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2024-11-15

  Mother blames TikTok for teenage daughter's suicide

A French mother who's suing TikTok for exposing her daughter to harmful content tells us she blames the social media giant for causing the teenager to take her own life. As Australia moves to ban under-16s from social media, we ask if other countries w...
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2024-11-14

  Could Trump presidency push UK closer to EU?

The UK must "rebuild relations" with the European Union "while respecting the decision of the British people" who voted to leave in 2016, the Bank of England's governor has said. We ask if the prospect of tariffs under a Donald Trump presidency could m...
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2024-11-13

  What do Trump's top job picks mean for the world?

As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a handover chat with Joe Biden, the president-elect learns that his Republican Party will fully control Congress - and makes a series of eye-catching nominations for top jobs. We try to unpack what it all ...
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2024-11-12

  Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigns

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. The review found that Justin Welby "could and should" have reported John Smyth's a...
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2024-11-12

  Bill to legalise assisted dying is published

A private members' bill to legalise assisted dying has been published ahead of the first debate on the issue at the end of this month. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being introduced by Kim Leadbeater MP, who says it will contain "the ...
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2024-11-08

  Another assassination plot against Donald Trump

3 people are charged in connection with a plot to kill the US President-electPressure is growing on the Archbishop of Canterbury over a report into a prolific child abuser in the Church of England.Violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the he...
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2024-11-07

  Trump begins appointing transition team

President-elect Donald Trump has started to appoint his transition team ahead of re-entering the White House. While we were on air Trump announced that his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will become his Chief of Staff. Many businesses in the UK are look...
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2024-11-06

  Donald Trump re-elected as President of the United States

Donald Trump sealed an extraordinary comeback to be elected 47th President of the United States. Almost four years ago he left Washington under a cloud after the assault on the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. Since then he's become a convicted f...
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2024-11-04

  US presidential campaign draws to a close

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are holding their final rallies in one of the closest races for the White House in history, before polling stations open across the US tomorrow.James Coomarasamy reports on immigration issues in the swing state of Wiscons...
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2024-11-01

  The last weekend before America decides

As we head into the last weekend before America decides, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris converge on Wisconsin. Officials in Spain have issued a red alert for the city of HuelvaJames Cleverly says he won't be on the frontbench of the new Tory leader And...
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