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Washington Redskins agree to review name

The American football team has agreed to review its name under pressure from sponsors.

The American football team has agreed to review its name under pressure from sponsors. The name has long been seen by many as offensive, so why the change now? We speak to Mary Emily O'Hara from Adweek.

Many landlords in the US temporarily suspended rent payments because of the coronavirus. But some tenants are now having to pay again, and in protest some people have started a rent strike to show solidarity with their neighbours in financial difficulty. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Samira Hussain brings us the story of one woman who has hit hard times.

Several supermarkets in the US and UK will stop selling some coconut brands after the animal welfare charity PETA claimed producers were using monkeys to pick coconuts. Dr Cary Bennet is from PETA and tells us about their investigation.

Sasha Twining is joined throughout the programme by, Clare Negus, ABC's regional editor for Western Australia, who's in Perth.

(Picture: Washington Redskins helmets. Credit: Getty Images)

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