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President Xi calls for AI cooperation with United States
Donald Trump says he and Xi Jinping held a "great meeting" in the White House
24 Sep 2026,45 mins
Blood tests in Lancashire reveal cancer-causing chemicals
People living near a factory have higher levels of a so-called 'forever chemical'
23 Sep 2026,45 mins
Andy Burnham meets President Trump
The latest from New York, as the prime minister meets the US president for the first time
22 Sep 2026,45 mins
News outlets blocked from White House sue Trump
The media organisations are taking legal action after being barred from the White House.
21 Sep 2026,45 mins
French President warns of escalating Russian hybrid attacks
Macron orders plan to protect France in latest warning from European leader
18 Sep 2026,45 mins
King Charles warns of 'existential danger' from AI in wrong hands
We explore whether China will agree to restrict AI development
17 Sep 2026,45 mins
Trump denounces Fed's decision to raise interest rate
US central bank raises interest rate for the first time in three years
16 Sep 2026,45 mins
Britain reportedly considers military assistance for Saudi Arabia
Advances by Iran-aligned Houthi fighters have disrupted Saudi oil supplies
15 Sep 2026,45 mins
‘Litany of failures’ in case of patient killed on NHS mental health ward
Staff falsified records and slept on the night one patient was killed by another
14 Sep 2026,45 mins
Parliament votes against a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying
MPs voted 286 to 270 against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
11 Sep 2026,45 mins
Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
The race is on to woo voters ahead of elections that will decide who controls Congress
10 Sep 2026,45 mins
AI 'could kill all humans' within 10 years: says Anthropic researcher
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton tells us the warning is plausible and action is needed
09 Sep 2026,45 mins
Israel retaliates for British sanctions on occupied West Bank imports
The government says the measures are vital to keep the two-state solution alive.
08 Sep 2026,45 mins
Government condemns disorder at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest
A Home Office minister accused groups behind the protests of promoting “thuggery”
07 Sep 2026,45 mins
Lindsay Clancy murder trial collapses
The high profile trial has ended in a mistrial with the jury unable to reach a verdict
04 Sep 2026,45 mins
A story of hope after Nepal flood
A man is rescued from an underground tunnel more than a week after the disaster
03 Sep 2026,45 mins
Inside a clinic taking on childhood obesity
A look at the network of specialist NHS weight-loss centres tackling childhood obesity.
02 Sep 2026,45 mins
Burnham’s plan for government
The Prime Minister addressed the Commons for the first time
01 Sep 2026,45 mins
Government defends its prisoner early release scheme
The Prime Minister has promised to end indefinite sentences for some prisoners
31 Aug 2026,45 mins
Number of missing after Nepal flash floods jumps significantly to nearly 2,000
At least five have died in Tibet according to reports from Chinese state media
28 Aug 2026,45 mins
UK salmonella cases nearing 500 as egg investigations continue
Close to 500 people have become ill with salmonella linked to imported eggs
27 Aug 2026,45 mins
Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The Facebook and Instagram owner will also make changes aimed at better protecting kids
26 Aug 2026,45 mins
Dolly Parton dies aged 80
We look back at the life of the queen of country music
25 Aug 2026,45 mins
US announces ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran
Some analysts have called Operation Economic Outcast a ‘damp squib’
24 Aug 2026,45 mins
High court allows rugby brain injury case to go on
Former rugby union and league players claim not enough was done to prevent brain injuries
21 Aug 2026,45 mins
Major Western powers condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada say the project is “unacceptable”
20 Aug 2026,45 mins
Hopes for new cancer vaccine
The melanoma vaccine is the first to have positive late stage trial results
19 Aug 2026,45 mins
Cousin of Bashar al-Assad condemned to death
The verdict is the first against a member of the Assad family inside Syria
18 Aug 2026,45 mins
Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial
Meta denies claims it "chose to exploit" young people to hook them on its platforms
17 Aug 2026,45 mins
Ex-Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row found dead
Friends of Jason Arday have spoken of their shock, following the death of the academic.
14 Aug 2026,45 mins