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30:39

Six people have been killed by Palestinian gunmen in...

Six O"Clock News ·

2025/09/08

The Israeli military has surrounded two villages in the occupied West Bank, after six people were killed in a shooting in Jerusalem. Also: The new Home Secretary says she could suspend visas from countries with no migrant return deals. And there's a mixed reaction from London's commuters as the first day of a transport strike causes widespread disruption.

16:32

Russia targets main government building in Kyiv

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2025/09/07

The main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time, in Russia's biggest attack on Ukraine so far.

16:27

Nigel Farage rows back on small boats pledge

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2025/09/06

The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has backtracked on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the Channel within two weeks of entering government.Sir Keir Starmer's new chief secretary has denied that the Cabinet reshuffle is evidence of a government in crisis. Police have made around 150 arrests at a demonstration in London in support of the banned group, Palestine Action.

30:30

Angela Rayner resigns

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2025/09/05

The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, resigns over unpaid tax on her flat in East Sussex The Prime Minister reshuffles his cabinet, with moves for the Foreign, Home and Justice Secretaries. Three British people are known to have died in the funicular railway crash in Lisbon.

30:29

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say if he will sack...

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2025/09/04

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say if he would sack Angela Rayner as his deputy prime minister and housing secretary if an inquiry concludes she broke the ministerial code. Ms Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on a second home. Also: A series of inquiries begin into a crash on a funicular railway in Lisbon which has killed 16 people. And one of the most influential and famous names in the world of high fashion, Giorgio Armani, has died at the age of 91.

30:29

The Deputy Prime Minister admits not paying enough...

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2025/09/03

Angela Rayner's position as deputy prime minister is in jeopardy tonight after admitting she did not pay enough stamp duty on the purchase of a seaside flat. Also: The head of Scotland Yard warns officers are being put in an impossible position by laws on social media after armed police arrest the comedy writer, Graham Linehan. And the broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg, announces he's stepping down from In Our Time after 26 years.

30:38

Zach Polanski is the new leader of the Green Party in...

Six O"Clock News ·

2025/09/02

Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Many believe the result will lead to a further realignment on the left of British politics. Also: long-term borrowing costs rise, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget. And politicians criticise the arrest of the Father Ted writer, Graham Linehan, over social media posts about trans rights.

30:23

Sir Keir Starmer shakes up his top team

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2025/09/01

The Prime Minister tells the BBC he gets people's concerns as he shakes up his top Downing Street team, admitting he's frustrated by the pace of change.. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announces tighter restrictions for refugees wanting to bring their families to the UK. Plus: Reform UK claims the parents of some children with special educational needs are abusing their entitlement to free school transport. Liverpool break the British football transfer record with a £125 million signing. And the

16:11

UK agrees warship deal with Norway

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2025/08/31

The UK has agreed a ten billion pound deal with Norway to supply its navy with at least five new warships as part of a joint fleet.The government says a pledge by the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch to extract as much oil and gas as possible from the North Sea would not lower energy bills.Teaching unions have called for more support from ministers if they want to reduce the number of students who are persistently absent from school.Plus: the results of a seagull-mimicking competition in

16:12

President Zelensky calls for more action against Moscow

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2025/08/30

President Zelensky has accused Moscow of using time meant for working towards peace talks to prepare for new attacks on Ukraine instead. Overnight bombardments in central and southeastern Ukraine left one person dead, and dozens injured. Also: The leader of the council at the centre of a legal battle over whether asylum seekers can be housed in hotels says he will decide on Monday whether to take the case to the Supreme Court. And: The Houthi's in Yemen have confirmed that Israeli strikes on the

30:41

Appeal Court judges lift a ban on asylum seekers in a...

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2025/08/29

The Court of Appeal has ruled that asylum seekers can remain at the Bell Hotel in Epping where protests have been held since July. Also: The UK government bars Israeli officials from an arms fair in London because of the war in Gaza. And British Cycling has apologised for accidentally censoring the name of a village in Powys on its website.

30:39

Russia launches a massive air assault on Ukraine

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2025/08/28

At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured after a huge drone and missile attack by Russia on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, overnight. The Court of Appeal has been hearing legal argument from the Home Office and the owner of the Bell Hotel in Epping against a judge's decision to stop asylum seekers being housed there. Also: The Reform Party leader of Nottinghamshire County Council bans a local newspaper's reporters from speaking to him or to his councillors.

30:34

Sir Tony Blair will attend a meeting about the future...

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2025/08/27

The former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair will take part in a meeting, chaired by Donald Trump, on plans for a post-war Gaza at the White House. It comes as Israeli tanks have pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City. Also: Nigel Farage says his Reform UK party still needs to "work out what to do" with people who arrive here illegally with children. And a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar powered calculator and a pocket TV, are amongst the items found in a time capsule buried by the late Princess

30:46

Nigel Farage sets out the Reform Party's plans for...

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2025/08/26

Nigel Farage has outlined plans to detain and deport every single migrant who arrives in the UK on a small boat, including women and children. The plans are dismissed by Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Also: the trial begins of an asylum seeker who's accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping. And the Met Office says this summer will "almost certainly" be the UK's warmest on record.

30:08

Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on...

Six O"Clock News ·

2025/08/25

Israeli strikes on a hospital in the south of Gaza have killed at least twenty people. The journalists worked with international outlets, including the Associated Press, Reuters and Al Jazeera. Also: a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight kills three people. And a medical transplant firm set up by Oxford University is bought by a Japanese company for $1.5 billion.

16:24

Refugee charities react cautiously to plans to...

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2025/08/24

The Refugee Council says fewer asylum appeals are needed, but there must be 'legal' and 'judicial' oversight of decisions. Also: questions are raised about new criminal sentencing guidelines which could prevent visits to pubs or football matches. And: a lucky escape for those on board a hot air balloon which landed on a street in Bedford.

16:34

A wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers

Six O"Clock News ·

2025/08/23

A wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers has spread across the UK. Nigel Farage says Reform UK would seek returns deals with countries like Afghanistan and Eritrea, as part of plans for "mass deportations" of migrants. And dozens more deaths are reported in Gaza -- including a family whose tent was hit by an Israeli attack on a camp for displaced people.

30:39

A famine has been confirmed in Gaza City

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2025/08/22

A United Nations-backed body has confirmed there is now famine in Gaza, with more than half a million people in the strip's largest city facing "starvation, destitution and death". The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed the report as an "outright lie". Also: The government seeks the right to appeal against a court ruling preventing it from becoming involved in a case about a hotel housing asylum seekers. And the former Doctor Who star, Noel Clarke, loses a libel action against the

30:13

A record 111,000 asylum applications were made to the...

Six O"Clock News ·

2025/08/21

Figures from the Home Office show that there were a record number of asylum applications made last year. Also: Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland open their GCSE and BTEC results. And the celebrity judge, Frank Caprio, has died at the age of 88.

30:19

More councils signal they will take legal action to...

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2025/08/20

A number of councils have signalled they will follow Epping Forest in Essex by taking legal action to stop hotels housing asylum seekers. Also: A former evangelical priest in Sheffield is found guilty of sexually assaulting women in his group in the 1980s and 1990s. And the Welsh Rugby Union has insisted that cutting the number of professional clubs from four to two is the "radical step" needed to save the game in Wales.

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