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    Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra 15 billion pounds of military spending

    30/06/2026 | 30 mins.
    The outgoing Prime Minister has hailed what he called "a generational transformation of our armed forces," after the government published its delayed Defence Investment Plan. Also: The US Supreme Court has struck down President Trump's attempt to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the US. And Shetland backs a plan to dig undersea tunnels between islands.
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    Andy Burnham sets out a vision to 'rewire Britain'

    29/06/2026 | 30 mins.
    The likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has set out a vision for what he says would be the biggest change in the way the country is run in our lifetime. Also: Resident doctors in England have accepted the government's latest pay offer, ending a series of strikes. And one of the leading comedy actresses of the 1970s and early 80s, Dame Penelope Keith, has died.
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    England cricket captain Ben Stokes announces shock retirement

    28/06/2026 | 16 mins.
    Ben Stokes, the captain of England's men's test cricket, has announced his retirement from the international game. Iran has warned that any challenge to its control of the Strait of Hormuz will only further increase tensions, as the ceasefire with the US remains under strain. Venezuela's interim president says thirty-three people have this weekend have been rescued from rubble - after Wednesday's twin earthquakes.
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    Aid arrives in Venezuela

    27/06/2026 | 16 mins.
    Venezuela's main airport, near the epicentre of Wednesday's twin earthquakes, has partially reopened, raising hopes that mobile hospitals can be brought in for the many casualties.
    The government is introducing what is calls a "capped, safe and legal" route for refugees to come to Britain, starting in the autumn.
    Germany has broken its all-time temperature record, with a reading of 41-point-5 celsius taken in in the east of the country.
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    Venezuela searches for earthquake survivors

    26/06/2026 | 30 mins.
    Rescue teams from around the world, including the UK arrive in Venezuela where tens of thousands of people are missing after 2 powerful earthquakes on Wednesday. Hundreds of people are confirmed to have died. Also: The record for the hottest June day in the UK has been broken for a third day in a row, and BBC Radio 4 prepares to broadcast on Long Wave for the final time.
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