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20/12/2024 US politicians have hours to prevent shutdown of government
Two attempts have been made to strike a deal on government funding
20 Dec 2024,30 mins
19/12/2024 French man sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and then inviting men to rape his wife
Dominique Pelicot was convicted alongside 50 men in France's largest ever rape trial
19 Dec 2024,30 mins
18/12/2024 Sir Keir Starmer says taxpayers cannot afford to compensate women hit by changes to state pension age
Campaigners say some women lost out as they were not properly informed about the changes
18 Dec 2024,30 mins
17/12/2024 Father and stepmother of Sara Sharif jailed for decades
Urfan Sharif will serve at least 40 years; for Beinash Batool, a minimum of 33 years.
17 Dec 2024,30 mins
16/12/2024 Chinese businessman and close confidant of Prince Andrew accused of spying for China now named
Yang Tengbo has insisted it is entirely untrue he has been involved in espionage
16 Dec 2024,30 mins
15/12/2024 - Hundreds, possibly thousands, feared dead in Mayotte
Rescue efforts are underway following Cyclone Chido.
15 Dec 2024,16 mins
14/12/2024 South Koreans celebrate president's impeachment
MPs vote to remove president Yoon because of his attempt to impose martial law.
14 Dec 2024,16 mins
13/12/2024 China accuses Britain of fabricating spy stories after Chinese businessman barred from UK entry
The man was close to Prince Andrew and has been barred on national security grounds
13 Dec 2024,30 mins
12/12/2024 Sir Keir Starmer calls for better oversight of home schooling following murder of Sara Sharif
The Prime Minister said questions "need to be answered" in the case of ten-year-old
12 Dec 2024,30 mins
11/12/2024 Father and step-mother of Sara Sharif found guilty of her murder
The 10-year-old girl was found dead at her home in Surrey last year
11 Dec 2024,30 mins
10/12/2024 Israel attacks Syrian military targets
UN calls for attacks to stop; Israel says it must prevent "terrorist" threat to citizens
10 Dec 2024,30 mins
09/12/2024 UK joins several European countries in pausing Syrian asylum decisions
The government took the decision less than a day after the fall of the Assad regime
09 Dec 2024,30 mins
08/12/2024 Rebels Topple Assad
Syria's president has fled the country after rebels capture the capital Damascus
08 Dec 2024,16 mins
07/12/2024 Rebel forces in Syria say they are closing in on the country's capital city, Damascus.
Rebel forces in Syria say they are closing in on the country's capital city, Damascus.
07 Dec 2024,16 mins
06/12/2024 Rebels in Syria continue to make gains against President Assad's regime
Rebel forces are closing in on the strategically important city of Homs
06 Dec 2024,30 mins
05/12/2024 Prime Minister sets out new pledges for improving living standards
He said he would also focus on the NHS, house-building, education and clean power.
05 Dec 2024,30 mins
04/12/2024 British investigators uncover Russian money laundering operation at heart of UK drugs market
The network allowed organised crime groups across 30 countries to move dirty money
04 Dec 2024,30 mins
03/12/2024 South Korea's president declares martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol accused the main opposition party of being criminals and anti-state forces
03 Dec 2024,30 mins
02/12/2024 MPs in France to hold a vote of no confidence in minority government
The French Prime Minister forced through his budget without parliamentary approval
02 Dec 2024,30 mins
01/12/2024 Gregg Wallace defends himself
He says complaints about him are coming from middle class women of a certain age.
01 Dec 2024,16 mins
Aleppo falls to Islamist rebels
Russian warplanes bomb Syria's second biggest city after it falls to Islamist rebels.
30 Nov 2024,16 mins
29/11/2024 MPs vote in favour of bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales
The Prime Minister was among the 330 MPs who voted in favour of it
29 Nov 2024,30 mins
28/11/2024 Migration hit record high last year
Sir Keir Starmer says net migration rise under Tories happened "by design".
28 Nov 2024,30 mins
27/11/2024 Thousands of people return to homes in southern Lebanon
The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel - brokered by the US has so far held.
27 Nov 2024,30 mins
26/11/2024 Ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon appears imminent
The US has said the ceasefire would help to end the conflict in Gaza
26 Nov 2024,30 mins
25/11/2024 Two Britons among sixteen people missing as tourist boat sinks on Red Sea
Weather forecasters had warned of high waves and advised against maritime activity
25 Nov 2024,30 mins
24/11/2024 Storm Bert has continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country
Storm Bert has continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country.
24 Nov 2024,16 mins
23/11/2024 Climate talks on verge of collapse
Negotiators are trying to avoid the Cop29 climate summit collapsing without agreement.
23 Nov 2024,16 mins
22/11/2024 Second Australian tourist becomes sixth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
The family of a British woman who died said their "hearts go out" to all those affected
22 Nov 2024,30 mins
21/11/2024 International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The ICC also issued a warrant for Israel's former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
21 Nov 2024,30 mins