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Gaza ceasefire: Four Israeli hostages freed by Hamas in swap for 200 Palestinian prisoners
Four female Israeli soldiers have been released by Hamas, 200 Palestinian prisoners were also freed from Israeli custody – as part of a ceasefire deal.
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‘Urgent negotiations’ on release of civilian hostage Arbel Yehud – former US diplomat
We spoke to Jennifer Gavito – former US diplomat and now a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the delayed release of civilian hostage Arbel Yehud.
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Storm Éowyn: Thousands without power after ‘strongest storm in 10 years’
Hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power – as communities in Scotland and Northern Ireland begin clearing up the damage left by Storm Éowyn.
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Farmers rally against government reforms to inheritance tax
Farmers have joined a series of rallies across the country against government reforms to inheritance tax.
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Malin Lewis: A rising star exploring queerness and identity through folk music
Despite the massive clear up effort across Scotland after Storm Éowyn, celebrations marking Burns night will still be going ahead.
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If I am killed ‘the blood will be on Trump’s hands’ – former national security advisor
Also falling prey to the new president’s sweeping cuts this week is his former national security advisor John Bolton.
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‘No stability in the region without a democratic Belarus’, says exiled opposition leader
On Sunday, an already-disputed election in Belarus is widely expected to keep Alexander Lukashenko in power.
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Last remaining Auschwitz survivors call for respect, not hate
Next week world leaders, including King Charles, will gather in Poland to mark 80 years since Auschwitz was liberated.
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Grooming survivors in Bradford still waiting for answers
Recent calls for a national inquiry into child grooming have been met by a government plan for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries.
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Judges ‘need to be held to account’, says journalist who challenged naming ban
The identity of three family court judges who made decisions about the care of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in the years before she was murdered are to be revealed.
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Israel ramps up operations in occupied West Bank
The ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel was an achievement Donald Trump claimed before he’d even taken office last week.
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As California burns, Trump torches US climate agenda
Washington has weather worries of its own.
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Storm Éowyn warnings continue into Saturday morning for some
We hear from our weather presenter Liam Dutton.
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Trump needs to ‘recognise the severity’ of climate crisis, says Scotland’s First Minister
We spoke to Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, first asking him for an update on the situation in Scotland.
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Storm Éowyn: Record winds, schools closed and flights cancelled
The rare red weather warnings were correct.
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Businessman means business: Donald Trump back in White House
President Trump feels more emboldened than before. He and his team have successfully framed his 2024 win as a landslide, with a mandate to go more boldly and brashly than he did before.
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Ukraine war: can Trump really make a deal with Putin?
In Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos he said, again, that he wants a peace deal with Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, again suggested Canada could become part of America and again raised the spectre of tariffs that economists say could devastate the global economy, so what is the new American president’s vision of the world order and how will he deal with China and Xi Jinping’s claims over Taiwan?
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Southport sentencing day ‘very painful’, says priest
We speak to Father John Heneghan from Southport’s Saint Patrick’s Catholic church about Axel Rudakubana’s sentencing.
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Storm Éowyn: Major disruption expected as red warning issued
Hundreds of schools are to be shut tomorrow and transport services halted as rare red warnings for gusts up to a 100-miles an hour have been issued for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.
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Republican strategist ‘upset’ Trump pardoned Jan 6 rioters
We speak to the Republican strategist Douglas Heye.
