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Foreign Office summons Iranian diplomat after ‘unacceptable’ British oil tanker seizure
Iran says the British flagged Stena Impero was violating international maritime law. Not true, says the UK government, with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt calling the seizure “totally and utterly unacceptable”. The oil tanker was captured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, in retaliation for Britain’s role in capturing an Iranian ship in Gibraltar…
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Labour vows to end privatisation of council services
Labour has said it will seek to end much of the outsourcing of council services to private companies, if it comes into power.
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‘Cats’ musical fans confused by ‘weird and creepy’ film adaption
It’s got stars galore and an Oscar-winning director at the helm, yet the trailer for the Hollywood adaptation of Cats has sent the fur flying worldwide. It’s been described as catnip online with the film trending across all social media platforms. Critics complained that the felines created through special effects look “weird and creepy”. The…
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The Moon landing at 50: Man’s greatest leap into the unknown
Some 650 million people watched around the world as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar module Eagle, planting the American flag on the moon. No space event has equalled it since. But with plans afoot to travel to Mars, will this generation have its own moon landing moment?
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Prof Robert Tombs: ‘The likelihood is that we shall be suffering very little from Brexit if we do the right thing’
Bronwen Maddox, director of the Institute for Government, and Robert Tombs, professor of history at the University of Cambridge, discuss post-Brexit Britain.
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Corbyn sets out plans to combat anti-Semitism
Jeremy Corbyn has just been addressing a meeting of Labour MPs tonight after a special shadow cabinet meeting to discuss how the party has been handling anti-Semitism allegations.
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Dozens killed in Syrian government attack in rebel-held Idlib
An attack today on a market in Maarat al-Numaan is reported to have left at least 32 dead.
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Masked men attack pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong
Police in Hong Kong have been accused of standing by while a gang of masked attackers stormed a metro station, attacking dozens of people.
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Former nurse guilty of lying about VIP paedophile ring
For years he was known only as “Nick”. Cloaked by the anonymity given to genuine victims of sex offences, Carl Beech falsely claimed to have witnessed murders and been sexually abused by senior public figures.
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Former US State Dept adviser: ‘Either we’re going to end up in war between the US and Iran, or two sides have to find way to table’
Vali Nasr is a former senior adviser to the US State Department and professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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UK to join European maritime protection mission after Iran tanker seizure
If he becomes Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will immediately have to deal with the crisis over Iran and the deployment of a European-led maritime protection mission which the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
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Conservative minister: ‘I believe Boris Johnson is the best person to secure a deal with Europe and to land it in parliament’
We spoke to Communities Secretary and Boris Johnson supporter, James Brokenshire, and asked what he made of the US Secretary of State’s comments that the UK should take responsibility for its own ships.
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Minister quits and tries to force emergency debate on Boris Johnson
The Conservative leadership ballot closed this afternoon and we’ll get the result tomorrow, but few doubt Boris Johnson has won.
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Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure talks about her experience of coercive control
She’s more used to rooting out police corruption in the award winning series Line of Duty, but Vicky McClure’s latest character is a woman trapped in a dysfunctional coercive relationship.
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Singer Beth Ditto on bringing body politics and LGBTQ issues into the mainstream
They were the self-confessed oddballs from the bible belt in the heart of the American south.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond to quit if Boris Johnson becomes PM
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed he will resign if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister.
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Iranian Ambassador warns UK that raising tensions further would be ‘dangerous and unwise’
Iran’s Ambassador in London has warned the UK against further raising tensions between the two countries.
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Police and protesters clash on seventh weekend of Hong Kong demonstrations
Riot police have fired tear gas at pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.
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Extinction Rebellion activist: ‘The only extremism I have seen is extreme love’
We’re joined by Clarissa Carlyon, from Extinction Rebellion, and André Spicer, who is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Cass Business School.
