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UN probes UK poverty amid benefits shake-up
Being poor and on benefits in the UK can mean surviving on very little money – now the United Nations rapporteur on poverty has come to the country to investigate just how severe a problem it is.
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Is a Brexit deal any closer?
Brexit negotiators were burning the midnight oil in Brussels last night, with scant detail about what might, if anything, be put to the cabinet tomorrow.
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Hunt presses Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi death
The Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes on Yemen resumed this afternoon, just as the UK’s Foreign Secretary was trying to persuade the Saudis to commit to a political settlement and a ceasefire.
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Neo-Nazi couple guilty of being members of National Action
Six people have been convicted for membership of banned neo-Nazi group National Action. Two of them, Adam Thomas and Claudia Patatas, gave their baby the middle name Adolf as a tribute to Hitler, who they said they admired.
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Why the Dutch are ditching gas extraction
While fracking has only just begun in this country, the Dutch are waving goodbye to years of riches from gas extraction. Why? Because they can no longer stand the social and economic cost of hundreds of small earthquakes and thousands of properties damaged by the tremors gas extraction causes. The Dutch were told extraction was safe and…
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Conservative official gives evidence at MP Craig Mackinlay’s election expenses trial
A senior Conservative official accused of intentionally encouraging or assisting an MP and his agent to submit false expense returns has said she did not take control of Craig Mackinlay’s campaign in the 2015 general election. Giving evidence for the first time, Marion Little insists she was there as part of a team set up by the Conservatives…
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Dozens dead in California wildfires
Firefighters in California are working around the clock to contain wildfires that continue to burn their way through the state. Fierce winds are whipping up the flames and 31 people now are believed to have died. Over 220 people are still missing.
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Where next for populism?
How do you deal with rising populism? That was the dominant debate in the corridors at the EPP Summit in Helsinki this week. As populist movements continue to grow in Europe and beyond, what is motivating them and where is it all heading? In conversation with me for this week’s podcast is Professor Matthew Goodwin, author of ‘National Populism: The…
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Director of regulation for the Oil and Gas Authority quizzed on fracking
Cathy Newman speaks to Tom Wheeler, who’s the director of regulation for the Oil and Gas Authority. She asks if he was misleading people about the possible consequences of gas extraction and fracking.
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Channel 4 News to launch news show on Facebook Watch
Channel 4 News announced today a partnership with Facebook to produce a new weekly news show, ‘Uncovered,’ exclusively for Facebook Watch.
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Calls for second Brexit referendum but can it actually happen?
Opposition to Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal is increasing.
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Portraits in the sand: artwork honours The Fallen on Britain’s beaches
On beaches throughout the British Isles people have come together to mark the centenary of the Armistice.
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Death toll rises in California as wildfires continue to rage
The death toll of the wild fire in Paradise in northern California has risen to 23, making it one of the deadliest fires in the state’s history. Two people have also died in a separate fire to the south near Los Angeles. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated and thousands of homes destroyed…
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President Macron warns world against nationalism on day of Remembrance
Standing before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin the French President warned old demons are resurfacing and condemned nationalism.
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Home Secretary pledges millions to help tackle knife crime problem
Sajid Javid has promised £17 millon as part of an early intervention youth fund to help tackle knife crime problem.
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Quarter of a million people flee California wildfires
Three wildfires across California have caused massive destruction and claimed at least nine lives in the north of the state.
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May’s Brexit plan under fire but Labour refuse to back People’s Vote
Theresa May is showing no sign of changing her position on Brexit despite warnings from both the opposition and her party that her deal lacks support.
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Economy grows amid concern about Brexit
The economy has grown at its fastest rate since 2016, up 0.6 per cent in the three months to September. But Brexit uncertainty overshadowed the good news as business investment fell sharply. We have been speaking to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, who insisted there could be a Brexit deal by Christmas. But he warned the…
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Series 2, Episode 4: Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap is a Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter, who has now turned her energies to blockchain technology. She talks to Krishnan about her big ideas to change the way musicians get paid, and what Taylor Swift is really like. Listen and subscribe You can listen to and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here. Or on Spotify, Acast, CastBox and…
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Paying homage to WW1’s Harlem Hellfighters
The African-American regiment who brought ragtime to Europe
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Global decline in number of children born
There has been a dramatic global decline in the number of children being born, researchers have revealed. The study, published in the Lancet, followed global trends from 1950 to 2017 and found fertility rates are now not high enough to maintain current population levels in 91 countries, including the UK. But while the overall trend…
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Police seize handguns bought online from eastern Europe
The National Crime Agency has seized more than 50 handguns which were bought online from eastern Europe in a nationwide operation from Cornwall to Scotland. Twenty-five police forces were involved and 10 people were arrested, including a serving firefighter. The weapons are becoming popular with gangs because they’re small and easy to carry.
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Man shot dead after fatal stabbing in Melbourne terror attack
A man wielding a knife has killed one person and injured two others in the Australian city of Melbourne, at the height of the busy afternoon rush hour. The attacker, originally from Somalia, died in hospital after he was shot by police, while bomb squad officers managed to deal with several gas cylinders inside his…
