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Cluster munitions in Ukraine are ‘recipe for disaster’, says advocacy director
We were joined by Kurt Volker, former US Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations, and Mary Wareham, Arms Advocacy Director of Human Rights Watch, who has called for both Russia and Ukraine to stop using cluster munitions.
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Biden’s decision to send thousands of cluster munitions to Ukraine divides NATO
President Biden is expected to announce that the United States will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine – widely banned by many countries, and condemned again today by the UN because of the danger unexploded munitions pose to civilians. The US believes they’ll help Ukraine in its struggle to break through Russia’s front lines, heavily outnumbered…
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‘We need AI to be held accountable,’ says DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman
Artificial intelligence could bring chaos and conflict, and companies developing it need to accept regulation to control it – that’s according to one of the leading entrepreneurs who’s pioneered the technology.
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Funeral held for Cardiff teenagers whose deaths sparked riot
More than a thousand people gathered today in Ely, on the edge of Cardiff for the funerals of two teenagers whose deaths sparked riots that led to 27 arrests.
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Dead and wounded in Russian missile strike on Lviv
It may be almost as far from the front lines of the war with Russia as it’s possible to be in Ukraine, but last night a Russian missile strike hit the city of Lviv, killing at least four people and injuring 34 more.
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Groundbreaking ruling in UK domestic abuse case
Kellie Sutton told police that she was ‘very frightened’ of her abusive partner Steven Gane, just weeks before she took her own life. He was jailed after her death, for controlling and coercive behaviour. And now, in an unprecedented conclusion, an inquest jury has ruled that Kellie was unlawfully killed.
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Teachers back out on strike in England as four unions reject latest government offer
We’re joined by Kauser Jan, assistant headteacher of a local primary school in Leeds.
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Councils warn thousands of Afghans who came to UK after Taliban seized power could become homeless
Councils have warned that up to eight thousand Afghans who came to the UK seeking asylum after the Taliban seized power are at risk of becoming homeless.
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Online Safety Bill debate: Could it lead to ‘unprecedented paradigm-shifting surveillance’?
Big tech is being taken to task by lawmakers across the world.
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Fish dying in unprecedented numbers as river and sea temperatures several degrees above normal
The impact of this warming climate is already very much in evidence.
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Met Office: Hottest June since records began
It’s been the UK’s hottest June on record – according to the Met Office.
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Jenin: At least ten Palestinians killed after Israeli forces launch major military operation in West Bank
At least ten Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured after Israeli forces launched a major military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin.
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France Protests: ‘No violence will go unpunished’, says PM
The French Prime Minister has declared that “no violence will go unpunished” – after the home of a mayor in the Paris suburbs was attacked during the night, while his family were asleep inside.
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France Protests: Macron cancels Germany trip as unrest spreads DUBBED
The unrest across France has forced Emmanual Macron to postpone a state visit to Germany that was to begin tomorrow. The riots, which were sparked by the police killing of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, are presenting the French president with one of the biggest crises of his leadership.
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Will Rishi Sunak’s plan be enough to revive the NHS?
Steve Brine MP is the Conservative chairman of the Commons Health Committee, Dame Helen Stokes Lampard is a GP who chairs the Academy of Medical of Royal Colleges; and Shawn Charlwood is from the British Dental Association.
