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Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Kyiv
PM says Ukraine "can and will" win the war against Russia
24 Aug 2022,45 mins
Ukraine marks Independence Day anniversary
Country on high alert – fears of a new wave of attacks
23 Aug 2022,45 mins
Daughter of prominent Russian ultra-nationalist is killed
Moscow says Ukraine was behind murder of Darya Dugina
22 Aug 2022,45 mins
Notorious “Beatle” terrorist sentenced in America
El Shafee Elsheikh gets 8 life terms for kidnapping and murdering hostages in Syria
19 Aug 2022,45 mins
Ukraine: Europe's largest nuclear power station is shelled
UN boss says he is "gravely concerned" by the situation
18 Aug 2022,45 mins
Rail passengers urged to avoid train travel tomorrow and Saturday
More strike action scheduled by members of RMT union
17 Aug 2022,45 mins
More controversy over government’s asylum seeker policy
Independent adviser warned ministers Rwanda killed political opponents
16 Aug 2022,45 mins
Labour insists all households need help with energy bills
Sir Keir Starmer says his approach better than more targeted support
15 Aug 2022,45 mins
Sir Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York
Author taken to hospital after being attacked on stage
12 Aug 2022,45 mins
"Inevitable" that a drought will be declared in UK
Environment Agency set for more control over water supplies
11 Aug 2022,45 mins
New warning from UK's energy regulator
Bills could be increased BEFORE expected rise in October
10 Aug 2022,45 mins
Pressure on Tory leadership candidates over cost of living
More dire warnings about future energy bills
09 Aug 2022,45 mins
Landmark US legislation to tackle climate change
Series of measures to make American economy less dependent on oil and gas
08 Aug 2022,45 mins
The US-China relationship
Beijing halts co-operation on key areas including climate and international crime
05 Aug 2022,45 mins
UK heading for "long and deep" recession
Interest rates face biggest rise in 27 years
04 Aug 2022,45 mins
Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan air defence zone
Large-scale military exercise due to start tomorrow
03 Aug 2022,45 mins
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
House Speaker says it honours US “commitment to democracy”
02 Aug 2022,45 mins
US House Speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan tomorrow
China warns military will not "sit idly by" if visit happens
01 Aug 2022,45 mins
Blood scandal victims should get “immediate compensation”
Inquiry chairman says they should all get at least £100,000 each
29 Jul 2022,45 mins
Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
Senior Conservative MP tell us he is "not satisfied" by PM’s account of the meeting
28 Jul 2022,45 mins
RMT strike - major disruption to rail services
Aslef train drivers to strike on August 13
27 Jul 2022,45 mins
England's women reach Euro 2022 final
England beat Sweden 4-0 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield
26 Jul 2022,45 mins
Showdown in Stoke
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in BBC Tory leadership debate
25 Jul 2022,45 mins
Ukraine and Russia sign grain deal
UN Secretary-General calls it a "beacon of hope"
22 Jul 2022,45 mins
Ukraine to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea
Kyiv and Moscow expected to sign deal tomorrow in Turkey
21 Jul 2022,45 mins
The race for Number 10
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss make it to the last 2
20 Jul 2022,45 mins
British temperature record broken
Coningsby in Lincolnshire registers 40.3 degrees centigrade
19 Jul 2022,45 mins
Day 1 of intense UK heatwave
Wales records it's highest ever temperature
18 Jul 2022,45 mins
Tory leadership Channel 4 debate
Sunak, Mordaunt, Truss, Badenoch and Tugendhat go head-to-head
15 Jul 2022,45 mins
Sri Lankan president resigns
Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore via the Maldives
14 Jul 2022,45 mins