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Military horses rampage through streets of London
There was chaos in central London this morning when a group of military horses bolted after being spooked by a loud noise. One horse was shockingly drenched in blood from a collision.
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Israel Gaza war protests sweep US campuses
The impact of events on the Middle East is being felt on university campuses across the world.
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AI is ‘creating models of child sexual abuse’ says Baroness Kidron
There’s likely to be a move in Parliament to tackle the troubling growth in CSAM – child sexual abuse material – that’s been generated by artificial intelligence.
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How will US TikTok ban actually work?
TikTok is facing the prospect of disappearing from its number one market, the USA.
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What do landlords and renters think about Renters Reform Bill?
We’re joined by the CEO of the National Residential Landlords Association, Ben Beadle, and the Chief Executive of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey.
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Government criticised for ‘watered down’ Renting Reform Bill
The government’s Renters Reform Bill has passed through the House of Commons and will now make its way to the House of Lords.
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Former DUP leader in court over historic sex offence charges
Amid high security, the man who was the leader of Northern Ireland’s second political party until last month, today appeared at Newry Magistrates Court.
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Rapper sentenced to death in Iran after supporting Mahsa Amini protests, says lawyer
An Iranian rapper who through his music openly supported the months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, has been sentenced to death, according to his lawyer.
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Russian deputy defence minister charged with ‘particularly large scale’ corruption
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol was the scene of a bitter siege until finally Russia took control of what was left of its destroyed buildings.
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Sunak dismisses questions about defence spend increase
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is back from his visits to Poland and Germany, hoping that his pledge to increase defence spending has gone down well at home – not least with his restive backbenchers.
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Post Office chief Vennells knew about IT remote access says former General Counsel
The man who was once the top lawyer for the Post Office, Chris Aujard, has told the inquiry into the Horizon computer scandal that the former chief executive Paula Vennells was reluctant to cease prosecutions entirely because they acted “as a deterrent”.
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Teenage girl arrested after school stabbing in Wales
Two teachers and a teenage pupil have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after an incident at a school in Wales.
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Ukraine Russia: is the West ready to go to war? – The Political Fourcast
As the PM ramps up defence spending, the Conservative’s James Heappey and Labour’s Baroness Anderson join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss whether British troops could end up fighting Putin’s war.
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Laughing Boy: New play tells the tragic tale of Connor Sparrowhawk
Connor Sparrowhawk was nicknamed ‘laughing boy’ by his family, who say he brought happiness to those around him. He had autism, and at 18-years-old he drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit following a seizure. His family fought for an inquest, which found his death was preventable but for the neglect of those…
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Sewage warning system allows some of worst test results to be left off rating system, analysis shows
Earlier this year, an investigation by this programme led to calls for a change to the system that’s meant to warn swimmers in England about pollution linked to sewage. We revealed that some of the worst test results were being disregarded when awarding clean water ratings. Now, a new analysis of the data raises more…