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Hunters chase stag on quad bikes despite ban
Hunting stags with packs of dogs has supposedly been illegal for almost 20 years – although there are some exemptions.
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Home Secretary trying to ‘diminish’ LGBTQ persecution around the world, says barrister
We were joined by Aderonke Apata who herself was an asylum seeker and is now a barrister who works on asylum cases.
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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey announces plan to drop national housing targets
The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has suffered a defeat at his party conference after members rejected his plan to drop national housing targets.
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HS2 row: Rishi Sunak says he’s committed to ‘levelling up’
Rishi Sunak has insisted he remains committed to his “levelling up” agenda – amid the growing row over the future of the HS2 high speed rail link to the North of England.
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Is Rishi Sunak planning inheritance tax giveaway?
Speculation is mounting that the Prime Minister could announce that inheritance tax is to be cut. Such a move would only benefit the children of couples who are able to pass on more than a million pounds – that’s a tiny fraction of the overall population. But it is being seen as a sweetener aimed…
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Boris Johnson warns Rishi Sunak against “mutilating” HS2 railway project
The UK has been building the HS2 high-speed railway line since 2017. Years of delay, billions of pounds over budget and now Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering axing part of the HS2 High Speed rail project linking London with the North. Two former Tory prime ministers in David Cameron and Boris Johnson have…
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The Scottish artist bringing her unusual work to the high street
The Scottish artist Rachel MacLean has showcased her provocative work in venues around the world. Now she’s bringing her art onto the nation’s high streets.
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Cambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday on Autism, racism, and learning to read at 18
Jason Arday tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his journey with Autism, learning to read and write at the age of 18, and why racial profiling is limiting people’s ability to achieve their dreams, in this episode of Ways To Change The World.
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Enabling Donald Trump was ‘a dark, dark moment’, says the former editor of The Sun on Murdoch’s legacy
Earlier we spoke to David Yelland, former editor of the Sun newspaper, who now has a podcast – When it hits the fan – on the BBC.
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Inflation falls unexpectedly, raising hopes for business
Inflation has fallen unexpectedly, raising hopes that financial pressure on families and businesses may be easing.
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Sunak’s net zero climbdown ‘a refinement not an abandonment’, says former Environment Secretary
Krishnan is joined by former Environment Secretary and Conservative MP, George Eustice.
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Sunak’s climate climbdown ‘a huge strategic mistake’, says net zero review chair
Earlier we spoke to Chris Skidmore MP, Chair of the Independent Government review on Net Zero.
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Rishi Sunak U-turns on net zero climate proposals
After a leak of the Prime Minister’s plans to change the government’s green pledges last night, he rushed out a press conference this afternoon and stood on the Downing Street podium with a list of changes – including delaying the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years.
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Dozens killed as Azerbaijan launches military operation
25 people have been killed today as Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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NHS strikes: unprecedented action by consultants and junior doctors in England
Now this year has been marked by repeated strike action across the UK: today it was England’s NHS consultants walking out again.
