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Government plan to abandon rewilding would be ‘incredibly foolish’, says ecology expert
We spoke to biology Professor Dave Goulson who is an expert in ecology and conservation. We began by asking him why he thinks rewilding farmland is so important.


Environmentalists’ fury at PM’s plan to abandon rewilding
Environmentalists have reacted with fury to reports that the government is considering tearing up plans to restore vast areas of farmland to its natural state.


Rwanda flight protesters gather at deportation centre
Human rights activists have been demonstrating at a detention centre near Gatwick Airport against the government's plans to send asylum seekers on a one-way ticket to Rwanda. 


‘I’m from the area where being African was the butt of all jokes’ – Lethal Bizzle
Our guest this week is Lethal Bizzle. He’s a rapper and entrepreneur with Ghanaian heritage, who originally hails from Walthamstow. 


Record amount of people in contact with mental health services, NHS figures show
Health and social care editor Victoria Macdonald takes a look at the state of mental health in England. 


‘Not all of us want to be prime minister or millionaires’, says new social mobility chief
The government says it's committed to improving opportunities - and it's appointed a new social mobility chief to take that on. 


Boris Johnson’s housing policy ‘bad use of public money’
We spoke to Lord Kerslake - former permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government - and chair of the Peabody housing association.


Ukraine: ‘The Russians can put a stop to this farce’ – former British ambassador on Britons sentenced to death
We were joined by Sir Tony Brenton - who's a former British ambassador to Russia.


Immersive exhibition brings work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to life
It's all about turning art into an experience. Nothing is behind a frame and there are no security guards telling you not to get too close. 


Boris Johnson announces housing reform in comeback speech
Working people in England will soon be allowed to spend housing benefit on mortgage payments. Boris Johnson said the reform would "turn benefits to bricks" - as part of a new scheme giving housing association tenants the right to buy their homes at a...


‘It’s our turn to take back our lands,’ Putin tells entrepreneurs
As Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a group of entrepreneurs in Moscow, we dissect his message.


Ukraine war: Brits sentenced to death is ‘Soviet-style show trial’
Robert Jenrick is the MP for Aiden Aslin's constituency in Newark.


Brits captured by Russian forces sentenced to death in Ukraine
The two British soldiers who have been sentenced to death had both served in the Ukrainian army for several years before the war began. They both had Ukrainian partners. Aiden Aslin had been a care home worker in the UK before moving to Ukraine and S...


‘Catastrophic collision of failures’ revealed in mental health services
An exclusive Channel 4 News investigation has uncovered an 800% increase over the past five years in coroners issuing official warnings about cases involving mental health issues.


Gracie Spinks: Five police officers to face misconduct action after woman’s death
The family of a woman found dead after reporting being stalked by her colleague say a new Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation seems to confirm their worst nightmare that police didn't fulfil their duty to investigate properly and that...



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