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Vardy gives evidence for five hours on day two of ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial
Rebekah Vardy has spent the whole of day two of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney on the witness stand.


Former RAF base ‘unsuitable’ as asylum centre, says Tory MP
We spoke to the MP Kevin Hollinrake, and asked him how he felt about the Home Office ignoring his reservations about the planned location of an asylum seeker processing centre at a former RAF base in his constituency.


Linton-on-Ouse council considers legal action against Home Office
A council in North Yorkshire is considering taking legal action against the Home Office over plans to house an asylum seeker processing centre at a former RAF base in the village of Linton-on-Ouse.


Home Office refuses to rule out Ukrainian and Afghanistan refugees being deported to Rwanda
A Home Office minister has refused to rule out the possibility that refugees from Ukraine or Afghanistan could be deported to Rwanda under the government's new policy. 


Maddie Thomas: Police believe missing girl has been abducted
Police in Bristol say they fear a 15-year-old girl who went missing from her foster home two weeks ago may have been abducted.


‘Protocol is not being torn up’, says NI minister
Northern Ireland Minister Conor Burns is the prime minister’s special representative to the United States on the Northern Ireland Protocol – he joined us from Washington DC.


US and EU warn UK against ‘ripping up’ NI Protocol
Boris Johnson has been warned by both the US and the EU that he should not unilaterally rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol which the UK agreed after Brexit, as ministers consider whether to bring in legislation which would override parts of the dea...


Embargo on Russian oil and gas ‘key to ending war’, says former Nato policy director
We spoke to Fabrice Pothier, former director of policy planning at Nato.


UK agrees to protect Finland and Sweden if attacked
Boris Johnson has promised the UK will not hesitate to protect Sweden if it was attacked by Russia, describing Vladimir Putin as a "21st Century tyrant". 


Wagatha Christie: Rooney vs Vardy libel trial begins
Day one of the Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial at the High Court - and rival claims about destroyed evidence took centre stage. 


Government showing ‘real focus’ towards the north, says Northern Powerhouse Partnership spokesman
Richard Bonner, a board member of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership which wants to get a better deal for the levelling up of the North of England for both the public and private sector, spoke to us about the government’s Queen’s Speech proposal...


Queen’s Speech: By-election voters give verdict on Government’s policy pledges
The Government hopes the proposals in the Queen's Speech will help it win the next election - and hold on to seats like Wakefield, which turned Conservative at the last General Election for the first time since the 1930s.


Using art to expose mental health inequality
The Government promised long awaited reforms to mental health services in the UK, in today’s Queen’s Speech.


Sheku Bayoh: Public inquiry into death of father who died in police custody
The public inquiry into the death in police custody of Sheku Bayoh has begun taking evidence - almost exactly seven years since the father-of-two died after being restrained by officers in Kirkcaldy in Fife.


Home Office admits LGBTQ refugees sent to Rwanda could face ‘ill-treatment’
The Home Office has admitted that LGBTQ refugees who are sent to Rwanda could face ill treatment - but said government plans to relocate people to the east African country would continue.



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