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Global warming 'threat to children'

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A charity warns that the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century is global warming. Band Aid's Midge Ure travelled back to Ethiopia and speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Simon Mann's warning for old 'friends'

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While Old Etonian Simon Mann was in jail in Equatorial Guinea, he suggested to Channel 4 News he was not pleased with people he considered friends. Sue Turton reports.

Timeline: the alleged 'wonga' coup

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How the 'wonga coup' unfolded: follow the events from Simon Mann's arrest to the present day.

Simon Mann 'freed' from prison

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Channel 4 News learns that former SAS soldier Simon Mann, sentenced to 34 years for his role in the Equatorial Guinea "wonga coup", is free from prison and set to leave the country after receiving a full pardon. Rags Martel reports.

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