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Why did Rishi Sunak call an early election?
Today a lot of Tory MPs have been asking – why the early election? Gary Gibbon asked Rishi Sunak exactly this at the beginning of his first day of campaigning today in Nottingham.
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India’s ‘YouTube election’: Influencers enlisted to mobilise youth vote
It’s been dubbed the ‘YouTube election’ with parties enlisting the country’s army of influencers, often for money, to boost their chances of winning by mobilising the all-important youth vote.
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Working class creatives in film and TV at lowest level in decade
The old adage “it’s who you know not what you know” has always applied to the creative industries and despite attempts to change the image of a sector dominated by nepotism, and run by the upper middle class, this programme can reveal that less than 10% of film and TV workers are from working class backgrounds, the lowest in a decade.
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‘If NHS can afford it, people with obesity should have Semaglutide,’ says weight loss expert
We were joined by Professor Frank Joseph, a weight loss expert who was one of the investigators in the study.
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Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Pro-Palestine campus protests, Trump and rethinking freedom
Economist Joseph Stiglitz tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why more government intervention is desirable, whether campus protests in the US are going “over the line” and why stalling living standards “create a fertile field” for demagogues like Donald Trump, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.
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Hamas agrees to ceasefire but ‘deal’ not acceptable to Israel
The exodus in Rafah had already begun when, late on Monday, Hamas issued a statement saying it would accept the ceasefire deal. It is a dramatic development after seven months of bloody conflict in Gaza.
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FactCheck: ministers claim Rwanda policy will deter people from crossing the Channel
The Home Office admits the deterrent effect is “uncertain”.
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FactCheck: why has Iran just fired drones and missiles at Israel and does it make a wider war more likely?
Why are Iran and Israel so hostile to one another, and what could last night’s events mean for the prospects of a wider war in the Middle East?
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Children being ‘let down’ by NHS gender identity service, Cass report finds
How should young people questioning their gender identity be treated by medics? Dr Hilary Cass’s long-awaited report is an attempt to separate that question from the often toxic debate that surrounds it.
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FactCheck: why have recorded sewage spills risen 50% in one year?
The number of recorded sewage spills into England’s rivers and seas increased by 54 per cent last year compared to 2022. FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: parents in poor areas more likely to struggle getting a childcare place from April
Many more families will become eligible for free childcare next week – but will they find places?
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FactCheck: what are NHS physician associates and why are unions worried?
Physician associates support doctors diagnosing and managing patients, often in GP surgeries or hospitals.
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FactCheck: why do water companies spill sewage into rivers and seas and how does UK water quality compare to other countries?
Why are water companies allowed to spill sewage and how does UK water quality compare to other countries? FactCheck takes a look.
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Climate injustice: Malawi crippled by global warming it didn’t create (dubbed)
Last month was the world’s hottest February on record and the ninth consecutive month of record temperatures. We often see the impact played out through severe weather events and the death toll that comes with them, but there are other less visible consequences too. A recent report by the World Economic Forum estimates the health…
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Stakeknife: British spy in IRA probably cost more lives than saved in Troubles
The British Government should apologise for the “dark arts” which allowed a British agent operating inside the IRA to sanction kidnapping, torture and often murder of those suspected of being informers, according to the man who led the inquiry. But, for some victims’ families, the findings of Operation Kenova failed to provide a complete picture…