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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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Trump Junior visits ‘not up for sale’ Greenland
Donald Trump Junior, the eldest son of the incoming US president, is visiting Greenland just weeks after his father repeated wishes that Greenland join the USA.
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Tears and hope for Syrians in a post Assad world
It will take Syria a little while to catch up with itself – the end of the regime came so quickly few were prepared.
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NHS could save millions from preventable amputations – new data
Thousands of lower limb amputations a year could be prevented – according to new research into a condition called peripheral artery disease.
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Trump’s threats to seize Panama canal overshadowed by Gaetz report
Donald Trump’s threats to seize back control of the Panama Canal have been overshadowed by a damning report into the man he wanted to be his Attorney General.
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Flatlining UK economy heading for ‘worst of all worlds’, CBI says
The UK economy is heading for “the worst of all worlds”, according to the employers association, the CBI, and revised official figures show the economy had zero growth between July and September this year.
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‘We have to have hope’ – Oxfam policy lead in occupied West Bank
We spoke to Bushra Khalidi, who’s the policy lead for Oxfam in the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli airstrike kills at least 20 in Gaza
At least 20 people have been killed overnight by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.
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Where next for America in the political era of Donald Trump?
Kiran Moodley reflects on the revelation of the year – that Trump is the new norm when it comes to US politics.
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Labour stranglehold on Wales faces challenge from Plaid Cymru and Reform
Andy Davies discusses the “dramatic moments” in a tumultuous year for Welsh politics.
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German police received tip off about Christmas market attacker
German officials say they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in the ramming attack on Magdeburg’s Christmas market.
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British-Ugandan athlete runs from South Africa to London
A British-Ugandan athlete has arrived in London after running all the way from South Africa to raise awareness about racism.
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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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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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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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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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Family law ‘demands’ the scrutiny of journalism, says campaigner
From early next year, journalists will be allowed to ask for permission to report on family court cases across England and Wales.
