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The UK has signed a free trade agreement with India

Sir Keir Starmer says it is the biggest trade deal since Brexit

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07/05/2025

National and international news from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4

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The UK and the United States have agreed a deal which reduces tariffs

President Trump said it was a great deal for both countries

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Two men convicted of felling Sycamore Gap tree

There was anger worldwide when the Northumberland landmark was cut down in 2023

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10/05/2025 India and Pakistan announce ceasefire

India and Pakistan have announced an immediate end to cross-border attacks.

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Labour's plans to cut immigration

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Secretary says care workers will no longer be recruited from overseas.

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Sir Keir Starmer promises to cut legal migration to the UK

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Office says tighter restrictions will see figures drop by 100,000 a year

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Peter Sullivan Freed From Jail

Peter Sullivan, jailed for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, freed after DNA test.

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14/05/2025 President Trump meets Syrian leader

Donald Trump holds talks with a former jihadist who's now president of Syria.

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The UK economy has grown more than expected

The economy grew by 0.7% in the first three months of the year

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Two firefighters are among three people killed in a fire in Oxfordshire

The huge blaze broke out at a former RAF base in Bicester

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17/05/2025 Second arrest over PM arson attacks

Second man arrested over fires on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

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Israel launches ground offensive

Israel says it is sending troops into Gaza -- after days of missile strikes.

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The Prime Minister signs a new agreement with the EU

Sir Keir Starmer has declared that Britain is "back on the world stage"

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The UK hardens its stance on Israel

The government says the current offensive in Gaza is intolerable

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The government makes a U-turn on winter fuel

More pensioners will receive the payment once the threshold is altered

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Large drop in UK net migration

The difference between the number of people moving to the UK and leaving has halved

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White House blocked from banning foreign students at Harvard

A judge blocks the White House from banning foreign students at Harvard University.

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Ukraine and Russia each swap more than three hundred prisoners

The second stage of Russia and Ukraine's largest prisoner exchange has been completed

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The former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ executive and presenter, Alan Yentob, has died

Alan Yentob, one of British television's most influential figures, has died aged 78

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Moscow suggests Donald Trump is "emotionally overloaded"

Officials in Moscow brush off a rebuke from the US President

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Police confirm man held on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool parade crash

The 53-year-old is also detained on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs

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Germany agrees to help Ukraine develop new long-range missiles

The new German chancellor has signalled a change in policy over the war

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The suspect in the Liverpool car ramming is charged

Paul Doyle is charged on seven counts including grievous bodily harm

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Gerry Adams wins libel case against the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

The former Sinn Féin leader has been awarded 84 thousand pounds in damages

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Beijing reacts furiously to America's claim that China could soon invade Taiwan

Beijing responds to an American warning that China poses an "imminent" threat to Taiwan

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01/06/2025 Ukraine's daring drone attack on Russian aircraft

Ukraine claims 40 bomber planes were left "burning" at four airbases in Russia

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Major review of the UK's military unveiled

A review of the UK's armed forces calls for a national shift to war-fighting readiness

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27 people killed near new aid distribution centre in Gaza

UN condemns the killing of at least 27 people near a new aid distribution centre in Gaza

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The Chancellor confirms changes to the winter fuel allowance will be in place this year

The government is under pressure to give more details about its U-turn

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