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Calls for urgent action over pharmaceuticals found in rivers in National Parks
A study seen by Channel 4 News reveals the levels of some drugs including antibiotics, heart medicines and paracetamol found in rivers in English national parks, are high enough to change fish behaviour and damage plant life.
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Nancy Pelosi on Elon Musk, Donald Trump and hammer attack horror
In a special edition of the American Fourcast, Matt Frei talks to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk and the man whose name she will not mention.
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How should the UK deal with child offenders?
Some of the country’s leading justice groups say children should no longer be put in prison – arguing that the system is beyond reform.
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Wildfires reach Athens forcing thousands from their homes
A raging wildfire is burning out of control on the edge of the Greek capital Athens.
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Israel-Gaza: 142 Palestinians killed in past 48 hours, officials
Thousands of Palestinians are once again on the move as Israel continues its military offensive in Gaza.
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Russia and Ukraine heading towards ‘escalation rather than solution’ says Nina Khrushcheva
We were joined from Moscow by Nina Khrushcheva – a professor of international relations based in New York.
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Ukraine says it now controls 1,000 sq kms of Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine’s military chief says his forces now control around a thousand square kilometres of Russian territory – while in his first official comments on the incursion – President Zelenskyy declared he was drawing up a “humanitarian plan” for the area.
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Met Police apologises for failing to protect domestic murder victims
The Metropolitan Police says it’s “extremely sorry” for failures in protecting two domestic murder victims from harm.
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Olympics: how much should be spent on greatest show on earth?
Whilst the Games might be the greatest show on earth, there may be an unwanted conversation about whether nations should be spending this amount of money on an Olympics.
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Project 2025: doomsday for Democrats and denial from Republicans – but what is it?
Project 2025. Two words that Kamala Harris nearly always mentions on the stump, and it is always greeted with boos from the crowd. For Democrats, it is the coming doomsday.
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Mourners attend funeral of Southport victim Alice da Silva Aguiar
The funeral has taken place today of 9 year old Alice da Silva Aguiar who died in the Southport attacks.
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‘There are enormous risks with Ukraine’s Kursk incursion’, says RUSI
We were joined by the Director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, Matthew Savill.
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Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region
The Kursk region of Russia is no stranger to war. President Zelensky has confirmed for the first time that it is the Ukrainian military advancing there.
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Brazil plane crash: Three days of mourning declared
Three days of mourning has been declared in Brazil for the 62 people killed in yesterday’s plane crash.
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Liverpool imam reaches out to far-right protesters
In Liverpool the imam of one mosque decided to reach out to those involved in far-right protests to try and bring the community together. Jane Dodge went to find out what happened next.