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Multiple celebrations cancelled as Britain gets ready for 2025
From New Zealand to Kuala Lumpur, parts of the world have already been welcoming in the new year.
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NHS under strain as multiple services declare critical incidents
We’re joined by Matthew Taylor, who was the No. 10 policy director under Tony Blair, as is now chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
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Gareth Southgate, Sadiq Khan and former subpostmasters on New Year’s Honours list
More than 1,200 people have made it onto this year’s New Year Honours list.
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South Korea air safety officials reviewing rules after deadly crash
179 people were killed when the Jeju aeroplane crashed into the concrete-topped mound on Sunday morning.
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Hey You, Open Me! The story behind the small acts of kindness
It’s the time of year when gratitude and kindness are, for many, front of mind. But, life so often gives us lemons.
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2024: A year of news in photos
It’s been an eventful year in British politics; a snap election, a new Labour government, Conservative infighting and another new leader.
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue as ceasefire talks gain pace
Israel has pressed ahead with a series of air strikes in southern Beirut – as well as the south of Lebanon, even though American-led efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hezbollah are still going on.
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Netanyahu arrest warrant: Europe split over ICC ruling
In theory, Netanyahu and Gallant cannot now step foot in Europe without fear of arrest. But Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, ever at odds with the EU, has offered Netanyahu safe passage.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Israel thinks it has ‘moral high ground’ says former adviser
We’re joined by Israeli diplomat and journalist, Alon Pinkas, who has also served as an adviser to two former prime ministers: Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres.
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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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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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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.
