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From BBC News. Four female Israeli hostages – all soldiers – who were held in Gaza have been handed to the Red Cross, in the second hostage release since a ceasefire was agreed. Hamas gunmen and crowds gathered in Palestine Square in Gaza City ahead of the release. The Israeli military confirmed that the four…
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From BBC News. After he declared that "America’s sovereignty is under attack” in an executive order, reports suggest that Donald Trump could send thousands of troops to install barriers at the US border with Mexico. Are barriers the answer to stop illegal crossings? President Trump has given his first broadcast interview with Sean Hannity on…
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From BBC News. Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Vicki Young and James Landale discuss President Trump’s first week back in office, including his first major speech at the World Economic Forum and his demand that NATO members raise their defence spending to 5%. Plus, the team discuss Britain’s trade relationship with the EU, and the UK…
From BBC News. Four young female Israeli soldiers are the next set to be released by Hamas as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. All were serving as observers at the Nahal Oz army…
From BBC News. A rare red weather warning, meaning there is a danger to life, is in place for Scotland as Storm Éowyn batters the UK and Ireland. The strongest gust recorded in the UK so far is 100mph in Drumalbin, Scotland where the effects of the storm have been described as “once in a…
From BBC News. On 29 September 2024, an apartment block in Ain El Delb was struck by Israeli missiles. The entire six-storey building collapsed, killing 73 people – Lebanon’s deadliest attack in the latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces said the building was targeted because it was a Hezbollah "terrorist command…
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From BBC News. The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six months has caused a huge public backlash in Kenya. A judge has warned he will imprison top security officials for contempt of court on Monday if they fail to appear for a third time to account for a recent…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to the killings of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. "A lot of people are waiting for this for long, for years, for decades," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.…
From BBC News. The Met Office has issued rare red weather warnings, meaning there is a danger to life, as Storm Éowyn batters the UK. The worst disruption is due to hit Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland. As the "once in a generation" storm hit the Republic of Ireland a record gust of 114mph…
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From BBC News. With the ceasefire in Gaza and Israeli forces withdrawing from some areas, harrowing searches are taking place for the remains of the missing and dead. The Palestinian health authorities estimate that 10,000 people are missing. Search teams are sifting through rubble and wreckage piece by piece, to find human remains, clothing and…
From BBC News. We discuss the outcome of the case against Axel Rudakubana, who was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three young girls in Southport last year. The court heard harrowing details of the attack and Rudakubana’s obsession with violence. Adam is joined by special correspondent Judith…
From BBC News. A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the US. US District Court Judge John Coughenour called Trump’s executive order "blatantly unconstitutional" and issued a restraining order blocking it from going into force. Under a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment to…
From BBC News. The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger. The iceberg is spinning northwards from Antarctica towards South Georgia, a rugged British territory and wildlife haven, where it could ground and smash into pieces. Countless birds and seals died on…
From BBC News. Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport, and the attempted murder of 10 other people. Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, and Bebe King, 6, all died in the attack. Rudakubana…
From BBC News. The 2025 Oscars nominations have finally been announced. The ceremony began with tributes to firefighters battling the Los Angeles wildfires, after the announcement was initially delayed due to the blazes. Wicked, Emilia Pérez and the Brutalist lead this year’s Oscar nominations. The Academy Awards ceremony itself is on 2 March 2025 and…
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From BBC News. At least 59 people were forcibly detained in psychiatric hospitals in China, many for lodging complaints about the Chinese authorities, according to a BBC Eye investigation. Many of them were given anti-psychotic drugs, and in some cases electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), without their consent. While there have been reports for decades that hospitalisation…
From BBC News. The US President Donald Trump has sent 1,500 troops to the US-Mexico border to install barriers as part of his immigration crackdown. Up to 10,000 troops could be ordered there, while a military source says they won’t be involved in "law enforcement”. Donald Trump has been highly critical of the Biden administration’s…
From BBC News. We look at Prince Harry’s settlement with the publisher of The Sun newspaper for intrusion into his private life over a 15 year period. Adam is joined by media editor Katie Razzall and home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani to discuss the significance behind the News Group Newspapers’ “full and unequivocal apology”…
From BBC News. More than a thousand LGBTQ couples across Thailand will marry today as same-sex unions become legal in the country. The law kicked into effect on Thursday after a sustained campaign that one activist described as a "long fight full of tears”. LGBTQ couples now have the same rights as other couples to…
From BBC News. The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it entered British waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure. He said the incident was "another example of growing Russian…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods as soon as 1 February. Trump said discussions with his administration were "based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada". Trump’s comments followed his threats to levy import taxes of…
From BBC News. At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 40 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in the Jenin area in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. There were several air strikes on Tuesday as a large number of troops entered the city and its refugee camp,…
From BBC News. BBC News Middle East Correspondent Lina Sinjab has returned to the Palestine Branch Prison in Damascus, Syria, where she was interrogated repeatedly. Lina had to leave Syria in 2013 after she was repeatedly arrested and threatened by the regime. She had been reporting on then President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy…
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From BBC News. The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, is teaming up with another US tech giant, a Japanese investment firm and an Emirati sovereign wealth fund to build $500bn (£405bn) of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. The new company, called The Stargate Project, was announced at the White House by Donald Trump…
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From BBC News. Prince Harry has been issued a "full and unequivocal apology" from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun newspaper, for "serious intrusion" into his private life. It settles a long-running legal battle between the prince and the newspaper group, after eleventh-hour negotiations. The Sun also apologised for serious intrusion…
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From BBC News. Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters serving jail sentences for taking part in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021 have been freed, after the new President issued 1,500 pardons. Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a riot following his false claims that the 2020 presidential election had…
From BBC News. There are several diplomatic challenges looming for the UK government in its engagement with the new administration, including proposed trade tariffs and growing tensions over the UK’s proposed Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested. President-elect Donald Trump…
From BBC News. At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there, taking 12 hours to…
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From BBC News. Donald Trump’s first day as the US president is underway and began with a national prayer service at Washington National Cathedral. The newly confirmed Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, became the first of the cabinet nominees to take his oath of office in a ceremony overseen by the vice president. Rubio delivered…
From BBC News. Today, we look at the prime minister’s pledge to fight “the changing face of terrorism” in light of Britain facing a “new and dangerous threat” from extreme violence. In an address from Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer announced a public inquiry into the state failure that allowed Axel Rudakubana to fatally stab…
From BBC News. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Europe needs to step up and learn how to take care of itself, in an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an international organisation that shapes global agendas. Mr Zelensky said everyone was now waiting to see what President Trump would do next, but no…
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From BBC News. Humanitarian volunteers in Sudan say sixteen civilians have been killed after paramilitary forces shelled a displacement camp close to El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The army and paramilitary forces have been accused of indiscriminately bombing civilians and medical facilities, attacking residential areas and using mass starvation as a weapon of war.…
From BBC News. The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been held for a third day. Hamas has confirmed it’ll release the next Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian’s held by Israel. The UN said more than 900 aid trucks had entered the Gaza strip on Monday. US President Donald Trump expressed doubt…
From BBC News. The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said the UK faces a "new threat" after the Southport murders, and that "terrorism has changed". This comes after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering three girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last year. Starmer said the threat comes from…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has issued pardons or commutations nearly 1,600 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two far-right groups, are among those whose sentences were commuted by the new Republican president as he took…
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From BBC News. Donald Trump has signed a number of executive actions from a stadium in Washington DC. The first action rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions and the crowd cheered as he signed each one. He also signed a handful more which included the US withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, informing the United Nations…
From BBC News. Donald Trump has become the 47th president of the United States and entered his second term as president, having previously held office from 2017 until 2021. Trump will speak to thousands of supporters at a stadium in Washington DC, where he is expected to sign the first orders of his second presidential…
From BBC News. Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, beginning his second term in the White House after a decisive comeback in November’s election. In his inauguration speech, Trump promised to restore the American dream while also warning of what he described as chaos and destruction left…
From BBC News. Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president. He promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders, after calling for a "revolution of common sense" in Monday’s inaugural address. James Cook and Chris Mason were joined by Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring from Americast, Victoria Derbyshire from Ukrainecast and…
From BBC News. President Donald Trump has become the 47th president of the United States. During his inauguration speech Trump touched on familiar topics, including the border and his false claims of a "rigged" election in 2020. He spoke of his plans to build a wall – his signature promise during his 2016 election campaign…
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