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Gwenno: Mercury Prize nomination for Cornish language album
She's credited with getting more people to learn Cornish, and now the singer-songwriter Gwenno has been nominated for a Mercury Prize. 


Owami Davies: Police investigating 117 sightings of missing student nurse
More than six weeks after the disappearance of student nurse Owami Davies in south London, police are facing serious questions over the way they've handled the case.  


Rubbish piles up in streets as Edinburgh bin workers go on strike over pay
Rubbish is piling up in the streets of Edinburgh where refuse workers are staging a strike over pay. 


Water companies invested in shareholders not infrastructure for years, Portsmouth council leader says
We spoke to Gerald Vernon-Jackson, the leader of the city council in Portsmouth, where there was a sewage dump in the last few days.


Majority of sewage monitors at seaside spots faulty, data suggests
Water companies in England and Wales should take responsibility for cutting down on the sewage they're pumping into the sea, the government has insisted - amid growing calls for action over the pollution on Britain's beaches.  


Do tax cuts fuel inflation?
Patrick Minford is professor of applied economics at Cardiff University and a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher. 


Tory Party have to ‘remain rooted in reality’ over energy bills, says Rishi Sunak supporter
We asked to speak to a supporter of Liz Truss's campaign but no one was available - we are joined by the Tory MP Mark Harper, who was chief whip under David Cameron, and who's now backing Rishi Sunak.


Warning rising energy prices could push UK inflation to 18% next year
Experts are warning rising energy prices could push UK inflation to 18% next year.


‘It keeps me awake at night’ – how the cost of living crisis is affecting everyday life
A dire warning - if one was needed - from the investment bank Citi.


Disability and abortion: Actors explore ethics of terminations past 24 weeks
Under British law - a woman can have a termination up to full term if the fetus is diagnosed at risk of severe health conditions or impairments. 


No evidence wages is driving inflation, TUC says
We spoke to Trades Union Congress deputy general secretary Paul Nowak


Felixstowe: Fears over supply chain disruption as port workers start eight-day strike
Dock workers at the UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe have begun an eight-day strike in their first industrial action for more than 30 years.


Afghanistan: Kites flown across UK in ‘act of defiance’ against Taliban
The art of making and flying kites has long been linked with Afghanistan.


Row over Glasgow low-emission zone plan
A new low emission zone is being introduced in Glasgow city centre in an attempt to tackle pollution by the city that hosted the COP26 conference on climate change. 


More UK rail strikes ‘very likely’, RMT says
Don't travel by train - that was the advice to passengers today as another strike by thousands of rail workers caused widespread disruption to services across the country. 



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