Liam Dutton
Spain floods – why was the rain so intense?
Eastern Spain has been hit by major flash floods, killing more than 100 people. What caused such intense rainfall?
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German Christmas Market Attack – death toll rises to five
Germany is in shock a day after a man ploughed his BMW into a busy Christmas market, killing four adults and a nine-year-old child.
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German right-wing extremists using car attack for political gain, says security expert
We’re joined from Berlin by Hans-Jakob Schindler, who is Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike Israel in missile attack
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has hit a park in Tel Aviv, shattering glass and injuring 16 people.
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Inside story of the secret deal with Warwickshire Hunt
Now for the first time, police officers in Warwickshire have broken silence over the long-running sore, which was caused when Warwickshire Police reached a secret deal with the Warwickshire Hunt to avoid going to court.
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Appetite for Blur reunion was ‘ravenous’ says the Britpop giant’s bassist
When Britpop giants Blur announced they were reforming for a 2023 tour, they were out of practice, out of shape, and hadn’t spoken to each other for years.
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Labour defends tax and spend plans as markets react to budget
After announcing the biggest increases in tax and spending for decades, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer have been explaining how the extra money will help the NHS.
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Harris speech overshadowed by Biden gaffe
It was to be her closing argument – a set-piece primetime speech in which Kamala Harris, just yards from the White House, set out her final pitch to voters. But sitting in the building behind her, Joe Biden managed to overshadow the big moment.
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Dozens killed as flash floods ravage eastern Spain
The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning after scores of people were killed in flash floods which swept across southeastern Spain.
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Debate: Can Labour Budget fix UK’s problems?
We’re joined by the Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, the managing director of Trust Electric Heating, Fiona Conor, and from London by the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery.
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‘Tough in an already tough environment’: businesses react to Labour Budget
How are businesses reacting to the combination of national insurance increases, higher capital gains tax and the hike in the minimum wage, all at once?
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Labour have ‘broken promises’ to the public, says Shadow Exchequer Secretary
We’re joined by Shadow Exchequer Secretary Gareth Davies.
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Labour under fire over infrastructure and investment spending
There’s a lot of detail to unpick in the budget, from spending on transport to the billions of pounds pledged to infrastructure.
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Budget ‘a downpayment on reform and growth’, says Chief Secretary to the Treasury
We’re joined by Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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What does Labour’s Budget mean for economic growth?
What impact will the budget have on you and your income? Our economics correspondent Helia Ebrahimi has been going through all the details.
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Labour set out £40bn tax hikes in first Budget
The Labour government’s first budget certainly had an element of shock and awe, with the sheer scale of the numbers.
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Budget 2024: will Labour’s £40bn tax hike backfire?
Will Labour’s first budget in 14 years deliver growth and fix public services, or just hit businesses with a £40bn tax raid? Krishnan Guru-Murthy crunches the numbers with economists and politicians.
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Jagtar Singh Johal: Brother hopeful after first meeting with UK foreign secretary
Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested on 4 November 2017, in the city of Jalandhar in the north Indian state of Punjab. Mr Singh Johal’s family has always maintained that he was an online activist highlighting the persecution of Sikh communities in India.
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Liam Dutton
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Mourners pay tribute to “giant of a man” Alex Salmond at private service
Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond has been remembered as a “giant of a man” who “restored pride to the nation” – at his funeral in Aberdeenshire.
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Trainee police officer felt pressure of ‘on-the-job’ training before taking own life, inquest finds
An inquest into a trainee police officer who took his own life has heard that he had been struggling with the pressures of ‘on-the-job’ training at West Yorkshire Police, while taking a university course for the role at the same time.
