Liam Dutton
Earth has 12th consecutive month with record-high temperatures – why this matters
Earth has just had its 12th consecutive month with record-high temperatures, according to Copernicus. What does this mean for our weather?
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Exclusive: Report reveals Church of England ‘cover up’ of abuse from barrister John Smyth
Makin review says that over a forty year period John Smyth became “arguably, the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England.”
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German government in slow motion collapse
Chancellor Olaf Scholz maintained his usual unruffled exterior last night as he delivered a bitter explanation as to why he had fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
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Will Donald Trump be an ‘authoritarian’ in power?
Donald Trump has won the election, beating Kamala Harris and the Democrats, and will be the next president of the United States – but what kind of leader will he be?
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How Trump secured historic US election victory
After the 2016 election Donald Trump was seen in Washington DC as an aberration. After January 6th 2021, his opponents imagined him in a cell, not the oval office. Now the voters of this nation have given Trump another chance.
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Inside the Trump victory party in Florida
We made history, Donald Trump told his cheering supporters at his election party in West Palm Beach, Florida, last night.
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Election analysis: the key voter groups Trump secured to win
Donald Trump has called the support he built a ‘realignment’, going beyond his base into territory previously deemed out of bounds for a Republican candidate.
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Democrat loss is ‘on Joe Biden’ not Harris, says Republican pollster
We’re joined by Nayyera Haq, who was a senior director in the Obama White House administration, and Republican pollster Whit Ayres.
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‘There is a lot of hope that Trump can tackle immigration’, says Republican strategist
Cassie Smedile is a Republican strategist and former Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee.
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President Trump 2.0 – who might be in the new government?
How will Trump govern this time around? And who will he call on to run his second administration?
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Trump and King Charles share bond over environment, says former chief of staff
Among those who worked very closely with the new president-elect but has since fallen out with him is Mick Mulvaney. He served as Acting Chief of Staff in Trump’s first White House for 15 months – but resigned from the administration after the January 6 riots.
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Trump nephew hopes his ‘cruel’ uncle can be ‘positive’ president
One person who was not on the stage with Donald Trump is his nephew Fred Trump, who voted for Kamala Harris.
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Trump’s World: what his second term might mean for allies and enemies
The implications of this victory could be profound around the world.
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Trump determined to end Ukraine war, says former National Security Council Chief of Staff
We’re joined by Fred Fleitz, who has worked for the CIA and the Department of Defence, and who worked for the National Security Council during the first Trump administration. He is now at the America First Policy Institute.
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Bitcoin reaches record high after Trump election victory
Donald Trump’s victory made the Dollar, Wall Street and the crypto markets – along with his crypto-bro backers – yelp with joy, sending Bitcoin to a record high.
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Starmer says Trump ‘steadfast supporter’ of special relationship
Downing Street has insisted that the Prime Minister would welcome a visit by Mr Trump to the UK, after Sir Keir Starmer described him as a “steadfast supporter” of the special relationship.
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‘I can’t remember one election where a mistake wasn’t made’ says Conservatives David Davis
A seven way election debate is kicking off shortly in central London – we spoke to Labour’s Jonny Reynolds and Conservative, David Davis.
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Two Reform UK candidates ditched after accusations of racism and religious hate
The Reform Party has dropped two of its general election candidates after they were accused of racism and religious hate. This programme had spoken to both of the candidates and confronted them with offensive social media postings.
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Leaving D-Day events early was a ‘mistake’ says Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak has spent the day apologising for leaving the D-Day commemorations early – while Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer – who was there alongside other world leaders, said that for him, “there was nowhere else I was going to be.”
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FactCheck: Labour’s claim the Conservatives would spend £71bn on policies
FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Sunak’s claim Labour would raise taxes by £2,000
FactCheck takes a look.
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Government considered sacking ex-Post Office boss Vennells in 2014 inquiry hears
Government officials were considering whether to get rid of the former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells ten years ago, the inquiry into the Horizon scandal has been told.
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D-Day 80: World falling into ‘same traps’ of tyranny says War Horse author
We spoke to War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo, whose new book Finding Alfie: A D Day story was written to mark today’s 80th anniversary.
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Biden tells world to ‘do duty’ and support Ukraine on D-Day anniversary
President Biden has compared Ukraine’s battle against Russian tyranny to the fight for freedom on D-Day – at a special event in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary.
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Will Labour’s Gaza stance cost it ‘safe seats’ this election?
Labour’s stance on Gaza, and a backlash among some of its traditional supporters, is already becoming a hotly contested issue in some of the party’s strongholds.
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‘No information’ to suggest Hamas fighters were in UN school hit by Israel says UNRWA
We spoke to Sam Rose, who’s head of planning at UNRWA – the UN Agency responsible for supporting Palestinians.
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Israel Hamas: IDF strikes UN school in Gaza killing 40
More than 40 people have been killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a UN-run school in central Gaza where displaced Palestinians had been sheltering. Officials from the Gaza Health Ministry said 70 others were injured.
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Is dash for safe seats by top Tories showing a party in panic?
The number of senior Conservatives performing what’s become known as the ‘chicken run’ – making a dash for seats with chunky majorities – could be a better commentary on the state of the party’s fortunes than any opinion poll.
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Leader Interview – Sir Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats | Election 2024
We sit down with the leader of the Liberal Democrats – Sir Ed Davey.
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Liam Dutton
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Labour government ‘must start tackling climate crisis on day one’, says Wildlife Trust chief
The UN chief António Guterres has accused fossil fuel companies of being the “godfathers of climate chaos”, and called for advertising which promotes them to be banned.
