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28/01/2024
The early evening national and international news from BBC Radio 4
28 Jan 2024,15 mins
27/01/2024 UK halts funding for UN's agency for Palestinians
Government "appalled" by claims that UN staff were involved in Hamas' attack on Israel.
27 Jan 2024,15 mins
26/01/2024 International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza
But the ICJ stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire
26 Jan 2024,30 mins
25/01/2024 Man who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham sentenced
Valdo Calocane has been sentenced to indefinite detention at a high-security hospital
25 Jan 2024,30 mins
24/01/2024 Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down military plane
Moscow said the aircraft was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war due for repatriation
24 Jan 2024,30 mins
23/01/2024 Rishi Sunak defends another wave of airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
The Prime Minister said more will follow if they continue to attack ships in the Red Sea
23 Jan 2024,30 mins
22/01/2024 Two people have died after Storm Isha batters UK
More than thirty thousand homes in Northern Ireland and Scotland remain without power
22 Jan 2024,30 mins
21/01/2024 Russia accuses Ukraine of deadly market blast
Russia blames Ukraine for the deaths of 25 people killed in a blast in occupied Donetsk.
21 Jan 2024,15 mins
20/01/2024 Iran blames Israel for air strike in Syria
Iran has threatened to retaliate after a suspected Israeli attack in Syria.
20 Jan 2024,15 mins
19/01/2024 Tata Steel says thousands of jobs to be cut in UK
Unions said the decision to slash almost 3,000 jobs is "devastating" for the industry
19 Jan 2024,30 mins
18/01/2024 UK Statistics Authority rebukes Rishi Sunak over asylum backlog claims
The Prime Minister said the backlog of cases had been cleared when thousands remained
18 Jan 2024,30 mins
17/01/2024 Two-year-old boy and his father found dead days after social services raised concerns
A review is underway into the deaths of Bronson and Kenneth Battersby
17 Jan 2024,30 mins
16/01/2024 Company behind Horizon IT scandal apologises
Fujitsu said it has a "moral obligation" to contribute to sub-postmasters' compensation
16 Jan 2024,30 mins
15/01/2024 Reviews finds officials in Greater Manchester ignored warnings about grooming gangs
It said vulnerable girls were left at the mercy of paedophile gangs in Rochdale
15 Jan 2024,30 mins
14/01/2024 Further airstrikes in Yemen not ruled out says Foreign Secretary
Lord Cameron says airstrikes have sent an unambiguous message to Houthi rebels
14 Jan 2024,15 mins
13/01/2024 Taiwan elects a new President
Taiwan's president-elect vows to defend the island from Chinese intimidation.
13 Jan 2024,15 mins
12/01/2024 UK and US defends last night's joint airstrikes against Yemen
The US said the strikes on Houthi targets diminished their ability to launch missiles
12 Jan 2024,30 mins
11/01/2024 Post Office investigator denies he threatened sub-postmasters
Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry
11 Jan 2024,30 mins
10/01/2024 Government promises new law to clear people caught in Post Office computer scandal
All convictions in the IT scandal will be overturned in England and Wales
10 Jan 2024,30 mins
09/01/2024 Scientists say 2023 was hottest year on record
Temperatures were close to the threshold of 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels
09 Jan 2024,30 mins
08/01/2024 Pressure grows to exonerate Post Office staff caught up in IT scandal
Hundreds of branch managers were wrongly convicted because of a flawed computer system
08 Jan 2024,30 mins
07/01/2024 The Government say it's considering ways of resolving the Post Office IT scandal
The Prime Minister said legislation could be passed clearing anyone affected
07 Jan 2024,15 mins
06/01/2024 Checks ordered after plane loses part of fuselage
US airline regulator grounds some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets and orders urgent inspections.
06 Jan 2024,15 mins
05/01/2024 Fifty potential victims of the Post Office IT scandal have come forward
Lawyers said they have spoken up in the wake of a television drama about the case
05 Jan 2024,30 mins
04/01/2024 Rishi Sunak suggests general election will not take place until late 2024
But the Prime Minister did not rule out a polling day in the Spring
04 Jan 2024,30 mins
03/01/2024 More than 100 people have died in attack in Iran
The two bombs exploded near the grave of one of the country's top military commanders
03 Jan 2024,30 mins
02/01/2024 Hamas says deputy leader killed in blast
Hamas says its deputy head, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in Beirut.
02 Jan 2024,30 mins
01/01/2024 A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan, triggering a tsunami alert
A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan -- triggering a tsunami alert.
01 Jan 2024,15 mins
31/12/2023 US destroys boats in the Red Sea
US Navy, protecting commercial ships from Houthi rebels in Yemen, hits 3 small vessels.
31 Dec 2023,15 mins
30/12/2023 Russia says at least 14 people have been killed in Ukrainian airstrikes
Russia says at least 14 people have been killed in Ukrainian airstrikes.
30 Dec 2023,15 mins