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People ‘more open-minded’ about disability since London 2012 Paralympics, says Wales Para athletics captain
We spoke to the captain of the Wales Para athletics team, Livvy Breen from the athletes' village.


Birmingham ready to match London Olympics with spectacular opening ceremony
Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham promise that tonight's opening ceremony will be on a par with the spectacular event that launched the London 2012 Olympics games.


Scotland has highest drug death rate in Europe
Despite a slight fall this year Scotland continues to have by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in Europe.


Met Office: UK sea level rise speeding up
This year's climate has already smashed records, with temperatures last week topping 40 degrees Celsius.


Tavistock gender identity clinic to be shut down
The only provider of gender identity services for young people in England is to be shut down and replaced with regional centres.


Woman who murdered baby had previously told therapist of anger and alcohol issues, review finds
A woman who murdered a baby she was hoping to adopt had admitted that she had anger management issues and drank six bottles of wine a week. 


Met Police officers allegedly joked about sexual assault in group chat with Wayne Couzens
Three Metropolitan Police officers alledgedly exchanged vile messages that joked about sexually assaulting domestic violence victims and described them as "women that don't listen" a trial heard today.


Levelling Up is not a project for one term, says Sunak supporter MP
We spoke to Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, who's backing Rishi Sunak.


Sunak and Truss face off at first public hustings for Tory members
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak come face-to-face with a room full of the people who will actually decide which of them will be the next prime minister - Conservative members.


England playing with freedom, fun and enjoyment, says FA’s Women’s Football director
spoke to Baroness Campbell, the Director of Women’s Football at the FA, and began by asking what was her reaction to what happened on – and off – the pitch last night?


Euro 2022: How is England tackling a lack of diversity in women’s football?
The profile of women’s football has never been higher as England prepare for their first major final in 13 years. Ecstatic England fans have been celebrating the Lionesses definitive 4-0 defeat of Sweden in last night’s European Champions...


TV cameras to film criminal court sentencing for first time
Tomorrow, for the first time, cameras will be allowed to show the judge handing down the sentence in a crown court trial. The first broadcast, from the Old Bailey, will cover the case of Ben Oliver who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his grandf...


Allison Bailey: Law chambers discriminated against barrister with gender-critical views, tribunal rules
A leading human rights chambers in London discriminated against one of its own barristers when she expressed her views on gender, an employment tribunal has ruled. Criminal barrister Allison Bailey has expressed what are known as “gender criticalâ€...


Tories and Keir Starmer ‘out of touch’, says RMT’s Mick Lynch
The head of the RMT, Mick Lynch, joined us.


Rishi Sunak will ban strikes for essential public services, says former chief whip
We spoke to one of Rishi Sunak’s supporters in the Tory leadership race, former chief whip Mark Harper.



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