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Government plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, High Court rules
The government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was supposed to deter people from trying to cross the Channel to reach the UK on small boats.
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High Court Rwanda asylum decision ‘very disappointing’, immigration charity says
We spoke to James Wilson, deputy director of Detention Action, one of three organisations which challenged the government’s Rwanda asylum policy in the courts.
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High Court ruling on Rwanda asylum policy ‘a big win for the government’, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, who strongly backs the Rwanda asylum policy, and began by asking what he thought of today’s judgement.
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Is Putin’s Russia planning a new attack on Kyiv with Belarus support?
There were more missile attacks last night on Ukraine’s capital.
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Putin’s authority ‘is shaking’ in Russia, says former Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister
We spoke to Alina Frolova, who was Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister between 2019 and 2020.
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Sunak pleads with NHS workers to cancel Christmas strikes
Rishi Sunak has pleaded with unions to call off strike action as health workers prepare to walk out this week over pay.
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COP15: ‘Historic deal’ agreed to protect 30% of planet Earth by 2030
A global deal aimed at reversing biodiversity loss and setting the natural world on a path to recovery has been adopted by the COP15 UN conference in Montreal.
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COP15 deal is ‘historic progress’, says Canada climate change minister
We spoke to Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s minister for climate change who hosted the conference.
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Elon Musk Twitter poll: majority vote for boss to step down
Elon Musk’s chaotic stewardship of the social media platform Twitter has taken a bizarre twist after he set up a poll where users were asked if he should stay in charge.
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Jan 6 Capitol riot committee recommends Donald Trump charges
Within the last few minutes, the US congressional inquiry into the deadly Capitol riot in January last year has recommended that former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges.
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Campaigners fear mental health reform will not improve system
Now, mental health has become a major concern in this country, exacerbated by the pandemic but the first major reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act is only now going through parliament.
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How should UK deal with China threat?
We were joined by Sir Kim Darroch – the UK’s former ambassador to the United States.
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Mother ‘shocked’ after energy company installs prepayment meter while she’s out
As the energy crisis bites – there’s been a surge in suppliers moving customers on to prepayment meters.
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Iran arrests actress from Oscar-winning film over protest support
Iranian authorities have arrested one of the country’s best known actresses – after she condemned the execution of an anti-government protester.
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Government criticised over plans to deploy army during strikes
Ministers have been deployed defending the government’s strike contingency plans and pay offers.
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Solihull: Vigil held for lake victims
A vigil was held in the West Midlands for the four boys who died after falling into an icy lake last Sunday.
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Christmas trade hit by rail strikes with no breakthrough in talks
The weekend before Christmas is traditionally the busiest for retailers but trading has been hit today by the continuation of the 48-hour rail strike.
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‘Exhausted NHS staff anxious about delivering care’, says NHS Confederation director
We were joined by Layla McCay, Policy Director at the NHS Confederation – the organisation that represents the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Chimps have killed or injured dozens of children in Uganda (dubbed)
In Uganda, the encroachment of settlements into the country’s western forests has sparked a battle between humans and chimpanzees.
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Elon Musk criticised over Twitter suspending journalists
Before completing his takeover of Twitter in October, Elon Musk had described himself as a “free speech absolutist”. Today, he’s facing accusations of hypocrisy, after journalists who’d been reporting on him had their accounts suspended.
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Three people critically hurt in crush at Asake concert at Brixton Academy
Three people remain in a critical condition in hospital tonight following a crush at a concert in south London which left several others injured.
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Mouldy sandwiches, cold chips or nothing: what some children are eating in the cost of living crisis
As many schools break up today, parents whose children receive free school lunches will have to find money for extra meals. For those who don’t qualify, we’ve been gathering first-hand evidence of how the cost of living crisis is impacting packed lunches.
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Cost of living crisis: Meet the people living without heating as temperatures plummet
The current cold weather has compounded the sense of despair for those unable to afford their heating bills, with new figures from the ONS today revealing more than two-thirds of people are now rationing energy use.
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Rail workers begin latest in series of 48-hour walkouts
With talks between train companies and the RMT union deadlocked, rail workers today began the latest in a series of 48-hour walkouts, bringing fresh misery to commuters and Christmas shoppers.
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‘Growing political consensus that NHS needs reform’ says Tory MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter – who’s a former health minister and a practising NHS doctor – and is one of those calling for the government to negotiate with nurses on pay.
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Rishi Sunak rejects calls from Tory MPs to reopen negotiations on nurses’ pay
The prime minister has rejected calls from senior Tory MPs to reopen negotiations on nurses’ pay – a day after a walkout which saw over half of routine operations cancelled.
