article 20 June 2013 UK
'No reason not to name' those behind NHS cover-up
No reason not to name those involved in NHS cover up says Ben Bradshaw (Image: Reuters)

Former Labour minister Ben Bradshaw says there is no legal reason to prevent publication of the names of those involved in a cover-up at the NHS regulator the CQC.

article 20 June 2013 Culture, United States
Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies in Rome
The Sopranos actor James Gandalfini had died aged 51 (Image: Reuters)

Tributes pour in for James Gandolfini, the American actor best known for his role as the mob boss in The Sopranos, who has died at the age of 51.

article 20 June 2013 World, Syria
Hidden heroes on the other side of Syria's refugee crisis
Refugee child from Syria looks out from a UNHCR tent. (Reuters)

On World Refugee Day, Reem Alsalem from UNHCR writes for Channel 4 News on the refugees who came to Syria to start a new life - but find themselves trapped in a new crisis.

article 19 June 2013 UK
NHS regulator's cover-up over baby deaths 'unacceptable'
Regulators are accused of failing to investigate Morecambe Bay NHS trust (Image: Getty)

The health secretary describes an attempt by NHS regulators to cover up a failure to investigate the deaths of several babies at a Cumbria hospital, as "completely unacceptable".

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article 20 June 2013 UK
Britain's banks are told to plug a £27billion hole in their balance sheets to safeguard against future shocks (Image: Getty)
Banks told to plug £27bn hole to withstand future shocks

The City regulator says Britain's banks still need to raise £27bn to withstand future shocks. Worst off is the taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland, which is told it has a gap of £13.6bn to plug.

post 20 June 2013
News Read more on Faisal Islam's blog Extra capital for UK banks. How not paying tax helps

As Britain's banks "pad up" their capital ratios, Economics Editor explores if RBS, bailed out by the taxpayer, should be able to use its losses to not pay tax?

post 20 June 2013
News Read more from Alex Thomson on his blog One nil to the Taliban: the flag and the farce

How the Taliban's flag has turned 'peace talks in Doha' from diplomatic triumph to an egg-on-your-face moment for Barack Obama.

video 20 June 2013 World, Brazil

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Brazil protests continue despite transport U-turn - video

Protests continue in Brazil despite Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo reversing an increase in transport fares - the trigger for demonstrations. That was just 'the moment of awakening' says one protester.

video 19 June 2013 UK

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Health regulator 'rotten at the top', says chair - video

The chair of the Care Quality Commission has said that the culture in the organisation, which was criticised over its handling over the Morecambe Bay maternity failings, was "rotten at the top".

video 19 June 2013 Business

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Chancellor to reveal his plans for the banks - video

Chancellor George Osborne gives his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London. Faisal Islam reports on what he has to say about the UK's banking sector.

video 19 June 2013 UK

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Why is bullying not a criminal offence? - video

Tracey Crouch MP, who has amended the anti-social behaviour bill to make bullying a specific offence for the first time, says new laws will do more to encourage bullies to change their behaviour.

article 19 June 2013 UK
Traffic light food labelling, the road ahead?
Traffic light food labelling, the road ahead? Q&A

Much more pre-packaged food is to be labelled using a traffic light system, after companies agree to a standardised scheme that will allow shoppers to compare products more easily. Will it work?

post 19 June 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog G8 - was Obama really there?

David Cameron told the Commons what a success the G8 summit had been, but Team Cameron's debrief to colleagues back in No.10 struck a slightly different note.

article 19 June 2013 World, Brazil
Scene of the Rio di Janeiro protest on 16 June
Brazil protests: 'the people have decided enough is enough'

Recent protests in Brazil saw 200,000 people take to the streets. British citizen Dominic Parry was in Rio and says he had a "responsibility to protest" against the government's waste of public funds.

post 19 June 2013
Keme Nzerem is Sports Correspondent for Channel 4 News Cricket whites: out of fashion for black Britons

Despite the heroic role models of yesteryear, fewer and fewer black Britons are taking up a cricket bat. Keme Nzerem meets a notable exception.

article 19 June 2013 Business
NFive years after the financial crisis, a parliamentary commission is recommending that bankers guilty of
by David Weisbloom Have reckless bankers been jailed in other countries?

Five years after the financial crisis, a parliamentary commission is recommending that bankers guilty of "reckless misconduct " could be jailed. What has happened across the world since then?

article 19 June 2013 World, Germany
Barack Obama outlines plans for a greater reduction in nuclear weapons in a speech in Germany (picture: Reuters)
Barack Obama outlines ambition to cut nuclear weapons

Barack Obama uses a speech in Berlin to call for further falls in global nuclear stockpiles, including pledging reduction in America's deployed arsenals and negotiating further cuts with Russia.

article 19 June 2013 Business, Italy
Dolce and Gabbana given jail sentence for tax evasion
Dolce and Gabbana handed jail sentence for tax evasion

Two of the world's most famous fashion designers are given a suspended jail sentence of one year and eight months for hiding hundreds of millions of euros in tax evasion.

video 19 June 2013 World, Germany

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Barack Obama speech in Berlin - full video

Barack Obama calls on people to "tear down the walls in our hearts" in order to tackle global problems such as poverty and terrorism, during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

post 19 June 2013
Science Editor Tom Clarke's beat varies from the pharmaceutical industry to climate change. Read more from Tom Clarke on his blog Reforming Europe's 'broken' fishing policy

Fisheries minister Richard Benyon talks tough - but will he act to boost jobs for fishermen or curb the influence of foreign owners?

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Five children and four adults, thought to include a lollipop lady, were taken to hospital after a car overturned near a primary school in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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A number of people have been injured, including children, after a car overturned near Rhoose Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales police confirm.

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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells the House of Commons that the attempted cover-up by NHS regulator the CQC of its own failings in relation to Morecambe Bay NHS trust was “completely unacceptable”.

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