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LA fires latest: wildfires become most destructive in city’s history
The LA fires still rage – catastrophic reality has rivalled fiction in the home of American disaster movies. As the fires spread the insurance losses mount. Estimates are that they’ve reached $13bn in just 24 hours.
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‘In hours 100 houses were gone’ – Hollywood director describes LA fires
We spoke to Malibu resident Jon Turteltaub. He’s also a film director and his credits include ‘Cool Runnings’, ‘National Treasure’ and ‘The Meg’.
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LA fires ‘like being in a blast furnace’, says journalist and author
We were joined by John Vaillant, journalist and author of the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction for his book Fire Weather, an account of the 2016 inferno that engulfed the oil town of Fort McMurray in Canada and an examination of our future in a more flammable world.
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How LA fires and climate change are fuelling US insurance crisis
With LA still under a red flag alert and new fires having to be dealt with, the impact on the ability of local people to insure their homes is under the spotlight.
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UK economy: slump in pound piles pressure on Labour
The cost of government borrowing rose again this morning and the pound fell – with financial markets still worried by the country’s faltering economy and weak public finances.
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‘Reeves has made UK more vulnerable’ says economist
We spoke to the economist Rupert Harrison who was chief of staff to former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.
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Busiest year on record for NHS emergency services in England
NHS England figures today say it was the busiest year on record for emergency services.
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Farmers heckle Environment Secretary during speech
The Environment Secretary has been met by a barrage of tractor horns and heckling farmers as he gave a speech on reforming the agricultural sector.
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Bradford’s year as UK city of culture begins – what will it change?
First Londonderry, then there was Hull and Coventry. Now, it’s the turn of Bradford to take up the mantle of UK City of Culture.
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Jimmy Carter funeral: Presidents pay tribute in Washington DC
Five former and serving US presidents have come together for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter.
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Army veteran becomes first disabled person to ski solo to South Pole
An army veteran has become the first disabled person to ski solo to the South Pole.
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‘Banning UNRWA could lead to mass death of children’ says Norwegian Refugee Council
We were joined from Oslo by Jan Egeland from the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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Allies warn Israel of Gaza humanitarian system collapse after UNRWA ban
It is the United States that provides the bulk of funds for UNRWA, the UN agency that has provided essential support for Palestinian refugees for almost 80 years.
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Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza shelter for displaced people kills at least 90
More deadly strikes in Gaza leave scores dead, as many of Israel’s allies ask what will happen if UNRWA, the UN agency that has provided essential services for Palestinians for almost eight decades is banned.
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Southport murder suspect charged with making biological weapon Ricin
The teenager accused of the Southport stabbings will appear before Westminster magistrates tomorrow, charged with a terror offence and producing Ricin, a deadly substance 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
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Exclusive: Seventh-day Adventist Church failed to act on child sexual abuse claims
A Channel 4 News investigation has seen evidence that the Seventh-day Adventist Church was warned repeatedly about Donald Kelly’s crimes over the course of three decades.
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Donald Trump’s appeal to young men appears to be working – but is misogyny at play?
There is a growing belief that the gender divide in this election will be huge and Kamala Harris knows it.
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Private tenants in England spend over a third of income on rent
Latest figures show that rents have been above affordable levels in every one of the last nine years.
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Kamala Harris holds rally in Michigan as early voting begins
One of those swing states is Michigan – home to some big lakes, a big car industry and a large Arab American population very upset with the Biden administration over Gaza.
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Hundreds at risk of fatal silicosis after cutting stone for kitchen worktops
Marek Marzec is a Polish stonemason who came to this country in search of work 13 years ago. He found it – in the cutting rooms of kitchen worktop suppliers.
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‘We will not accept the legitimacy of a stolen election’, says Georgian opposition leader
We spoke to Tina Bokuchava – a Georgian opposition politician who’s a member of the United National Movement party, and asked her why she believes the results are wrong and that the election was stolen.
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Israel parliament passes bill that could cut off UNRWA Gaza aid
Israel’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pass a law that will severely hamper the UN’s ability to provide Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with food, water, healthcare and education.
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Labour suspends Mike Amesbury MP after video appears to show him punching man
One headache Sir Keir Starmer wasn’t anticipating was the shocking footage which emerged over the weekend of a Labour MP appearing to punch someone to the ground before hitting him repeatedly.
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‘We have to show people there is hope’, says Work and Pensions Secretary
We spoke to Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall – whose department has announced an initiative to help people back into work.
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Starmer warns ‘long and difficult path’ to change – ahead of Budget
The Prime Minister has warned of a “long and difficult path” to change Britain, using a speech in Birmingham to prepare the ground for a string of tax hikes to come in Wednesday’s budget.
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Trump offending Latinos is ‘catastrophic mistake’, says Democrat strategist
We spoke to Lindy Li, a top Democratic fundraiser and strategist.
