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Trump’s Iran strategist: ‘We’re not looking for regime change’ - BBC Newsnight
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- Trump’s Iran strategist: ‘We’re not looking for regime change’ - BBC Newsnight
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- 9:42
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- 6 years ago
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- Brian Hook is the man behind Trump’s strategy on Iran, he explains the thinking behind the killing of Qasem Soleimani and why Iran’s coronavirus death rate is so high. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Brian Hook is the US Special Representative for Iran. He’s the man credited with President Trump’s strategy in the region as head of the Iran Action Group.
Under his watch, the US has enacted its strategy of ‘maximum pressure’, exiting the JCPOA nuclear deal, imposing severe sanctions and killing General Qasem Soleimani.
He speaks to Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban about the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, the legality of the strike on Soleimani and why he wants a new deal to replace the Obama-era nuclear deal.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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- Coronavirus: The conspiracy theories spreading fake news - BBC Newsnight
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- 10:38
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- 6 years ago
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- From a secret plan to stop Brexit, to a virus engineered to control population, the conspiracies surrounding the coronavirus have been spreading fast on social media.
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Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube have all seen a host of misinformation being spread on their platform, with fake news sources amassing over 50 million engagements.
Facebook, which has over 2 billion accounts worldwide, has announced that it’s busy removing false claims from its site and will promote the guidance of the World Health organisation.
Despite this push from FB, online analytics show that in the UK the NHS website is still seeing fewer engagements than fake news sources from the US.
Katie Razzall is joined by Anna-Sophie Harling from NewsGuard, an online browser extension that reports on digital misinformation, and Victoria Baine a former Facebook Trust and Safety Manager to discuss what need...
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- Super Tuesday: Joe Biden takes Democratic lead and Bernie Sanders takes California - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Results have rolled in for Super Tuesday, the biggest day yet in the race for the White House.
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Democrats in 14 states voted for their chosen candidates to run against Trump in November's election.
Joe Biden won eight states to become front-runner and Bernie Sanders won three states.
It’s now a race between Bernie Sanders and a resurgent Joe Biden.
Can the Democrats avoid an ugly split as the choose who will take on President Trump?
David Grossman reports.
#SuperTuesday #US2020
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- New migrant crisis: Thousands reach Greek border - BBC Newsnight
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- 3:17
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- 6 years ago
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- Thousands of migrants searched for ways to get across Greece‘s border with Turkey, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts to get help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers.
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Is this the beginning of a new migrant crisis?
International Editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
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- Coronavirus cases pass 50 as UK publishes its plan - BBC Newsnight
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- 19:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As UK cases of Coronavirus go over 50, the government publishes its plan to deal with the crisis – but how will the plan affect daily life? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The government has released its plan to deal with the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
This includes contingency measures for potentially one fifth of the workforce being off sick, the police focussing only on the most serious crimes, and the military being brought in to support the emergency services.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that widespread transmission of the virus across the UK was becoming "more likely" and urged people to "act on official medical advice".
So how will these plans impact daily life?
Mark Urban is joined by statistician Professor Sir David Speigelhalter, health broadcaster Dr Sarah Jarvis, the SNP’s Dr Philippa Whitford and economist Richard Hughes.
Coronavirus Budget: How will th...
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- Super Tuesday: Joe Biden shock turnaround - BBC Newsnight
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- 11:29
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- It’s crunch time for the Democrats as 14 states choose their candidate for President. Can Joe Biden build on his South Carolina win to challenge frontrunner Bernie Sanders? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
As Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar suspend their campaigns to endorse Joe Biden, pressure mounts on the former Vice-President to emerge as the clear challenger to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
The democratic socialist has an early lead and big endorsements from left-wing Democrats and celebrities.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren, Tulsi Gabbard and new entrant Michael Bloomberg are battling to turn the race into a three-way competition.
It was Super Tuesday in 2016 that saw Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton established as the clear contenders for the presidency.
California, Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Vermont, Colorado, Utah, North Carolina a...
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- Coronavirus cases in the UK increase - BBC Newsnight
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- 12:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As cases of coronavirus in the UK increase again, is the NHS prepared to deal with the outbreak – just as it comes through its winter crisis? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a “very significant expansion” of coronavirus cases in the UK is "clearly on the cards".
Four more cases of the virus pushed the UK’s total to 40 as the government prepares to publish its plan to stop the spread of the disease.
But the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has released new figures revealing that more than 100,000 patients have waited for longer than 12 hours for treatment at A&E since the start of the winter.
Senior medics are calling for increased funding and extra beds to cope with overcrowding.
Will the NHS be able to enact the government’s plan?
UK correspondent Deborah Cohen reports, and Mark Urban is joined by President of the Royal College of Eme...
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- Inside Britain’s unregulated children’s homes – BBC Newsnight
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- 21:09
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Newsnight’s series investigating unregulated children’s homes returns to Luton as one care leaver tells us about the violence and crime at her home. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Following Newsnight’s investigation into unregulated children’s homes, the government announced a review of the sector.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said "the BBC highlighted something that just needed to be changed", after he announced a ban on putting children under 16 into these type of homes.
Unregulated homes, often known as semi-independent or supported accommodation, are not inspected by a regulator in England or Wales.
Now the series comes full circle, returning to Luton as one former resident describes the violence and crime that ran through her care home.
Katie Razzall reports, and she is joined in studio by Councillor Richard Watts of the Local Government Association, Children’s Commissione...
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- Coronavirus: Stock market suffers worst week since 2008 crash – BBC Newsnight
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- 11:23
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- 6 years ago
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- As stock markets across the world slide, Newsnight speaks to health minister Helen Whately about how the government is dealing with all sides of the coronavirus outbreak. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Over £200 billion was wiped off the value of companies on the UK FTSE 100 in one of the worst weeks for markets since the 2008 financial crash.
Meanwhile, a first UK citizen has died of the Covid-19 coronavirus. He was a passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the UK is now 20, after the first person-to-person transmission was confirmed.
With the potential for both a human and economic crisis, can the government retain control and ensure neither market nor people panic?
Business editor Helen Thomas reports, and Katie Razzall is joined in the studio by health minister Helen Whately.
Our coverage on the coronavirus outbreak:
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- Daily News Programme of the Year - BBC Newsnight
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- 2:46
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- 6 years ago
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- BBC Newsnight was named Daily News Programme of the Year at the Royal Television Society TV Journalism awards. Here’s why. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The programme was also recognised with three other awards.
Newsnight's lead presenter Emily Maitlis won Presenter of the Year, with the judges saying, "in a year of political chaos, her nose for nonsense led to bruising encounters with politicians and her interview with a member of the Royal family will live on in history.”
Newsnight's exclusive interview with Prince Andrew was awarded both Scoop of the Year and Interview of the Year.
The interview is available to view in full here: https://bbc.in/32KZ2Ol
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- Is climate legislation putting the UK at an economic disadvantage? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport face an uncertain future after the Court of Appeal said the government's decision to allow it was unlawful.
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The verdict does not put an end to the plans, however. The judges said a third runway may be able to go ahead in the future, as long as it fits with the UK's climate commitments.
Heathrow authorities want to build a third runway to increase the number of flights to and from the London airport.
The idea to expand Heathrow has been talked about for many years, and while many businesses supported it, the plan had also attracted a lot of opposition from environmentalists and local residents.
Heathrow Airport said it would challenge the court's decision - but the government has not lodged an appeal.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
#ClimateCrisis #COP26 #ClimateChange
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- Coronavirus: How prepared is the NHS for an outbreak? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- What will the government do if there is a UK coronavirus outbreak and how prepared is the NHS? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has outlined the government response to the Coronavirus - including enhanced monitoring at airports and ports, designated hospitals ready for mass testing, guidance for schools and employers, and the roll out of a public information campaign.
In Scotland, the Chief Medical Officer said it was "highly likely" there would be a positive case and the Scottish government has established two testing labs in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
But with the country in a state of limbo, the government cannot provide cast iron assurances, but it CAN ready us for an outbreak. So has it?
Policy editor Lewis Goodall.
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- Labour leadership: Rebecca Long-Bailey and the fight for the left - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey speaks to policy editor, Lewis Goodall, about the race to become Labour leader, her policy proposals, climate change and the future of the party. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Sir Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey are all on the final ballot to become the next Labour leader, after obtaining enough support from unions and affiliated groups.
The party is also choosing a new deputy leader, following Tom Watson's resignation in December.
Voting will close on 2 April, with the results announced at a special conference two days later.
Among those taking part will be 114,000 new members who have joined since December's election, where Labour won its lowest number of seats since 1935.
Members of affiliated trades unions and groups can also vote, as well as around 14,700 "registered supporters" who have paid £25 to take part on a one-off basis.<...
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- Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno on guilty verdict – BBC Newsnight
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- 15:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The lawyer for Harvey Weinstein, nicknamed ‘The Rottweiler,’ reacts to her client’s conviction and says men and women have equal power and responsibility society. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Donna Rotunno is a lawyer specialising in defending men against accusations of sexual assault. Before the verdict in the Harvey Weinstein trial she had lost only once.
Weinstein was found guilty this week of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
Rotunno, nicknamed ‘The Rottweiler’, reduced one of the witnesses to tears during her cross examination. She says she is simply asking questions to get the other side of the story.
Emily Maitlis interviewed her about her reaction to the guilty verdict and asked if her view of sexual assault was out of date.
She is also joined by former Harvey Weinstein assistant and accuser Rowena Chiu for her reaction to the conviction and the comments by...
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- Digital Healthcare: Is it clinically effective? - BBC Newsnight
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- 12:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Babylon Health, a health service provider that uses an artificial intelligence chatbot, promises to save money on health care costs by using technology to filter patients so that only those who need medical attention will take up time and resources.
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However, many dispute its effectiveness and whether there is enough evidence to prove it is always safe.
UK Correspondent Deborah Cohen reports.
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- Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant speaks out after guilty verdict - BBC Newsnight
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- 26:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two counts in his sexual assault trial. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison and will be sentenced in March.
He was convicted on lesser charges of third-degree rape and a criminal sexual act in the first degree but he was acquitted of the most serious charges of predatory sexual assault.
He had denied all charges.
Emily Maitlis is joined by Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins, Labour MP Jess Phillips, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and and editor-at-large at The Hollywood Reporter Kim Masters to discuss what’s next for the Me Too movement.
Interview with Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno - https://bbc.in/2TgoNCY
Interview with Rowena Chiu and Zelda Perkins - https://bbc.in/37WJact
Watch more from Emily Maitlis - https://bbc.in/2T05c9R
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- Coronavirus: How is it affecting the economy? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The human cost of the coronavirus outbreak is climbing across China and beyond. The economic cost is also mounting, mainly, but not only, in China. So what is the global economic impact of Covid-19?
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That damage is, for the most part, not due to the virus itself so much as efforts to prevent it spreading.
There are strict restrictions on moving out of Wuhan, where the outbreak began, a city with a population of 11 million.
The lockdown, also now extended to other parts of Hubei province, prevents business-related travel as well as the movement of goods and workers.
Fear of the virus also means many people will choose to avoid activities they think might expose them to the risk of infection. So restaurants, cinemas, transport providers, hotels and shops are all quickly feeling the impact.
Business editor Helen Thomas reports.
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- Can the UK secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU? - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Following Brexit, the UK is free to strike new deals for selling goods and services around the world. But is it possible for the UK to negotiate a trade deal with the EU before the end of 2020?
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The UK formally left the EU on 31 January, but still trades like a member state under a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020.
Talks on the future relationship between the EU and the UK are set to begin in March once the EU's 27 members have agreed the bloc's negotiating mandate.
Policy editor Lewis Goodall reports from Brussels, where EU leaders met to discuss the bloc's future budget plans.
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- Key death data from EXCEL trial of stents and heart surgery held back - BBC Newsnight
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- 9:52
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Doctors working on a clinical trial for treatment of heart disease held back key data, Newsnight has been told. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The Excel trial tested whether stents were as effective as open heart surgery at treating patients with a heart problem called left main disease.
The data suggested more people fitted with stents were dying after three years.
It was eventually published - but only after treatment guidelines that partly relied on the trial had been written.
These guidelines recommend both stents and heart surgery for certain patients with left main disease.
The authors of the trial said it was carried out rigorously and to accepted academic standards.
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- Iranian chess referee fears going home over hijab photo - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Iranian Shohreh Bayat, an arbiter for the International Chess Federation, says it's unsafe for her to return home to Iran after she was pictured without a headscarf at an international chess tournament. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Photographs were circulated showing Bayat wearing a headscarf around her shoulders while officiating in Shanghai.
She says it would be unsafe to return to Iran where the regime often imprisons women who do not wear a headscarf.
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- Michael Bloomberg: Who is the Democrat candidate? - US Election – BBC Newsnight
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- 9:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has surged into second place in the polls, behind frontrunner Bernie Sanders.
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Despite being a Republican mayor of New York three times, Michael Bloomberg is entering the race to become the Democrat’s presidential candidate, having already spent more than all the other contenders combined in advertising his campaign.
Can he convince Democrat voters that he is the candidate to beat President Trump?
Emily Maitlis is joined by UCL’s Thomas Gift and Guardian columnist Nathan J Robinson.
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- How could a UK points-based immigration system work? - BBC Newsnight
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The government has revealed more details of its plan for a new immigration system to replace freedom of movement, now the UK has left the EU.
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Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government.
It is urging employers to "move away" from relying on "cheap labour" from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology.
The Home Office said EU and non-EU citizens coming to the UK would be treated equally after UK-EU free movement ends on 31 December.
Labour said the "hostile environment" will make it hard to attract workers.
But Home Secretary Priti Patel said the new system would mean "the brightest and the best will be able to come to the United Kingdom".
Political editor Nick Watt reports.
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- Andrew Sabisky resigns over controversial remarks - BBC Newsnight
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- 11:16
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- New Downing Street adviser Andrew Sabisky has left his position following controversial past remarks coming to light.
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Andrew Sabisky’s previous comments were related to pregnancy, eugenics and race.
In a post online following his departure from Downing Street he said he resigned as he didn’t want to be a “distraction”.
Emily is joined by Polly Mackenzie and Christopher Montgomery.
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- Coronavirus: How should China's handling of the crisis inform our response? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:13
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Newsnight has learnt details of contingency plans being drawn up to deal with the new coronavirus in the UK, were it to spread further. So how could the UK contain the virus?
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Coronavirus, which has been named Covid-19, is a severe lung disease that started in China before spreading to other countries.
As of mid-February 2020, the virus has infected 64,000 people and with 1,400 recorded deaths. However analysts believe the true scale of the illness could be up to 10 times larger than official figures, with figures doubling every five to seven days.
But as the virus continues to spread, just how prepared is the NHS to deal with the threat?
#Coronavirus #Covid19 #2019nCov
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- Deported to Jamaica: 'I was panicking, crying' – BBC Newsnight
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- 8:16
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Newsnight has spoken to two of the 17 convicted offenders deported to Jamaica on 10 February. Between them they leave behind five young children in the UK. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The British government deported 17 convicted offenders to Jamaica on Monday. Newsnight has spoken to two of them.
Rayan Crawford arrived in the UK aged 12. He was convicted for Burglary in 2017 and served 12 months of a prison sentence of 2 years and 6 months.
On 27 January, 10 officials detained him at his house.
A leaked report into the scandal, revealed by Newsnight last week, recommended that the UK stop deporting people who had arrived in the UK as children or reserve deportation for the most serious cases.
Under both of these tests it would be unlikely that Rayan Crawford would be eligible for deportation.
Rupert Smith came to the UK aged 13. He was convicted in 2016 after pleading guilty to att...
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- Who is Rishi Sunak? Shock appointment of unknown new chancellor – BBC Newsnight
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- After Sajid Javid’s shock resignation as chancellor, why did Prime Minister Boris Johnson appoint the young and little-known Rishi Sunak as his replacement? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Sajid Javid shocked Westminster by quitting as chancellor in the middle of Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Javid rejected the prime minister's order to fire his team of aides, saying "no self-respecting minister" could accept such a condition.
He has been replaced as chancellor by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak - who just seven months ago was a junior housing minister.
With just 4 weeks to go until the budget, the 39-year-old from Southampton with a reputation for loyalty will have to get to grips with one of the hardest jobs in government.
Lewis Goodall reports
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- Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor - BBC Newsnight
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- 15:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Sajid Javid has shocked Westminster by quitting as chancellor in the middle of Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle.
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Mr Javid rejected the prime minister's order to fire his team of aides, saying "no self-respecting minister" could accept such a condition. He has been replaced as chancellor by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak - who just seven months ago was a junior housing minister.
Mr Javid had been due to deliver his first Budget in four weeks' time.
The former home secretary was appointed chancellor by Mr Johnson when he became prime minister in July.
His resignation follows rumours of tensions between Mr Javid and the prime minister's senior adviser Dominic Cummings.
Political Editor Nicholas Watt reports.
Emma Barnett speaks to former treasury minister, David Gauke and Lord Lamont former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Newsnight is...
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- Steve McQueen at the Tate Modern: ‘I have no choice but to create’ - BBC Newsnight
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- 9:13
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Academy award and Turner Prize winning artist, Steve McQueen speaks to Emily Maitlis ahead of a retrospective of his work at the Tate Modern.
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From stamps depicting the Iraq war dead, to films on subjects as varied as the IRA hunger strikes, sex addiction and slavery the artist and film director Steve McQueen likes to tackle subjects that challenge his audiences.
His huge project photographing thousands of London schoolchildren is currently on display at Tate Britain, while a major retrospective of his work is about to open at Tate Modern.
Emily Maitlis went to meet him there and asked him whether he was motivated by a compulsion to create.
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- Labour leadership debate: First TV showdown UNCUT - BBC Newsnight
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- 51:17
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Labour leadership candidates Emily Thornberry, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy go head-to-head in the first televised leadership debate. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Making their case to lead the Labour Party and succeed Jeremy Corbyn, the four leadership candidates lay out their plans in a Newsnight special hosted by Katie Razzall.
The Labour leadership contest was triggered when Mr Corbyn announced he intends to step down following the party's fourth general election defeat in a row.
Labour’s performance in December’s general election was the party’s worst defeat since 1935.
Labour’s next leader will be announced on 4 April.
Rosena Allin-Khan, Richard Burgon, Dawn Butler, Ian Murray and Angela Rayner are currently in the running for the deputy leader role.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, a...
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- Is the Amazon rainforest beyond saving? - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- For decades, scientists have warned of an ‘Amazon tipping-point’: the point at which the forest loses its ability to renew itself and begins to emit more carbon than it absorbs.
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A ten year study suggests that the rainforest - a vital carbon sink that slows the pace of global warming - may be turning into a carbon source faster than previously thought.
One of the main causes is deforestation and millions of trees have been lost to logging and fires in recent years.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
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- Father Ted creator Graham Linehan on trans rights - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Father Ted writer Graham Linehan says his online campaign against what he calls ‘trans rights activists’ has made him the ‘most hated man on the internet’. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The creator of the much-loved sitcom Father Ted says his views on trans rights have cost him work.
Linehan’s vociferous arguing online, including comparing treatment of gender dysphoric children to Nazi experimentation, makes him a very divisive figure in a debate already marked by toxicity and anger.
Linehan says he is speaking up for women who are being harassed and intimidated, but critics have accused him of being a transphobe abusing a vulnerable minority.
Currently, if someone wishes to have their gender identity legally recognised, they have to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate - which requires a medical diagnosis as well as proof of having lived in that gender for two years.
Some argue ...
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- Sinn Féin on the possibility of a united Ireland - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- After Sinn Féin received the most first-preference votes in the Irish General Election, their President Mary Lou McDonald speaks to Newsnight about possibly becoming Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), a border poll, and Brexit. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Newsnight speaks to Mary Lou McDonald, President of Sinn Féin, after the party receives the highest number of first-preference votes in the Irish general election.
Their success has sent shockwaves around the country. The left wing republican party's leader says she may well become Ireland's next Taoiseach
No party will win enough seats for an outright majority and seats are continuing to be allocated. Before the election the two other largest parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ruled out forming a coalition with Sinn Féin.
Since the result, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has not ruled out working with Sinn Féin, but said that "significant incompatibil...
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- Jamaica deportations: UK government faces increased pressure over flight - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:05
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- 6 years ago
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- The government plans to deport convicted offenders to Jamaica next week.
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But Newsnight has learnt that campaigners intend to mount a legal challenge to try and stop it.
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) said the Home Office's planned charter flight from the UK to Kingston on February 11 will have a capacity for up to 50 people.
MPs, support services for migrants and activists have criticised the flight, pointing out that it is taking place before the publication of the long-delayed “Windrush lessons learned” review.
Newsnight saw leaked recommendations from a draft of the review that recommended the government consider ending the deportation of foreign-born offenders who came to the UK as children.
Political editor Nicholas Watt has the latest.
Mark Urban speaks to Bella Sankey, Director of Detention Action.
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- Rachel Maddow on the Iowa Caucus, 2020 elections & Donald Trump - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:37
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- 6 years ago
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- MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, one of President Trump’s fiercest critics, speaks to Newsnight about the President, the Iowa primaries and the upcoming 2020 Presidential election.
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Speaking to Mark Urban, she discusses why her programme decided to stop broadcasting content from the President and his administration early on in his Presidency.
She also discusses the comparisons analysts made between Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders.
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- Should we deport offenders brought to the UK as children? - BBC Newsnight
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- 14:58
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- 6 years ago
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- Newsnight has seen a draft of the Windrush report which says the government should consider ending deportations of foreign national offenders brought to the UK as children. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
A plane destined for Kingston, Jamaica is scheduled to deport a group of foreign nationals who committed offences in the UK.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “the people of this country will think it right to send back foreign national offenders.”
But a draft report into the Windrush scandal, commissed by Sajid Javid when he was home secretary, says the government should consider ending the deportation of foreign born offenders who came to the UK as children.
The findings come in a draft of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review leaked to the Labour MP David Lammy and seen exclusively by Newsnight.
The mother of an offender due to be deported to Jamaica next week says her son would be allowed ...
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- Irish Election: Is there a Sinn Féin surge? - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Republic of Ireland is set to vote in the general election, deciding who will lead the country through the next five years.
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Ireland’s current leader, the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar will be fighting to win a third successive term in government for his party Fine Gael, but faces competition from the politically similar Micheál Martin and the Fianna Fail party.
The story this election however is the rising popularity of centre left party Sinn Féin, led by Mary Lou Mcdonald.
For decades Irish politics had been dominated by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but now Sinn Féin are leading in the polls.
Will Sinn Féin’s ‘radical’ message on housing, inequality and the economy earn them a spot in the future of Irish government.
Policy editor Lewis Goodall reports
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- BBC licence fee: Is the government at war with the media? – BBC Newsnight
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- 13:06
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- 6 years ago
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- After the culture secretary suggests the licence fee could be scrapped and journalists walk out over preferential access, is Boris Johnson targeting traditional media? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
How does a Government communicate with voters? It used to involve putting MPs on the evening bulletins, giving interviews to the newspapers.
But we're in a different, evolving digital world, in which prime ministers and presidents can talk directly to the public, and frame their messages without the need to answer tough questions.
During the election campaign the prime minister was accused of dodging media appearances and his government has now been accused of boycotting major media programmes.
Has the age of the media as gatekeepers to the public finished – or are ministers simply keen to avoid scrutiny? And has the government bitten off more than it can chew?
Nick Watt reports, and Katie Razzall...
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- COP26: Is the UK prepared to lead the fight against climate change? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The UK will play host to the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, later this year.
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The UK government has set out its desire to be world leaders in the fight against climate change, by getting to net zero emissions by 2050.
The feasibility of this goal has however been questioned by former president of the conference Claire O’Neil, who argues “we’ve seen a huge lack of leadership and engagement” and are not currently operating at the level to be world leaders.
A Newsnight investigation in conjunction with Greenpeace also found that despite domestic government pledges, the government is still funding fossil fuel projects abroad.
So how committed is the government in tackling our current climate crisis?
James Clayton reports.
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- US election 2020: Sanders and Buttigieg take early lead ahead of State of the Union – BBC Newsnight
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- 12:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As the President prepares his State of the Union address, the Democrats released just over 60% of the results from the Iowa Caucus with Buttigieg and Sanders ahead. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
With the Senate impeachment trial soon at an end, it seems almost certain the Republican majority will acquit their President.
His State of the Union address will be a chance for him to revel in facing down an opposition party trying to remove him from office.
Meanwhile, the race to find his opponent fell into chaos as the winner of the Iowa caucus was not clear amid technical problems.
The Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price announced the release of 62% of the votes and Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders appeared to hold an early lead. But he gave no timeframe for the release of the remaining results.
David Grossman takes us through what went wrong on the night for the Democrats, and Emily is joi...
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- US elections 2020: Democrat hopefuls begin battle for nomination - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The first event to decide the Democratic presidential nominee began on Monday with the Iowa Caucuses.
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Eleven candidates are competing for the nomination, with Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden currently leading the group.
The results of the vote have however been “plunged into chaos” by apparent technology issues.
The state's Democratic Party said the holdup was a "reporting issue", adding that it expected to "have numbers to report later today”.
Some of the other big names including Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar will be hoping to snatch victory from the leading favourites
US correspondent David Grossman examines the candidates in the race.
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- London terror incident: How can attacks be stopped? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:09
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- 6 years ago
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- After the latest terror attack, the government has announced emergency legislation to end the automatic release of terror offenders from prison. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The Streatham attack was perpetrated by a man who was released from Belmarsh prison less two weeks prior.
The speed of the response was rapid - he was being closely watched by armed police.
So is delaying the release of terror offenders the answer? Or is there more to be done from inside the confines of prison?
James Clayton reports.
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- NHS winter crisis: Patients discharged ‘earlier than they should be’ – BBC Newsnight
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- 4:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Emails leaked to Newsnight reveal the extent of this winter’s NHS crisis. A bed shortage means patients could be being discharged before they are ready. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
NHS staff are saying the service is under strain like never before. Doctors are worried a shortage of beds means patients are being discharged before they are ready or have somewhere suitable to go.
Emails from senior managers at two NHS hospitals reveal a service that is running out of beds, and the despair of those trying to sort it out.
The clinical director at one hospital in Bangor in North Wales said this was “the worst start to a day in… 13 years,” and that meant staff “will have to be risky”. The Royal Oldham Hospital’s Director of Operations said they were facing “one of the worst predicted overnight bed positions that I have ever known in any hospital throughout my career”.
Deborah Cohen reports.
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- Post-Brexit Britain and the reality of politics - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - but can the UK political system recover?
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It's pretty hard to imagine a more divisive time in recent history. There may be talk of healing or moving on, but in the last few years key parts of our democracy have faced sustained and prolonged criticism. Wrangling over Brexit has tested the British constitution as never before.
Lewis Goodall asks how our political system can recover.
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- Nigel Farage: 'Brexit is the greatest moment in modern British history' - BBC Newsnight
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- 3:39
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- 6 years ago
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- The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum.
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Speaking from Parliament Square the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage tells Emily Maitlis, "we've won the war, now we have to win the peace."
The moment the UK left the EU - 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 - was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests.
Candlelit vigils were held in Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, while Brexiteers partied in London's Parliament Square.
Boris Johnson has vowed to bring the country together and "take us forward".
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- Climate change: 'My last chance to save the Amazon rainforest' - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.
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The number of fires in the Amazon rose by a third last year, according to the latest figures released this month.
Environmental campaigners and indigenous groups have warned that the policies of Brazil’s populist leader Jair Bolsonaro have heavily contributed to the fires and to the destruction of the rainforest.
Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire gathered leaders from across the Amazon to make a stand against further incursion into their lands.
The assembled delegates drew up a manifesto to present to the government in Brasilia.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
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- Labour leadership contest: Who are the party's new members? - BBC Newsnight
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- 4:24
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Labour Party's membership has risen to a record high, having increased by about 100,000 since the election. But who are the new members and how will they influence the result of the Labour leadership contest?
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Newsnight has been told by a source on Labour's ruling body, the National Executive Committee, that the new total figure is 576,000.
That would surpass the increase seen during the 2015 leadership contest.
The latest rise in numbers has been driven by the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, with the ballot to replace him opening on 21 February.
The last recorded high was in December 2017, where the total number reached 567,400. The party experienced a gradual decrease in membership numbers from 2018 onwards.
This trend only slowly started to be arrested as the general election approached but has reversed quickly in the weeks following.
All of th...
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- Will the UK diverge or politically align with the EU post-Brexit? - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- With the UK almost out of the EU, a new phase of negotiations is set to begin with predictions that it will produce a new 'cliff edge' later this year.
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The European Parliament has ratified the Withdrawal Agreement, the last legal obstacle to Brexit. But while the so-called divorce deal has been done, the battle over the future relationship is just getting under way.
Diplomatic editor Mark Urban reports from Brussels.
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- Coronavirus: Is the UK’s response to Covid19 proportionate? - BBC Newsnight
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- 9:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Britain has banned all but essential travel to China however there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
British Airways has taken active steps in stopping the spread of the coronavirus and has suspended all flights between the UK and China.
Hundreds of British citizens being flown back to the UK from Wuhan will be put in quarantine for two weeks on their arrival.
It’s believed that passengers will have to sign a contract committing to the quarantine period.
So is the UK’s response too severe and how worried should we be? Is the spread of panic travelling faster than the virus?
James Clayton reports.
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- Trump releases long-awaited Middle East peace plan - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel's "undivided capital". But what impact will his plans have on the people of the Middle East?
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Standing alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Mr Trump said his proposals "could be the last opportunity" for Palestinians.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has dismissed the plans stating outright that “Jerusalem is not for sale; all our rights are not for sale and are not for bargain. And your deal, the conspiracy, will not pass.”
Under President Trump’s proposals:
- The US would recognise Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements.
- Jerusalem would remain “Israel’s undivided capital.”
- The new map drawn by Trump would “more than double the Palestinian territory and provide a Palestinian capital in eastern Jerusalem.”
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- What kept the first episode of Newsnight off air? – BBC Newsnight
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- 5:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The very first episode of Newsnight was never actually broadcast – the programme was kept off air for days. Here, Newsnight’s first ever editor and presenter reunite to explain why. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Newsnight has reunited Peter Snow, the programme’s first presenter, and George Carey, its first editor, at the BBC’s Written Archives Centre to look back on what made the programme so unique – and so difficult to air.
A union dispute about the merging of Current Affairs and News kept the programme off air for two days after it was originally billed.
George Carey said he instructed the team to “go for news stories, things that haven’t been on the news agenda”.
One BBC observer said “the weather was his favourite item”.
Produced by Stuart Denman.
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