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Rebecca Hall on ‘excavating’ her racial identity through directing
A new film based on a novel written in the 1920s explores racial identity through the story of two African American women who 'pass' as white in New York City. 


Birmingham City’s Troy Deeney calls for mandatory teaching of black, Asian and minority ethnic history
The footballer Troy Deeney has launched a campaign to make the teaching of Black, Asian and ethnic minority history mandatory in schools - saying the current education system is failing children from minority backgrounds. 


Severe flood warnings remain in UK after week of storm chaos
Severe flood warnings remain in place tonight in parts of Shropshire and Worcestershire - after a week in which three major named storms have caused havoc across the UK.


Labour and Tory MPs agree UK has been ‘weak’ on Russia
We’re joined by two members of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee - Conservative MP Bob Seely and Labour MP Chris Bryant.


Ukraine crisis: Is the UK being tough enough on Russia?
MPs have urged the government to impose tougher sanctions on Russia - while the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has called on the broadcasting regulator Ofcom to review the licence for the Kremlin-backed news channel Russia Today.


Russian leadership consider Ukraine as ‘existential threat’ says expert
We speak to the Russian international relations specialist, Dmitri Suslov, from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. 


Ukraine crisis: Is Putin’s Russia starting a global confrontation?
With every day the puzzle of confrontation takes clearer shape.


Prince Andrew settles: more questions than answers?
The Duke of York has settled the civil lawsuit against him. Is this the end of the story?


Too early or about time? Lifting covid restrictions debate
We speak to Professor Dinesh Saralaya, a Consultant Respiratory Physician who ran the Novavax trials at Bradford Royal Infirmary and helped lead the hospital's response to the pandemic. 


Freedom or folly? Bradford responds to end of Covid restrictions
With England's restrictions now about to be scrapped altogether -we've been back to speak to some of the people in Bradford who we've followed throughout the pandemic. 


Music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards dies at 31 of sudden illness
Tributes have been paid to the music and YouTube mogul Jamal Edwards - who has died at the age of 31 after a sudden illness.


Third major storm in a week brings widespread flooding
The third major storm in a week has brought more widespread flooding and travel chaos to large swathes of the country - with Matlock in Derbyshire inundated after the River Derwent burst its banks, forcing a local hospital to close. 


Covid restrictions lifted despite scepticism from medics and scientists
Our Health and Social Care Editor Victoria Macdonald explains the potential health implications of the government lifting all Covid restrictions in England - despite scepticism from many medics and scientists.


Johnson announces end of Covid restrictions in England
So this is what it's like for a nation to live with Covid - as the Prime Minister announced the end to all mandatory restrictions in England - a plan Labour dismissed as 'half baked'.


The Queen’s “age puts her at a risk” despite being triple vaccinated, says Professor Linda Bauld
I spoke to Linda Bauld, Professor of public health at Edinburgh University.



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