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Israel-Gaza war: Fighting resumes as seven-day truce collapses (Dubbed)
Fighting erupted in Gaza again this morning after the collapse of the week-long truce, with both sides blaming each other – while Israel dropped leaflets over the south of the enclave telling civilians to flee.
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‘There is no safe place in Gaza’, says aid worker and filmmaker Yousef Hammash from Khan Younis
The Israel Defence Forces have released a map dividing the Gaza strip into hundreds of small blocks. Each block is numbered to help Palestinian civilians – they say – to identify areas that are active combat zones.
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‘Netanyahu has a vested interest to lengthen the war’, says former Israeli prime ministerial adviser
We spoke to Alon Pinkas, who’s been a foreign policy adviser to two Israeli prime ministers.
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COP28: World leaders gather for climate summit
World leaders can’t save the planet with a fire hose of fossil fuels – that was the warning from the UN chief Antonio Gutteres to the COP28 summit in Dubai, after scientists said that 2023 was set to be the warmest year in history.
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UK government appears to be ‘in the pocket of fossil fuel companies’, claims Al Gore
We spoke to former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore.
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Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock defends decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes
There were tears in the Covid Inquiry gallery today as bereaved families heard former health secretary Matt Hancock defend the decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes – without testing them.
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Republican George Santos expelled from Congress after bipartisan vote
The US House of Representatives has voted to expel the Republican congressman George Santos – who’s been charged with a series of crimes and ethics violations. One Democrat described him as a “shameless liar and a disgrace to mankind”.
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Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at 65
Tributes have poured in for the Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who has died at the age of 65, after being diagnosed with encephalitis. His unique mix of punk rock and Irish folk created some remarkable music, including his best known hit Fairytale of New York, which became a Christmas classic.
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Family of Wirral teacher stuck in Gaza appeal for help from Foreign Office
The family of a teacher from the Wirral who is stuck in Gaza are appealing for help from the Foreign Office to help get her home safely. Islam Alashi is a Palestinian national with a visa to remain in the UK, while her husband and their twins are British citizens.
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Israel-Gaza: Hamas gunmen kill three Israelis as more hostages released on 7th day of truce
Two more Israeli hostages were freed from Gaza this afternoon – with more set to be released by Hamas later in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Kissinger ‘had a very cold calculus about what he viewed as the forces that run the world’, says filmmaker
We spoke to Sundance and multi Emmy award winning filmmaker and author Eugene Jarecki. He directed ‘The Trials of Henry Kissinger’, a 2002 documentary film which examined alleged war crimes.
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Scotland’s new Chief Constable refuses to comment on delays to SNP party finance investigation
Scotland’s new Chief Constable refused to answer questions today about why the investigation into SNP party finances, which saw Nicola Sturgeon arrested and released without charge earlier this year, is taking so long to conclude.
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Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 – a look at one of the US’s most controversial diplomats
He was one of the world’s most powerful and most controversial diplomats – celebrated and reviled in equal measure. Former US secretary of State Henry Kissenger, the man who shaped America’s Cold War policy – has died at the age of a hundred.
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‘There was a toxic environment in Downing Street’ during first year of pandemic, says Independent SAGE committee member
We spoke to professor Christina Pagel at University College London. She’s a member of the Independent SAGE committee which was active during Covid and has completed research into the effects of the pandemic on NHS staff.
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Alistair Darling was a man of ‘duty and decency’, says his former special adviser
We spoke to one of Alistair Darling’s close friends, Catherine MacLeod, who was a special adviser to the then chancellor during the financial crisis in 2008. We began by asking for a sense of the loss she and the family felt.
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Former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70
Politicians from all parties have paid tribute to the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling – who has died three years after being diagnosed with cancer.
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COP28: Summit reaches climate disaster fund deal on first day
There was a standing ovation from delegates on the opening day of the COP28 climate summit in the UAE. After years of campaigning – a deal to establish a new climate disaster fund has finally been approved. More than 330 million pounds has already been pledged to help nations struggling with the effects of global warming.
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Covid inquiry: Matt Hancock denies lying during pandemic
The former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry the lockdown should have begun three weeks earlier, but claimed there was a toxic culture in Number 10 which wanted to “find people to blame”. Mr Hancock also claimed he wasn’t told about the Eat Out to Help Out scheme until the day it was announced.
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FactCheck: has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists?
Has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists? FactCheck takes a look.
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Google accused of placing adverts on adult entertainment and sanctioned companies’ websites
The Royal Air Force and Save the Children have pulled their adverts from Google’s search partner network, this programme has discovered – after their ads were among those found across sanctioned and adult websites. Several other major companies have also launched investigations.
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Ren: The Welsh singer songwriter who’s gone viral by baring his soul on mental health and vulnerability
Even without a record label, the Welsh musician Ren has developed a following of millions. People around the world have connected with his candour about his physical and mental health struggles – sending his new album to the top of the UK chart.
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‘Combat will resume’ if Hamas stops releasing ‘sufficient numbers of hostages’ says chair of the Israeli Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee
We spoke to Yuli Edelstein, head of the foreign affairs and defence committee in the Israeli parliament.
