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09/04/2022
The latest national and international news from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
10/04/2022 Tight Race Expected In French Elections
Close contest between President Macron and Marine Le Pen is expected in first round.
11/04/2022 Sir David Amess' Killer is Convicted of Murder
The man who killed the Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, has been convicted of murder.
12/04/2022 PM receives lockdown party fine
Boris Johnson is fined for attending a lockdown party in breach of his own rules.
13/04/2022 Inflation at 30-year high
Inflation has risen to 7 per cent - its highest level for thirty years.
14/04/2022 UK unveils Rwanda asylum plan
The government agrees multi-million pound deal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
15/04/2022 Russia hits weapons factory in Kyiv
Plant makes the type of missiles which Ukraine claims sank Russian flagship Moskva.
16/04/2022 Russia targets military factories in Ukraine
Moscow's attacks look like a shift in focus since the sinking of flagship vessel Moskva
17/04/2022 Archbishop attacks government's asylum policy
Justin Welby says sending refugees to Rwanda would be "the opposite of the nature of God"
18/04/2022 Russia expands its air-strikes across Ukraine
Russia further expands its air-strikes across Ukraine.
19/04/2022 PM apologises to MPs over lockdown parties
MPs to decide if Boris Johnson should be investigated over lockdown party statements
20/04/2022 Ukrainian Forces in Mariupol Close to Defeat
A Ukrainian commander in Mariupol said forces there were facing their final days.
21/04/2022 Boris Johnson is to face a Parliamentary committee inquiry into claims that he misled the House of Commons
Boris Johnson to face a Parliamentary inquiry into claims he misled the House of Commons
22/04/2022 Britain could send tanks to Poland to help Ukraine
Britain could send tanks to Poland to replace equipment Warsaw is giving to Ukraine
23/04/2022 Ukrainian port city of Odessa hit by Russian missiles
The Ukrainian port city of Odessa has been struck by several Russian missiles
24/04/2022 President Zelensky marks Orthodox Easter with defiant address
President Zelensky says Ukraine will emerge victorious in a defiant address
25/04/2022
Commons Speaker summons newspaper editor over misogynistic article
26/04/2022 US to move ‘heaven and earth’ to ensure Ukraine defeats Russia
The US Defence Secretary vows to move heaven and earth to ensure Ukraine defeats Russia
27/04/2022 The government's policy of discharging patients from hospitals to care homes during the pandemic was "unlawful"
Discharging patients from hospitals to care homes during the pandemic was "unlawful"
28/04/2022 A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed
A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed
29/04/2022 Boris Becker is jailed for two and a half years
The Judge at Southwark Crown Court said the former tennis star had shown no remorse
30/04/2022 Conservative MP announces resignation for watching pornography in the Commons
Neil Parish has apologised for what he called a 'huge, terrible mistake'
01/05/2022 UN evacuation of Mariupol begins
A UN operation begins to evacuate civilians trapped in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
02/05/2022 Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.
Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.
03/05/2022 Mariupol Evacuees Reach Zaporizhzhia
The first evacuees from the steelworks in Mariupol have arrived safely in Zaporizhzhia.
04/05/2022 EU Plans To Ban Russian Oil Imports
The European Commission president has announced plans for a ban on Russian oil imports.
05/05/2022 UK Economy to Shrink
The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy is likely to shrink.
06/05/2022 Local Elections
The Tories lose hundreds of seats as Liberal Democrats make big gains
07/05/2022 Sinn Féin set to take the most seats in Stormont
Sinn Féin is set to take the most seats in the Stormont Assembly for the first time
08/05/2022 The Northern Ireland Secretary will urge party leaders at Stormont to resume power-sharing
The Northern Ireland Secretary will urge party leaders at Stormont to resume power-sharing
09/05/2022 Sir Keir Starmer pledges to step down as Labour leader if he is fined for breaching covid lockdown rules.
President Putin has described the invasion of Ukraine as a "pre-emptive strike".