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Trump - Putin deal: Russia to release diesel into global market
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 actions as a "gift to Putin".Also on the programme: New US sanctions could "dismantle" the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former prosecutor Sir Geoffrey N
Polls close in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election
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 Party leader, Zack Polanski, who has come under renewed criticism for a policy adopted by Green members declaring Zionism as racist. Also on the programme: Thames V
Conservatives to scrap inheritance tax on family homes
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 economist and a member of the shadow cabinet.Also on the programme; we'll hear about the legal arguments over the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee
Tear gas fired but most pupil protests peaceful in France
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 protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas. We hear from Marseille and Paris and look behind the protests to the acute fiscal and political difficulti
Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
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 storyteller”.Also in the programme: As President Trump says the US moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base, we ask the former head of the
