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Millions in the US cast their vote early – with just 10 days to go before the election.
Long queues formed outside polling stations from New York to Florida.
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Conservative MPs back calls for a U-turn over free school meals in England during half term
A growing number of Conservative MPs are backing calls for a Government U-turn over free school meals during the half term break.
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‘It was an avoidable problem for the sake of a relatively small amount of money’ – Conservative MP Tim Loughton on free school meals in England
Earlier we spoke to the Conservative MP Tim Loughton – who’s a former children’s’ minister.
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What it’s like to be a Black woman working in parliament
The vast majority of MPs and peers who make up the Palace of Westminster are still predominantly white and male, with the more diverse members of the House of Commons and Lords regarded as pioneers.
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Revealed: Trump’s 2016 campaign wanted 40% of Black voters in Florida not to vote
Channel 4 News can reveal how 40% of Black people in Florida were classified as ‘Deterrence’ by Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
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Series 6, Episode 9: Olivette Otele
Olivette Otele is an historian who is currently Professor of History of Slavery at Bristol University and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society. She is the first black female history professor in the UK.
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Police investigating care home deaths in Scotland
Channel 4 News can reveal that a major police investigation into care home deaths is up and running in Scotland, with officers beginning to gather evidence on all notified care home deaths.
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Test-and-trace system still struggling, as deaths rise
In the last 24 hours there have been a further 21,242 new coronavirus cases across the UK. Another 189 deaths have been reported, taking the total to 44,347.
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Third time lucky for presidential debate – with microphones turned off
Their first presidential debate was a food fight. Their second debate didn’t happen because President Trump was diagnosed with Covid.
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Miami Herald reporter says Black community in US ‘hardest hit’ by Covid and want a change
We’re joined by Isaiah Smalls, a reporter from the Miami Herald who covers race and culture.
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Republican activist defends Trump’s 2016 election strategy
Sean P. Jackson is a Republican activist in South Florida who has previously worked with the Trump campaign.
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Conservative MP says providing financial support for different UK cities is “not one size fits all”
We are joined by Conservative MP David Simmonds.
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Labour MP tells government ‘there will be a cost to not acting sooner’ on Covid job support
We spoke to Lucy Powell, the Labour MP for Manchester Central and began by asking her what she thought of the new financial package to support jobs.
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Sunak unveils new job support scheme
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a multi-billion pound package of financial support to help workers and firms struggling to stay open despite the coronavirus restrictions.
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Revealed: British spy’s activities in Northern Ireland
Channel 4 News has been investigating the role of the prosecution’s star witness MI5 agent: Dennis McFadden.
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Nigerian security forces ‘open fire’ on protesters in Lagos
Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, has had a round-the-clock police curfew after demonstrators came under fire from security forces last night.
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Royal family sex assault claim – in United Arab Emirates
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a senior member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates has told this programme she fled the country as soon as she could.
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MPs vote against proposal to extend free school meals over the holidays
We have been to Birmingham to speak to families who are worried about feeding their children during next week’s school holiday.
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Pubs in central Scotland to remain closed as Covid restrictions extended
Nicola Sturgeon has extended Scotland’s 16 days of restrictions for one more week, meaning pubs and restaurants in the central belt of Scotland will remain closed.
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UK government borrowed £36bn in September
We learned today about the startling level of borrowing that the British government is engaging in at the moment.
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Tory MP Damian Green: ‘We are all in this together’
We spoke to Conservative MP Damian Green.
