Liam Dutton
Wind warning for pre-Christmas travel, but will it snow on Christmas Day?
Very windy weather could disrupt pre-Christmas travel this weekend, but will it be a white Christmas?
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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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US faces government shutdown after Trump opposes spending deal
It’s the holiday season in America, but there’s precious little festive cheer if you work in the US Government.
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Teens jailed for life over mistaken identity murders in Bristol
It was a case of mistaken identity with tragic consequences.
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Water bills will increase again to clean up UK waterways
Household water bills in England and Wales are to go up by more than a third over the next five years.
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‘Society needs to hold a mirror to itself’ – Annie Lennox on Pelicot trial
Political activist Annie Lennox and singer is the founder of the international feminist organisation The Circle
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Pelicot rape trial: does France’s legal system need to change?
We talk to Cynthia Illouz, a journalist and academic who founded the French feminist organisation ‘The Women’s Voices’ and Eleonore Caroit, who is a member of the French National Assembly from President Macron’s Renaissance party.
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FactCheck: water bills in England and Wales to hit record high
Ofwat – the body that regulates water companies in England and Wales – has announced companies can increase their bills by 36 per cent in real terms by 2030.
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Gisèle Pelicot: feminist icon lauded as rapists are jailed
Gisèle Pelicot insisted upon waiving her right to anonymity to make the four-month trial public and force a debate on problematic attitudes towards sexual violence.
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Gisèle Pelicot: France braced for verdict in historic mass rape trial
The mass rape trial in Avignon which has sent shockwaves through France and beyond is about to reach its conclusion.
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How inclusive do Syrians believe new leaders will be?
We spoke to Dr H.A. Hellyer, senior associate fellow in Middle East studies at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, and started by asking him how inclusive Syrians believe their new leader can be.
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Church abuse scandal: ten other clergy stepped back from ministry after Makin review
We can reveal that a total of 10 other clergymen and women criticised by Sir Keith Makin have stepped back from ministry
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Cyclone Chido kills 22 and injures thousands on island of Mayotte
The search for missing people continues after Cyclone Chido left a trail of destruction in eastern Africa.
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Rudakubana pleads not guilty to murdering three girls in Southport
Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a teenager who is accused of killing three young girls in Southport in July.
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Grooming case reveals major police and CPS failures, says former victims commissioner
We spoke to the former victim’s commissioner Vera Baird, to get her reaction to our report on a grooming victim breaking her silence after her justice was denied.
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Barrow victim breaks silence on grooming ordeal and justice denied
This is a story about the grooming, rape and abuse of children in Barrow, Cumbria. Of girls sometimes still in their school uniform.
