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Six O'Clock News
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National and International News from BBC Radio 4
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President Trump says Iran has asked him for a ceasefire
Apr 100:30:32Tap to summarizeIran has dismissed President Trump's latest claim that it's asked for a ceasefire as "baseless". Also: Sir Keir Starmer has warned that resolving the economic consequences of the war "will not be easy". And the presenter, Carol Kirkwood, has delivered her final weather forecast on BBC Breakfast.
Transcribe →President Trump launches another social media attack on allies of the US
Mar 3100:30:26Tap to summarizePresident Trump has launched another social media attack on allies of the United States accusing them of not doing enough to assist with the conflict in Iran. Also: Buckingham Palace confirms details for the King's state visit to the United States in April. And the British Medical Association has said it will ballot senior doctors over strike action.
Transcribe →Scott Mills is sacked from his Radio 2 breakfast show
Mar 3000:30:24Tap to summarizeThe presenter of BBC Radio 2's breakfast show, Scott Mills, has been fired, following allegations about his personal conduct. Also: President Trump has insisted the US has made "great progress" in negotiations with what he called a "new and more reasonable" regime in Iran. And: millions of motorists who were mis-sold car loans have been told that they should receive compensation this year.
Transcribe →Iran accuses US of plotting ground invasion
Mar 2900:16:19Tap to summarizeIsrael's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he's ordered the military to expand its operation in southern Lebanon. Also: the British government is urging people to buy fuel as normal, despite the Middle East conflict. And: after 67 years, the final voyage across the Mersey for the Royal Iris ferry.
Transcribe →Houthis attack Israel one month into Middle East war
Mar 2800:16:19Tap to summarizeAttacks across the Middle East have continued, with three journalists reported dead in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon. Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has accused Russia of helping Iran attack the UK-US base on Diego Garcia. And: an 18 year old man is arrested after a historic mill building in Staffordshire is gutted by fire.
Transcribe →Marco Rubio says the US expects its operation in Iran to end within weeks
Mar 2700:30:44Tap to summarizeThe US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in France that the war with Iran will continue for another two to four weeks. Also: The conflict in the Middle East has pushed the average price of a litre of petrol in the UK above 150 pence for the first time in nearly two years. And the competition watchdog begins a probe into fake and misleading online reviews.
Transcribe →Bereaved families who faced delays accessing their relatives' premium bonds will receive refunds
Mar 2600:30:29Tap to summarizeThe state-owned National Savings and Investments bank has announced plans to reunite tens of thousands of people with their money, after a fault with its bereavement claim process. Also: Reports from Iran say it has responded through intermediaries to a US plan to end the conflict in the Middle East. And the International Olympic Committee has introduced a ban on transgender women taking part in female categories across all sports.
Transcribe →The government climbs down on business rates for pubs
Jan 2700:30:42Tap to summarizePubs and music venues in England are to receive a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April, after a campaign which saw some premises ban their local Labour MPs. Also: Storm Chandra has brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, causing flooding, travel disruption and hundreds of school closures. And Leonardo DiCaprio’s politically charged thriller, One Battle After Another, leads the field at this year’s Bafta Film Awards.
Transcribe →Suella Braverman joins Reform UK
Jan 2600:30:32Tap to summarizeThe former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has become the latest senior Conservative to leave the party and join Reform UK. Also: Israel has received the body of the last hostage in Gaza, paving the way for the next phase of President Trump's peace plan to begin. And an inquest finds that heading a football was a factor in the death of the former Scotland defender, Gordon McQueen.
Transcribe →Burnham Blocked From By-Election Battle
Jan 2500:16:50Tap to summarizeThe Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been blocked by the party's ruling body, the NEC, from standing as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-election for Gorton and Denton. He says he's "disappointed" and "concerned". In other news: The parents of a nurse who was shot dead by federal border agents in Minneapolis have accused the Trump administration of telling "sickening lies" about what happened; and two people have died of hypothermia in the US state of Louisiana, as the country is gripped by a severe winter storm described by President Trump as "historic".
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