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UN Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia fighting
9 anti-government groups form alliance against PM Abiy Ahmed
05 Nov 2021,45 mins
Owen Paterson resigns
Government abandons review of disciplinary scheme that would have paused his suspension
04 Nov 2021,45 mins
Owen Paterson suspension from Commons put on hold
MP’s vote to pause sanctions – opposition parties outraged
03 Nov 2021,45 mins
COP: Agreements on deforestation and methane
Joe Biden accuses China and Russia of failing to show climate leadership
02 Nov 2021,45 mins
Crucial COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow
More than 120 world leaders attend opening ceremony
01 Nov 2021,45 mins
G20 meets in Rome ahead of COP
UN Secretary General says "serious risk" Glasgow will not deliver positive results
29 Oct 2021,45 mins
Kathleen Stock resigns
Sussex philosophy professor faced protests over views on gender identity
28 Oct 2021,45 mins
“Higher wage, higher skill, higher productivity” Budget
But 4 days before COP, was there a climate-shaped hole in Sunak's speech ?
27 Oct 2021,45 mins
UN warning on climate change ahead of COP
Plans by countries to cut carbon emissions fall “far short of what's needed”
26 Oct 2021,45 mins
Military coup in Sudan
Doctors say at least 2 people killed and 80 wounded during protests
25 Oct 2021,45 mins
SAGE: ministers need to be ready to bring back restrictions
Boris Johnson says he'll keep rules under "constant review."
22 Oct 2021,45 mins
Poland vs European Commission
European leaders clash at Brussels summit – Merkel looks for compromise
21 Oct 2021,45 mins
Bolsonaro could face charges of crimes against humanity
Brazilian parliament issues report critical of President’s Covid response
20 Oct 2021,45 mins
Net Zero strategy is unveiled
Big push on electric vehicles – heat pumps to replace gas boilers
19 Oct 2021,45 mins
Significant concession by Myanmar military
More than 5000 people detained for opposing February coup to be released
18 Oct 2021,45 mins
Sir David Amess is killed
Conservative MP attacked at constituency surgery in Essex
15 Oct 2021,45 mins
Beirut: demonstration, then deaths
At least 6 dead, dozens of others injured
14 Oct 2021,45 mins
European Commission proposes changes to NI Protocol
Customs paperwork to be halved, checks on goods slashed
13 Oct 2021,45 mins
British, American and EU officials met Taliban leaders in Qatar
Britain warns it still has “significant concerns” about human rights in Afghanistan
12 Oct 2021,45 mins
Climate change meets energy crisis
Flooding in China hits dozens of coal mines
11 Oct 2021,45 mins
2 journalists awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Dmitry Muratov recognised for "courageous fight for freedom of expression"
08 Oct 2021,45 mins
Newcastle United taken over by Saudi-backed consortium
Fans celebrate – human rights defenders outraged
07 Oct 2021,45 mins
PM’s closing speech to Conservative conference
Boris Johnson says government has "can-do" spirit to tackle historic problems
06 Oct 2021,45 mins
Boris Johnson says UK has been too reliant on foreign labour
Government's new approach will involve higher wages and controlled immigration
05 Oct 2021,45 mins
Senior State Department official quits over Haiti
Harold Koh says deportation of migrants breaks international law
04 Oct 2021,45 mins
Army drivers to deliver fuel to petrol stations from Monday
300 foreign tanker drivers allowed to start work in UK immediately
01 Oct 2021,45 mins
Wayne Couzens gets “whole life order” for Sarah Everard murder
Pressure growing on Met Commissioner over damage to police reputation
30 Sep 2021,45 mins
Starmer: we are back in business
Labour leader tells conference he would provide a government people can trust.
29 Sep 2021,45 mins
PM makes first public comments about petrol shortage
Boris Johnson says situation starting to improve
28 Sep 2021,45 mins
Olaf Scholz in lead to be next German Chancellor
Social Democrats finish slightly ahead of CDU in election
27 Sep 2021,45 mins