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How Kyiv is turning to arts during winter of war (dubbed)
Ukrainians are turning to the arts during a winter of war. Lindsey Hilsum meets the opera singers and ballet dancers of Kyiv, as the city looks for inspiration and respite from the fighting.


Kirstie Alley, star of ‘Cheers’, dies aged 71
Kirstie Alley, the star of the long-running US comedy series ‘Cheers’ and some iconic movies such as ‘Look Who’s Talking’ has died after a short battle with cancer, at the age of 71.


Solar power to overtake coal worldwide in next five years
Solar power is set to overtake coal power worldwide in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency. Today it predicted the world will add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the previous 20.


Voting underway in crucial Georgia senate race
In the United States, voting is underway in the crucial senate race in Georgia. After the midterm elections last month did not result in a clear winner, the contest between former American football star Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Raphael ...


Tory peer takes leave of absence to ‘clear name’ after PPE allegations
Tory peer Baroness Mone has said she is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords, to “clear her name” over allegations about her links to a firm awarded contracts for personal protective equipment during the pandemic. The news ca...


Conservative MP responds to threat of food crisis
We’re joined by Conservative MP George Eustice, who was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2020 until September this year.


Debate: Are paramedics right to strike?
Fatima is joined by Deanne Ferguson, from the GMB union, she was a Labour parliamentary candidate in 2019 and from London by Kate Nicholls, who is the Chief Executive of UK Hospitality.


Ambulance staff will respond to life threatening emergencies despite strike, says NHS Confederation chief
Joining Matt is Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, the membership body representing NHS leaders.


Christmas strikes: NHS Ambulance workers to join mass walkouts
The festive period was already delivering an advent calender of strikes involving nurses, postal workers, plus bus and railway staff. Now ambulance workers in much of England and Wales have promised to walkout on the 21st of December. The three union...


‘It couldn’t really be worse’, says monarchy expert about Harry-Meghan Netflix show
The well-documented rift between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family seemed to crank up a notch, with the release of a new trailer for their upcoming Netflix documentary. In it, Harry makes allegations about the ‘planting of stories&#...


‘It’s important to laugh at our politicians’, says comedian Rosie Holt
If the political chaos of the last year has benefited anyone, it's probably the comedian Rosie Holt. 


Head of police watchdog resigns amid criminal investigation
The Home Secretary has confirmed that the head of the police watchdog for England and Wales has been forced to resign after becoming the subject of a criminal investigation. 


The fight to stop extinction: protesters call for government to save British birds
Next week, delegates from around the world will gather in Montreal for the UN's biodiversity summit, known as COP15. 


‘Electoral wheel is turning’, says Tory MP
The former Chancellor and Health Secretary Sajid Javid has added his name to the list of Conservative MPs who will not be standing at the next election - he did not explain why, but hinted it would "not mark the end of my Parliamentary activity".


How concerned should parents be about Strep A?
How concerned should we be about the rise in cases of Strep A?



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