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Zelenskyy has shown ‘leadership can be transformative’ – Tom Tugendhat MP
Tom talks to Krishnan about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his plans to run for Prime Minister and his time serving in the military during the Iraq war and war in Afghanistan.


Family reunited: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe safely in UK after Iran ordeal
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has spent her first day as a free woman after her six-year detention in Iran.


Government outlines plans to tackle racial disparity in UK
When the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities released its advice to the government a year ago, it sparked a furious backlash from campaign groups, academics and medical experts for downplaying the existence of institutional racism. 


Bank of England hikes interest rate to 0.75%
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the third time in four months to 0.75%.  


P&O Ferries treated staff with ‘utter contempt’, says Labour MP
We spoke to Hull Labour MP Karl Turner about P&O Ferries’ decision to sack 800 workers.


CEO sacks 800 staff from P&O Ferries in video call
“Your last day of employment is today” - sacked, in an instant and over Zoom.


It’s very dangerous to predict what Putin might do next, says former PM David Cameron
He served as prime minister for six years, but since losing the Brexit referendum in 2016, David Cameron has stepped down as an MP, and rarely given interviews. 


Racism cited in strip-search of school-girl in East London
A "shocking" and "deeply concerning case". That's the verdict of the Mayor of London after an incident in 2020 in which a 15-year-old black girl was strip searched at an East London school by two police officers. 


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe release “took too long”, says Jeremy Hunt
There were five foreign secretaries during the years that Nazanin was unable to leave Iran. 


Why has the UK done a deal with Iran for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?
The release of Nazanin and Anoosheh comes against a background of a bigger diplomatic game being driven by world events. 


It is like he has been in a time warp, says daughter of British-Iranian national Anoosheh Ashoori
We spoke to Anoosheh Ashoori's daughter, Elika - and asked her how she's feeling knowing her father is finally on his way home.


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori released from detention in Iran
After years of physical and mental stress, languishing in cockroach-ridden jails, toyed with by autocrats who seemed impervious to reason or empathy: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are on a plane bound for Britain. 


Hopes raised of release after Iran returns Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s UK passport
Hopes have been raised that the British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could be allowed to return to the UK after Iranian officials returned her British passport.


Ukranians fleeing country will remember experience forever, former Kindertransport child Lord Dubs says
More than 100,000 Britons have offered sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees under the government scheme launched yesterday. 


Cost of living crisis taking its toll on Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland there are fears that, as the cost of living crisis grows, as much as 40% of the population could soon be living in fuel poverty.



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