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Israel-Hamas truce negotiations at “dead end”, Israeli intelligence agency says
Truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas, which is a designated terrorist organisation in the UK, have reached a “dead end” according to Israel’s intelligence agency.
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‘Nowhere’s safe’ and hospitals are a ‘warzone’ says Unicef spokesman in Gaza
We spoke to James Elder who is a spokesperson for Unicef. He’s working in Rafah City in the south of Gaza.
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Pledge to triple renewable energy will ‘make up for lost time’, Kamala Harris says at COP28
At least 117 countries have pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030.
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What will Boris Johnson say at the covid inquiry?
Boris Johnson intends to apologise for mistakes the government made in the handling of the pandemic.
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Republican George Santos expelled from Congress after bipartisan vote
The US House of Representatives has voted to expel the Republican congressman George Santos – who’s been charged with a series of crimes and ethics violations. One Democrat described him as a “shameless liar and a disgrace to mankind”.
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Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock defends decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes
There were tears in the Covid Inquiry gallery today as bereaved families heard former health secretary Matt Hancock defend the decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes – without testing them.
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UK government appears to be ‘in the pocket of fossil fuel companies’, claims Al Gore
We spoke to former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore.
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COP28: World leaders gather for climate summit
World leaders can’t save the planet with a fire hose of fossil fuels – that was the warning from the UN chief Antonio Gutteres to the COP28 summit in Dubai, after scientists said that 2023 was set to be the warmest year in history.
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‘Netanyahu has a vested interest to lengthen the war’, says former Israeli prime ministerial adviser
We spoke to Alon Pinkas, who’s been a foreign policy adviser to two Israeli prime ministers.
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‘There is no safe place in Gaza’, says aid worker and filmmaker Yousef Hammash from Khan Younis
The Israel Defence Forces have released a map dividing the Gaza strip into hundreds of small blocks. Each block is numbered to help Palestinian civilians – they say – to identify areas that are active combat zones.
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Israel-Gaza war: Fighting resumes as seven-day truce collapses (Dubbed)
Fighting erupted in Gaza again this morning after the collapse of the week-long truce, with both sides blaming each other – while Israel dropped leaflets over the south of the enclave telling civilians to flee.
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Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at 65
Tributes have poured in for the Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who has died at the age of 65, after being diagnosed with encephalitis. His unique mix of punk rock and Irish folk created some remarkable music, including his best known hit Fairytale of New York, which became a Christmas classic.
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Family of Wirral teacher stuck in Gaza appeal for help from Foreign Office
The family of a teacher from the Wirral who is stuck in Gaza are appealing for help from the Foreign Office to help get her home safely. Islam Alashi is a Palestinian national with a visa to remain in the UK, while her husband and their twins are British citizens.
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Israel-Gaza: Hamas gunmen kill three Israelis as more hostages released on 7th day of truce
Two more Israeli hostages were freed from Gaza this afternoon – with more set to be released by Hamas later in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Kissinger ‘had a very cold calculus about what he viewed as the forces that run the world’, says filmmaker
We spoke to Sundance and multi Emmy award winning filmmaker and author Eugene Jarecki. He directed ‘The Trials of Henry Kissinger’, a 2002 documentary film which examined alleged war crimes.
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Scotland’s new Chief Constable refuses to comment on delays to SNP party finance investigation
Scotland’s new Chief Constable refused to answer questions today about why the investigation into SNP party finances, which saw Nicola Sturgeon arrested and released without charge earlier this year, is taking so long to conclude.
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Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 – a look at one of the US’s most controversial diplomats
He was one of the world’s most powerful and most controversial diplomats – celebrated and reviled in equal measure. Former US secretary of State Henry Kissenger, the man who shaped America’s Cold War policy – has died at the age of a hundred.
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‘There was a toxic environment in Downing Street’ during first year of pandemic, says Independent SAGE committee member
We spoke to professor Christina Pagel at University College London. She’s a member of the Independent SAGE committee which was active during Covid and has completed research into the effects of the pandemic on NHS staff.
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Alistair Darling was a man of ‘duty and decency’, says his former special adviser
We spoke to one of Alistair Darling’s close friends, Catherine MacLeod, who was a special adviser to the then chancellor during the financial crisis in 2008. We began by asking for a sense of the loss she and the family felt.
