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Belarus opposition activist found dead in Ukraine park
He was head of a group which helped people who’ve fled persecution in Belarus – now the leading activist Vitaly Shishov has been found dead in the city where he was living in exile.
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Belarus opposition leader says ‘nobody is safe’ after death of exile in Ukraine
Belarus’s opposition leader told Channel 4 News “nobody now is safe” after the “shock” death of a prominent exile in neighbouring Ukraine.
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Belarus regime carrying out ‘international terrorism’ says Polish MEP
We spoke to the former Polish Foreign minister Radek Sikorski – who’s now an MEP.
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Most Covid restrictions in Scotland to end on Monday
Scotland will scrap most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions from Monday but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said face masks will remain mandatory in some settings “for some time to come” and people will be advised to carry on working from home where possible.
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Drug deaths in England and Wales highest since records began
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have reached an all-time high – with many of the deaths caused by opiates including heroin.
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Half of homicides ‘due to drugs’, says Prof Dame Carol Black
We spoke to Professor Dame Carol Black who led the independent review of drugs.
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Seven men guilty of murdering student who was mistakenly shot dead
Seven men have been found guilty of murdering a student – who was mistakenly killed in a drive by shooting.
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Apsana Begum on legal battle which laid bare her life
For the first time since she was acquitted of housing benefit fraud last week, Labour MP Apsana Begum has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News about the 18 month legal battle which laid bare her life story, the loss of her father, and alleged domestic abuse.
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Iran’s new hardline president inherits economic crisis and growing tension in Gulf
Iran’s Supreme Leader has officially endorsed the hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as the country’s next president – two days before his inauguration.
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Bjorn Andresen: The truth about Visconti’s ‘most beautiful boy in the world’
He starred in ‘Death in Venice’ and was feted worldwide as “the most beautiful boy in the world” at the age of just 15.
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Revisited: Northern Ireland two-part special
What would it mean to be a Unionist, if the Union no longer exists?
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Did UK government know about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait before BA plane landed there?
In the summer of 1990, more than 350 passengers boarded flight BA149 at Heathrow. The plane was bound for Kuala Lumpur, but never made it that far. Instead it made a refuelling stopover in Kuwait City, just as Iraqi troops invaded in the first Gulf War. The passengers were held for months as “human shields”…
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Team GB’s Jonny Brownlee reflects on winning gold at ‘strange’ Tokyo Olympics
We spoke to Jonny Brownlee, who won gold in the mixed triathlon. The victory was his third medal in an Olympic career that began nine years ago in London and we began by asking how these Games have been different for him.
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Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman ‘retained extremist views’ after prison release
An inquest has been told that convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman was released from prison despite concerns by the authorities that he had retained his extremist views, just 10 days before he stabbed two passers by in a south London street before being shot dead by police. Amman had been automatically released in January 2020 after…
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Scottish minister Humza Yousaf claims nursery discriminated against daughter
The Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has made a complaint against a nursery near Dundee, alleging that it refused to offer his daughter a place on the grounds of her mother’s Muslim name. Mr Yousaf and his wife then helped co-ordinate five further enquiries using Muslim and “white sounding” names, and they allege that the…
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Police officer convicted of assaulting two people during lockdown
A West Midlands police officer has been found guilty of assaulting two members of the public, both of whom were Black, during the first Covid lockdown. PC Declan Jones attacked a man while on duty in the Aston area of the city, then the following day he kicked and punched a 15-year-old boy who he…
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‘The west should hang its head in shame over Afghanistan withdrawal’, says Tory MP Tobias Ellwood.
Naveed Noormal is a former Afghan diplomat and commentator, and the Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood chairs the House of Commons defence select committee.
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Afghan forces crumbling as Taliban advance
The Afghan president has condemned the hasty withdrawal of US forces from his country for the intensified violence, as advancing Taliban fighters continue to seize ground. Elite Afghan commando units have now been deployed to Helmand, where the Taliban is battling to take control of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah. Aid workers there have described…
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‘Any criticism of Belarus regime treated as criticism of Lukashenko himself’, says adviser to opposition leader
We talk to Franak Viačorka, a senior adviser to the exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, about the Olympic athlete who is now seeking asylum claiming she fears for her safety.
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Covid: plans for ‘amber watch list’ to be dropped, say government sources
Government sources have said plans for a new amber watch list of countries will be dropped, amid opposition from aviation bosses and some Tory MPs. Fully vaccinated travellers from the US and amber EU countries can now enter England, Scotland and Wales without having to quarantine, although stricter rules remain in place for France. The…
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Tokyo 2020: Belarus Olympian receives Polish visa after refusing to fly home
A sprinter from Belarus has been offered a humanitarian visa by Poland, after refusing an order to fly home early from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Krystina Timanovskaya is now under police protection in the Polish embassy, claiming she feared for her safety after she had criticised the Belarus team coaches on social media. Belarus claims…
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Living with an eating disorder in lockdown
Soaring numbers of people sought help for the illness in England over the pandemic – with referrals almost doubling, as services became even harder to access.
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Government urges under-30s to get Covid jab with discounts
The government is trying everything from discounted taxi rides to fast food vouchers to encourage young adults to vaccine centres.
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Taliban ’emboldened’ by ‘sham’ 2020 US peace process, says Afghan Analysts Network’s Kate Clark
Kate Clark is from the Afghan Analysts Network, who has been tracking the Taliban advance.
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‘We need support’ from international community, says Afghan MP Farzana Kochai
We spoke to the Afghan MP Farzana Kochai, who’s in Kabul.
