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Revisited: Northern Ireland two-part special
What would it mean to be a Unionist, if the Union no longer exists?


Apsana Begum on legal battle which laid bare her life
For the first time since she was acquitted of housing benefit fraud last week, Labour MP Apsana Begum has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News about the 18 month legal battle which laid bare her life story, the loss of her father, and alleged domesti...


Seven men guilty of murdering student who was mistakenly shot dead
Seven men have been found guilty of murdering a student - who was mistakenly killed in a drive by shooting.


Half of homicides ‘due to drugs’, says Prof Dame Carol Black
We spoke to Professor Dame Carol Black who led the independent review of drugs.


Drug deaths in England and Wales highest since records began
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have reached an all-time high - with many of the deaths caused by opiates including heroin.


Most Covid restrictions in Scotland to end on Monday
Scotland will scrap most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions from Monday but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said face masks will remain mandatory in some settings "for some time to come" and people will be advised to carry on working from home ...


Debate: How can the police tackle racial inequalities?
We spoke to the former Greater Manchester chief constable, Sir Peter Fahy, and Parm Sandhu, who was the highest ranking female Asian police officer in the Met until she resigned in 2019 claiming systematic and long-term discrimination on grounds of h...


Racial inequalities in policing 22 years after Macpherson report, say MPs
Policing is still riddled with racial disparities, say MPs - more than two decades after the Macpherson report into the Stephen Lawrence murder exposed the extent of "institutional racism" in the police.


Labour MP Apsana Begum not guilty of housing fraud
Labour MP Apsana Begum has been cleared of housing fraud, saying the case against her had been driven by "malicious intent" and had caused "great distress and damage" to her reputation. 


Drug deaths in Scotland hit record levels
The number of drug deaths in Scotland has soared to record levels for the seventh year in a row, with more than 1,300 people losing their lives to drugs.


Starmer calls for earlier end to self-isolation rules for double jabbed in England
Businesses up and down the country have been struggling to fill shifts as hundreds of thousands of workers get pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app and told to self-isolate.


Pregnant women urged to get Covid jab by England’s chief midwife
Pregnant women in England are being urged to get the Covid vaccine, as new research suggests they are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with the Delta variant.


Queen should not be able to seek to amend legislation in her personal interests, says campaigner
There's growing controversy in Scotland over the Crown's involvement in changing legislation that's designed to cut carbon emissions.


‘Super committee’ to examine government’s Online Safety Bill
A new “super committee” of MPs has been set up to examine the government's Online Safety Bill, which aims to crackdown on online harms such as hate speech and revenge porn by threatening tech companies with huge fines.


‘Covid is just a warm-up’ for climate crisis, conservationist warns
We were joined by conservationist and Wildlife Ambassador at Norfolk Wildlife Trust Nick Acheson and Environmental Economist at the University of Cambridge, Dr Matthew Agarwala.



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