麻豆约拍

29/12/2023

The early evening national and international news from 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.

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30/12/2023 Russia says at least 14 people have been killed in Ukrainian airstrikes

Russia says at least 14 people have been killed in Ukrainian airstrikes.

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31/12/2023 US destroys boats in the Red Sea

US Navy, protecting commercial ships from Houthi rebels in Yemen, hits 3 small vessels.

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01/01/2024 A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan, triggering a tsunami alert

A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan -- triggering a tsunami alert.

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02/01/2024 Hamas says deputy leader killed in blast

Hamas says its deputy head, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in Beirut.

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03/01/2024 More than 100 people have died in attack in Iran

The two bombs exploded near the grave of one of the country's top military commanders

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04/01/2024 Rishi Sunak suggests general election will not take place until late 2024

But the Prime Minister did not rule out a polling day in the Spring

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05/01/2024 Fifty potential victims of the Post Office IT scandal have come forward

Lawyers said they have spoken up in the wake of a television drama about the case

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06/01/2024 Checks ordered after plane loses part of fuselage

US airline regulator grounds some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets and orders urgent inspections.

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07/01/2024 The Government say it's considering ways of resolving the Post Office IT scandal

The Prime Minister said legislation could be passed clearing anyone affected

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08/01/2024 Pressure grows to exonerate Post Office staff caught up in IT scandal

Hundreds of branch managers were wrongly convicted because of a flawed computer system

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09/01/2024 Scientists say 2023 was hottest year on record

Temperatures were close to the threshold of 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels

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10/01/2024 Government promises new law to clear people caught in Post Office computer scandal

All convictions in the IT scandal will be overturned in England and Wales

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11/01/2024 Post Office investigator denies he threatened sub-postmasters

Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry

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12/01/2024 UK and US defends last night's joint airstrikes against Yemen

The US said the strikes on Houthi targets diminished their ability to launch missiles

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13/01/2024 Taiwan elects a new President

Taiwan's president-elect vows to defend the island from Chinese intimidation.

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14/01/2024 Further airstrikes in Yemen not ruled out says Foreign Secretary

Lord Cameron says airstrikes have sent an unambiguous message to Houthi rebels

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15/01/2024 Reviews finds officials in Greater Manchester ignored warnings about grooming gangs

It said vulnerable girls were left at the mercy of paedophile gangs in Rochdale

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16/01/2024 Company behind Horizon IT scandal apologises

Fujitsu said it has a "moral obligation" to contribute to sub-postmasters' compensation

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17/01/2024 Two-year-old boy and his father found dead days after social services raised concerns

A review is underway into the deaths of Bronson and Kenneth Battersby

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18/01/2024 UK Statistics Authority rebukes Rishi Sunak over asylum backlog claims

The Prime Minister said the backlog of cases had been cleared when thousands remained

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19/01/2024 Tata Steel says thousands of jobs to be cut in UK

Unions said the decision to slash almost 3,000 jobs is "devastating" for the industry

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20/01/2024 Iran blames Israel for air strike in Syria

Iran has threatened to retaliate after a suspected Israeli attack in Syria.

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21/01/2024 Russia accuses Ukraine of deadly market blast

Russia blames Ukraine for the deaths of 25 people killed in a blast in occupied Donetsk.

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22/01/2024 Two people have died after Storm Isha batters UK

More than thirty thousand homes in Northern Ireland and Scotland remain without power

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23/01/2024 Rishi Sunak defends another wave of airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen

The Prime Minister said more will follow if they continue to attack ships in the Red Sea

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24/01/2024 Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down military plane

Moscow said the aircraft was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war due for repatriation

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25/01/2024 Man who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham sentenced

Valdo Calocane has been sentenced to indefinite detention at a high-security hospital

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26/01/2024 International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

But the ICJ stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire

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27/01/2024 UK halts funding for UN's agency for Palestinians

Government "appalled" by claims that UN staff were involved in Hamas' attack on Israel.

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