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UK net migration hits record 906,000 in year to June 2023
It was already a record high, but revised figures show net migration actually peaked in 2023 at a quarter of a million more than first thought.
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‘Latest net migration figures are too high’, says former head of UK border control
We spoke to the former head of UK border control, Tony Smith.
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Public concerned about lack of control over asylum, says think tank director
We spoke to Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, a non-partisan think tank that works on immigration and integration issues.
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Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s power grid
President Putin has threatened to target Ukraine’s decision-making centres with Russia’s new ballistic missile and turn them into dust.
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‘We have witnessed another genocidal war crime’ – Ukrainian MP on fresh Russian attacks
We spoke to Maria Mezentseva, who is a Ukrainian politician from President Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party.
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How will MPs vote on assisted dying bill on Friday?
Tomorrow, MPs must decide which side to take in one of the most significant debates they will face in this parliament – whether to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults.
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Former hospital chief exec denies claims of stalling police investigation into baby deaths
The former chief executive of the hospital where Lucy Letby worked, has described claims that he stalled a police investigation into baby deaths as “outrageous”.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon appears to be largely holding
A ceasefire in Lebanon this week but Israel appears to have stepped up its bombardment across Gaza.
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Daniel Khalife: Former British soldier who escaped prison found guilty of spying for Iran
A former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison, while awaiting trial, has been found guilty of spying for Iran.
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Exclusive: Harshita Brella sent WhatsApps in distress before she was murdered
The 24-year-old was found dead in the boot of a car in east London on 14 November, with her husband Pankaj Lamba named as the prime suspect in her killing.
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Housing crisis dominates as Ireland prepares to vote in snap election
Ireland is into its final hours of campaigning, ahead of tomorrow’s snap election.
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Church of England ‘seems incapable’ of transparency and accountability, says Bishop of Newcastle
We spoke to the Right Reverend Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle, who called on Justin Welby to resign.
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Ukraine shouldn’t be defending itself with ‘one hand tied behind its back’, says UK Defence Committee chair
The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi chairs the Defence Committee, he joined us from Westminster.
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UK government announces £500m in cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters
Even as reports of the Storm Shadow strikes were emerging, the Defence secretary was in the Commons announcing cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters.
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FactCheck: inheritance tax on farms, explained
The Treasury says only about a quarter of farm estates that are passed on will actually pay any inheritance tax.
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Brianna Ghey’s mother on dangers of the internet and banning social media for under-16s
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why protecting young people online is not only the parents’ responsibility, but that of governments and social media companies, in this episode of Ways to Change the World. She also talks about the importance of teaching empathy and compassion to children, and why she supports Labour MP Josh MacAlister’s proposal of banning social media apps for under-16s in the UK.
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The Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury Estate in landmark purchase
At 9,500 acres, the Rothbury Estate is the biggest single parcel of land to be sold off in England in the past 30 years.
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The 80s: how photography shaped Britain’s decade of protest
A new exhibition at Tate Britain is revisiting the era and its images.
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Domestic violence ‘normalised’ in some sections of society, says women’s centre CEO
We spoke to Benaifer Bhandari, the CEO of Hopscotch Women’s Centre, a charity offering support services for women impacted by racial and gender inequality as well as domestic abuse.
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Police release new CCTV of Harshita Brella murder suspect
New CCTV footage of the prime suspect in the killing of 24-year-old Harshita Brella has been released by police.
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DWP: winter fuel cuts could push 100,000 pensioners into poverty
It was one of the Labour government’s first policy announcements, and provoked fierce criticism from many of its own backbenchers as well as charities.
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‘Treasury doesn’t know value of farms’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Victoria Atkins.
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‘Vast majority’ of farmers will not be affected by inheritance tax change, says Environment Secretary
We spoke to Steve Reed, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and asked him if he understood why farmers were protesting today if, as he says, so few are affected by the changes.
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How many farmers will have to pay inheritance tax?
So what exactly is the government’s new farming policy and who will be affected?
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Farmers protest: thousands march in London over inheritance tax
The Prime Minister says he’s “very confident” that the “vast majority” of farmers will not be affected by planned changes to inheritance tax unveiled in the Budget.
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World leaders should ‘double down’ on Ukraine support, says PM
Thousands of miles away at the G20 summit in Brazil Sir Keir Starmer said Ukraine must be put in the strongest possible position to win.
