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Kush: A drug sometimes mixed with human bones is ravaging Sierra Leone
It’s so addictive, users become hooked after a single hit, then find themselves quickly trapped in a cycle of self-destruction.
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Russia launches massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine killing 5 people
Russia has launched another massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine – targeting its two biggest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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Shadow Home Secretary says Labour would ‘fix the Tories chaos in the asylum system’
No one from the government was available to come on the programme. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, spoke to Cathy who asked if she welcomes the big increase in claims being processed.
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Home Secretary defends claim that Sunak’s asylum pledge has been met
The government has been accused of massaging the asylum numbers after claiming it’s cleared the backlog of asylum claims, built up before the end of June 2022.
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Hamas says deputy leader killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon
Hamas says its deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri has been killed in an explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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Cabin crew ‘did really well to evacuate’ after Japan plane crash,’ says former air traffic controller
Michele Robson is a former air traffic controller.
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Japan earthquake relief plane hits passenger jet killing 5 people in Tokyo
Rescuers in Japan have been struggling to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under collapsed buildings after the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day.
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2024: Fireworks displays around the world welcome new year
The start of 2024 has been welcomed by firework displays and street parties around the world – and in many there was a message of hope, that this year might be more peaceful than the last – while London declared it was “a place for everyone”.
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2024 will be a ‘very tough year for Ukraine’, Ukrainian security analyst says
We spoke to Ukrainian security analyst Maria Adveeva.
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Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks have struck the Western edge of Japan, sparking tsunami warnings for residents along hundreds of miles of coastline.
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Israel-Gaza: Half of Gaza’s population living in Rafah says UN
In Gaza, the United Nations says it believes more than a million people are now living in the southern settlement of Rafah on the border with Egypt.
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‘Evil will be defeated’ says Ukrainian president in Christmas message
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that ‘evil will be defeated’ – as the whole country marked Christmas day on December 25th for the first time – after the Government officially moved the date, in a break with the Russian orthodox church. Kiran Moodley reports.
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More than 100 Palestinians killed overnight during air strikes according to officials
Officials from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry say more than a hundred people have been killed during Israeli air strikes, in one of the deadliest nights of the eleven week old conflict between Israel and Hamas. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who visited troops in Gaza today – warned that fighting would intensify. There…
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Cat Bohannon on women’s bodies, patriarchy and threat to human survival
Put everything you’ve ever learned about biology and human history out of your mind and start again.
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Prague holds national day of mourning after mass shooting
Flags are flying at half mast and people across the Czech republic are observing a minute’s silence – in a day of national mourning for the victims of Thursday’s mass shooting in Prague.