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Caerphilly: What Plaid Cymru’s historic election win could mean for Starmer
To dethrone Labour in Caerphilly – and fight off a Reform surge – represents a stunning achievement for the pro-independence party, writes Andy Davies in Wales.
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‘We need to draw a line’ – former minister after Bloody Sunday trial
Matt Frei spoke to former defence minister Tobias Ellwood following the acquittal of Soldier F in the Bloody Sunday murder trial.
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Bloody Sunday families ‘have put British government in dock’ – Derry MP
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP Colum Eastwood represents Derry and was in Belfast to support families of those who died on Bloody Sunday. He told Channel 4 News the whole of Derry was proud of them.
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Soldier F found not guilty in ‘Bloody Sunday’ murder trial
Northern Ireland’s First Minister called the verdict in the trial of Soldier F “deeply disappointing” but for the DUP leader it was “common sense” and the Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said she was “pleased”.
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‘These people have wanted to move on for 53 years’ says Derry MP
We spoke to the Social Democratic and Labour Party MP Colum Eastwood who represents Derry and was in Belfast today to support the families of those who died.
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‘The evidence is no longer there’ to charge soldiers after the Troubles, says ex-defence minister
Tobias Ellwood was a Defence Minister under Theresa May and chaired the Defence Select Committee until 2023.
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Putin says Russia will never bow to pressure from abroad
President Putin says Russia will never bow to pressure from abroad, after the US and EU launched new sanctions.
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Grooming survivors say they will return to panel if Phillips resigns
The government pledged to put survivors of grooming gangs at the heart of its inquiry into the issue.
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‘I am starting to get better’: 10-year-old medically evacuated from Gaza
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that 41 critically ill patients have been medically evacuated from Gaza – the first large group to leave since the ceasefire agreement.
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Vulnerable ex-police officer ‘financially abused’ by carer and failed by force
Claims that ‘trusted’ carer exploited and took thousands from 84-year-old retired officer, as police investigation collapses with unanswered questions.
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Is France keeping to its ‘one in, one out’ agreement with the UK?
It was heralded by the government as a “groundbreaking” scheme to stop the small boat crossings.
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Doctors to strike for five days during winter over jobs and pay
Here’s all we know about the announcement from the British Medical Association that resident doctors in England will take five days of industrial action in November.
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How the humble soya bean has become a political weapon in US-China trade war
China bought billions of dollars worth of American-farmed soy last year. In retaliation for Donald Trump’s tariffs, it hasn’t bought a single bean in 2025, writes Helia Ebrahimi.
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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales on the crisis of trust in the age of Trump
Jimmy Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia – the free digital encyclopedia that just about everyone in the Western world goes to if they need to quickly know anything.
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Is UK government complicit in the destruction of Gaza?
On this episode of the Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Peter Oborne and Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former UK ambassador to Yemen, previously a UN monitor, and now a senior fellow at the foreign affairs think-tank RUSI.
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Hamas ‘will reinvent itself’, says Palestinian politician
Veteran Palestinian activist Hanan Ashwari said it was not realistic to “remove Hamas”, as it is not just a military group, but has women’s and student organisations, and is also a political party.
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Trump orders ‘tremendous’ sanctions amid frustration with Putin over Ukraine war
Donald Trump is ordering more sanctions on Russia as he says he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
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Former police chief attacks ‘political point-scoring’ after withdrawal from grooming gangs inquiry
Jim Gamble told Channel 4 News he ultimately stepped back as he felt he had not won the confidence of all the survivors in the group, and accused misinformation online of spreading lies.
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Grooming gang inquiry process now ‘toxic’, says survivor as pressure grows on Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips has denied claims of a cover-up and insisted her government was “committed to exposing the failures” to tackle “these appalling crimes.”
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War between Hamas and rival clans could decide Gaza future
US Vice President met the Israeli Prime Minister as they negotiate Phase Two of the Gaza peace plan.
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‘We need to have the right of self-determination and freedom’, says former Palestinian activist
We spoke to Hanan Ashrawi, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
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Teen killer of Harvey Willgoose named and sentenced to life
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose to death during a school lunch break has been jailed for at least 16 years.
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Man deported to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns on small boat
One of the first asylum seekers sent back to France under the government’s new “one in, one out” scheme has now returned to the UK – arriving once again on a small boat.
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Inflation unexpectedly remained steady at 3.8 per cent
Inflation unexpectedly remained steady last month as upward pressure from petrol prices and air fares was offset by easing food costs.
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Russia strikes Ukraine hours after Trump-Putin talks shelved
Following that announcement, Russia launched a wave of strikes, and this morning hit a daycare center in Kharkiv. One man was killed and a number of children injured.
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Grooming gang inquiry: Possible chair pulls out over political ‘point scoring’
The setting up of a National Inquiry into grooming gangs has further knocked off course with the announcement that Jim Gamble, the former police officer believed to be the last person under consideration to chair it, has now withdrawn from the process.
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Grooming gangs survivor explains why she has withdrawn from grooming inquiry
Another survivor who quit the inquiry process goes by the name Elizabeth. She was abused by grooming gangs in Rotherham. She withdrew yesterday after meeting Jim Gamble who was then still in the running to be chair.
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Ex-police officer named as possible grooming inquiry chair explains his withdrawal
We spoke to former policeman Jim Gamble – who was one of those named as a possible chair but withdrew this afternoon.
