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Health and social care tax rise is not fair, says Jonathan Ashworth
We spoke to the shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, about Boris Johnson’s announcement of a rise of 1.25% in national insurance from next April to help pay for the NHS and social care.
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Montenegro police clash with protesters against Serbian Orthodox church
Police have clashed with protesters in Montenegro during the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Some of the crowd fired handguns into the air and set fire to barricades to prevent police breaking through.
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Debate: Will UK economy recover from Covid crash?
We were joined by David Blanchflower, a former member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee who is now an economics professor at Dartmouth University, and Rupert Harrison, who was former chancellor George Osborne’s chief of staff from 2010 to 2015 – and is now at the BlackRock investment firm.
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Lukashenko says UK should ‘choke’ on new sanctions
The authoritarian Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has accused his opponents of planning a coup and mocked the Olympic sprinter who fled to Poland.
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‘Any criticism of Belarus regime treated as criticism of Lukashenko himself’, says adviser to opposition leader
We talk to Franak Viačorka, a senior adviser to the exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, about the Olympic athlete who is now seeking asylum claiming she fears for her safety.
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Nearly 2,000 abusive tweets targeted Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling after Euro 2020 final, research shows
Data shared exclusively with this programme shows just under 2,000 tweets specifically targeting young Black players were flagged as potentially abusive, with 167 considered “high risk” abuse.
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Pro-democracy protesters clash with police over the killing of a student in Eswatini
A curfew has been imposed in Eswatini, after days of violent clashes between security forces and pro-democracy protesters, leaving dozens of people dead and injured.
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Euro 2020: Fans and pubs prepare for England’s clash against Ukraine in Rome
England have been making final preparations ahead of tomorrow night’s Euro 2020 quarter-final clash with Ukraine in Rome.
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Thousands of fans gather in London ahead of England v Scotland Euro 2020 clash
Large crowds of Scotland and England fans have been gathering in central London ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 clash at Wembley Stadium, despite appeals for anyone without a ticket to stay away.
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Ministers ‘deeply ashamed’ over low rape conviction rates in England and Wales
MPs have said they feel “deeply ashamed” of low conviction rates for rape cases in England and Wales, promising sweeping changes to the criminal justice system. But do they go far enough? Anja Popp reports.
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Northern Ireland’s new DUP leader Edwin Poots faces backlash over first minister nomination
After only three weeks in the job, the new leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots is facing a challenge from within his own party. A sizeable number of DUP members of the Stormont assembly and some of its MPs reacted with fury after he struck a deal over the status of the Irish language in…
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BBC review finds no evidence Bashir re-hiring was cover-up
Today an internal review by the BBC found Martin Bashir was the best match for the role at the time and dismissed claims his appointment was part of a cover-up.
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UK government hires independent experts to call out ‘greenwashing’ firms
Ever wondered if claims from businesses that they are going green are too good to be true? You’re not alone. A new expert body has been tasked by the government to tackle the problem of ‘greenwashing’ by setting out what constitutes a truly environmentally-sustainable investment.
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My (dis)honourable friend: lobbying, sleaze and ‘cash for cushions’
The current – and one former – occupants of 10 Downing Street are under investigation: one for how he funded his flat renovations and a holiday in the Caribbean, the other for his lobbying dealings after leaving office.
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BLM activist Sasha Johnson in critical condition after being shot in head
A prominent black political activist is in critical condition after she was shot in the early hours of Sunday morning in South London.