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‘They kidnap people, then leave’: inside Nigeria’s bandit crisis
Banditry has been booming in northwest Nigeria in recent years, but government forces are now attempting to strike back and restore stability in one of Africa’s most dangerous regions.
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FactCheck: what local and national inquiries into grooming gangs have there been?
Key figures including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, and Elon Musk, owner of social media site X, have called for a full national public inquiry into UK grooming gangs.
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Meta scraps ‘biased’ fact checkers ahead of Trump presidency
Mark Zuckerberg is planning to team up with Donald Trump to “push back” against what he called the EU’s “ever increasing number of laws institutionalising censorship”.
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Shoshana Zuboff: ‘Zuckerberg is an information oligarch’
Former Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote the best-seller ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’, a sociological analysis of the digital era.
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Jess Phillips: ‘I’ve had to make changes to my life’ after Musk posts
One MP who has been accused of not engaging with the grooming gang issue is the Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips.
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‘Victims and survivors have been failed for far too long’, says Tory MP
The Conservative MP Robbie Moore said his district in Bradford has been “haunted” by “the grooming of children for decades” and accused local leaders of “refusing” to launch an inquiry.
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Grooming gangs: What inquiries have already taken place?
There’s been a political divide over calls for a public inquiry into grooming gangs. We’ve been looking at the various reviews that have already taken place.
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French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96
He was the godfather of the far right in Europe and the father of the woman who could take far right-wing politics all the way into France’s Elysee Palace.
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Creation of sexually explicit deepfakes to become a crime
Creating sexually explicit “deep fake” images will become a criminal offence under new laws aimed at protecting women and girls.
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US imposes sanctions on Sudan, accuses RSF of genocide
The US has determined that the Rapid Support Forces who are fighting Sudan’s military in the country’s brutal civil war, have committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide.
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Deadly earthquake kills more than 126 in Tibet
Rescuers are desperately trying to reach survivors with temperatures expected to drop to minus 18 degrees at night.
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Exclusive: Serving senior officer speaks out about misogyny in policing
Lizzie Jones, a serving officer, has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News about misogyny in policing.
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William Tell director on why the tale is more relevant than ever
William Tell may have been a fictional character, but the story of the Swiss huntsman and resistance leader forced to shoot an apple from his own son’s head has endured for over 500 years.
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Elon Musk v Donald Trump – who has the real power?
In this episode of the America Fourcast, Matt Frei is joined by Albert Eisenberg, a political strategist who runs the messaging firm BlueStateRed, and Joan Donovan, assistant professor of journalism at Boston University to discuss if Elon Musk is good for democracy and whether Donald Trump can rein him in.
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FactCheck: cuts to England’s bus network cost economy £2.6bn a year, exclusive research finds
Shrinking services are linked to thousands of jobs lost.
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US election: how Kamala Harris can still beat Donald Trump
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are out trying to salvage their US election campaigns after a series of gaffes started by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico an ‘island of garbage’, followed by President Joe Biden appearing to say Trump’s supporters are garbage.
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The battle for the soul of the Republican Party in Michigan
This election is not just a battle of Trump vs Harris, but a final head-to-head between MAGA and the Old Republicans.
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Trump and Harris battle for female voters in Arizona – US Election 2024
In the battleground state of Arizona, polls give Donald Trump the slimmest of leads. So Kamala Harris has been busy courting moderate Republicans during the election campaign – including suburban women. But are they likely to shift her way?
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Debate: Will recent campaign gaffes sway undecided American voters?
We are joined by Republican strategist Eric Tanenblatt and Dr Jasmine Clark, who is a Democrat and a Georgia State Representative.
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Trump drives garbage truck for Halloween as Harris visits Wisconsin – US Election Latest
You might have thought this election couldn’t get any scarier but it’s Halloween – so cue Donald Trump dressed as a bin man, the first lady turning into a panda and the President biting a baby dressed as a chicken.
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Spain hit by extreme flash floods – Channel 4 News weather presenter explains
What made Spain’s floods quite so catastrophic? Channel 4 News’ weather presenter, Liam Dutton, explains.
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Spain floods: death toll reaches 158
Severe flash floods in Spain has killed at least 158 people, as they swept through parts of eastern Spain – destroying buildings, submerging streets and trapping people under the rubble.
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The Piano Lesson: Denzel Washington’s sons on taking post-slavery America play to big screen
The Washington brothers have been speaking to Symeon Brown.
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Middle-East conflict – Lebanon pounded by Israeli stikes amid talks of ceasefire
Senior American officials have been holding high-level talks in Israel to discuss a possible ceasefire deal for Lebanon as well as new initiatives to secure the release of the hostages in Gaza.
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County Lines Gangs: Children forced into drug crime in Scotland
Across the UK children are being stabbed, trafficked or even murdered by people they believe to be their friends.
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UK finances on ‘firm footing’ insists chancellor Reeves
We went to the Treasury to interview the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and asked her whether she was was worried about the financial market’s reaction to the Labour government’s first budget.
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UK Budget – behind the numbers: what they mean for us and the economy
With the cost of Government borrowing rising, our economics correspondent Helia Ebrahimi explains more.
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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.
