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Two state solution only way for Palestine UN membership, says senior adviser to Biden
We spoke to President Biden’s senior adviser on Middle East humanitarian issues David Satterfield, who was until very recently also the Special Envoy to this region.
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Israel poised to attack Rafah as UN General Assembly votes for Palestine membership
For five days there has been no fuel and almost no aid entering Gaza, according to UN agencies, which issued fresh warnings today of “even more unprecedented levels of emergency”.
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Locations for 16 new special needs schools in England announced
It’s a challenge faced by families up and down the country – finding a school that provides support for children with additional needs.
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Inside the King’s College encampment at Cambridge University
University leaders were summoned to Downing Street today for talks on how to protect Jewish staff and students, amid growing anger over Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Wandsworth Prison issued urgent improvement notice after serious security failings found
HMP Wandsworth hit the headlines last year when an inmate escaped.
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US pausing arms shipments ‘extraordinarily unprecedented’ says former PM Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert is a former Israeli prime minister and a critic of the current government.
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Ceasefire deal ‘last opportunity to bring everyone back’ says family of Israeli hostage
We spoke to Daniel Lifshitz – both his grandparents were taken by Hamas on October 7th.
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‘We’re afraid of a ground invasion coming imminently’, says Rafah refugee
Before news broke about a potential ceasefire, we spoke to Ghada Alkurd – a Gazan woman who sought refuge in Rafah after fleeing from the north of the city.
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Stormzy opens Merky FC HQ to provide youth opportunities in Croydon
Not content with launching his own publishing arm and scholarship programme, the British rapper Stormzy has now turned his attention to professional football. While there may seem to be plenty of diversity on the pitch, there certainly isn’t off it.
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Rishi Sunak faces pressure to ‘change course’ following Tory election defeats
Admitting that a change of leader is not ‘a feasible prospect’, the former Home Secretary Suella Braverman today urged Rishi Sunak to ‘change course’ following what she described as the ‘terrible results’ in Thursday’s elections.
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‘It’s absolutely clear that these advances were unwanted,’ says producer of new Channel 4 Spacey documentary
Kevin Spacey has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men who feature in a Channel 4 documentary due to air on Monday and Tuesday.
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India opposition accuses government of ‘crackdown’ as election gets under way
To the biggest elections in the world now, in India, where opposition parties say the government is using arrests and detentions to stop them campaigning – calling it a “nail in the coffin of free and fair elections”.
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West Midlands mayoral election on ‘knife edge’ as recount under way
Our Senior Political Correspondent Paul McNamara joined us live from Birmingham to discuss that recount in the West Midlands.
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Is Ben Houchen’s win in Tees Valley a lifeline for Rishi Sunak?
One piece of good news, grasped by the Conservatives today came when Ben Houchen triumphed over a Labour surge to remain as mayor of Tees Valley, which includes Middlesbrough, Darlington and Redcar. He was keen to fight his campaign on his own record, rather than that of the Conservatives in government. So what message did…
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Is Labour’s stance on Gaza behind the party’s failure to win any council seats in Pendle?
There are other places where there have been clear signs that Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Gaza war has cost Labour votes. In Pendle in Lancashire, Labour failed to win any seats on the borough council. There’s evidence that the party has taken a hit in areas with significant muslim populations.