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‘Premature’ to think it is the end of Putin, says author Anne Applebaum on mutiny
We spoke to journalist and author Anne Applebaum and asked her what we should read into Prigozhin’s defiant tone today.
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‘Only one of them can remain’, says Ukrainian MP amid Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt against President Putin
We speak to Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko about the developments in Russia.
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UK inflation remains at 8.7% as mortgage holders brace for another interest rate hike
Inflation: the enemy which Rishi Sunak pledged to “face down” by the end of year – looks to be going nowhere fast, according to data released today, risking growth in the UK economy and sparking fears of recession
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Greece boat disaster: Brothers reunited as hundreds remain missing at sea
“The worst ever tragedy we’ve seen in the Mediterranean” – that is how EU officials today described events off the coast of Greece early Wednesday morning. Like in past tragedies, we will likely never know the true number of those who perished when their boat capsized but it could be as many hundreds.
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West Midlands Police admits female firearms officer subject to sexual harassment and discrimination
This programme has learned that England and Wales’s second largest police force has admitted that a female member of its firearms unit was subject to sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Women ‘systematically objectified’ by Hollywood says filmmaker Nina Menkes
The #MeToo movement exposed the rampant sexism behind and in front of the camera but a new documentary has set out to expose just how endemic the objectification of women has been throughout the history of cinema. In ‘Brainwashed: Sex Camera Power’, the American filmmaker Nina Menkes challenges that constant sexualisation of women’s bodies on…
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Nigerian politician, wife and ‘middleman’ jailed for organ trafficking plot
A senior Nigerian politician and his wife have been jailed by a London court – for conspiring to traffic a young man to the UK to harvest his kidney.
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Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern ‘very disappointed’ by Northern Irish political stalemate ahead of Joe Biden’s visit
We spoke to former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who helped to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement, and began by asking him that if he and his colleagues could overcome their differences 25 years ago, how much of a challenge was ending the stalemate over today’s power sharing agreement.
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Foreign demand for UK goods contracts for 14th month in a row
Foreign demand for UK manufactured goods has contracted for the 14th month in a row, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index published this morning. Falling new export orders in March are “a significant drain on demand” according to Rob Dobson of S&P Global Intelligence, who put together the survey, “offsetting signs of a modest…
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Mother of boy restrained and handcuffed in viral video demands review of private security firms on high street
The mother of a 15-year-old boy grabbed by private security guards known as Rangers, and then arrested by police in Chichester has been speaking about her son’s ordeal after a video she posted of it went viral last week.
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BFI Flare: Behind the biggest celebration of queer cinema in Europe
It’s the biggest celebration of queer cinema in Europe – and organisers of the BFI flare film festival say with LGBTQ+ rights under threat around the world this year’s films are more “politically charged” than ever.
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Government remains in negotiations with EU over Northern Ireland post-Brexit arrangements
Hopes are fading that this week could see a new deal between the government and the EU on reform to the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland.
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Inside the Welsh ambulance service: paramedics under pressure and overwhelmed by demand
Most strikes in Wales were called off today, although one, by Unite members working for the ambulance service, did go ahead.
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Labour demands investigation into Probation Service risk rating ‘failure’
Labour has demanded an independent investigation into claims that Probation staff are under “pressure” to lower the risk rating of offenders following an exclusive report on our programme.
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UK strikes: half a million workers demand ‘fair pay’
Up to half a million striking workers made today the biggest mass action in the UK since 2011.