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As Andy Burnham confirms he would seek to join a Labour leadership contest against PM Keir Starmer if elected in the Makerfield by-election, the Question Time panel are asked by an audience member: “How can politicians restore trust and confidence?”

Featuring Labour and Co-operative Party's Andy Burnham, Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, Conservative Michael Winstanley, Liberal Democrat Jake Austin, and The Green Party’s Sarah Wakefield.

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The first televised debate from the Makerfield by-election has taken place in a special edition of Question Time.

Adam and Chris reunite after Question Time to discuss all the biggest moments, including Andy Burnham’s clearest confirmation yet that he will stand in a Labour leadership election - but will he trigger one?

00:00 Intro

00:32 Trust in politicians and why this by-election is happening

01:32 Andy Burnham confirms he would enter a Labour leadership contest

07:03 Audience anger at Keir Starmer and Reform’s response

09:12 Robert Kenyon challenged over historic social media posts

12:32 Policing and the debate over recent disorder

17:04 Housing, the EU and local issues on the campaign trail

19:30 Outro

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Could Democrats flip Iowa from the Republicans?

It’s a state Trump has won three times and Republicans have dominated for more than a decade. The last senate race the Democrats won there was Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, before he went on to win the presidential nomination. But now, overnight primary results from Iowa are leaving Democrats feeling optimistic.

Justin, Sarah and Anthony break down the key races, including a well-funded, gun-owning Democratic gubernatorial candidate who is appealing to voters across party lines, versus a Republican outsider who won without Trump’s endorsement. Does this signal an end to Trump’s winning streak when it comes to picking Republican candidates?

Democrats are also hoping to flip the senate, with a paralympian gold medallist who was backed by Chuck Schumer and the party establishment.

We analyse how important Iowa is for the Democrats to win, and for Republicans to keep hold of.

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The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has rejected the terms of a US-backed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

In a strongly-worded statement, the Iran-backed group's leader Naim Qassem said negotiations had been "futile" and "humiliating" for Lebanon, and rejected categorically by "broad segments of the Lebanese people".

It comes after Israel and Lebanon announced a renewal of their fragile ceasefire with the creation of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned.

In a joint statement released on Wednesday by the US State Department, the three countries said the deal was "contingent on a complete cessation" of fire by Hezbollah.

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The FIFA 2026 World Cup will be the biggest ever — spanning three countries, 48 teams, 104 matches, and an audience of billions.

Now, for the first time, artificial intelligence will sit at the heart of the tournament.

From sharper offside decisions to real-time digital replicas of all 16 stadiums, organisers will use AI to monitor crowds, improve safety, and manage the event from a single command centre.

Every player has been body-scanned to create their own individual 3D avatar — giving referees and VAR officials a far more precise tool for offside decisions.

For fans, both in the stadium and at home, it promises an entirely new way to experience the game.

So will more AI really improve the game? Or risk taking something away from it?

Join AI Decoded as we explore whether technology can truly enhance football — and what fans actually want from the future of the sport.

Presenter Christian Fraser is joined by Andy Rhodes, Managing Director of Lenovo UK & Ireland and Amod Sahasrabudhe, Machine Learning Engineer at Gemini Sports Analytics and Priya Lakhani, entrepreneur, Arsenal fan, and BBC AI Decoded co-host.

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A breakthrough drug for ovarian cancer that is kinder on the body and extends lives is now available on the NHS.

The drug, called mirvetuximab soravtansine, is a known as a "biological missile" as it delivers chemotherapy drugs direct to the cancerous tissue rather than to the whole body - reducing debilitating side-effects.

Up to 400 patients a year in England could benefit from the new treatment – the first for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer in 20 years.

There are nearly 7,750 cases of ovarian cancer in the UK each year.

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Intelligence agencies have issued a warning that Chinese agents are posing as HR recruiters and consultants to trick Western government and military personnel into disclosing state secrets. The Five Eyes alliance, comprised of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand say Chinese spies advertise fake analyst jobs on platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork, then try to persuade applicants to share classified or privileged information in interviews or trial reports.

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the UK condemned the warning, describing the accusations as "purely false" and "malicious slander".

China's supporters have pointed out that the American NSA and British GCHQ intelligence services also collect data online, as do social media and tech giants.

The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner tells us more about the extent of Beijing's espionage and what strategic advantage the government of Xi Jinping is trying to achieve.

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00:00 Introduction

00:36 China's fake job spy scheme

01:26 What sets this operation apart

03:00 China responds to spying allegations

03:37 Why is China spying on the West?

04:21 Gaining an edge in the AI race

05:40 China, the US and Taiwan

06:06 Western spying on China

08:02 Preserving diplomacy in spite of spying

Casting is finally underway for a new James Bond. But why has it taken five years to even begin the search?

Since Daniel Craig retired as Bond in 2021, there have been reports of a behind-the-scenes David and Goliath battle between the family business which has held creative control of the franchise since the 1960s and its new owners, Amazon. It is now up to Jeff Bezos’s tech giant to decide who will play 007 – and how to run the series.

In an era when Hollywood studios are desperate to eke out every last dollar from movie franchises, can James Bond retain its mystique and appeal to a new generation of cinema goers?

We speak to Wall Street Journal enterprise reporter Erich Schwartzel plus we try to work out how Bond can appeal to a Gen Z audience.

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Chapters:

01:05 “I’ve never seen a James Bond movie.”

04:12 Why arent there any new Bond films?

05:30 Who are the Broccoli family?

07:16 Did the Broccolis invent broccoli?

08:54 How did Amazon get involved in Bond?

10:27 Why is there friction between Amazon and the Broccolis?

12:20 So whats the future for Bond?

14:22 Can they update Bond for the modern age?

16:30 What does Xandra think of Casino Royale?

18:20 Can Bond appeal to Gen Z?

19:09 Who is going to be the next Bond?

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At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.

Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan and Tel al-Hawa neighbourhoods and Shati refugee camp in the early hours of Thursday, causing powerful explosions and panic among residents.

Among videos posted on social media, said to be the aftermath of the attacks, were distressing images of people trying to leave a building engulfed in fire in Shati camp.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

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US President Donald Trump has hit back at lawmakers who voted to send him a rebuke over the war in Iran, labelling the group "unpatriotic".

On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to halt Trump from taking further military action.

In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: "Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Who would do such an unpatriotic thing."

It is unclear how much legal force the House's measure will have. The White House has dismissed its merits.

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