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‘Early indications’ Russia’s air defences behind plane crash
A US official has suggested there are “early indications” that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed yesterday was brought down by Russia’s air defence system, according to the news agency Reuters.
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Boxing Day sales: fewer people take to high street
There’s been a marked decline in the number of shoppers visiting UK retailers this Boxing Day – with fewer people taking to the high street or shopping centres in search of bargains.
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Will Trump’s presidency help far-right Israelis annex the West Bank?
Well among Donald Trump’s new appointments is the former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who’s been tapped as the new US ambassador to Israel.
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Elon Musk and Fox News host appointed on Trump’s top team
The sweary insults and dark warnings have been swapped for small talk and handshakes.
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Could the Ukraine conflict become a world war?
Until now, the warring parties have remained Russia and Ukraine, and the war has not spread. But could the involvement of North Korea change that?
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FactCheck: Israel fails to meet US deadline on Gaza aid
The number of aid trucks entering Gaza has fallen significantly since Israel’s assault on Rafah in May.
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns after church abuse scandal
Justin Welby hasn’t said when he’ll go. But replacing him won’t be easy. Victims of decades of church abuse are calling for root and branch reform.
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‘Fashion shows have a purpose,’ says British Vogue editor Chioma Nnadi
The huge four-storey walls of the Lightroom in London are showing ‘Vogue: Inventing the Runway’.
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Who is Trump picking for his Cabinet?
Donald Trump has continued to drip feed announcements about his new administration.
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How much aid is Israel allowing into Gaza?
Days after warnings of an imminent famine in northern Gaza, a group of aid organisations says Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to allow a minimum of 350 aid trucks a day into the Strip by today.
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Rosebank: Legal challenge over Scottish oil field begins
The fight between environmental campaigners and fossil fuel moved to the Scottish courts today.
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Green energy transition is ‘unstoppable’, says Ed Miliband
We spoke to energy secretary Ed Miliband and began by asking him what he thought of Donald Trump saying climate change is a hoax.
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COP29: Azerbaijan’s president praises oil and gas in speech
It’s been a day of stark contrasts at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan where 80 world leaders had gathered.
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‘Justin Welby was absolutely right to resign’ says Dean of Chapel at King’s College Cambridge
We spoke to Reverend Doctor Stephen Cherry, Dean of Chapel at King’s College, Cambridge.
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What is Justin Welby’s legacy as Archbishop of Canterbury?
From women bishops to same-sex marriage, Justin Welby spent his eleven years as head of the Church of England brokering compromises between deeply divided factions in the Anglican church.
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‘We want more resignations than just Justin Welby’, says victim of John Smyth
We spoke to one of John Smyth’s victims, Mark Stibbe, a former vicar and now an author.
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Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation ‘won’t fix the problem’, says Bishop of Dover on church abuse scandal
We spoke to the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin from Canterbury.
