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Underwater sculptures highlight threat of sewage pollution
British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor makes works that are intended to slip below the waves – literally. He’s created underwater installations around the globe, from the Caribbean to Australia. His aim is to draw attention to the threats facing our seas, such as ocean warming brought on by the climate crisis. And now the issue…
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Haiti violence: ‘All roads outside capital blocked by gangs’
The US State department has announced a charter flight to fly American citizens out of Haiti as gang violence grips the nation. The situation for ordinary people remains dangerous, with police in the capital Port-au-Prince currently trying to arrest gang leader Jimmy Cheri-zier, known as Barbecue. Last week the escalating violence forced the resignation of…
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Rumours of plans to oust Sunak as PM dismissed by Tories
A government minister has today insisted that Rishi Sunak will fight the next election despite numerous reports of new plots among Tory MPs to unseat him as Prime Minister. It’s been a difficult week for Mr Sunak’s Downing Street operation after the row over racist comments about the MP Diane Abbott allegedly made by Frank…
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‘There is no such thing as Russian democracy’, says granddaughter of former USSR leader
Earlier we spoke to Nina Khrushcheva, professor of International Affairs in The New School in New York and granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
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Russia elections: Anti-Putin protests on final day of voting
Within the last few minutes the first official result has been released declaring President Putin has been re-elected, with 87.8 percent of the votes. Earlier today the third and final day of voting saw long queues at voting stations in Russia, and at Russian embassies across Europe. In a bid to get round the repression…
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M25 falls silent: First-ever planned daytime closure
It’s the country’s busiest road. Of all UK motorway traffic, 15 per cent is on the M25 circling London. It became infamous for almost constant traffic jams. But today something more unusual was happening – the first ever planned daytime shutdown since it opened in 1986, for upgrading works. Passing through six counties, the M25…
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Israel anti-government protests call for a hostage release deal
As the first aid shipment to arrive by sea to Gaza is set to be distributed throughout the enclave, Israel’s intelligence chief is expected to travel to Cairo tomorrow to resume ceasefire talks with mediators. Demonstrations against the government and calling for a hostage release deal are taking place across Israel tonight.
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‘Great that Black and brown faces are in high places but really about addressing systemic racism’ – Lord Woolley
We are joined by Lord Simon Woolley, Principal of Homerton College Cambridge, and the founder of Operation Black Vote, which works to increase representation of Black people.
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Wales’ next first minister announced: Vaughan Gething
“Today we turn a page in the book of our nation’s history” – the words of the man who will become the next First Minister of Wales. Vaughan Gething was today declared the leader of the Welsh Labour Party. But he once again brushed off criticism over his acceptance of a substantial donation from a…
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Red Pitch: Award winning play about football and friendship opens in London’s West End
An award-winning play about football and friendship has just transferred to London’s West End.
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Europe ‘can’t agree’ on military assistance for Ukraine, says Lithuanian European Parliament member
We spoke to the Lithuanian MEP, Petras Auštrevičius, a former diplomat who’s on the Foreign Affairs and Security and Defence Committees in the European Parliament.
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Protesters spoil ballots in defiance of President Putin as polls open in Russia’s election
The European Council President has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his landslide victory, as voting gets underway in Russia’s presidential elections.
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Government ‘failed to respond adequately’ to allegedly racist comments against Diane Abbott says professor
We spoke to Professor Nicola Rollock, author of ‘The Racial Code’, and Martin Forde KC, who Sir Keir Starmer commissioned to investigate allegations of racism, sexism and bullying in the Labour party.
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Hackney residents come out in solidarity with Diane Abbott after alleged racist remarks by Tory donor
The British Medical Association has called on Tory donor Frank Hester to resign from his health tech firm TPP, over his alleged comments that the MP Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and “should be shot”.
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Netanyahu approves Rafah offensive following Hamas’ ‘unrealistic’ ceasefire proposal
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering.