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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.
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Rutherglen by-election: First under new ID rules
By-elections can provide a useful snapshot – but they don’t always point to a wider political picture.
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Could the 14th amendment be used to stop Trump from running for presidency again?
In the United States, Republican and Democratic opponents of Donald Trump are considering using a rarely-used section of the constitution to stop him from running in next year’s presidential election. The 14th amendment, written after the civil war, has been used in two major lawsuits already stating that the former president is constitutionally ineligible to…
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Dog attacks: Prime Minister announces American XL Bullies to be banned
Last weekend, shocking video footage emerged of an attack in Birmingham that left an 11-year-old girl and a young man with serious injuries, prompting a political debate about American XL bully dogs. Today, it was announced that a man had died after being attacked by two dogs outside a school in a village near Birmingham…
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Student poverty: Quarter of UK universities run food banks
For students, struggling to make ends meet often comes with the territory – but while the cost of living has soared over the last year, maintenance loans have not.
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Strikes cost NHS ‘a billion pounds’, says Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation
We spoke to the Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation Matthew Taylor.
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‘What happened is criminal negligence of the first order’, says founder of Libyan think tank
We spoke to Anas El Gomati – founder of the Libyan independent think tank – Sadeq Institute.
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Kim Jong Un and Putin building ‘problem-solving dynamic’, says director
We spoke to Dr John Park, director of the Korea Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, and an expert on North Korea’s military capabilities and nuclear ambitions.
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Kim Jong Un pledges support for Putin’s ‘sacred fight’ with West (dubbed)
The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his full support to what he called Russia’s “sacred struggle” – as he met Vladimir Putin for talks at a space facility in Russia’s far east. According to Kim, the two leaders agreed to “further strengthen strategic and tactical co-operation” – although there were no details…
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North Korea meets Russia: Putin and Kim Jong Un to discuss arms and nuclear tech
A meeting of two isolated leaders, usually too afraid of leaving home. North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un left his country by armoured train for the first time in four years to meet President Putin in Eastern Siberia.
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Wilko: 12,000 people face redundancy after talks collapse
12,000 people are facing redundancy after the collapse of talks to rescue the home bargains chain Wilko.
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‘I don’t believe [China] should be at the AI summit’, says Iain Duncan Smith
We spoke to Conservative MP and former party leader, Iain Duncan Smith, who is a long-time critic of China’s activities in the UK, and has been sanctioned by the Beijing government.
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Sunak confronts Beijing after reports of Westminster Chinese spy arrest
Rishi Sunak has confronted the Chinese Premier over what he said was China’s “unacceptable” interference in British democracy.
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Escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife arrested in west London after four day manhunt
Escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife has been captured after police narrowed their search to west London.
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Rescue operation underway for man trapped 1,000m underground in cave
A complex operation is underway to rescue an American caver who’s stranded more than three and a half thousand feet underground.
