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More than 280 dead after three-train crash in India
It’s the country’s deadliest rail disaster in twenty years, killing more than 280 people and injuring many hundreds more.
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India crash was ‘accident waiting to happen’, says Indian opposition party leader
We’re joined by Derek O’Brien, an opposition leader in the Indian parliament and a staunch critic of Narendra Modi’s Government.
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Widespread disruption as 12,000 rail workers strike across England
Around 12,000 ASLEF members were on strike across England, causing major disruption on this busy summer Saturday of big events.
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Pay offers ‘not good enough’ to stop strikes, says ASLEF’s Andy Hourigan
Andy Hourigan is the ASLEF spokesperson for the North West of England and also a Manchester City fan.
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Erdogan sworn in for another five years as Turkish president
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in as head of state after winning a run-off vote to extend his two-decade term for another five years.
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Erdogan will not govern differently in third term, says security analyst
We’re joined by Ziya Meral from the Royal United Services Institute thinktank.
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UK missiles are escalating Ukraine conflict to ‘new level’, says Russian politician Evgeny Popov
We spoke to Evgeny Popov, an MP for President Putin’s United Russia party and a host of the 60 Minutes political news programme.
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Ukraine war: Russia says UK officials ‘legitimate military targets’
Ukraine’s long awaited summer offensive – months in the making – isn’t yet materialising as expected.
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Shape of Things: Bridgerton star on why play about coercive control resonates more than ever
Over 20 years since its first performance and film adaptation, The Shape of Things – Neil LaBute’s play about a bookish student transforming himself to please his stylish girlfriend – is returning to the London stage.
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‘We’d like more powers to help victims change their identities’ says founder of domestic abuse charity
We speak to Charlotte Kneer, the founder of the charity ‘I Choose Freedom’ providing refuge for those fleeing domestic abuse.
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Witness Protection: the high price of safety from domestic violence
Life lived in the witness protection programme starts with the stark fact your life is in immediate danger.
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Government’s plan to cap basic food prices a ‘political stunt’, says ASDA Chairman
Asda’s chairman tells our Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi that he believed the government’s plan to cap prices for basic foods is a political stunt – which could be illegal.
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Has food price inflation finally peaked?
There may be some relief on the horizon for households trying to cover their ever-rising food bills.
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Clashes in Kosovo are a ‘home run’ for Russia, says EU’s Kosovo rapporteur
We speak to Viola von Cramon, the German Green Party MEP who is the European Parliament’s Kosovo rapporteur.
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Kosovo violence: NATO deploying additional forces amid Serb protests
NATO has said it will deploy additional forces to Kosovo, following clashes between peacekeeping troops and ethnic Serb protesters which left dozens injured.
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Ukraine war: Russia accuses Kyiv of drone strikes on Moscow
Russia’s wave of drone attacks against Ukraine continued overnight – killing at least four people across the country and sparking fires in residential buildings in Kyiv.
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AI extinction threat is ‘going mainstream’, says Max Tegmark
We speak to Max Tegmark, a professor at MIT and a signatory to the warning of the dangers of AI as an extinction level threat to humanity.
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Artificial intelligence could cause ‘human extinction’, AI leaders warn
As apocalyptic warnings go, today is right up there. Some of the world’s most influential tech geniuses and entrepreneurs say AI risks the extinction of humanity.
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Luton Town celebrate historic rise to Premier League
After more than three decades out of the top flight of English football, Luton Town have celebrated their return with a massive street party.
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Comedian Lee Mack calls on United Utilities to remove sewage from Lake Windermere
We spoke with comedian Lee Mack who’s been with campaigners on the shore of Windermere today.
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Celebrities join pollution protest against sewage in Lake Windermere
A host of celebrities, including the comedians Steve Coogan and Lee Mack have joined campaigners in Windermere to protest against the discharge of sewage.
