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‘No truth to it’: Young person at centre of BBC presenter scandal denies claims
A letter from a lawyer representing a young person at the heart of allegations against an unnamed BBC presenter has described the claims, reported in the Sun newspaper as “rubbish”. The Sun, which based its report on claims by the young person’s parents – said they had seen evidence to support those concerns. The Metropolitan…
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BBC presenter scandal: ‘Police haven’t opened formal investigation…they’re simply making inquiries’, says solicitor
We spoke to solicitor and legal commentator, Joshua Rozenberg.
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Biden visit: US President hails UK relationship as ‘rock solid’
President Biden has hailed America’s relations with the UK as “rock solid” after talks with Rishi Sunak in Downing Street. While the Prime Minister said they were “two of the firmest allies” in Nato – although there’s been disagreement over Washington’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. For Mr Biden though – a quick…
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Nottingham maternity review to examine 1,700 cases in largest ever UK inquiry
A review into maternity failings in Nottingham hospitals will involve the cases of 1,700 families – making it the biggest ever carried out in the UK. Donna Ockenden, who is chairing the inquiry, said behind those numbers were mothers and babies who had suffered “often avoidable, life changing harm – made worse by having to…
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Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher stabbed at school in Tewkesbury
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder – after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school in Tewkesbury. Police said specialist armed officers had carried out a search and had detained the boy around five miles from the scene.
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Police say pioneering approach to investigating rape being rolled out in forces across country
Police say a pioneering approach to investigating rapes and other serious sexual crimes – dubbed Operation Soteria – is being rolled out in forces across the country. It’s a system in dire need of change – between April and December last year around 50,000 rapes were recorded by police in England and Wales. Yet just…
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Chad: Inside the border town home to thousands of Sudanese fleeing war
Thousands of people have been killed and millions more have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan – since brutal fighting erupted in April between the country’s army and the rebel Rapid Support Forces. Sudan’s health ministry said an air strike on Saturday, which the army denies, killed at least 22 people in Omdurman.…
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Sudan conflict: Not much ‘hope’ for ‘peaceful resolution’, says OHCHR country office chief in Sudan
We spoke to Gillian Kitley, Head of the Office of the UN’s high commissioner for human rights in Sudan.
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Pension incomes could be boosted by £1,000 a year under new government reforms
Pension incomes could be boosted by a thousand pounds a year, the government has claimed, under reforms which it is announcing this evening. The plan is to encourage the UK’s big pension funds to pump more money into smaller start up businesses – and the chancellor is setting out his ideas to the City this…
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Israel’s hardline government approving more construction in West Bank settlements
There’s been no let up in the violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories – today a Palestinian man was shot dead in the Occupied West Bank, after allegedly throwing a grenade at Israeli soldiers. But it’s not just the numbers being killed that’s rising. Israel’s hard-line government has been approving more and more construction…
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FactCheck: why is US decision to give cluster munitions to Ukraine controversial?
US President Joe Biden has announced the country will supply cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its fight against Russian forces. FactCheck takes a look.
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Duo behind hit musical ‘And Juliet’ premiere new show featuring Roy Orbison’s music
David West Read, a writer and executive producer of the hit TV show Schitt’s Creek, and director Luke Sheppard, premiered their show ‘In Dreams’ at the Leeds Playhouse this week.
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Ukraine Nato membership ‘not going to happen now or anytime soon’, says foreign affairs analyst
Emma Ashford is a senior fellow at the Stimson Centre, a leading foreign affairs think tank, as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University.
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Biden visits UK ahead of key Nato summit on Ukraine membership
Ukraine’s possible Nato membership is being resisted by the US President, who seems to prefer weaponry as a show of support.
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BBC presenter claims are ‘very serious’ for corporation, says media expert
We’re joined by Jane Martinson, a professor of journalism at City University.
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BBC presenter suspended over explicit teen photo claims
The corporation’s director general Tim Davie said the situation was “complex” and the allegations have now been reported to the police.
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Unnamed BBC presenter accused of paying thousands to teen for explicit photos
The BBC has said it would treat any allegations very seriously, and had processes in place to deal with them.
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Ukraine closes on Bakhmut as US condemned for cluster bomb supply
There are differences between Nato leaders over supplying Kyiv with cluster munitions.
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How the Russia Ukraine war is supercharging AI warfare
With superpowers battling for AI supremacy, experts say artificial intelligence will “completely change the entire frameworks on which we base war”.
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‘Too much in a small place,’ – Welsh village responds after bid to stop arrival of 300 asylum seekers rejected by High Court
A High Court judge in London has rejected an eleventh-hour effort by a county council in Wales to prevent the arrival of potentially up to 300 asylum seekers.
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Can the swift – one of the UK’s most threatened birds – be saved?
On Monday, MPs will debate one measure which could help save one of our most threatened birds – the swift. Ruben Reuter has been to find out more about the efforts to save them, before it’s too late.
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Number of people in UK diagnosed with skin cancer reaches a record high
The number of people in the UK diagnosed with skin cancer has reached a record high. Cancer Research says there’s been a sharp rise in cases in people aged over 55.
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Israel Palestine conflict: could there be a third intifada?
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank during a gun battle in the town of Nablus. It comes days after Israel’s wide-scale military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, which left 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier dead.
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Cluster munitions in Ukraine are ‘recipe for disaster’, says advocacy director
We were joined by Kurt Volker, former US Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations, and Mary Wareham, Arms Advocacy Director of Human Rights Watch, who has called for both Russia and Ukraine to stop using cluster munitions.
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Biden’s decision to send thousands of cluster munitions to Ukraine divides NATO
President Biden is expected to announce that the United States will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine – widely banned by many countries, and condemned again today by the UN because of the danger unexploded munitions pose to civilians. The US believes they’ll help Ukraine in its struggle to break through Russia’s front lines, heavily outnumbered…
