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  • The World Tonight

    Over 70 Labour MPs publicly called on Keir Starmer to go

    11/05/2026 | 38 mins.
    There are reports tonight that some cabinet members are adding their voices to the growing chorus for Keir Starmer to stand down.We hear from a supporter and a critic of the Prime Minister.
    Also on the programme: rebuilding from the ruins of Sudan's civil war; a stolen Nazi artwork recovered; and the comedian hoping to transform right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars.
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    Labour loses power in Wales, suffers big losses in the local elections in England

    08/05/2026 | 37 mins.
    We hear from Labour Minister Diana Johnson, Plaid's Nerys Evans, former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, and others, on a historic day for British politics. And David Attenborough's 100th birthday is celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall.
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    Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales

    07/05/2026 | 37 mins.
    Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England. We speak to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
    Two British-Chinese dual nationals have been convicted of spying for China. What message does the case send? We hear from one Hong Kong dissident living in the UK.
    Three women with links to the jihadist Islamic State group have been arrested on returning home to Australia. We'll speak to the senator who visited their camp in Syria and campaigned for their return.
    And celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday, with a new choral work.
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    British cruise ship passengers self-isolating at home

    06/05/2026 | 38 mins.
    The UK Health Security Agency says two British passengers who were on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, are back in the UK and self-isolating at home. We hear from our correspondent and from a cruise ship medic.
    Also on the programme: Iran says it's reviewing new US peace proposals as Donald Trump talks up a possible deal.
    And we hear about the German man who's struck a blow for victims - of all natonalities - of sunbed hogging.
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    Government promises to deal with antisemitism in the arts

    05/05/2026 | 38 mins.
    As the government promises to deal with antisemitism in the arts, and the ‘chilling effect’ on Jewish artists, one filmmaker tells us about the barriers he faces in finding places to show his work.
    Also on the programme: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is ‘concluded’ and announces the US’s plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
    And you may have heard about data centres in space, but what about data centres at sea?

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