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The government has announced an inquiry into the power cut on Friday that left people stuck in trains for up to nine hours and almost a million people in England and Wales without electricity. Is this a sign of Britain losing its power literally and metaphorically? Mark and Pete investigate.
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Owners of a porcelain bowl that sat on their shelf for years were 'shocked and delighted' to find it was a rare 18th century Chinese antique worth more than £200,000.
While clearing out to downsize their home the owners had an auctioneer in Bath, Somerset, look at the piece, uncovering it's regal heritage. Dating from between 1722 to 1735 the rare bowl was found to be from the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yongzheng. Is it even remotely possible that its worth spending hard cash on such an object?
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The new home secretary, Priti Patel, has been criticised after she said she wants criminals “to literally feel terror” once she begins her law and order reforms. Is this the right approach? Mark and Pete have the answers.
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Boris Johnson, the U.K.’s newprime minister, is a charismatic and sometimes controversial figure that already divides his own party and the British public alike but put in a storming performance at his first outing in Parliament as PM. Will he deliver Brexit?
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President Donald Trump has disavowed the "send her back" chants directed at Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar by his supporters at a campaign rally. A pro-Brexit activist has admitted to public order offences after calling MP Anna Soubry a Nazi outside Parliament. When do words matter?
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The United States plans to land astronauts on the moon within the next five years, Vice President Mike Pence announced today (March 26).
The nation had been shooting for a 2028 lunar touchdown, but "that's just not good enough," Pence said during the fifth meeting of the National Space Council (NSC), which he chairs. "We're better than that." So, it is now the official policy of the United States to return astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2024. Let's celebrate the achievements in space travel and look to the futrure - is science fiction becoming science fact?
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The Metropolitan Police has said it “respects the rights of the media” but that the publication of Sir Kim Darroch’s leaked emails could be criminal and is not in the public interest. What does prospective Prime Minister Boris Johnson have to do with this? Is this a disaster or the removal of a problemmatic diplomat?
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British independent journalist Tommy Robinson could face jail time after being found in contempt of court for live-streaming footage of defendants in a 2018 criminal trial. Is this right, is he guilty. And what of the court process, is there something sinister going on here?
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This week's meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 in Argentina may not achieve a trade breakthrough but is Trumps longterm strategy wise? Have your say in the comments.
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“In the early hours of Friday morning, I answered a phone call from a takeaway food delivery driver. At the same time, I heard what sounded like shouting coming from the street.
“I went downstairs, on the phone to the driver, and collected my food. On the way back into my flat, it became clear that the shouting was coming from a neighbour’s flat [where Boris Johnson was staying]. It was loud enough and angry enough that I felt frightened and concerned for the welfare of those involved, so I went inside my own home, closed the door, and pressed record on the voice memos app on my phone." Is this one scandal too many for Boris Johnson in his bid to become Tory leader and Prime Minister? Let us know your views in the commetns.
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