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Bomb suspects may still be on run, Sri Lanka PM tells Channel 4 News
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister tells Channel 4 News, in his first UK interview since the attacks, that while many suspects have been rounded up, some may still be on the run.
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Lyra McKee funeral attended by leaders from across political divides
The funeral in Belfast today of 29-year-old Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in Londonderry last Thursday, was attended not only by friends and family but political leaders including the British and Irish prime ministers.
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Former US attorney Preet Bharara: ‘Reasonable chance’ Trump indicted after leaving office
‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’, President Trump declared again on social media today as he dismissed the political fallout from the publication of the Mueller report.
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Sturgeon calls for indyref2 by 2021
The people of Scotland should be offered a choice between Brexit and independence before the next Scottish parliament elections in May 2021, according to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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Former worker claims he saw shoddy production techniques at factory making flagship Boeing model
Boeing has announced that the fall-out from the crash of two of its 737 Max 8 planes has cost the company at least one billion dollars.
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Government should aim to eliminate all carbon emissions, says former adviser
Calls for the government to seriously toughen up its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions continued today.
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Huawei ‘could be allowed’ to help build 5G network in UK
It appears that the government may have changed its mind about allowing a Chinese firm to play a part in a massive technology infrastructure project.
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Measles cases quadruple in UK – health secretary ‘worried’ about false vaccine information online
It’s been described by the NHS chief as a “public health timebomb.” The number of cases of measles in England has almost quadrupled in the past year, leading the head of the health service to issue a warning about the growing number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children. An analysis by the charity Unicef found that…
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Collapse of huge emperor penguin colony feared – with no chicks expected to hatch for fourth year
For the fourth year in a row it looks like almost no chicks will hatch.
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Week ahead of local elections, anger and apathy over Brexit dominates conversation
Brexit has led to a mixture of anger and apathy, with some saying they’ll never vote again.
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Theresa May refuses to give departure date
Theresa May has refused to say when she will stand down as Prime Minister.
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Hopes of new talks to restore Northern Ireland executive stall
Hopes of new talks to restore the Northern Ireland Executive have gone.
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Violent crime recorded by police rises by 19 per cent
Knife crime in England and Wales has risen to record levels, according to official figures.
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‘Government inaction on low paid and insecure work’ responsible for food poverty says Labour MP
We’re joined by Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation, Nadim Zahawi MP, Government Minister for Children and the Labour MP, a and Emma Lewell-Buck who’s helped secure legislation to record the number of households judged to be in food poverty.
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Charity handed out 1.6m foodbank parcels in one year – rise of 20 per cent
A leading food bank charity says the number of three-day supplies it’s given out in the last five years has “soared” by 73 per cent.
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Foreign Office advises only essential travel to Sri Lanka amid fears of further attacks
Four days after a series of devastating bomb attacks, the Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka.
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Funerals held for children killed in Sri Lanka bombings
As the police investigations continue, so have the funerals. At least 45 children were killed in the attacks, and their grief-stricken families are struggling to come to terms with their loss.
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Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill: ‘Lyra’s tragic death brings into sharp focus why we need to protect our peace process’
We spoke to Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s deputy leader, and asked what her response was to Father Martin Magill’s direct plea to Northern Ireland politicians to unite.
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PSNI’s George Hamilton on Lyra McKee murder: ‘We have had unprecedented support from community’
We spoke to the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, George Hamilton, and asked him what he made of the words of Father Magill, who described Lyra McKee’s death as a doorway to a new beginning for Northern Ireland.
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Sri Lanka bombers revealed
Sri Lanka’s is under curfew again tonight, and while police have made progress, saying they’ve identified eight of the nine bombers, they are also in crisis.
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Sri Lankan journalist Faraz Shauketaly: ‘Government is rather muddle headed’
Sri Lankan journalist Faraz Shauketaly discusses the terror attacks.
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Change UK launches Euro elections campaign
Selling themselves as the “remain alliance”, the new Change UK party have launched their campaign for the European elections in Bristol, calling for another vote on Brexit.
