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Trump promises to stop 'war on coal'
Comment from a US coal industry Trump supporter and a former UN climate official.
28 Mar 2017,45 mins
Could Brexit 'perfect storm' propel NI Republicanism?
Sinn Fein and DUP given more time to resolve disagreement
27 Mar 2017,45 mins
Can the EU Survive Another 60 Years?
Ritula Shah hosts a special discussion on the future of the EU in the wake of Brexit.
24 Mar 2017,45 mins
Westminster attack claims fourth victim
Eight suspects are arrested in relation to the Westminster attack.
23 Mar 2017,45 mins
Armed police end terror attack; May calls incident "sick and depraved"
Four people die in terror attack in Westminster
22 Mar 2017,45 mins
Tributes paid to NI leader McGuinness
Mixed reaction to death of IRA leader turned NI deputy first minister Martin McGuinness.
21 Mar 2017,45 mins
'No evidence' Obama ordered wiretap on Trump - FBI chief
Comey confirms publicly that agency conducting investigation into Trump-Russia links
20 Mar 2017,45 mins
Trump: White House never claimed GCHQ spied on him
Donald Trump distances himself from White House claims that GCHQ spied on him.
17 Mar 2017,45 mins
Trump proposes swingeing cuts to US budget
US president wants to reduce spending on foreign, UN and environment.
16 Mar 2017,45 mins
Geert Wilders' anti-immigration Freedom Party loses Dutch elections
The Liberal party of Mark Rutte is set to win most seats in the Dutch elections.
15 Mar 2017,45 mins
Turkey attacks Dutch with Srebrenica jibe
How does the diplomatic spat with Turkey play into the Dutch election?
14 Mar 2017,45 mins
Sturgeon to Seek Second Referendum
Is there an appetite for a second independence vote? The World Tonight goes to Edinburgh.
13 Mar 2017,45 mins
'IS resistance weakening' in Mosul operation
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul 'make significant gains'.
10 Mar 2017,45 mins
Why have there been 'significantly high' death rates in 19 of England's NHS Trusts?
A special investigation from Andrew Hosken.
09 Mar 2017,45 mins
Budget - more money for social care
Was it a budget that prepares Britain for the challenges of exiting the European Union?
08 Mar 2017,45 mins
Government suffers second Brexit Lords defeat
MPs discuss whether they will back the Lords' Brexit amendments.
07 Mar 2017,45 mins
Trump signs new travel ban order
How watertight is Trump's new travel ban order from a legal point of view?
06 Mar 2017,45 mins
'Fillon must go; unite behind Juppé'
Senior Les Republicains figures withdraw support for Francois Fillon.
03 Mar 2017,45 mins
Jeff Sessions rejects claims he lied to Senate
US attorney general Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia investigations.
02 Mar 2017,45 mins
Government defeated on Brexit bill
The latest reaction from the House of Lords and House of Commons on the Brexit bill defeat
01 Mar 2017,45 mins
Philip Green settles row over BHS pension fund
Former pensions minister Frank Field welcomes Sir Philip Green's deal on BHS pensions.
28 Feb 2017,45 mins
Sir John Major attacks 'unreal' Brexit vision
John Major says people are being offered an 'unreal and overoptimistic' vision of Brexit.
27 Feb 2017,45 mins
Labour take stock after by-election results
Corbyn rejects predictions of electoral calamity.
24 Feb 2017,45 mins
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson visits Mexico
As Trump talks up his immigration policy, Mexican leaders voice their irritation in talks.
23 Feb 2017,45 mins
London's Metropolitan Police gets first female boss
Cressida Dick is named the first female Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
22 Feb 2017,45 mins
Trump gets tough on illegal immigrants
Reporting from Maryland, USA, where immigration raids have started already.
21 Feb 2017,45 mins
UN declares famine in South Sudan
A government minister denies there is a famine in parts of the country.
20 Feb 2017,45 mins
West 'giving up' on liberal world order - McCain
Former presidential candidate John McCain warns of 'moral struggle'.
17 Feb 2017,45 mins
President Trump denies chaos in administration
Is the Trump administration in chaos or running like a 'fine-tuned machine'?
16 Feb 2017,45 mins
RBS 'faked documents' to cover up misconduct
RBS customers and former employees allege systematic fraud at the bank.
15 Feb 2017,45 mins