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Alex Salmond says “no doubt” Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code
Inquiry into government mishandling of sexual harassment allegations
26 Feb 2021,45 mins
President Biden speaks to King Salman of Saudi Arabia
US intelligence report expected to blame MBS for Khashoggi killing
25 Feb 2021,45 mins
Assad regime's crimes against humanity
Former Syrian intelligence service agent jailed in Germany
24 Feb 2021,45 mins
Facebook vs Australia
Facebook says it will restore news content to its users in Australia
23 Feb 2021,45 mins
Boris Johnson sets out roadmap to end of lockdown
All legal limits on social contact could be scrapped by June 21
22 Feb 2021,45 mins
Harry and Meghan confirm they will not return as working Royals
The couple are stripped of honorary military appointments and patronages
19 Feb 2021,45 mins
Paris talks aimed at reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal
Western powers say they agree Tehran can never develop nuclear weapons
18 Feb 2021,45 mins
Huge demonstrations on the streets of Myanmar
We speak to Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer
17 Feb 2021,45 mins
Daughter of Dubai ruler fears for her life
BBC obtains recordings of her speaking from solitary confinement
16 Feb 2021,45 mins
Mynamar coup leader to deal with protests “softly”
Army wants effective action will be taken against those "harming" the country
15 Feb 2021,45 mins
Six months on from the start of protests in Belarus
We speak to exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
12 Feb 2021,45 mins
Democrats finish summing up case against former President
Senate hears “overwhelming evidence” that Trump is guilty of inciting insurrection
11 Feb 2021,45 mins
Impeachment Trial - Day 2
Democrats set out their case against ex President Donald Trump
10 Feb 2021,45 mins
Donald Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins
Prosecutors show graphic video of last month's Capitol riots
09 Feb 2021,45 mins
PM tries to reassure public over covid variants
Boris Johnson says vaccines being used in UK are effective against mutations
08 Feb 2021,45 mins
Russia expels 3 diplomats who “took part” in Navalny protests
Expulsion comes as EU foreign policy chief visits Moscow
05 Feb 2021,45 mins
Joe Biden’s first major speech on foreign policy
President promises to confront authoritarianism of China and Russia
04 Feb 2021,45 mins
Europe’s new covid hotspot – Portugal
Germany sends doctors, nurses and medical equipment to help
03 Feb 2021,45 mins
Fears over virus mutation
UK Scientists discover same genetic change found in South Africa and Brazil
02 Feb 2021,45 mins
Military coup in Myanmar
Country's elected civilian leadership arrested in series of dawn raids
01 Feb 2021,45 mins
Dismay as EU overrides Northern Ireland protocol
Bloc is permitting member states to impose export controls on jabs
29 Jan 2021,45 mins
German experts say AstraZeneca jab shouldn’t be given to over-65’s
Public Health England insists limited data available is "very reassuring"
28 Jan 2021,45 mins
Boris Johnson rules out re-opening schools fully before March 8th
PM hopes to set out roadmap for easing restrictions at end of February
27 Jan 2021,45 mins
UK covid death toll tops 100,000
Boris Johnson takes "full responsibility" for government's handling of crisis
26 Jan 2021,45 mins
Hotels may be used to quarantine people arriving in UK
Plan to use them for arrivals from countries with dangerous variants
25 Jan 2021,45 mins
Evidence suggests new strain of covid could be more deadly
Government scientists say data is uncertain, but the news is “a concern”
22 Jan 2021,45 mins
President Biden announces new measures to tackle covid
Mr Biden describes the endeavour as a "wartime undertaking"
21 Jan 2021,45 mins
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president
Mr Biden appeals for unity at “one of most challenging times in our history”
20 Jan 2021,45 mins
Last full day of the Trump presidency
Farewell video message wishes incoming Biden administration well
19 Jan 2021,45 mins
Six Conservative MPs rebel on Universal Credit
Labour motion calls for halt to "planned cut" of UC
18 Jan 2021,45 mins