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Storm Darragh to hit UK with damaging 80mph winds
Storm Darragh will bring damaging winds and heavy rain to the UK later Friday and through Saturday.
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Syrian rebels’ unrelenting pursuit to take back cities
The advance of rebel forces in Syria accelerated at pace this afternoon, weakening President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power with each and every foothold lost.
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‘There’s now hope to get our country back’, says Syrian filmmaker
Syrian film-maker Waad Al Kateab reported for Channel 4 News from inside Aleppo, before she was forced to flee in December 2016.
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‘Morale in Syrian army obviously terrible’: former US ambassador
We spoke to the former US Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford and began by asking him how he thought this conflict will end.
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What’s it like to negotiate with Russia?
We asked Ukrainian diplomat Vadym Pystaiko what it was like to negotiate with the Russians.
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Former police spy apologises for relationships while undercover
Bob Lambert apologised to four women he deceived into sexual relationships while undercover, despite having a wife and children at the time.
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Chaos across UK rail network after radio system failure
Train trouble this morning hit rush hour commuters nationwide, with the worst of the delays interrupting services across South-East England.
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Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO sparks online debate
The killing of the boss of one of America’s biggest health insurers on a Manhattan street hasn’t prompted an outpouring of sympathy online but an outpouring of hate.
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FactCheck: government pledge will still mean fewer police officers per person
The government says it aims to have a named, contactable police officer in every neighbourhood.
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Ukraine bachelor show shines light on reality of Russia war
TV audiences in Ukraine are as captivated by reality shows as they are anywhere else in the world.
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‘Absolutely not the time for humour’, Bishop on Welby speech
The Archbishop of Canterbury says a head had ‘to roll’ over the Church of England’s handling of abuse by the late John Smyth – believed to be the most prolific serial abuser ever to be associated with the Church of England.
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Manhunt underway for UnitedHealthcare CEO gunman
The search for the person who shot and killed the chief executive of a major US health insurance company has continued in New York.
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Hezbollah vows to rebuild after devastating war with Israel
Foreign correspondent Secunder Kermani is in Lebanon looking at how Hezbollah plans to rebuild now a fragile ceasefire is in place.
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Rebels are ‘marching to Homs’, says Syrian activist
We spoke to Hamza Al Kateeb, a Syrian doctor and activist, who lived through much of the siege of Aleppo.
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Syrian rebels capture Hama for first time since 2011
Syrian insurgents have taken the city of Hama after days of intense fighting against government forces.
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Barnier remains PM in caretaker role after government collapses
The French President Emmanuel Macron has addressed the nation, the day after his pick for Prime Minister was forced to resign after losing a no confidence vote.
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Dealing with financial mess has been ‘really hard’, says Liz Kendall
We spoke to the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.
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Can Labour fix the NHS waiting list crisis?
When it comes to the NHS, the government has today pledged to meet the long-standing target of getting patients from GP referral to treatment in no more than 18 weeks for at least 92 per cent of non-urgent cases in England.
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Starmer launches six key pledges in ‘plan for change’
The Prime Minister set out six missions for the government this morning, insisting that it would drive them forward to make the promised changes a reality.
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Can Labour fix the UK’s broken railways?
Labour claims to have the solution: nationalisation. And just this week, it was announced South Western Railways, C2C and Greater Anglia will all be renationalised next year. Will their approach fix the UK’s broken railways?
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Sumo returns to London after more than thirty years
It’s only the second time the five-day event has been staged outside Japan as Keme Nzerem reports.
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Guardian and Observer journalists strike over proposed sale
Journalists at the Guardian and Observer newspapers went on strike today over the planned sale of the Observer.
