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Lib Dems topple Tory ‘blue wall’ seat in Chesham and Amersham by-election
The Liberal Democrats have hailed their landslide victory in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, declaring it will send a “shockwave through British politics”.
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‘Conservatives will lose more seats’, says former Tory MP David Gauke
We spoke to the political sociologist Paula Surridge and former Tory MP for the neighbouring constituency, David Gauke.
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DUP in disarray as Edwin Poots quits after 21 days as leader
The Democratic Unionist Party is looking for a new leader again, as Edwin Poots stepped down after just 21 days in the job.
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Ministers ‘deeply ashamed’ over low rape conviction rates in England and Wales
MPs have said they feel “deeply ashamed” of low conviction rates for rape cases in England and Wales, promising sweeping changes to the criminal justice system. But do they go far enough? Anja Popp reports.
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Iranians head to the polls to elect new president
Iranians are voting to elect a new President, with the hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi widely tipped to win.
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Thousands of fans gather in London ahead of England v Scotland Euro 2020 clash
Large crowds of Scotland and England fans have been gathering in central London ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 clash at Wembley Stadium, despite appeals for anyone without a ticket to stay away.
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Revealed: British police received further complaint of sex crimes in relation to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019
A Channel 4 News investigation can reveal a woman contacted the Metropolitan Police in December 2019 to make allegations of sexual assault.
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Series 7, Episode 16: Gillian Tett
Krishnan talks to Gillian about why need to pay more attention to ‘social silences’, how she predicted the financial crash and the new global crisis on the horizon.
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New York’s Homelessness Epidemic
Homelessness is at record levels in New York City, and the economic carnage of Covid is making it worse.
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‘Stand up’ against social media abuse, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
For the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the loss of her father last year was made all the worse by her separation from him – she, stuck in the US, he, back home in Nigeria. Then came the death of her mother, causing her to ask: “how can a heart break twice?” Her new book, Notes…
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How drive for high tech space jobs in northern Scotland are dividing remote communities
Any day now final judgement is expected in Edinburgh on the first of three possible launch pads for space rockets in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The issue is divisive – bringing industrialists, crofters, bureaucrats and naturalists to court as planning permission for one project in Sutherland comes under judicial review. Credits: Lucia Walker…
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Ella Kissi-Debrah: Air pollution measures announced after nine-year-old’s death – but not urgent enough, mother says
A series of measures to combat air pollution in England have been unveiled by the government in response to a report into the death of a nine year old girl. Ella Kissi-Debrah died from asthma after being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution close to her home. We spoke to Ella’s mother, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah.
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Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
One of the giants of African politics, Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. He was the first president of post-colonial Zambia and was taken to hospital in the capital Lusaka on Monday with pneumonia.
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Disabled residents living above ground floor level say lives at risk from lack of evacuation plans
Four years after the Grenfell Fire, disabled residents living above ground floor level across England say their lives are still being put at risk because tailored plans aren’t in place to safely evacuate them. The government is currently consulting on whether to make Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans – known as PEEPs – mandatory for buildings…
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Hong Kong police arrest five executives at pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Five senior staff at a pro-democracy tabloid newspaper in Hong Kong have been arrested, in another sign of the Chinese government’s crackdown on dissent. Hundreds of police were sent in to detain the editor-in-chief and four other executives at the Apple Daily, and the assets of three linked companies were also frozen. Those arrested are…
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United Ireland not a ‘terrifying prospect’ to many loyalists says Irish commentator
We spoke to the Belfast-based author and commentator, Susan McKay, about the latest political developments in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland’s new DUP leader Edwin Poots faces backlash over first minister nomination
After only three weeks in the job, the new leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots is facing a challenge from within his own party. A sizeable number of DUP members of the Stormont assembly and some of its MPs reacted with fury after he struck a deal over the status of the Irish language in…
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‘People still sitting at home, they’re still self-radicalising’, former counter-terrorism official warns
We spoke to Nick Aldworth, a former police counter-terrorism national coordinator, for his thoughts on the Manchester Arena public inquiry.
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Manchester Arena Inquiry: Suicide bomber Salman Abedi ‘should have been identified as a threat’
On the 22nd of May 2017, Salman Abedi walked across the foyer of the Manchester Arena towards an exit door with a bulging rucksack. As thousands left the concert hall, many to greet parents there to collect them, at 10.31pm he detonated his shrapnel-laden device. Could he have been spotted and challenged before then? The…
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Shirley Manson says day of reckoning coming for music industry
A toxic mix of power and sexual exploitation: the lead singer of alternative rock band Garbage, Shirley Manson, claims the music industry is riddled with sexism, misogyny and abuse.
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Covid-linked ‘black fungus’ infection spreading in India
India has begun lifting some Covid restrictions, despite struggling with a devastating second wave of the pandemic, as the number of new cases continues to fall.
