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‘No magic wand to fix the migrant crisis’, says new Dover MP
Mike Tapp is the newly elected MP for Dover and Deal.
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Four people dead after small boat capsizes crossing Channel
Four people have died after their heavily crowded inflatable boat capsized while attempting to cross the English Channel in an incident that the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has described as “truly awful”.
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Democrats must say if Biden ‘is our guy or not’, says former Obama adviser
We’re joined by Peter Loge, who was a senior advisor in the Obama administration and is now a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University.
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Pressure mounts again on Biden after calling Zelenskyy ‘president Putin’
It was dubbed a make or break press conference, with the stakes raised by a Biden campaign desperate to fight back against a rising number of Democrats calling for him to stand aside as the party’s candidate.
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Israel military withdraws from parts Gaza City, leaving it in ruins
Civil defence workers in Gaza City say they’ve been recovering dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed buildings, after Israeli troops pulled back from the area following days of intense fighting.
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Prison crisis been ‘brewing for years’, says Forward Trust CEO
We’re joined by Mike Trace, Chief Executive of the Forward Trust, which is part of a consortium due to run a new prison in East Yorkshire opening next year.
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Government announces new early release scheme for prisoners
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has hit out at Rishi Sunak and “his gang in No 10” over the prison overcrowding crisis, describing them as “guilty men” who had put their political careers ahead of the safety of the country.
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Amazon staff balloted on union recognition after post-pandemic ‘workload increase’
Staff at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse are taking part in an historic ballot which could see the company recognise a UK trade union for the first time ever.
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Who could replace Joe Biden?
With the Democrats worried that Joe Biden’s campaign troubles could ruin their chances of winning the November 5 election, Biden insists he will stay on, but many want him to step down. So who could replace him?
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Euro 2024: Spain are better, but England will win – and here’s why
Spain are the best team at the European Championships by a mile, but England will win the final because being the best doesn’t mean being victorious.
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Starmer and Southgate ‘both centrist dads’ – David Baddiel
We spoke to David Baddiel, who helped to write the Three Lions anthem, and started by asking him about whether he thought he’d ever see his famous song being discussed at the White House.
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Manhunt underway after human remains found in suitcases in Bristol
Police in Bristol have launched a manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
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12 House members have now called for Biden to step aside
All eyes will be on Joe Biden this evening – not so much the substance of what he says but how he says it and how he appears, at a press conference at the end of the Nato summit.
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‘Europe can do more’ to help Ukraine, says a former defence secretary
We spoke to the former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace who stood down last summer, and left the Commons after the election last week.
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Biden to give unscripted press conference at Nato summit
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is at the table with Nato leaders at their summit in Washington DC this evening.