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Police officer killed at the Capitol honoured with police procession
Police in Washington DC have lined the streets in a procession for police officer William Evans, who was killed in an attack on the Capitol building yesterday.
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How does the world see ‘brand Britain’?
From Marmite to Brexit to the English Covid variant and our surprising vaccine success. All these things are serving to define Britain in a post-Brexit World – so how are we doing?
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Israel and Saudi leaders still waiting for call from President Biden
While Israel’s prime minister is still waiting for a phone call from President Biden, so are the King and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from jail yesterday, in what may have been a token offering to Washington. Her family thanked Mr Biden, who has placed human…
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‘I hope people will be enraged enough to demand action,’ says filmmaker Bryan Fogel
It has all the hallmarks of a Hollywood blockbuster – a heroic reporter, exotic locations – and a heinous killing by a hit squad allegedly ordered by the highest echelons of a nation’s royal family. But the new documentary The Dissident has nothing to do with fiction – it tells the true story of the…
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FactCheck: minister’s claims about symptom-free spread and testing
Helen Whately claimed we ‘didn’t know’ in March and April that people without symptoms could be infectious.
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Biden’s top priority is to ‘persuade the world that the America they knew and trusted is back’ – David Frum
David Frum, the author and former speechwriter to President George W. Bush, joined us from Washington DC.
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What will President Biden do to heal America?
The inauguration of the 46th US President marks the end of America’s four-year experiment with carnage and chaos – with a new Commander in chief being sworn in today.
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FBI investigates background of troops guarding Capitol ahead of Biden inauguration
There is a vaccine story in Washington too – 30 million doses delivered so far, but only 12 million have ended up in people’s arms. President-elect Biden intends to change that quickly. Today, he visited a food bank as Americans celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated and there are fears of similar…
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US states on high alert ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration
With just a few days left until Joe Biden is officially sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, security is still being beefed up for inauguration events in the nation’s capital. With thousands of National guard troops streaming in, checkpoints have been set up and metro stations shut down. But it’s not…
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Pelosi announces security review at US Capitol after violent riots
In Washington, the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced a review of security at the US Capitol after last week’s violent riots, warning that any politicians found to have aided the mob would be held to account.
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‘Big lies are part of authoritarian regime changes in history’ – Prof Timothy Snyder on Trump election fraud claims
In Washington, security is being ramped up ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, amid increasing concerns about security.
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‘Difficult to get the genie back in the bottle’ after Capitol riots, says extremism expert
Dr Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an expert on political extremism at the American University in Washington DC and the author of ‘Hate in the Homeland’.
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Should President Trump be impeached over Capitol Hill violence?
We are joined by the writer and historian, Anne Applebaum, and the Washington Post columnist, Henry Olsen.
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Donald Trump banned from Twitter over the risk of inciting violence
A Republican senator has now joined the growing calls for Donald Trump to be removed from office.
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Trump to snub Biden inauguration as he faces impeachment calls
Washington and the US are still reeling from Wednesday’s extraordinary events.