defence minister said today – as he declined to comment on reports that Ukraine has used the British made Storm Shadow to target sites inside Russia for the first time.
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UK government orders review into NHS use of Physician Associates
The Government has ordered a review into the use of Physician and Anaesthesia Associates amidst an increasingly toxic row within the NHS.
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‘I trust Donald Trump’s cabinet picks to get the job done’, says former Republican governor candidate
We were joined from Denver, Colorado by Heidi Ganahl who was the Republican candidate in Colorado’s 2022 election for Governor.
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Progress in Lebanon ceasefire talks as Gaza destruction continues
America’s Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein is on his way to meet Israeli leaders to try and agree a plan for ceasefire talks with Hezbollah, after making what he called “additional progress” in Beirut.
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Church of England ‘seems incapable’ of transparency and accountability, says Bishop of Newcastle
We spoke to the Right Reverend Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle, who called on Justin Welby to resign.
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Ukraine shouldn’t be defending itself with ‘one hand tied behind its back’, says UK Defence Committee chair
The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi chairs the Defence Committee, he joined us from Westminster.
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UK government announces £500m in cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters
Even as reports of the Storm Shadow strikes were emerging, the Defence secretary was in the Commons announcing cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters.
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FactCheck: inheritance tax on farms, explained
The Treasury says only about a quarter of farm estates that are passed on will actually pay any inheritance tax.
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Brianna Ghey’s mother on dangers of the internet and banning social media for under-16s
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why protecting young people online is not only the parents’ responsibility, but that of governments and social media companies, in this episode of Ways to Change the World. She also talks about the importance of teaching empathy and compassion to children, and why she supports Labour MP Josh MacAlister’s proposal of banning social media apps for under-16s in the UK.
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The Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury Estate in landmark purchase
At 9,500 acres, the Rothbury Estate is the biggest single parcel of land to be sold off in England in the past 30 years.
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The 80s: how photography shaped Britain’s decade of protest
The 1980s was a turbulent decade in the UK. The miners’ strike, race uprisings and the politics of Thatcherism all created stories of protest and change.
