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Manipur: The ethnic tensions behind the rapes and violence
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a no confidence motion, in the wake of a video showing shocking violence which went viral round the world.
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Inside the Bibby Stockholm – the UK government’s ‘asylum seeker barge’
One of the Government’s main messages in this recent election period has been a promise to reduce spending on hotel accommodation for newly arrived asylum seekers with the goal of placing 3000 of them in cheaper, alternative places by this autumn.
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Manipur violence: video shows women paraded naked in violence-hit state
A shocking video showing two women being paraded naked and assaulted by a mob has sparked violent protests in India. One of the women filed a police complaint saying she’d been gang raped. It happened early in May in Manipur state – which has been wracked by violence between the Matai and Kuki tribes.
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Is a four day working week the future?
It’s been hailed as the future of working life. A four day week – with the same pay and benefits, but an extra day of rest. Proponents say it would cut down on stress, long term sickness and actually increase productivity.
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What’s going on with the world’s oceans – and what’s a marine heatwave?
The world’s oceans have been heating to unprecedented levels in recent months, with some scientists debating whether the climate is changing beyond expectation. In the UK, June is now set to be the hottest on record. Similar records have been tumbling elsewhere and Antarctic ice has receded to its lowest point ever. The Met Office…
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White House rolls out red carpet for Indian Prime Minister
While the West has framed the war in Ukraine as a defence of democratic values – India – the world’s largest democracy – has stopped short of condemning Russia’s invasion.
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‘We simply don’t have enough social housing’ says Council leader
We spoke to Darren Rodwell, the local government association’s spokesman for housing and the Labour leader of Barking and Dagenham council. We started by asking him why people are waiting years for accommodation.
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Windrush: Caribbean passengers celebrated after 75 years in UK
Three quarters of a century ago, after docking at Tilbury on the Empire Windrush, hundreds of the passengers on board who’d sailed from Caribbean countries were directed to this neighbourhood.
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RAF Scampton: residents react to proposals to house 2,000 asylum seekers at airbase
RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire is best known for being where the “dambusting” bomber squadron was based during the Second World War. The huge site closed for military use back in March with the Government saying it wants to accommodate up to two thousand people there who are seeking asylum. The local council and…
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Pulitzer prize winner Barbara Kingsolver on latest novel, Donald Trump and rural America
Barbara Kingsolver, author of the best selling novel ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ – is this year’s Pulitzer prize winner for her latest work – ‘Demon Copperhead’ – a modern take on the Charles Dickens’ classic, David Copperfield.
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India crash was ‘accident waiting to happen’, says Indian opposition party leader
We’re joined by Derek O’Brien, an opposition leader in the Indian parliament and a staunch critic of Narendra Modi’s Government.
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More than 280 dead after three-train crash in India
It’s the country’s deadliest rail disaster in twenty years, killing more than 280 people and injuring many hundreds more.
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Extra 10,500 children could go into care in England, say leading children’s charities
An extra 10,500 children could go into care in England, costing £1bn more over ten years. That’s the conclusion of research exclusively shared with Channel 4 News by five leading children’s charities.
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Another asylum seeker housed in a hotel in Leicestershire may have taken his own life (Dubbed)
This programme understands that another asylum seeker housed in a hotel in Leicestershire may have taken his own life.
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FactCheck: England’s million missing homes
More than a million homes in England that got planning permission in the last 12 years still haven’t been built, FactCheck analysis has found.