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PM briefs cabinet on possible military action against Yemen's Houthis
Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 53 seconds
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Is American diplomacy making a difference in the Middle East?
Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 36 seconds
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Move faster on Post Office convictions, government told
Published: Jan. 8, 2024, 11:27 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes
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UN asks people to collect evidence of Myanmar atrocities
Published: March 17, 2021, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 53 seconds
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UK's foreign and defence policy review
Published: March 16, 2021, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
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European countries suspend Oxford jab in blood clot scare
Published: March 15, 2021, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 12 seconds
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Serving police officer charged with kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard
Published: March 12, 2021, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 40 seconds
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticises China over Hong Kong
Published: March 11, 2021, 11:11 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 52 seconds
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European Council claims UK operating "export ban" on jabs
Published: March 10, 2021, 10:48 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 57 seconds
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Prince Harry and Meghan speak to Oprah Winfrey
Published: March 8, 2021, 10:58 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 30 seconds
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Francis makes first ever papal visit to Iraq
Published: March 5, 2021, 11:36 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds
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Sunak's second Covid Budget
Published: March 3, 2021, 11 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds
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A special BBC report on China's Uighurs
Published: March 2, 2021, 10:59 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds
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Nicholas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption and influence-peddling
Published: March 1, 2021, 11:05 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds
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Alex Salmond says “no doubt” Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code
Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 11:04 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds
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President Biden speaks to King Salman of Saudi Arabia
Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 10:53 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 9 seconds
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Assad regime's crimes against humanity
Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 10:48 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 32 seconds
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Facebook vs Australia
Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 28 seconds
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Boris Johnson sets out roadmap to end of lockdown
Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 1 second
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Harry and Meghan confirm they will not return as working Royals
Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds
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Paris talks aimed at reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal
Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds
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Huge demonstrations on the streets of Myanmar
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 10:57 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds
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Daughter of Dubai ruler fears for her life
Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 57 seconds
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Mynamar coup leader to deal with protests “softly”
Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds
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Six months on from the start of protests in Belarus
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 11:38 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 57 seconds
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Democrats finish summing up case against former President
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 5:14 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 18 seconds
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Impeachment Trial - Day 2
Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 11 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 12 seconds
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Donald Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins
Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 10:56 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 58 seconds
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PM tries to reassure public over covid variants
Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds
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Russia expels 3 diplomats who “took part” in Navalny protests
Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 11:43 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 7 seconds
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Joe Biden’s first major speech on foreign policy
Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 36 seconds
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Europe’s new covid hotspot – Portugal
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 11:01 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds
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Fears over virus mutation
Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 11:10 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds
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Military coup in Myanmar
Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 11:24 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 52 seconds
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Dismay as EU overrides Northern Ireland protocol
Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 9:50 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 47 seconds
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German experts say AstraZeneca jab shouldn’t be given to over-65’s
Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 46 seconds
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Boris Johnson rules out re-opening schools fully before March 8th
Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 3 seconds
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UK covid death toll tops 100,000
Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds
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Hotels may be used to quarantine people arriving in UK
Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 16 seconds
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Evidence suggests new strain of covid could be more deadly
Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 4 seconds
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President Biden announces new measures to tackle covid
Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 10:48 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes
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Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president
Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 10:48 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 5 seconds
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Last full day of the Trump presidency
Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 12 seconds
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President Trump says attempts to impeach him are "witch hunt"
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 11:07 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 49 seconds
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2.3 million people have been given vaccine dose
Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds
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UK’s highest daily number of covid deaths
Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 11:07 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 17 seconds
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Senior Democrats demanding President be removed from office
Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 11:15 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds
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Trump supporters force their way into Capitol building
Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 11:13 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds
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UK records more than 60,000 new infections in a day
Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 10:56 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 55 seconds
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Denmark to stop all oil and gas exploration in North Sea
Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 10:57 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 41 seconds
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Anthony Fauci apologises for questioning UK vaccine approval
Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 10:50 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 38 seconds
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Boris Johnson's adviser on ministerial standards resigns
Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds
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BBC given details of Patel “bullying” report
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 10:53 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 3 seconds
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What sort of Christmas can we have ?
Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes
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NEC decides Jeremy Corbyn can rejoin Labour Party
Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 26 seconds
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President speaks in public for first time in a week
Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds
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Powerful earthquake in Turkish city of Izmir
Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 16 seconds
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New lockdown comes into force in Wales
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 1 second
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Test and Trace: worst weekly performance since it began
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 9:49 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 52 seconds
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Chancellor expected to give more help to Tier 2 businesses
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 9:59 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 47 seconds
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Northern Ireland announces new coronavirus restrictions
Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 9 seconds
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Labour breaks with the government over covid
Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds
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England introduces Covid Tier system
Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 3 seconds
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President says he will be leaving hospital in the next 2 hours
Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 18 seconds
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President tests positive for coronavirus
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 10 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 39 seconds
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SNP MP facing calls to resign over covid breach
Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds
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Government scientists warn covid deaths could reach 200 a day in November
Published: Sept. 21, 2020, 9:50 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 47 seconds
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Boris Johnson says UK now seeing second wave of coronavirus
Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 10:01 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds
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Head of NHS test and trace denies system is failing
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 35 seconds
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Enormous wildfires burning on US West Coast
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 10:01 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 31 seconds
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Shinzo Abe steps down over persistent health problems
Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 9:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 4 seconds
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2 people shot dead during violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 10 seconds
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Changes to guidance on face coverings in England’s secondary schools
Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 9:50 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 42 seconds
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Thousands of British holidaymakers in France dashing back to UK
Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 10:01 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 14 seconds
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UN aid agencies warn Lebanon faces humanitarian crisis
Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 10:11 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds
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Emmanuel Macron visits Beirut in wake of Tuesday’s explosion
Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 45 seconds
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Planned easing of coronavirus restrictions are postponed
Published: July 31, 2020, 10:17 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds
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Big Tech firm bosses appear at congressional hearings
Published: July 29, 2020, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds
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Boris Johnson warns of "second wave" of the pandemic
Published: July 28, 2020, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 16 seconds
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Oxford vaccine scientists hail "milestone" covid results
Published: July 20, 2020, 10:04 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 3 seconds
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