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Yorkshire suspended from hosting international and major matches following racism allegations
Yorkshire County Cricket Club have been suspended from hosting international and major matches following allegations of racism by former player Azeem Rafiq.


Bank of England hold interest rates at all-time 0.1% low
The Bank of England has decided to hold interest rates steady at 0.1%, even though it thinks inflation will hit 5% next year - way above target.


MP convicted of harassment gets suspended sentence
An MP who harassed a friend of her partner has been spared an immediate jail sentence.


COP26: 190 countries and organisations pledge to phase out coal
The focus at COP26 today has been on fossil fuels and there has been a world first - 25 countries including the United States have promised to stop using taxpayers money to invest in foreign coal, oil, or gas projects by the end of next year and focu...


‘Considerable damage to PM’s reputation’ over handling of Owen Paterson row, says Sir Alistair Graham
We spoke to the former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Alistair Graham. 


‘We can’t defend using parliamentary privilege for personal gain’, says Lord Heseltine
We spoke to the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Heseltine, and began by asking him how much damage Owen Paterson’s lobbying row has done to the party.


Tory MP Owen Paterson resigns amid backlash over lobbying row
The MP at the heart of the debate over parliamentary ethics rules has resigned.


Is carbon offsetting any more than ‘greenwashing’?
There is a furious debate around the merits of carbon offsetting, which allows businesses to ostensibly cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits elsewhere. 


COP26: Financial system to be ‘rewired’ for net zero, says Sunak
In Glasgow, after all the pledges to protect the planet and ensure a greener future, the talk has turned to how to pay for it all. 


Labour will not have ‘anything to do with sham Tory committee’, says shadow leader of the House
We spoke to the Shadow Leader of the House, Thangam Debbonaire.


‘This is about justice for MPs’, says Andrea Leadsom
We spoke to Dame Andrea Leadsom, the former Commons leader who tabled the amendment to change the way allegations of MPs’ misconduct are investigated.


MPs vote to overturn Owen Paterson’s immediate suspension after alleged lobbying rules breach
To cries of “shame” echoing around the Commons, MPs have voted to put former Conservative minister Owen Paterson's suspension on hold, instead, opting to tear up parliament's own disciplinary system. 


COP26: ‘Game-changing’ pledges on methane emissions and deforestation
The 120 world leaders who came to Glasgow in a fanfare of hope and big promises are now on their way home, after signing up to some aspirational agreements to halt the destruction of forests and slash methane emissions over the next decade.


Met Police officers admit sharing photos of murdered sisters
Two Metropolitan Police officers have admitted taking photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters and sharing them on WhatsApp.


‘Our main struggle has been protecting Ecuador’s territories from extractivism’, says indigenous people’s advocate
We were joined by Helena Gualinga from the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in Ecuador. 



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