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FactCheck: just three of England’s 39 police forces say they’ve never investigated a grooming gang
Nearly every police forces has investigated, or is investigating, a “grooming gang”, new FactCheck analysis can reveal.
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Seven Labour MPs resign from party over Corbyn’s leadership
Not for almost 40 years has there been such a split in British politics, as seven Labour MPs walked out of the party they once loved over Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit, anti-Semitism and what they call the “machine politics of the hard left”.
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European countries should take back jihadists for trial, says President Trump
Shamima Begum claims she was “just a house wife” who, during her four year odyssey, simply took care of her husband and children. In an interview with Sky News’s John Sparks, the teenager who left the UK to join ISIS says she’s desperate to come home. The Home secretary is equally desperate not to let…
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Honda to close Swindon car plant
Honda is set to announce it’s closing its plant in Swindon by 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk.
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MPs brand Facebook ‘digital gangsters’
Social media platforms like Facebook should be subject to compulsory new regulations to stop the spread of disinformation.
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Tech entrepreneurs say sector could be ruined by post-Brexit immigration rules
So much of the Brexit debate has been dominated by unicorns – policies put forward by one side, dismissed as fantastical by the other.
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Former Labour adviser Ayesha Hazarika on MP resignations: ‘This will help to reunify Tory party’
We are joined for a discussion on the implications of the MP resignations by Ayesha Hazarika, a former adviser to Ed Miliband, Times columnist Philip Collins, and Faiza Shaheen, a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate.
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How Berger’s Liverpool constituents view her resignation
One of the MPs in the new breakaway group, Luciana Berger appeared on the programme, and spoke about facing a torrent of online abuse and anti-Semitism.
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Nine killed in Kashmir gun battle
Nine people have been killed during fighting in Kashmir, increasing tension between India and Pakistan.
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Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon: ‘Splits make Conservatives staying in power more likely’
Labour frontbencher Richard Burgon responds to the resignations of seven MPs.
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Independent MP Chuka Umunna: ‘There are a large number of discontented people in Labour and Conservative parties’
Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger are two of the breakaway MPs.
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The fight to tackle gender-based violence in South Africa
“Gender-based violence is a national crisis that we are determined to end.” – the words of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa last month as he promised the ruling ANC party would tackle the alarming rise in sexual assaults against women. The statistics are staggering. In South Africa the murder of women is five times higher…
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May urges Tory MPs to unite behind Brexit deal
The Prime Minister has summoned the judgement of history in her latest bid to convince her rebellious MPs to back her Brexit deal.
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Turkish author Ece Temelkuran: Populist politicians ‘dismantling the entire political mechanism’
In her new book, she warns that it takes just seven steps for a country to turn from democracy to dictatorship.
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Nigeria postpones election five hours before polls open
Just five hours before polling stations were due to open in Nigeria, the country’s presidential election was cancelled and rescheduled for next weekend.
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Dispute over Jihadi brides returning to the UK
The Home Secretary has said he wouldn’t hesitate to stop UK recruits to the Islamic State group from returning to Britain.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond’s China visit called off
The Chancellor Philip Hammond was expected to be on his way to China this weekend to discuss trade. The official line from the treasury is that no trip was ever announced or confirmed.
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Digital Minister Margot James: ‘I would not be part of a government that allowed this country to leave without a deal’
We talk to Digital Minister Margot James and begin by asking how much a no-deal Brexit would affect the UK’s tech sector.
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Could UK exporters be hit with a no-deal Brexit premium?
If you’re a business wanting to ship your goods to Japan before the Brexit deadline, you’ve missed the boat – literally.
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Modi warns of ‘crushing response’ after Kashmir suicide bombing
India’s Prime Minister has warned of a “crushing response” to a suicide bombing in Kashmir which killed more than 40 Indian police officers.
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Exclusive: The pro-fracking letter writers with links to oil and gas industry
In the search for alternative energy sources for the UK, there seemed to be one obvious place to look – underground.
