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21/02/2016 Boris Johnson backs leave campaign
Boris Johnson has announced that he will argue for Britain's exit from the European Union
21 Feb 2016,15 mins
20/02/2016 Cameron sets date for EU referendum
In-out vote to be held on June 23rd, several cabinet ministers to campaign to leave EU.
20 Feb 2016,30 mins
19/02/2016 EU leaders locked in talks about UK deal
EU leaders remain locked in talks amid signs Mr Cameron is struggling to win concessions
19 Feb 2016,30 mins
18/02/2016 Campaigners say hundreds of murder convictions could be challenged following a Supreme Court ruling
Judges rule the law on joint enterprise has been misinterpreted for more than 30 years.
18 Feb 2016,30 mins
17/02/2016 Merkel backs Cameron
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says David Cameron's EU demands are justified.
17 Feb 2016,30 mins
16/02/2016 MEP's won't rubber-stamp Cameron plans
David Cameron tries to drum up support for his EU plans. New cancer treatment welcomed.
16 Feb 2016,30 mins
15/02/2016 Charities Say Hospitals Deliberately Targeted In Syria
Cabinet To Decide Official Position On Referendum/ Airline Pilots Worry About Lasers
15 Feb 2016,30 mins
14/02/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
14 Feb 2016,15 mins
13/02/2016
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
13 Feb 2016,15 mins
12/02/2016 Syrian rebels throw ceasefire into doubt
Syrian rebels throw ceasefire into doubt. Print edition of the Independent to end
12 Feb 2016,30 mins
11/02/16 Scientific breakthrough heralded.
Gravitational waves detected. Jeremy Hunt to impose a new contract on junior doctors
11 Feb 2016,30 mins
10/02/2016 The Met orders review of historical child sex abuse inquiries
A former judge to look at how detectives investigated historical sex abuse allegations.
10 Feb 2016,30 mins
09/02/2016 Investigation into German train crash
Investigation into a train crash in southern Germany in which 10 people died.
09 Feb 2016,30 mins
08/02/2016 David Cameron's pledge to transform prisons in England and Wales
The Prime Minister wants to reduce re-offending and give prison governors more autonomy
08 Feb 2016,30 mins
07/02/2016 UN condemns North Korea rocket launch
UN Security Council vows new sanctions in response to N Korea's long-range rocket launch
07 Feb 2016,15 mins
6/2/2016 Syrians trapped at Turkish border
Up to 35-thousand Syrians are trapped at the Turkish border.
06 Feb 2016,15 mins
05/02/2015 Millions of Africans affected by severe drought
Zimbabwe declares "state of disaster" in face of severe drought
05 Feb 2016,30 mins
04/02/2016 New exodus of Syrian refugees
Turkey faces being overwhelmed by Syrian refugees. No 10 dismisses UN Assange ruling.
04 Feb 2016,30 mins
David Cameron has defended his proposed deal on the UK's membership of the EU
Cameron defends proposed EU deal in face of backbench criticism
03 Feb 2016,30 mins
02/02/2016 Government unveils draft EU deal
EU deal paves the way for referendum in summer. Pentagon quadruples Europe spending
02 Feb 2016,30 mins
Approval for gene editing
UK scientists given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time.
01 Feb 2016,30 mins
31/01/2016 The Broadcaster, Sir Terry Wogan, dies at 77
Tributes pour in for Sir Terry Wogan, who's died from cancer.
31 Jan 2016,15 mins
30/01/2016 16 more deaths in Madaya: MSF appeals for help
35 drown in Aegean trying to reach Europe, Turkish police recover possible Picasso
30 Jan 2016,15 mins
29/01/2016 British mother found guilty of joining the Islamic State group
Tareena Shakil from Birmingham is the first British woman to be convicted of joining IS.
29 Jan 2016,30 mins
28/01/16 The spread of the Zika virus has been described as "explosive" by the World Health Organisation
The spread of the Zika virus has been described as "explosive" by the WHO
28 Jan 2016,30 mins
27/01/2016 clamp down on tax avoidance
An agreement to clamp down on tax avoidance David Cameron is"angry" about Google's tax
27 Jan 2016,30 mins
26/01/2016 Tesco breaches code
Tesco apologises after breaking industry's code of conduct.
26 Jan 2016,30 mins
25/01/2016 Explorer Henry Worsley dies in Antarctica
The former SAS officer was close to achieving his goal of crossing the Antarctic unaided
25 Jan 2016,30 mins
24/01/2016 UK may accept thousands of refugee children
Government is considering calls to take unaccompanied children who've arrived in Europe
24 Jan 2016,15 mins
23/01/2016 More multi-national companies could pay back taxes
Osborne hints that others could follow Google, which is paying £130 million to HMRC.
23 Jan 2016,15 mins