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Boris Johnson grilled by MPs
Reporting and analysis after a turbulent day in Westminster.
22 Mar 2023,45 mins
China and Russia hail a "new era"
2nd day of President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow
21 Mar 2023,45 mins
Twenty years on from Iraq invasion
One of those in the US President’s inner circle on the legacy of the decision to invade.
20 Mar 2023,45 mins
ICC issues Putin arrest warrant
Moscow says the decision is “outrageous”
17 Mar 2023,45 mins
Breakthrough in NHS pay dispute
Most unions recommend their members accept the deal
16 Mar 2023,45 mins
Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget
Big changes to childcare and pensions
15 Mar 2023,45 mins
Russian jet collides with US drone
Washington summons Moscow’s ambassador
14 Mar 2023,45 mins
Aukus leaders meet in San Diego
Biden Sunak and Albanese give details of plan to counteract China
13 Mar 2023,45 mins
Gary Lineker steps back from Match of the Day
BBC says they need to reach clear position on star’s use of social media
10 Mar 2023,45 mins
At least 6 people killed in Hamburg shooting
Several others wounded in the attack
09 Mar 2023,45 mins
Demonstrations in Georgia against "foreign agents" law
Tear gas and water cannon used to disperse protestors
08 Mar 2023,45 mins
Government plan to stop migrants crossing the Channel
Rishi Sunak confident of winning legal challenge to new legislation
07 Mar 2023,45 mins
Zelensky tells forces to bolster defences of Bakhmut
Besieged eastern city virtually flattened after 6 months of Russian attacks.
06 Mar 2023,45 mins
2 big health unions call off ambulance strikes
Government agrees to pay talks with Unison and GMB
03 Mar 2023,45 mins
Inquiry: MI5 missed chances to stop Manchester Arena attack
Head of security service says he’s profoundly sorry
02 Mar 2023,45 mins
FBI says Covid started in Chinese lab
Beijing dismisses claim that leak in Wuhan triggered the pandemic
01 Mar 2023,45 mins
European Parliament bans staff from using Tik-Tok
US and Canadian governments have also taken similar measures
28 Feb 2023,45 mins
Windsor Framework replaces Northern Ireland Protocol
UK and EU agree deal changing arrangements for post-Brexit trade
27 Feb 2023,45 mins
War in Ukraine - one year on
On the first anniversary, we hear how the war has affected lives, and on hopes for peace.
24 Feb 2023,45 mins
Israeli raid in occupied West Bank leaves 11 dead
UN’s Middle East Envoy in Gaza trying to calm tensions
23 Feb 2023,45 mins
Putin hails ties with China
What are the implcations of a deeper relationship between Moscow and Beijing?
22 Feb 2023,45 mins
Vladimir Putin’s State of the Nation address
President announces suspension of nuclear arms agreement with USA
21 Feb 2023,45 mins
Joe Biden in surprise visit to Kyiv
President says US will stand with Ukraine "for as long as it takes"
20 Feb 2023,45 mins
Former security guard at British Embassy in Berlin is jailed
David Smith gets 13 years for selling secrets to Russia
17 Feb 2023,45 mins
Nurses in England announce biggest strike so far
RCN to walk out for 48 hours on March 1st
16 Feb 2023,45 mins
Nicola Sturgeon resigns as First Minister
We examine her legacy - and ask what comes next.
15 Feb 2023,45 mins
Exiled Iranian chess champion Sara Khadem
Exclusive interview with Razia Iqbal
14 Feb 2023,45 mins
Confirmed quake deaths top 37,000
Focus moving towards caring for survivors
13 Feb 2023,45 mins
Syrian government to accept international earthquake aid
Hopes of finding anyone alive are fading fast
10 Feb 2023,45 mins
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 20,000
Rescuers and doctors in Syria; Bishops debate blessing of gay couples; Burt Bacharach
09 Feb 2023,45 mins