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‘Winning Oscar would be a great birthday present’, says ‘An Irish Goodbye’ star James Martin
This week the Golden Globes were back again after last year’s racism scandal.
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New research reveals the extent of ExxonMobil’s secret knowledge of climate change nearly 50 years ago
The findings are the latest in a series of revelations about the company’s historic awareness of the links between climate change and fossil fuels.
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Revealed: Fossil fuel companies lobby UK government for gas ‘compromise’ ahead of COP26
Some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have lobbied the UK government to support a gas “compromise” ahead of the COP26 UN conference, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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ExxonMobil lobbyist reveals company’s involvement with ‘forever chemicals’
A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, captured on camera by Greenpeace UK’s Unearthed, has claimed that the company “manufactures” and “uses” controversial so-called “forever chemicals” and is working to delay a ban on their use.
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ExxonMobil chief exec apologises over revelations of lobbying war against climate legislation
The chief executive of ExxonMobil has issued a public apology after secret filming of one of its senior lobbyists was broadcast exclusively on Channel 4 News exposing tactics used by the oil giant to water down US climate legislation.
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FactCheck: what are the consequences for politicians who lie?
Who gets to decide whether someone in power is guilty of lying? And what penalties are in place for those who are found to have deliberately misled parliament or the public?
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FactCheck: What is happening with Britain’s vaccine supply?
AstraZeneca has committed to delivering 2 million doses of vaccine a week, but it’s not easy to check whether this benchmark is being hit.
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‘Hysteria’ over free speech is a ‘red herring’ says writer Nels Abbey
The government is to appoint a “free speech champion” for English universities, as part of its pledge to protect academic freedom and free speech.
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FactCheck Q&A: how safe is the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine?
The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University is under scrutiny after the makers admitted an error had led to different groups getting different doses in clinical trials.
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‘British television can tell better stories if it better reflects who we are as a nation’ – historian David Olusoga
We speak to professor, historian, writer and broadcaster David Olusoga.
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FactCheck: could Trump delay the election?
Delaying the election is up to Congress, not the President.
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FactCheck: will the Conservatives ‘send Trump £500 million a week’?
It would cost the health service £500m a week if British patients had to pay the same price for drugs as people in the US do.
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FactCheck: supreme court ruling on prorogation explained
So what does it mean? And what happens next? We’ve lined up some political and constitutional experts to help us explain.
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FactCheck: viral video doesn’t show violence in a ‘Sharia Law Zone’ in London
This video is shockingly violent – but it doesn’t show what many people say it does.
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FactCheck: the truth about MPs’ pay
MPs have been awarded another pay rise today, causing outrage among some commentators. It’s been widely reported that the politicians will get an increase of 2.7 per cent from April, while the staff who work for them will get a rise of only 1.5 per cent. This sounds unfair and ungenerous – but it’s not…
