Protests after Manchester Airport incident
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by BBC Radio 4
7h ago
Protestors in Manchester have gathered tonight outside the offices of the Mayor Andy Burnham, after a video was circulated on social media of a man being kicked and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport. We get reaction from the city. Also on the programme: President Biden is pushing for a Gaza ceasefire with Israel's Prime Minister. What does the private sector make of the new GB Energy company intended to turn Britain into a "green energy superpower"? And as the Paris Olympics kicks off tomorrow, there’s been an international outcry at one member of the Dutch team: a convicted ..read more
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Netanyahu tells US Congress "our fight is your fight"
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by BBC Radio 4
2d ago
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a landmark address before a joint session of the United States Congress in which he enjoined US politicians to continue supporting his country's war against Hamas in Gaza and its confrontation with Iran. "When we fight Iran, we're fighting the most radical and murderous enemy of the United States of America," Mr Netanyahu said. But protesters outside the Capitol building labelled him a "war criminal" and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. A whistleblower who released a video of Olympian Charlotte Dujardin, appearing repeatedly to whi ..read more
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The downfall of US Secret Service chief
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by BBC Radio 4
3d ago
The head of US Secret Service has resigned following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump - hours after facing an extraordinary grilling in Congress. We have reaction from one of the Republican lawmakers on the committee that questioned her. Also on the programme: Seven Labour MPs have had the whip suspended after voting against the government in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap. We have the latest from Westminster. We hear from the husband of an American journalist who's been jailed for six and a half years in Russia for allegedly spreading "false information". And as Team ..read more
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Can Harris beat Trump?
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by BBC Radio 4
4d ago
Nancy Pelosi has become the latest leading democrat to back Kamala Harris after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. We ask how she could fare with voters against Donald Trump. As the US considers electing its first Black woman as president, we get an insight into what Kamala Harris could bring to the job from the former Mayor of San Francisco who dated her when she was a young prosecutor 30 years ago. Also on the programme: The Conservatives have revealed their plans for electing the party's next leader - who won't be in post until November. We have the latest from Westminster. And ..read more
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Will Joe Biden step down?
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by BBC Radio 4
1w ago
Is it Cherio, Joe? With speculation in the United States that the president could pull out of the presidential campaign as soon as this weekend, we ask a former aide to Kamala Harris, the vice president, about what a ticket led by her could be like. Also on the programme: As the world grapples with the effects of what's been called the worst IT outage ever - just how fragile is the fabric of our digital world? A government advisor on why he's waging war on "ugly" phone boxes blighting Britain's streets. And we speak to the 27-year-old musician who wrote the video game-inspired composition whic ..read more
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Zelensky says he's asked Keir Starmer for permission to strike inside Russia with British weapons
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by BBC Radio 4
1w ago
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told the BBC's Chris Mason he had met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with just one request: to strike inside Russia with British weapons. Zelensky said Ukraine needed to take out launch sites for missiles which are hitting his country's civilian infrastructure. During the exclusive interview after the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace, he also said Ukraine would never be pressured by a US administration to surrender to Russia. In the US, President Biden faced renewed pressure to end his bid for re-election. Reports claim Barack Obama ..read more
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Will new government take "brakes off Britain"?
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by BBC Radio 4
1w ago
The King has set out Labour's plans for government at the State Opening of Parliament. But could the new government's promise to take the "brakes off" Britain's economy be jeopardised by its workers' rights plans? Also on the programme: As the prime minister prepares to welcome leaders to Britain for the biggest European summit in years, is a new relationship between the UK and the EU on the horizon? And the pet food for cats and dogs with a difference: the UK has become the first European country to approve the sale of "lab grown" meat. Are humans the next recipients? We speak live to its cre ..read more
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Wales’ First Minister quits
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by BBC Radio 4
1w ago
Vaughan Gething resigned after 118 days in the role, will his exit give Welsh Labour a chance to reset? We speak to the first Labour politician to hold that job, Alun Michael, about how the party comes back together. Also in the programme: What could be in Labour’s first King’s Speech? And, the Oscar-nominated actress who just got her first leading film role at the age of ninety four ..read more
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Trump appoints JD Vance as his running mate
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by BBC Radio 4
1w ago
Two days after an attempt on his life, Donald Trump used the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to announce JD Vance as his running-mate for the 2024 Presidential election. Vance, Senator for Ohio, is a former US Marine and venture capitalist who rose to fame after writing Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir about his family and white working-class background. He initially criticised Trump but has become one of his most ardent supporters. Here in the UK the government is preparing to set out its legislative agenda in the King's Speech on Wednesday. It will include a new law to ..read more
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Thousands of prisoners to be released early
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by BBC Radio 4
2w ago
Thousands of prisoners will be released early from September to ease overcrowding in English and Welsh prisons. The plans were announced by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who blamed the previous Conservative government for the situation, calling it a "disgraceful dereliction of duty". We spoke to one prisoner who has just been released. US President Biden is in Detroit, Michigan for a campaign rally, having failed to staunch the tide of Democratic politicians calling for him to end his bid for re-election over concerns about his mental acuity. And we speak to two new MPs on how they've fou ..read more
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