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Juncker: 'the wind is in our sails'
The European Commission president sets out a post-Brexit vision of a more federalist EU.
13 Sep 2017,45 mins
Police and prison officers get a pay rise
Hearing from the Police Federation's chair for England and Wales.
12 Sep 2017,45 mins
MPs vote on Brexit bill
Government set to win the Brexit vote, but how difficult could MPs make other legislation?
11 Sep 2017,45 mins
Irma devastates Caribbean, as Floridians told to leave
Barbuda evacuated after 'complete devastation' of island.
08 Sep 2017,45 mins
Hurricane Irma continues on its path of destruction
As Irma continues to wreak havoc, should the British government do more to help?
07 Sep 2017,45 mins
Bangladesh urges Myanmar to end the violence
More than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims have now fled across the border.
06 Sep 2017,45 mins
UK plan to curb immigration
The leaked Home Office paper is examined with a Brexiteer and a prominent economist.
05 Sep 2017,45 mins
UN Security Council lambasts North Korean nuclear tests
The US ambassador to the United Nations accuses Kim Jong-un of 'begging for war'.
04 Sep 2017,45 mins
Kenya's presidential election 'null and void'
Electoral commission criticised as Kenya's Supreme Court cites voting irregularities.
01 Sep 2017,45 mins
No progress on Brexit talks
Italy's Europe minister talks about the lack of progress in the latest Brexit talks.
31 Aug 2017,45 mins
Theresa May: 'I'm here for the long term'
Lord Heseltine says he does not believe Theresa May has a long term.
30 Aug 2017,45 mins
Trump visits Texas amid 'epic' floods
We hear from the mayor of Corpus Christi - the town where storm Harvey first hit.
29 Aug 2017,45 mins
Houston 'just beginning storm response'
Texas governor deploys entire national guard to deal with flooding.
28 Aug 2017,45 mins
Violence in India after prominent guru is convicted of rape
Security tightened across northern India after conviction of self-styled holy man.
25 Aug 2017,45 mins
UN calls for Raqqa fighting 'pause'
UN agencies believe up to 25,000 civilians are trapped in former IS stronghold.
24 Aug 2017,45 mins
UK government proposes ECJ should have no direct jurisdiction over the UK after Brexit
Critics claim European judges will still have influence.
23 Aug 2017,45 mins
President Trump decides that American troops have to remain in Afghanistan
The US secretary of state warns Pakistan not to frustrate Mr Trump's new commitment.
22 Aug 2017,45 mins
Spanish police shoot dead Barcelona attacker
Spanish police believe the network behind the terror attacks have been killed or arrested.
21 Aug 2017,45 mins
President Trump's controversial chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been sacked
The programme assess Steve Bannon's impact on the Trump presidency.
18 Aug 2017,45 mins
A terrorist attack in the centre of Barcelona
A van has been driven into pedestrians in the busy Las Ramblas area of Barcelona.
17 Aug 2017,45 mins
Trump scraps business forums after CEO resignations
Could president Trump's controversial remarks deepen divisions in the American society?
16 Aug 2017,45 mins
Government reveals plans for customs controls after Brexit
Business reaction to government's plans for 'a customs union' not 'THE customs union'.
15 Aug 2017,45 mins
Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Virginia
Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Virginia, but too late? A critic and a supporter react.
14 Aug 2017,45 mins
Uhuru Kenyatta has been officially re-elected as president of Kenya
The opposition rejects the result, complaining of fraud.
11 Aug 2017,45 mins
African migrants drown off coast of Yemen
Migrants drown near the coast of Yemen when people smugglers force them into sea.
10 Aug 2017,45 mins
President Trump tells North Korea that the US nuclear arsenal is more powerful than ever
The US territory of Guam is now in the sights of Pyongyang.
09 Aug 2017,45 mins
Kenya counts votes in tight election
A special report from Nairobi. What do young people expect from the election?
08 Aug 2017,45 mins
North Korea warns the US over sanctions
We hear from the UK ambassador to the UN and from a former US negotiator with North Korea.
07 Aug 2017,45 mins
Leo Varadkar expresses frustration at the pace of the Brexit negoitiations
An Irish senator says the answer to Brexit is not hard, not soft, just reunification.
04 Aug 2017,45 mins
Trump investigator convenes grand jury
The prosecutor investigating links between Trump and Russia has convened a grand jury.
03 Aug 2017,45 mins