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Scale of damage done by Israel-Hamas conflict assessed
UN restarts humanitarian aid to Gaza
21 May 2021,45 mins
Israel and Palestinian militants agree ceasefire
Almost 250 people dead in latest conflict
20 May 2021,45 mins
Biden calls for scaling back of Middle East violence
Netanyahu determined to keep up military operation against Hamas
19 May 2021,45 mins
General strike by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs
3 Palestinians killed in clashes with security forces in West Bank
18 May 2021,45 mins
Big easing of coronavirus restrictions
People in England able to meet members of family and friends in each other's home
17 May 2021,45 mins
PM: Indian variant could derail unlocking plans
Vaccination programme for all over-50s will be accelerated
14 May 2021,45 mins
Israel and Hamas continue bombardments into 4th night
International calls for de-escalation of violence having no effect
13 May 2021,45 mins
Palestinian militants fire more rockets towards Israel
UN warns conflict could descend into "full-scale war"
12 May 2021,45 mins
Further escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence
US and UN call for restraint
11 May 2021,45 mins
Israel carries out air strikes on the Gaza Strip
Palestinian rockets were fired towards Jerusalem
10 May 2021,45 mins
Labour: “bitterly disappointing” election results
Conservatives win Hartlepool – first time since seat’s creation in 1974
07 May 2021,45 mins
Polls closing across England, Scotland and Wales
Biggest set of elections since 2019
06 May 2021,45 mins
Facebook's oversight board upholds Trump suspension
Board says decision needs to be reviewed within 6 months
05 May 2021,45 mins
Two former paras acquitted of IRA murder
Judge says police interviews could not be used as evidence
04 May 2021,45 mins
Blinken in London for talks with Foreign Secretary
US Secretary of State in UK ahead of G7 foreign ministers meeting
03 May 2021,45 mins
Israel’s worst civilian disaster
At least 45 dead in crush at Jewish religious festival
30 Apr 2021,45 mins
Alexei Navalny back in court
Russia starts to dismantle opposition activist’s political operation
29 Apr 2021,45 mins
Arlene Foster resigns
First Minister and DUP leader forced out by internal revolt
28 Apr 2021,45 mins
India believed to be under-reporting covid deaths
Official death toll is now approaching 200,000
27 Apr 2021,45 mins
White House deeply concerned about Indian Covid surge
US to send up to 60m doses of AZ vaccine to other countries
26 Apr 2021,45 mins
Dominic Cummings attacks Boris Johnson
Former senior advisor questions PM’s "competence and integrity"
23 Apr 2021,45 mins
President Biden hosts virtual climate summit
US will aim to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
22 Apr 2021,45 mins
George Floyd murder trial: Derek Chauvin found guilty
Joe Biden says he wants police reform legislation to pass Congress
21 Apr 2021,45 mins
European Super League starts to crumble
Chelsea and Man City withdraw from controversial proposal
20 Apr 2021,45 mins
Breakaway European Super League shocks football world
Proposal provokes widespread condemnation across the sport
19 Apr 2021,45 mins
Spotlight on US policing
13 year-old boy shot dead by police officer in Chicago
16 Apr 2021,45 mins
US imposes raft of new sanctions on Russia
Measures include expulsion of diplomats, targetting of companies and individuals
15 Apr 2021,45 mins
Denmark first country to abandon AZ vaccine
Head of Danish Health Authority cites possible link to rare blood clots
14 Apr 2021,45 mins
Russian military build-up on Ukrainian border
Biden tells Putin of US “unconditional support” for Ukraine
13 Apr 2021,45 mins
Attack on Iranian nuclear facility at Natanz
Israel denies claims from Tehran that it was to blame
12 Apr 2021,45 mins