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Royal wedding sparks Labour photographer joke
If the Royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, need a photographer, Labour Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson has a suggestion, as Gary Gibbon blogs.
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Aung San Suu Kyi interview with John Sparks
She says she’s confident of victory. With elections due later this year, the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win – but only if the vote is free and fair, which is far from certain. In a rare interview – the Nobel Peace laureate has been speaking to our Asia correspondent…
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Boris Johnson sparks row, calling Scottish devolution a ‘disaster’
Was Boris Johnson intending to throw a political thunder flash across the Scottish border by calling devolution a disaster? Whether he did or not, his effective disparaging of the Scottish Parliament and twenty years of Scottish rule has achieved just that. And however casual his remark might have been, the SNP says it will not…
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Biden election sparks hope for meeting global climate targets
There is one area where Johnson and Biden share a common goal – tackling climate change. Next year the UK will host the vital United Nations’ COP 26 conference in Glasgow. Joe Biden has already pledged to take the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord – and turn his administration into a global leader.
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Emwazi family 'proves innocence' over Jihadi John claims
The Emwazi family lawyer tells Channel 4 News that his client has absolutely nothing to hide after being accused of “collaborating” with his son Mohammed.
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Emwazi family 'need conclusive proof' that their son is Jihadi John
John Sparks comes face-to-face with the man whose son is thought to be Jihadi John, the gruesome executioner for Islamic State.
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New coronavirus sparks health alert
Public health officials are on alert after a second case of a potentially lethal new virus was confirmed in the UK, writes Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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Chris Christie fury sparks Republican U-turn over Sandy aid
“Shame on you”: the New Jersey governor Chris Christie has launched a stinging attack on his own party leaders for scrapping a vote on relief aid for victims of superstorm Sandy.
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Alex Thomson’s MacKenzie doorstep sparks media debate
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson’s “doorstep” of former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie over Hillsborough sparks a big debate online and on radio.
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Strike threat sparks row over who’s got the biggest mandate
Union leaders insist they have a “convincing” mandate for mass industrial action despite low turnouts for strike ballots.
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Vanuatu: ‘We are going to have to rebuild everything’
The grim warning of Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale in the aftermath of the devastating cyclone which hit the Pacific island last week. John Sparks reports.
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Escaping China: the perilous journey of the Uighurs
Nearly 300 Uighurs have been found sitting in silence on a mountain in Thailand. Asia correspondent John Sparks investigates and traces the escape route of thousands of Uighurs desperate to flee China.
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Video: Risking near-certain death to escape from North Korea
North Koreans caught trying to flee their country face execution. But for one mother and her son, the risk was worth it. Watch this amazing report from our Asia Correspondent, John Sparks.
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Lèse-majesté: those who dare defy the king of Thailand
As the king of Thailand celebrates his coronation day, John Sparks meets Chatwadee Amornphat, one of those few Thai voices daring to speak out against the monarchy.
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Blasts rock Bangkok: Asia's easy-going city tenses
Explosions in the Thai capital injure 28 and shake Bangkok’s reputation as an open, easy-going city. Asia Correspondent John Sparks blogs about changes in Thailand.
