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From BBC News. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the BBC the situation facing Sir Keir Starmer is "serious" and suggested he may have been "too slow to do the right things" concerning Lord Mandelson. He also defended him as "a man of integrity" who "wants to do the right things". He spoke to…
From BBC News. At least 32 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, officials say. A suicide bomber detonated a device after approaching the Shia mosque in the Tarlai area of the city, police said. The Islamic State (IS) group…
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From BBC News. The US wants the war with Russia to end by June and both sides had been invited to the US for talks next week, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "America proposed for the first time that the two negotiating teams – Ukraine and Russia – meet in the United States of America,…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said he "didn’t see" the part of a social media video which showed a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip – set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight – was at the end of a 62-second video he shared containing claims…
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From BBC News. As the Winter Olympics get under way, Tech Now visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo to find out how advances in technology are helping Norway compete at the highest level. The small nation has won more medals at the Winter Olympics than any other country. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news,…
From BBC News. The list of some of the world’s most rich and powerful people with ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has lengthened, after the US government released millions of new files from its investigation into the disgraced financier. The latest drop of material on 30 January included three million pages, 180,000 images,…
From BBC News. Delegates from the US and Iran have met for indirect talks in Oman, amid continuing fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the talks were held in a "very positive atmosphere" and that the two countries have agreed to proceed with more negotiations. He…
From BBC News. The president says he’ll honour the results of the midterms "if the elections are honest”. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog This week Donald Trump has doubled down on why he thinks power should be taken away from individual states when it comes to running elections. Instead, he says federal government should be running elections…
From BBC News. Today, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces further questions about his judgement in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, and there is a darkening mood among Labour MPs. Adam, Chris, Alex Forsyth and Daniela Relph discuss how the continuing revelations from the Epstein Files have created challenges for both the Royal Family…
From BBC News. The 2026 Winter Olympics are about to get under way in Italy, with the games returning to the country after two decades. For the first time, they will be co-hosted by two cities, stretching across northern Italy – from the fashion capital Milan, to the peaks of Cortina d’Ampezzo. Milan’s San Siro…
From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police said it is searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as it continues its investigation into misconduct in public office offences. It comes after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing sensitive government information to US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while a minister in Gordon Brown’s government.…
From BBC News. It has been one year since the US announced sweeping cuts to a foreign aid programme. One of the major casualties was South Africa’s HIV and Aids programme. US President Donald Trump said the cuts were part of wider cost-cutting drive to reduce American government spending. At the time, South Africa’s health…
From BBC News. A high-profile general in Russia’s military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was immediately taken to hospital after the attack in a residential block of flats on the north-western outskirts of the Russian capital and his condition is unknown. Alexeyev is number two in the…
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From BBC News. If you check into a hotel room in China you may not be as alone as you think. Criminals are hiding cameras in hotels across the country to secretly film and even livestream unsuspecting guests having sex. So-called spy-cam porn is then sold online for strangers to watch. For victims the impact…
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From BBC News. At least 31 people have been killed in an explosion at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, officials have said. The blast at the mosque in the Tarlai area of the city prompted an emergency to be declared at three hospitals in the city. The cause of…
From BBC News. Today, the UK prime minister has apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador and “believing his lies”. Adam is joined by Henry in Westminster with Ailbhe Rea from the New Statesman and Luke Sullivan, Keir Starmer’s former political director, to break down where the Mandelson affair…
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From BBC News. Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman for direct talks in the coming hours, amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. The discussions come after a US military build-up in the Middle East in response to Iran’s violent repression of…
From BBC News. Following recent criticism over Labour’s decision to freeze the repayment threshold for some borrowers, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the student loans system was "fair and reasonable”. On Question Time The New Statesman’s Oli Dugmore argued that the levels of interest and changes to repayment thresholds meant the loans were mis-sold. Dugmore…
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From BBC News. US police say blood on porch belongs to Nancy Guthrie. The 84-year-old mother of the US news anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her home near Tucson, Arizona at the weekend. The Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said they believe Nancy Guthrie was “removed from her house against her will”. Nanos said…
From BBC News. Photos of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, released in the Epstein files have been scattered around an English village ahead of a visit by his brother, King Charles. Copies of the image – showing Andrew on all fours over an unidentified woman – were found in the area, which was also hosting…
From BBC News. As countries across the world either debate or reckon with the decision to ban social media for U16s, what’s the best way to regulate your child’s screentime? Jonathan Haidt, an American social psychologist, spoke to Radical with Amol Rajan, about how parents can connect with and encourage their child to set boundaries…
From BBC News. On Sunday 8 February, Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show to an audience of more than 100 million people across the world. But the NFL’s choice of the Puerto Rican star has proven controversial, because he has long been outspoken in his criticism of Donald Trump’s government, including…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has conceded there needs to be a "softer touch" on immigration after the death of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. He made the comments in a wide-ranging interview to NBC, which will air during the Superbowl coverage. The man newly in charge of Immigration…
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From BBC News. As president of The Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, Panos A. Panay is grappling with how artificial intelligence and streaming is transforming the music industry, often at the expense of artists. A former agent who worked with the likes of Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone, Panos spoke on Radical with…
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From BBC News. #TheI director of one of Gaza’s main hospitals said he is still seeing a pattern of malnourished and traumatised mothers giving birth to underweight or premature babies, more than three months into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Although significantly more aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began,…
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From BBC News. US news anchor Savannah Guthrie has posted a video message tearfully pleading for the return of her abducted mother and seeking proof from her captors that the 84-year-old is still alive. "We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen," the NBC host said, beside her siblings in the…
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From BBC News. Peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US will continue today in Abu Dhabi, with Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region a key talking point. Moscow is demanding full control of the region, including the key cities of Luhansk and Donetsk as a price for peace, but Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly rejected…
From BBC News. Today, MPs voted to release documents about Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador following a six-hour long debate. Adam and Chris unpack how Keir Starmer spoke about Mandelson at Prime Minister’s Questions, Kemi Badenoch’s line of questioning about who knew what when and the volume of questions swirling about the Prime Minister’s…
From BBC News. Critical minerals – used in the production of smart phones, electric car batteries and wind turbines – have become a hot geopolitical bargaining chip. Demand for these precious natural resources, like cobalt, lithium and copper is growing rapidly, especially as countries turn to green energy solutions. Securing America’s supply of the minerals…
From BBC News. An email seemingly from Ghislaine Maxwell appears to confirm that a photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, is real. The name has been redacted from the published version of the statement, but the details indicate that it is Maxwell who was discussing Giuffre. The former prince,…
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From BBC News. UK PM Sir Keir Starmer told MPs during Prime Minister’s Questions that Peter Mandelson had "betrayed our country" after "lying repeatedly" about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The prime minister voiced his "regret" about appointing Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington in 2024, as he was pushed in the Commons on…
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From BBC News. President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, appear to have smoothed over their differences in a meeting at the White House. Both leaders said their discussions were positive with a focus on stopping illegal drug trafficking and the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US last year. Colombia is the…
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From BBC News. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have begun the first of two more days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, co-ordinated by the US. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the country wants a "real" and "dignified" end to the war. The talks are continuing after he said Russia used a record number of…
From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson after new files released seemed to suggest he had passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords following the latest revelations, though he retains the right to use the title of Lord. The…
From BBC News. Police are reviewing new allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sent a woman to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the UK, for a sexual encounter at his residence, the Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The woman was in her twenties at the time. Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, whose US law firm has been…
From BBC News. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has released millions of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. The files include documents, images, videos and emails between Epstein and high-profile figures. Featuring in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Public figures named in the files are believed…
From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office. It comes after the Cabinet Office referred material to police after reviewing Epstein file documents that suggest he forwarded internal government information to Epstein when he was business secretary in 2009. Meanwhile Mandelson is stepping…
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From BBC News. Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing "the most powerful blow" so far this year, according to private energy company DTEK. The strikes…
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From BBC News. Only a few sick and wounded Palestinians from Gaza arrived in Egypt on Monday after the Rafah border crossing reopened for the movement of people. The crossing has largely been closed since the Gazan side was captured by Israeli forces in May 2024. The reopening was supposed to happen during the first…