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liz truss will head to the house of commons this lunchtime — for herfirst appearance at prime ministers questions. and im geeta guru—murthy in the studio. also in the headlines this morning... the mother of nine—year— old olivia pratt—korbel appeals to the gunman who killed her daughter to hand himself in. univeral free school meals have been introduced for the youngest school children in wales — hello and welcome to downing street, where, behind the inside number ten, cabi...

penny mordaunt has less than an hour now to make that 100 threshold. her team say this lunchtime that its going down to the wire and its extremely close. well bring you that announcement at 2 oclock live in our specially extended coverage programme this afternoon. also this lunchtime... western allies denounce a russian claim that ukraine could use a dirty bomb — there are fears the kremlin might use it as a pretext to escalate the war. phosphate pollution of rivers threatens the bui...

search "nursing careers". staff shortages are one of the most pressing problems facing the health service and the next prime minister. more than one in ten nursing jobs are currently unfilled in england, with big gaps in other roles. it comes as unions across the health service start to ballot members over pay and working conditions. this morning, 15,000 ambulance service staff in england and wales have begun voting on possible strike action, though that would not affect emergency call...

whether the parkland school gunman, who killed 17 people, should get the death penalty. after being closed by the kremlin in the early days of war, russias last remaining independent tv channel makes a defiant return to the airwaves. and could you soon be allowed to get wed in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. europe is facing a...

as a caretaker prime minister, labour threatens to call for a vote of no confidence in the government if he doesnt go immediately. he needs to go from being prime minister. i mean, he is a proven liar now, he is somebody who cannot be trusted. 0k. and we cannot have him on for three months. japans former prime minister shinzo abe is said to be in a grave condition after being shot while delivering a speech at a campaign event. and in sport... britains cameron norrie faces novak djokovi...

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