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A journey through hell: the Darién gap
Treacherous paths, rivers that wash you away, vast swamps, steep mountains and deadly animals.
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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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Darien Gap: Why this deadly migrant route is ‘hell on Earth’ (Dubbed)
We travelled the treacherous human trail to the United States called the Darien Gap.
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Kosovo violence: NATO deploying additional forces amid Serb protests
NATO has said it will deploy additional forces to Kosovo, following clashes between peacekeeping troops and ethnic Serb protesters which left dozens injured.
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Train strikes: government accuses union of targeting ‘weekend of fun’
There’s been more disruption for rail passengers as members of the RMT union staged another day of strike action in their pay dispute affecting train services around the country.
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UK economy expands by 0.1% in first quarter of 2023
Rail services have been crippled by striking train drivers again in England today and more walkouts are planned tomorrow.
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TransPennine Express nationalisation ‘victory for commuters in north’, West Yorkshire mayor says
We spoke to Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, who says the nationalisation of the TransPennine Express is a chance to “reset” the troubled rail line.
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TransPennine Express to be brought under government control
Rail passengers in northern England have long complained that TransPennine Express trains were unreliable.
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Teenager jailed for murder of 14-year-old Jermaine Cools
A teenager who murdered 14 year old Jermaine Cools has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 19 years – after a landmark hearing at the Old Bailey – the first involving a youth defendant which has been televised. Marques Walker, who’s 17, stabbed Jermaine with a machete during a fight…
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526 incidents of suspected illegal fox hunting took place in the 2022-2023 hunting season, exclusive figures suggest
Hunting foxes was banned 18 years ago, but is it carrying on regardless? New figures from the League Against Cruel Sports, shared exclusively with this programme, suggest that in the last hunting season, there were over 500 incidents of what appears to be illegal hunting. Trail hunting – which is the following of an animal…
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Is this the end of Trump’s presidential run?
On today’s episode of the Fourcast we talk with our presenter Matt Frei from downtown Manhattan, about this momentous week for American democracy following Donald Trump’s indictment and whether this all might just embolden him even more. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.
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Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies aged 62
Jacqueline Gold – who led the high street lingerie chain Ann Summers – has died at the age of 62.
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Greece train crash protests turn violent as victims identified
Tuesday’s collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece was so catastrophic that many of the 57 people killed have had to be identified using their DNA. Across the country thousands of people have joined angry demonstrations demanding accountability.
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Ukraine War: on the front lines with the 68th Brigade (dubbed)
As Ukraine’s biting winter begins to turn into spring, the war in the east is exacting a heavy toll on both sides. In Bakhmut, Russian forces appear to have the advantage, having laid waste to the town but as yet failing fully to control it. While in Vuhledar, a rail and road hub 100 miles…
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Ukraine War: on the front lines with the 68th Brigade
As Ukraine’s biting winter begins to turn into spring, the war in the east is exacting a heavy toll on both sides. In Bakhmut, Russian forces appear to have the advantage, having laid waste to the town but as yet failing fully to control it. While in Vuhledar, a rail and road hub 100 miles…