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LA fires latest: wildfires become most destructive in city’s history
The LA fires still rage – catastrophic reality has rivalled fiction in the home of American disaster movies. As the fires spread the insurance losses mount. Estimates are that they’ve reached $13bn in just 24 hours.
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‘In hours 100 houses were gone’ – Hollywood director describes LA fires
We spoke to Malibu resident Jon Turteltaub. He’s also a film director and his credits include ‘Cool Runnings’, ‘National Treasure’ and ‘The Meg’.
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LA fires ‘like being in a blast furnace’, says journalist and author
We were joined by John Vaillant, journalist and author of the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction for his book Fire Weather, an account of the 2016 inferno that engulfed the oil town of Fort McMurray in Canada and an examination of our future in a more flammable world.
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How LA fires and climate change are fuelling US insurance crisis
With LA still under a red flag alert and new fires having to be dealt with, the impact on the ability of local people to insure their homes is under the spotlight.
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UK economy: slump in pound piles pressure on Labour
The cost of government borrowing rose again this morning and the pound fell – with financial markets still worried by the country’s faltering economy and weak public finances.
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‘Reeves has made UK more vulnerable’ says economist
We spoke to the economist Rupert Harrison who was chief of staff to former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.
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Busiest year on record for NHS emergency services in England
NHS England figures today say it was the busiest year on record for emergency services.
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Farmers heckle Environment Secretary during speech
The Environment Secretary has been met by a barrage of tractor horns and heckling farmers as he gave a speech on reforming the agricultural sector.
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Bradford’s year as UK city of culture begins – what will it change?
First Londonderry, then there was Hull and Coventry. Now, it’s the turn of Bradford to take up the mantle of UK City of Culture.
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Jimmy Carter funeral: Presidents pay tribute in Washington DC
Five former and serving US presidents have come together for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter.
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Army veteran becomes first disabled person to ski solo to South Pole
An army veteran has become the first disabled person to ski solo to the South Pole.
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UK’s first drug consumption room set to open in Glasgow (dubbed)
In a few days, the UK’s first drug consumption room will open its doors in Glasgow. The centre, known as ‘The Thistle’, will provide a clean place for people to inject drugs under medical supervision. This is a dubbed version of the report.
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UK’s first drug consumption room set to open in Glasgow
In a few days, the UK’s first drug consumption room will open its doors in Glasgow. The centre, known as ‘The Thistle’, will provide a clean place for people to inject drugs under medical supervision.
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Special forces had ‘golden pass to get away with murder’, Afghanistan inquiry told
A public inquiry has heard that Afghans killed by special forces members were described dismissively as being “flat-packed” by soldiers who seemed “beyond reproach”.
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On the hunt for Nigeria’s kidnapping warlords (dubbed)
Our Africa Correspondent Jamal Osman is the first foreign journalist granted access to the Nigerian army’s anti-banditry campaign as part of a push to restore stability to the impoverished north. This is a dubbed version of the report.
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‘Victims deserve to find out the truth’, says Shadow Home Secretary
We spoke to the Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, who joins us from Parliament.
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Grooming gang response has ‘improved’ says former police chief
We’re joined by former Norfolk Chief Constable, Simon Bailey, who was also the national lead for child protection at the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
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Government votes down new national grooming gang inquiry
Labour has used its huge majority to vote down a Conservative call for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Pound slumps to lowest level in nine months
The pound has slumped to its lowest level in nine months after government borrowing costs surged to their highest since the banking crisis in 2008.
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‘Apocalyptic’ Los Angeles fires ‘engulfing people’s homes’
We spoke to CNN Correspondent Julia Vargas Jones, who was in Los Angeles.
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‘Extreme heat caused by climate change’ worsening fires, California firefighter says
We spoke to David Acuna, battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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70,000 evacuated as Los Angeles wildfires rage out of control
Wildfires have struck fear into residents of America’s second biggest city.
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FactCheck: what local and national inquiries into grooming gangs have there been?
Key figures including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, and Elon Musk, owner of social media site X, have called for a full national public inquiry into UK grooming gangs.
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‘They kidnap people, then leave’: inside Nigeria’s bandit crisis
Banditry has been booming in northwest Nigeria in recent years, but government forces are now attempting to strike back and restore stability in one of Africa’s most dangerous regions.
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Exclusive: Serving senior officer speaks out about misogyny in policing
Lizzie Jones, a serving officer, has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News about misogyny in policing.
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William Tell director on why the tale is more relevant than ever
William Tell may have been a fictional character, but the story of the Swiss huntsman and resistance leader forced to shoot an apple from his own son’s head has endured for over 500 years.
