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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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Ukraine strikes Russia with long-range US missiles
Within hours of being given the go-ahead by the US to use long-range ATACAM missiles within Russia, Ukraine hit the launch button.
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Government vows crackdown on profiteering in care sector
The education secretary has told Channel 4 News that vulnerable children in the care system are being failed despite what she said was “an absolute fortune” being spent on them.
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US missiles are ‘too little too late’ says former NATO official
Fabrice Pothier is a former NATO director of policy and was an adviser to President Macron.
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How US long-range missiles could change Ukraine Russia war
Moscow accused the United States of ramping up tensions after a change of position from President Biden – allowing Ukraine to use long-range US missiles.
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G20: Ukraine and China lead the agenda for Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has met President Xi at the G20 summit in Rio – saying he wants Britain to have a “serious and pragmatic” relationship with China.
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Church in South Africa reeling from John Smyth abuse scandal
Allegations of a cover up of decades of abuse by John Smyth has sparked debate within the Anglican Church in South Africa where Smyth spent the final two decades of his life.
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Church abuse scandal: my dad the abuser
‘He was a master manipulator whose abuse spanned 40 years in three different countries.’ The words of John Smyth’s son PJ – one of his earliest victims – in an exclusive interview with this programme.
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What difference will long-range missiles make to Ukraine in the war with Russia?
It appears that US President Joe Biden has limited the cross-border use of ATACMS to Kursk, a small area of Russia which Ukraine invaded in August.
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Education Secretary: Children in care failed by system, concedes some private providers treat them as ‘cash cows’
Describing her view of the current treatment of children in care, Ms Phillipson said: “It’s a real stain on our society.”
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The Stimming Pool: Life from a neurodivergent perspective
Around 1 in 7 people in the UK is estimated to have some kind of neurodivergence, a term used to describe those who think about and see the world differently.
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Trump, Musk and key allies celebrate election win at UFC
President Trump celebrated his election win last night in New York at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, whose president was one of HIS most high-profile supporters.
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Israeli airstrike in central Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief
Hezbollah’s media chief is said to have been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Beirut that hit a building which some reports said was the offices of the Syrian Ba’ath party.
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Russia attack on Ukraine shows ‘Putin’s ideas haven’t changed’, says WSJ chief foreign correspondent
We spoke to Yaroslav Trofimov, who’s recently published a historical novel set in Ukraine. He is also the Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign correspondent. We asked him why this from Russia and why now?
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Russia launches massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Explosions were heard across Ukraine overnight in a nationwide Russian missile and drone attack, targeting energy infrastructure throughout the country.
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Bashy releases first album in 15 years: ‘Being Poor is Expensive’
He’s a former bus driver and postman who became one of the pioneers of UK rap before heading to Hollywood and a series of film and television roles.
