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02/03/2018
National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
03/03/2018 Communities around the UK are struggling in the aftermath of the severe weather.
Communities around the UK are struggling in the aftermath of the severe weather.
04/03/2018 Tributes to Sir Roger Bannister
One of Britain's greatest sporting heroes, Sir Roger Bannister, has died.
05/03/2018 Suspected poisoning of former Russian spy
The man - who spied for Britain - was exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire
06/03/2018 Counter terror police take over Russian spy case
Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia remain critically ill after incident in Salisbury
07/03/2018 Former Russian spy attacked with nerve agent
Police say a nerve agent was used to try to kill Sergei Skripal and his daughter
08/03/2018 Minister calls spy attack "brazen"
The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, says the UK would respond in a robust manner.
09/03/2018 Military deployed to Salisbury after poisoning
180 chemical warfare specialists are in Salisbury helping with the police investigation
10/03/2018 Nerve agent attack: 240 witnesses identified
The investigation into the attack on a former Russian spy involves 250 officers.
11/03/2018 Health officials advise Salisbury diners to wash their clothes and possessions
Pizzeria and nearby pub visited by Russian spy and daughter contaminated with nerve agent
12/03/2018 Russia "highly likely" to be behind Skripal poisoning
Theresa May says it is "highly likely" Russia was behind the poisoning of a former spy.
13/03/2018 Tillerson sacked by Trump
Donald Trump sacks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after series of public disagreements
14/03/2018 UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats
Theresa May sets out her response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Britain's major allies back Theresa May over the decision to confront Moscow about the poisoning of a former Russian spy.
Britain's major allies back the decision to confront Russia over the nerve agent attack.
The death of a Russian businessman whose body was found at his home in London earlier this week is being treated as murder.
Police in London say they're treating the death of a Russian businessman as murder.
17/3/2018 Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats and closed a British consulate in the row about a nerve agent attack.
Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats and closed a British consulate.
19/03/2018 Boris Johnson says Russia has been stockpiling the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack
Boris Johnson says Russia's been stockpiling the poison used in the Salisbury attack
19/03/2018 Brexit transition terms agreed
Britain and the EU hail a "decisive step" in the withdrawal process
20/03/2018 Facebook boss summoned over data claims
MPs want Mark Zuckerberg to give evidence about the Cambridge Analytica claims.
21/03/2018 NHS England workers getting pay rise
More than a million health service workers in England are set to benefit.
President Trump has announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods
23/03/2018 EU promises action against Russia
EU leaders pledge coordinated response to Salisbury attack, and approve Brexit guidelines
24/03/2018 American protests against gun violence
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have joined nationwide protests against gun violence.
25/03/2018 Vote Leave accused of breaking law
Ex Brexit activist to publish "evidence" that the campaign exceeded spending limits.
26/03/2018 Russian diplomats face expulsion
The US and EU nations have announced the expulsion of more than 100 Russian diplomats.
Fire service response to Manchester bombing criticised
A report revealed that it took nearly two hours for firefighters to be deployed.
28/03/2018 High Court blocks serial sex offender's release
Parole board review ordered as High Court stops sex offender Worboy's release
29/03/2018 Hostile takeover of GKN approved by shareholders
Melrose Industries has won control of the UK engineering giant GKN
30/03/2018 The UK is told to reduce diplomatic staff numbers further in Russia
The diplomatic row over the Salisbury nerve agent attack has intensified.
31/03/2018 IS 'Beatles duo' complaints anger families of murdered hostages
Families of hostages murdered by IS group are angry at complaints from British suspects
01/04/18 Israel rejects independent inquiry into Gaza killings
Israel rejects calls for an independent inquiry into deaths on the Gaza border