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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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Israeli settlers make West Bank olive groves a battleground
Donald Trump’s foreign policy appointments so far indicate his administration will take a much softer line on illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank and some may even support Israel’s plans – announced by its finance minister this week – to annex the territory completely.
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‘Trump will try to prosecute his political adversaries’ says former ACLU legal director
David Cole is a former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and is now Professor of Law at Georgetown University.
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Trump stuns Washington with Justice and Intelligence appointments
The second series of the Trump Show is proving just as wild and unpredictable as the first. This time he will be more powerful as he will be backed by Republican control of Congress.
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‘It’s impossible to say’ if Smyth victims will be compensated, says member of General Synod
Reverend Dr Ian Paul – a member of the General Synod – began by telling us that John Smyth’s abuse did not happen within the Church of England.
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Zimbabwe church leaders under pressure over Smyth scandal
In the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation over Smyth’s abuse, there are growing calls for senior leaders in the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe and South Africa also to face accountability for similar safeguarding failures.
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Smyth scandal: Church of England victims fight for compensation
Victims of John Smyth’s brutal physical and sexual abuse have welcomed a letter from the Church of England’s safeguarding team in which the institution “accepts the harm caused” and offers a meeting with Justin Welby.
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COP29: Politicians play catch-up as business chases profit from green transition
It feels, indeed, like a twin track process, with the world of politicians and diplomats trying to play catch-up in a world where global capitalism senses that money, jobs, profit and The Future lie in the world of green transition.
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‘UK should introduce levy to protect UK-made film and TV’, says Wolf Hall director
We spoke to Peter Kosminsky and began by asking him how much he owes the success of his adaptation to Hilary Mantel’s book.
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UK Banks still lending to oil and gas giant BP – despite climate pledges
A joint investigation from Channel 4 News and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that the UK bank NatWest is continuing to lend to the oil and gas company BP.
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‘What on earth are we doing?’ – Albanian PM tears up speech at COP29
“What on earth are we doing?” – some choice words today from one European leader at the UN’s climate summit in Azerbaijan, as developing countries warned that their survival was not “merely an option”.
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NHS reform: Failing hospitals to be named and shamed
Wes Streeting has been talking today about his plans for the NHS, including a league table which will name and shame failing trusts – so how did that go down?
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Man with autism ‘free’ after 11 years in mental health units
A man with autism and learning difficulties who spent nearly 11 years in mental health units and other inappropriate settings finally has his own home in the community.
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Smyth scandal points to ‘complete systemic failure in the Church’, says Bishop of Gloucester
We were joined by the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek.
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Church of England crisis: calls for more bishops to resign
Survivors of the serial child abuser John Smyth have been meeting senior Church of England leaders today in the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s unprecedented decision to resign.
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Sara Sharif: Father takes ‘full responsibility’ for 10-year-old’s death
The father of Sara Sharif has told the Old Bailey he takes “full responsibility” for her death.
