Liam Dutton
Sunshine and warmth return to UK this week
Following last week’s Arctic chill, summer-like warmth is returning – but how long will it last?
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Trump assassination attempt suspect charged with gun crimes
This time round, Secret Service agents spotted and tackled the gunman before he got a chance to fire at Donald Trump.
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Trump assassination attempt: ‘Access to guns, makes all kinds of people potentially dangerous’, says U.S. journalist
We speak to award-winning American journalist and visiting senior editor at the Economist – Steve Coll.
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Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards given six month suspended jail sentence
The disgraced presenter Huw Edwards has avoided prison – getting a six month sentence – suspended for two years – for accessing indecent photos and videos of children, one aged between 7 and 9.
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Edwards situation ‘truly shocking’ but BBC can’t be blamed says former presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Roger Bolton, a former BBC executive and presenter who launched and presents the Beeb Watch podcast.
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Starmer in Italy to talk migration policy with Meloni
The Prime Minister has been on a fact-finding mission to Rome, with migration top of the agenda in his talks with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.
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‘Fundamental’ EU makes migrant sea rescues says UK Border Force chief
We speak to Tony Smith, a former Director General of the UK Border Force.
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Lib Dems conference: can Davey’s party replace the Conservatives?
At the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, many delegates are still euphoric at their party’s haul of seventy two seats at the General Election.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on NHS spending, Brexit and more election stunts
Ahead of his speech at the Lib Dem Conference, Cathy Newman speaks to the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey about how they’ll work with the government on issues like the NHS.
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OceanGate hearings: final messages sent by Titan submersible revealed
The last messages sent from the Titan submersible before its implosion were revealed today on the first day of a hearing into the disaster.
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Will Ferrell on learning to ‘honour’ the trans community in new film ‘Will & Harper’
‘Will and Harper’ follows him and his friend Harper Steele on a road trip they decide to take after she revealed she was a trans woman.
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Stagnation and decline if government doesn’t boost investment, warn leading economists
Rachel Reeves has been warned that she needs to “substantially increase” government investment to avoid “a vicious circle of stagnation and decline”.
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Liam Dutton
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At least seven people dead in severe flooding across central and eastern Europe
At least seven people have died in severe flooding across central and eastern Europe.
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Reopen ‘safe and legal routes‘ to stop migrant crossings, says Lib Dem Deputy Leader
We spoke to the Liberal Democrats Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper, in Brighton.
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Social care system must be reformed to rebuild NHS, say Lib Dems
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has insisted without reform of the social care system, it will be impossible to reform the NHS.
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Eight dead as boat full of migrants hits rocks off coast of France
Yesterday some 801 migrants crossed the English Channel – that’s the second highest daily total this year, according to Home Office figures.
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Israeli airstrikes bombard Gaza as UN staff begin to question their safety
Israeli airstrikes in central and southern Gaza overnight, have killed at least 14 people.
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Death of England: What does it mean to be British?
After a summer when riots on our streets have provoked condemnation and consternation, what is the state of our nation?
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Gisele Pelicot: Macron not doing ‘enough’ to help French women, says conservative writer
We spoke to conservative writer Helene de Lauzun and I started by asking about the failure of medical services to pick up on what was happening to Gisele Pelicot.
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Activists in France call for reform of rape definition in French law
There have been demonstrations across France today in support of Gisele Pelicot, whose husband is on trial accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her when she was sedated.
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The true cost of fast fashion extends far beyond its price tag
Shopping has long been one of the nation’s favourite pastimes, though it has changed from days on the high street, to hours scrolling through countless online clothing sites. But how is buying cheap clothes impacting our environment?
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How is Welsh seagrass nursery trying to restore UK’s marine habitat?
The humble seagrass. Its underwater meadows are unseen and underestimated but they are one of the world’s most important and threatened habitats. In the UK alone, ninety percent of the underwater meadows have been lost.
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Is peace possible with Netanyahu in Israel and Hamas in Gaza?
The suffering in Gaza makes the need for a ceasefire ever more urgent. One of the most important players in any lasting peace in the Middle East is Saudi Arabia.
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Dangerous skin diseases add to the turmoil of war for children in Gaza
Israel’s war is wreaking a terrible toll on Gaza’s children and it’s not just bombs and bullets killing and scarring them. Forced to flee their homes, living in squalor, disease is now rampant amongst the population, including painful skin infections.
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Woman cleared over coconut placard of Sunak and Braverman at pro-Palestine rally
A teacher who held a placard at a pro-Palestine protest depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts has been found not guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence.
