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• Trump - Putin deal: Russia to release diesel into global market

  October 9, 2026 · 38 min

  President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with Vladimir Putin to "immediately release" Russian diesel into the global market. The agreement is designed to lower fuel prices in the US - Ukraine's President Zelensky described the US…

• Polls close in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election

  October 8, 2026 · 38 min

  Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to choose a new MP after former Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he was standing down from Parliament last month. Labour is hoping to fight off a challenge from the Green…

• Conservatives to scrap inheritance tax on family homes

  October 7, 2026 · 37 min

  Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax on family homes. But rival parties have criticised the proposal saying it would prioritise support for the wealthiest people in the country. We speak to a leading…

• Tear gas fired but most pupil protests peaceful in France

  October 6, 2026 · 38 min

  Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days, though some…

• Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86

  October 5, 2026 · 38 min

  Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday between writing sessions. His fellow former Conservative MP and friend, Gyles Brandreth tells us he’ll be remembered as “a great…

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