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Trump assassination attempt – what we know and what next
Donald Trump has urged Americans to “stand united” and remain “defiant in the face of wickedness” after the assassination attempt against him.
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Alec Baldwin breaks down as Rust manslaughter case is dropped
The American actor Alec Baldwin has had all charges against him dropped after a judge dismissed the case, accusing the prosecution of withholding vital information.
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Bristol: Man arrested after human remains found in suitcases
Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in Bristol, in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
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Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Gaza refugee camp
At least 71 Palestinians have been killed, and almost 300 injured, in an Israeli airstrike on a camp for Palestinians displaced by the war in Khan Younis in Gaza, according to the health ministry there.
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How Stockport became England’s football talent factory
We’ve been to Stockport to speak to Phil Foden’s old coach, who’s now teaching new youngsters the game. Will there be another future star among them?
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Fans prepare to descend on Berlin for Euros final
Tens of thousands of England fans are expected to descend on Berlin for Sunday’s Euro final against Spain, while manager Gareth Southgate warned that the team would have to be “tactically perfect” to win.
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Bristol manhunt: Met Police set up London crime scene
Scotland Yard has set up a crime scene around a location in west London in the hunt for a man who they say left two suitcases of human remains on Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol on Wednesday night.
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‘No magic wand to fix the migrant crisis’, says new Dover MP
Mike Tapp is the newly elected MP for Dover and Deal.
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Four people dead after small boat capsizes crossing Channel
Four people have died after their heavily crowded inflatable boat capsized while attempting to cross the English Channel in an incident that the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has described as “truly awful”.
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Democrats must say if Biden ‘is our guy or not’, says former Obama adviser
We’re joined by Peter Loge, who was a senior advisor in the Obama administration and is now a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University.
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Pressure mounts again on Biden after calling Zelenskyy ‘president Putin’
It was dubbed a make or break press conference, with the stakes raised by a Biden campaign desperate to fight back against a rising number of Democrats calling for him to stand aside as the party’s candidate.
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Israel military withdraws from parts Gaza City, leaving it in ruins
Civil defence workers in Gaza City say they’ve been recovering dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed buildings, after Israeli troops pulled back from the area following days of intense fighting.
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Prison crisis been ‘brewing for years’, says Forward Trust CEO
We’re joined by Mike Trace, Chief Executive of the Forward Trust, which is part of a consortium due to run a new prison in East Yorkshire opening next year.
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Government announces new early release scheme for prisoners
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has hit out at Rishi Sunak and “his gang in No 10” over the prison overcrowding crisis, describing them as “guilty men” who had put their political careers ahead of the safety of the country.
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Amazon staff balloted on union recognition after post-pandemic ‘workload increase’
Staff at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse are taking part in an historic ballot which could see the company recognise a UK trade union for the first time ever.