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Olympian Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing girlfriend
The former Paralympian and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released on bail from prison in South Africa – almost eleven years since he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Antony Blinken begins marathon Middle East trip to stop wider conflict
The US secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a marathon trip around the Middle East in order to prevent a wider conflict.
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Martin Luther King’s granddaughter on how she is carrying on her grandfather’s legacy
‘My generation will be defined by action, not apathy’ – the words of Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of the visionary civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired by her grandfather’s example, 15-year-old Yolanda is already an activist on issues such as gun violence, climate change and education reform.
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Iran explosions will create ‘many layers of escalation’, says defence expert
We talk to Dr Samuel Ramani from the Royal United Services Institute defence and security think tank.
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Iran: At least 103 people killed in explosions near general’s tomb
More than a hundred people were killed and scores of others were injured when two explosions went off at a memorial ceremony for a prominent Iranian general in the southern city of Kerman.
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Good Grief: Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy turns director and writer for film on love and loss
Dan Levy is best known as the star and co-creator of the multi-Emmy Award winning TV series Schitt’s Creek.
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2023 is UK’s second warmest year on record after 2022, provisional Met Office figures suggest
Last year was the second warmest on record for the UK since records began, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The hottest was 2022.
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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”.