大象传媒

09/09/2023

The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4

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10/09/2023 PM confronts China at G20

Rishi Sunak raises concerns with China after arrest of Commons staff suspected of spying

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11/09/2023 Rishi Sunak has promised to defend UK from Chinese interference

The Government is facing calls to declare China a threat to the UK's democracy

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12/09/2023 Wages catch up with inflation for the first time in two years

But figures from the Office for National Statistics show the rate of unemployment rose

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13/09/2023 More than five thousand people reportedly killed in Libyan floods

Thousands more are missing as the scale of the disaster becomes clear

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14/09/2023 Rishi Sunak casts doubt on meeting his pledge to reduce NHS waiting lists

It is the first time he has suggested one of his key pledges may be unachievable

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15/09/2023 Rishi Sunak announces ban on American XL bully dog

The Prime Minister said the breed was a "danger to our communities"

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16/09/2023 Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault, which he denies.

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17/09/2023 The European Commission President promises plan of action to help Italy deal with surge in irregular migration

More than 8,000 people have arrived on the island of Lampedusa over the past week.

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18/09/2023 Iran and US exchange prisoners in deal which also unfreezes Iranian oil money

Tehran will gain access to billion dollars' worth of oil revenue as part of the agreement

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19/09/2023 Rishi Sunak considers watering down key Net Zero commitments

The move would be a major shift on climate change policy

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20/09/2023 Ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars pushed back

The measure is part of the Government's easing of climate change policies

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21/09/2023 Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged

The decision comes after fourteen consecutive increases stretching back to December 2021

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22/09/2023 Ukraine attacks headquarters of Russia's Black Sea naval fleet

The missiles used in the strike were supplied by the West

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23/09/2023 PM urged to committ to HS2

Rishi Sunak is being urged to reject any further move to scale back the HS2 rail project.

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24/09/2023 Return for Asteroid Probe

NASA capsule returns to Earth carrying rock and dust from an asteroid called Bennu.

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25/09/2023 Police confirm investigation into fresh allegations of sexual offences involving Russell Brand

He faces accusations of sexual assaults and rape between 2006 and 2013 which he denies

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26/09/2023 Suella Braverman says uncontrolled migration is "existential challenge" to Western nations

The Home Secretary was addressing an American right-wing think tank

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27/09/2023 Environmental campaigners criticise approval of oil field

Rosebank near Shetland is estimated to contain 300 million barrels of oil

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28/09/2023 大象传媒 issues new impartiality rules for presenters

The guidance comes six months after Gary Lineker was suspended for social media comments

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Two killed, including teenage girl, in school bus crash

A coach carrying schoolchildren has crashed and overturned on a motorway in Merseyside

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30/09/2023 US Government Nears Shutdown

Time is running out for the US Congress to avert a government shutdown.

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01/10/2023 Rishi Sunak says he won't bow to pressure for tax cuts.

But some of the Prime Minister's close colleagues want change - including Michael Gove.

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02/10/2023 World Health Organisation recommends malaria vaccine for use

The jab - developed by scientists in Oxford - can be produced quickly in huge quantities

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03/10/2023 Covid-19 public inquiry begins hearings into Government's handling of pandemic

The second part of the inquiry heard accusations of "chaos" at Number Ten

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04/10/2023 Rishi Sunak scraps HS2 as expected at Conservative Party conference

The Prime Minister said the money would be invested in hundreds of new transport schemes

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05/10/2023 Russian missile strike kills at least 51 people in eastern Ukraine

If confirmed, the attack would be the deadliest strike for many months.

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06/10/2023 Labour hails by-election victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Sir Keir Starmer says it could be a launchpad to winning at the next general election

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07/10/2023 Israel says it is at war with Palestinian militants

Israel is carrying out strikes in Gaza in response to attacks from Hamas

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08/10/2023 Israel says more than 600 of its people have been killed

Israel says more than 600 of its people have died since militants launched an attack

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