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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 and his new team make the world safer or more dangerous?
It’s been a week since America voted to return Donald Trump to the White House, and there are already reports of new appointments – including Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz and Elise Stefanik. How will these people shape the way Trump deals with the world – what’s going to happen in Ukraine and the Middle East? And what will China do?
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Lessons from an election: a reckoning for Democrats and the mainstream media
Kiran Moodley reflects on his experience reporting on the lead-up to the US Election, and its perhaps inevitable outcome.
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‘We’ve lost the ability to safeguard children on social media’, says mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther Ghey, is now campaigning to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and the “toxic” online world which her daughter came to inhabit. She wants tighter regulation on internet access and more parental controls.
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Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to escaping Wandsworth prison last year
The former soldier Daniel Khalife has changed his plea to guilty and admitted escaping from Wandsworth prison.
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Post Office needs ‘cultural change’ after Horizon scandal, says business secretary
The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has called for a change of culture at the Post Office, as he gave evidence to the inquiry into the Horizon scandal.
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Trump’s re-election is a ‘heavy defeat for the climate agenda’, says former UN climate adviser
We spoke to former UN senior climate adviser Tom Rivett-Carnac.
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Aid reaching Gaza drops to lowest level in 11 months – official Israeli figures
The amount of aid reaching Gaza has dropped to its lowest level in 11 months, according to official Israeli figures.
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‘Europe needs to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia’, says deputy Czech foreign minister
We spoke to the deputy Czech foreign minister Eduard Hulicius and started by asking him if he thought anything would change between now and the beginning of next year when Donald Trump comes to power?
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Ukraine war: At least six killed in wave of Russian missile and drone attacks
At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine.
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‘We must see a change here’, says reverend calling for Welby’s resignation
We spoke to Dr Ian Paul, who is a reverend and member of General Synod and the Archbishops’ Council.
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‘I remember a man who used religious language to justify violence’ says victim of John Smyth
Mark Stibbe was one of John Smyth’s victims. He’s a former vicar and is now an author.
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Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s position is now untenable, according to the Bishop of Newcastle who joined the growing calls for Justin Welby to resign.
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COP29: Political will, not shortage of cash, is the problem
COP29: Around $2.4 trillion annually are required, and on the face of it, those figures look screamingly, painfully, impossible. In fact, though, we are already awash with money.
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Will Trump trigger Ukraine’s defeat?
When Donald Trump collects his keys to the White House on 20 January, Ukraine could be in its weakest position since the start of the war.
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UK needs to ‘update equipment’ and be ‘ready for threats we face’, says Tom Tugendhat
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former army officer Tom Tugendhat, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
