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From BBC News. Today, the UK’s secretary of state for justice David Lammy has confirmed plans to get rid of jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years. The reforms to the justice system include creating "swift courts" under the government’s plan to tackle unprecedented delays in the court system. Serious offences…

From BBC News. The White House says a top US Navy admiral ordered a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September. The Washington Post reported that two people survived the first blast and were still clinging to the burning vessel when they were killed, raising questions about legality. White House…

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From BBC News. Disney star Calum Worthy’s AI start-up claims to help memorialise loved ones by creating interactive digital clones of the deceased. But is this innovation comforting—or dystopian? With the recent AI app going viral and sparking global debate, the AI Decoded team dives into the controversy, ethics, and future of ‘talking to the…

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From BBC News. The death toll has continued to rise as rescue operations in four countries hit by severe flooding in South East Asia continue. Indonesia, along with Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka have all been hit with torrential rain and storms in recent days. Rescue workers are still battling to reach affected areas in…

From BBC News. The White House has defended its Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over allegations he authorised a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September. It has been reported that two people survived the first blast, and were still clinging to the burning vessel when they were killed, raising fresh…

From BBC News. Pope Leo XIV has been in Lebanon during his first foreign trip, the week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Pope paid his respects by holding a silent player at the site of the 2020 explosion in the Port of Beirut and met relatives of the victims. About…

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From BBC News. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. The summit comes after two days of negotiations in Florida between Ukrainian and US officials, including Witkoff…

From BBC News. The UK government is set to announce plans to restrict the ancient right to a jury trial in England and Wales, in an attempt to clear a record backlog of cases. It is thought that the plan would see the end of jury trials other than for the most serious cases including…

From BBC News. Today, the Prime Minister has defended Rachel Reeves saying she did not mislead the public. Pressure has been building over the chancellor this weekend after Reeves was accused of misleading the public and the cabinet, something she denied.  She is accused of of not giving the upsides to forecasts in a speech…

From BBC News. The death toll in flooding which has struck south-east Asia has reached more than 1,100 with rescue workers battling to reach affected areas. Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka have all been hit with devastating storms. Hundreds of people are reported missing. In Indonesia the floods, caused by a rare cyclone that…

From BBC News. Sir Keir Starmer has denied his chancellor misled the public about the UK’s finances ahead of last week’s Budget. The Conservatives have accused Rachel Reeves of giving an overly pessimistic impression as a "smokescreen" to raise taxes, with Kemi Badenoch claiming she "lied to the public". Meanwhile, the chairman of the Office…

From BBC News. President Zelensky has said Russia "must not be rewarded" for invading Ukraine, and his priorities during peace talks are maintaining sovereignty and securing strong security guarantees. He was speaking in Paris where he held meetings with the French President Emmanuel Macron and rallying support from other European allies. Russia’s President Putin is…

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From BBC News. Two former heads of UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in London in closed evidence sessions. The officer, who was among the most senior in special forces, said he had passed what he called "explosive" evidence suggesting "criminal behaviour"…

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From BBC News. BBC reporter Catrin Nye has been carrying out an investigation for BBC Panorama into how so-called forever chemicals could affect people’s health and contaminate the environment. Forever chemicals, or PFAS (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances), are a group of about 10,000 chemicals and are used in anything from cookware, to waterproof clothes, electronics…

From BBC News. The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to nearly 600, with rescue workers still battling to reach affected areas. The floods, which were caused by a rare cyclone that had formed over the Malacca Strait, have hit three provinces and impacted some 1.4 million people,…

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From BBC News. The BBC has travelled to a tent camp in the deserts of northern Sudan in army-controlled territory to hear first-hand the stories of those who escaped. The team was monitored by the authorities throughout the visit. The RSF has been fighting the regular army since April 2023 when a power struggle between…

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From BBC News. From reducing the cost of development to speeding up the pace of productions, industry insiders say the benefits of artificial intelligence to the film industry could be limitless. Despite the opportunities, professionals have previously taken industrial action over the use of AI, with fears the technology could pose a risk to jobs.…

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From BBC News. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country’s President, Isaac Herzog, to pardon him, over longstanding corruption charges. Netanyahu has been on trial for the past five years, accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate criminal cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. President Hertzog’s office issued a…

From BBC News. Glaciers are melting – but what remains uncertain is how quickly they are. This poses a problem in not knowing how much and how soon sea levels around the world could rise. One of the Arête Glacier Initiative’s aims is to predict just this, with a helping hand from technology and scientists…

From BBC News. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has responded to claims she lied about the state of the public finances in the UK in the run up to her Budget. Laura speaks to Paddy and chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman about her interviews with Rachel Reeves and Kemi Badenoch. Reeves faced questions about whether her policies…

From BBC News. Facebook’s parent company Meta is currently one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, but shares took a hit this week as Meta was rumoured to be looking at Google’s AI chips to build its future data centres. Nvidia is currently the world’s most valuable chip maker, but could its dominance be coming to an…

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From BBC News. Venezuela has reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump’s statement that the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments "another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people". The US does not have legal authority to close another country’s airspace and the Venezuelan…

From BBC News. Sean Ono Lennon, the youngest son of The Beatles guitarist John Lennon, has said "it all feels like history is repeating", when comparing the political times of the US in the early 1970s to today. Talking about a new documentary about his father’s activism, Sean noted the "uncanny" personalities of US President…

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From BBC News. At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting at a family gathering in California, authorities said. Ten others were injured in the shooting on Saturday evening at a restaurant in the state’s city of Stockton. Local police say the victims include both adults and children. A suspect is still…

From BBC News. High tides and rain in the US city of Boston can be problematic for those living near the water and sometimes, flooding can be unpredictable and destructive. Technology developed in Hawaii has helped provide real-time data to residents in some areas of Boston to help predict whether flood waters are on the…

From BBC News. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied claims that she misled the public over finances before this week’s Budget – and that her party did not break its promise not to increase taxes. In an appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor says she didn’t have any extra headroom as she rejects…

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From BBC News. Model David Gandy has said there isn’t enough examples of "good men" in a world where social media helps feed the "immature" and "wrong" ideas of people like Andrew Tate when it comes to masculinity. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, David discusses his involvement in a report which looks into the representations of…

From BBC News. Today, Laura and Paddy look at claims that Rachel Reeves misled the public after it emerged that she knew the outlook for the government’s finances had improved before giving a downcast pre-Budget speech. Downing Street has denied the allegations. Luke Sullivan, Keir Starmer’s former political director, is also in the Newscast studio…

From BBC News. Asylum seekers will be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February, the government has announced. It comes after a BBC investigation found some people had travelled long distances by taxis or minicabs, with one asylum seeker saying they went on a 250-mile cab journey to a GP, costing the Home…

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From BBC News. Thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected – half the European firm’s global fleet – but many were able to fly again within…

From BBC News. Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years. At least 128 people are now known to have died in the fire, which engulfed seven tower blocks on Wednesday. A further…

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From BBC News. Are the changes to special educational needs and disabilities funding the big change from the budget that not enough people are talking about? Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal discuss some of the big consequences of the news this week which may have been initially missed. What do the changes to Send funding…

From BBC News. President Trump has vowed to make further efforts to reduce immigration in the US following Wednesday’s deadly attack on members of the National Guard in Washington. In a post on his Truth Social website, Mr Trump promised to remove anyone from the US "from any country who does not belong here". On…

From BBC News. In this episode, Sarah and Anthony unpack one of the most surprising political moments of the year – when New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani met Donald Trump in the Oval Office. After weeks of insulting each other during the mayoral campaign, Republicans and Democrats are still reacting to what turned out…

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From BBC News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his home. Yermak has been Zelensky’s closest adviser throughout Russia’s full-scale war, but has come under increasing pressure over an escalating scandal – even though he has not been accused of any wrongdoing.…

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From BBC News. The UK’s National Screening Committee advised against routine prostate cancer screening for the majority of men. Health secretary, Wes Streeting, said he’ll "examine the evidence" and will take into account different views on screening ahead of a decision in March. Mass testing could cause more harm than good – even for those…

From BBC News. Breast cancer patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at an NHS Trust in north-east England, the BBC has learned. More than 200 cases are now being investigated at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust (CDDFT) – 43 of these are reported to involve significant harm. One…

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From BBC News. More than 90 people have died and dozens more are still missing after devastating floods hit Indonesia. An exceptionally rare cyclone has brought unusually heavy rains to Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra causing landslides in some areas. South East Asia as a whole is facing some of the worst floods the…

From BBC News. At least 128 people are now known to have died after a fire ripped through a high-rise Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, authorities say. At a news briefing officials said that 79 people were injured and 16 bodies remain inside the buildings. Dozens of people are still missing. Fire alarms in…

From BBC News. One of the two members of the National Guard that were shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died, US President Donald Trump said. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries, President Trump said on Thursday. The second National Guard member that was shot is 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe. He remains in critical…

From BBC News. Video footage has emerged which shows Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians after they had surrendered in Jenin in the occupied the West Bank. The two men are seen leaving a building and surrendering, before being ordered back inside and shot dead at point blank range. The Palestinian authorities have described…

From BBC News. Today, Adam is joined by Claer Barrett, Consumer Editor at the Financial Times and Helen Miller, Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies to unpack how the budget will you. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended the government’s tax-raising budget, saying it will help lift hundreds of thousands of children out of…