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28/01/2024
The early evening national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
29/01/2024 President Biden weighs up military retaliation after US soldiers killed by Iranian-back militants
Iran has denied involvement in the attack in Jordon which killed three American troops
30/01/2024 Northern Ireland prepares for return of power sharing at Stormont
The Democratic Unionist Party has accepted a deal with the UK government
31/01/2024 Nicola Sturgeon tells Covid Inquiry she regrets not imposing lockdown sooner
The former First Minister was emotional at times while giving evidence in Edinburgh
01/02/2024 The EU has approved a 43 billion pound package of military and financial aid for Ukraine.
The EU has approved a 43 billion pound package of military and financial aid for Ukraine
02/02/2024 Home Secretary asks for asylum claim details of man wanted in connection with chemical attack
Abdul Ezedi is being sought in connection with an attack on a woman and her two children
03/02/2024 Power sharing is restored at Stormont
Power sharing is restored to Northern Ireland with a new Nationalist First Minister
04/02/2024 Lord Cameron warns Iran
The Foreign Secretary says Teheran will be held accountable for actions of its proxies.
05/02/2024 Buckingham Palace announces King Charles has cancer
The King is stepping back from public engagements while he undergoes treatment
06/02/2024 King seen in public for first time since cancer diagnosis announcement
Prince Harry has arrived back in the UK to visit his father at Clarence House
07/02/2024 Calls for government redress for two medical scandals
The government is being urged to immediately help victims of two medical scandals.
08/02/2024 Labour ditches 拢28bn a year green pledge
Sir Keir Starmer confirmed his party's U-turn on green investment
09/02/2024 Prince Harry accepts damages from Mirror Group Newpapers
The settlement ends a four-year legal battle about phone hacking
10/02/2024 Gaza girl found dead after calling for help
6-year old was fleeing with relatives when they appear to have come across Israeli forces
11/02/2024 NATO rebukes Trump
Nato says Trump's comments 'undermine all of our security'
12/02/2024 Israel faces growing calls to avoid ground operation in Rafah
More than a million people have fled to the area from their homes elsewhere in Gaza
13/02/2024 Labour withdraws support for parliamentary candidate in Rochdale
Azhar Ali has apologised for comments he made about the attacks in Israel on October 7th
14/02/2024 Hamas warns of potential "massacre" at Gaza hospital
Israel says it has ordered Palestinians to leave the grounds of the hospital
15/02/2024 UK enters recession
The UK registered two quarters of negative growth in the second half of 2023
16/02/2024 Russia says Alexei Navalny has died
Russia says Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic -- Alexei Navalny -- has died in prison.
17/02/2024 Hundreds arrested in Russia after showing support for Alexei Navalny
Hundreds arrested in Russia after showing support for Alexei Navalny
18/02/2024 - The WHO says the biggest hospital in southern Gaza is no longer working
The WHO says the biggest hospital in southern Gaza is no longer working
19/02/2024 Navalny's widow vows to continue his work
Alexei Navalny's widow says she believes Vladimir Putin is behind her husband's death.
20/02/2024 UN reaches besieged Gaza hospital
WHO says it's transferred more than 30 patients from Nasser hospital, after Israeli raid.
21/02/2024 War in Ukraine assessment
Western officials: Russia has no "master plan" to achieve goal of seizing most of Ukraine
22/02/2024 Rishi Sunak criticises Commons Speaker over handling of Gaza vote
Dozens of MPs have called on Sir Lindsay Hoyle to stand down
23/02/2024 US imposes 500 new sanctions on Russia for invasion of Ukraine
The move comes on the eve of the conflict's second anniversary
24/02/2024 Tories suspend MP over "Islamists" comments
The party suspends Lee Anderson over claims "islamists" had control over Sadiq Khan.
25/02/2024 Deputy PM defends Tory response to ex deputy party chairman's comments about London Mayor
Deputy PM defends Tory response to ex deputy party chairman's comments about London Mayor
26/02/2024 Rishi Sunak criticises Lee Anderson for comments on Mayor of London
The former Conservative Party deputy chairman said Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists
27/02/2024 Former Post Office chairman says he has been victim of "smear campaign"
Henry Staunton also said he was asked to slow compensation for Horizon scandal victims