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Can the military maintain order in Ecuador?
The family of a fugitive Ecuadorian drug kingpin have been arrested in Argentina and deported back to Ecuador – after his escape from jail sparked a wave of violence and riots across the Andean nation.
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FactCheck: why are cases of measles rising, what are the symptoms and how safe is the MMR vaccine?
The UK Health Security Agency has declared a national incident amid a surge in measles infections.
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Bronson Battersby: Toddler found dead with his father in Skegness
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found alongside his dad Kenneth at their flat on the Lincolnshire coast. It appears he died of malnutrition and lack of water after his father’s death, which could have been as long ago as the 27th December. The actions of the organisations involved are now being urgently investigated.
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Cuts to Arts budget ‘attack on the people of Suffolk’ say campaigners
Arts organisations across Suffolk are reeling after the County Council said budget cuts meant from next year it would stop all core funding to Suffolk’s art and museum sector. Campaigners say the impact of saving half a million pounds in this way will be outweighed by the social cost to disabled people and the elderly.…
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Middle-East tension: Global pro-Palestine protests as Yemen Houthis vow revenge against US
Demonstrators have marched in 30 countries to protest against Israel’s continuing military action in Gaza.
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FactCheck: who are the Houthis, why has the UK used air strikes in Yemen and how is it linked to Israel and Gaza?
RAF Typhoons joined air strikes against targets in Yemen last night.
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‘South Africa has a very compelling case’ at ICJ, says human rights law expert
We’re joined by William Schabas, a human rights law expert who chaired the UN Commission of Inquiry into the 2014 Israel-Gaza war.
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Inside Gaza: The reality of being displaced in Rafah
Every day more people flee their homes – and often have to flee again.
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FactCheck: what is antibiotic resistance and could a new drug overcome it?
The overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of “superbugs”.
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Half a million people starving in Gaza, with no functioning hospitals left in the north
The UN says more than 570,000 people are now starving in Gaza because of the war, and the entire 2.3 million population is facing crisis levels of hunger.
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Junior doctors strike: ‘Patients risk being stuck in hospital at Christmas unnecessarily’, say charities
Patients risk being stuck in hospital over Christmas unnecessarily because of the latest junior doctors strike. That’s the warning from a group of organisations including Age UK and the Patients Association, in a joint letter outlining their fears about the impact of the 72-hour action that began at 7 this morning. The Health Secretary has…
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250,000 flee Sudan’s second city as paramilitary seizes control
A quarter of a million people have been forced to flee heavy fighting in a part of Sudan which was supposed to be a safe haven.
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FactCheck: what is a two state solution and do Israelis and Palestinians want one?
The UK and US have both expressed support for the idea.
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Prince Harry was victim of phone-hacking by Mirror Newspapers, court rules
Mirror Group Newspapers have issued an “unreserved apology” for any historical wrongdoing – after the High Court ruled that Prince Harry had been the victim of phone hacking and awarded him £140,000 in damages.
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‘The winter will be tough’ for the NHS despite ‘marginal’ improvements’ in waiting lists, says NHS Confederation chief exec
We’re joined by Matthew Taylor who’s Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation – a membership organisation which brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
