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Cut to overseas aid have stepped up their campaign to force a vote on the issue. the share of national income earmarked for aid is being cut from 0.7% to 0.5%. ministers argue that the money is needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic at home. there was cross party concern about cuts. over the last two years, there have been considerable and brutal reductions in overseas development aid at a time of unprecedented global needs. when other nations across the globe are stepping up, the uk seems to be walking away, that is why today's debate is so important. it has nothing to do with the pressures...

The crowd is smaller and all those attending have had to have a negative covid test. our correspondent luxmy gopal reports. they seem like scenes from pre—pandemic times, rather than just this weekend. no masks and no keeping two metres apart. after all, you can't do social distancing in a mosh pit. the download festival pilot is a huge stepping up of the government's testing of live events. three days long, with capacity for 10,000 happy campers. to be back here isjust... it's incredible. i will go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to to get back here like thi...

Government and here we have such a murderer becoming a presidents. i am sor , we murderer becoming a presidents. i am sorry. we are — murderer becoming a presidents. i am sorry. we are out _ murderer becoming a presidents. i am sorry, we are out of _ murderer becoming a presidents. i am sorry, we are out of time but thank you for talking to us today. and we will now say goodbye to viewers on bbc world. rock fans from across the uk are at donington park in central england this weekend for a scaled—down download festival. the country's biggest rock and metal event was resurrected after the g...

"into the long grass". figures from the office of national statistics suggest the proportion of people working from home more than doubled last year compared to 2019. last year, covid restrictions wiped out the uk's summer festival season. this year, despite many events being delayed or cancelled, some are going ahead. download festival, at donington park near derby, is one of them. it's taking place this weekend as part of the government's live event pilot scheme. the crowd is smaller and all those attending have had to have a negative covid test. our correspondent luxmy gopal reports. they s...

Act—macro pilot te5t event5. up to 10,000 people are camping for three days, with no social distancing and no ma5k5 required. and it also hosts the first illegal mo5h pit since the pandemic began in what is possibly the closest return to normality yet. they seem like scenes from pre—pandemic time5, rather than just this weekend. no masks and no keeping two metres apart. after all, you can't do social distancing in a mo5h pit. the download festival pilot is a huge stepping up of the government's testing of live events. three days long, with capacity for 10,000 happy camper5. to be back here...