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What will the changes UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made to student loans mean for graduates?

A group of protestors dressed as sharks gathered outside Parliament in opposition to the plans to freeze the salary threshold at which students start paying back their loans, which Rachel Reeves called ‘reasonable and fair'.

The World at One’s Sarah Montague and PM’s Evan Davis discuss the possible impacts on students.

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Following the latest release of the Epstein files, claims made by the then Prince Andrew in the 2019 BBC Newsnight interview have been put into question.

The BBC’s Sean Coughlan and Sarah Campbell have gone through the interview to compare Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s replies with emails which were apparently sent by and to the former prince.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing growing pressure from US officials and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre to testify in the US about his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

We have contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for comment. He has previously denied any wrongdoing.

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US President Donald Trump reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.

The so-called 2009 "endangerment finding" concluded that a range of greenhouse gases were a threat to public health - its become the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles.

The White House called the reversal the "largest deregulation in American history", saying it would make cars cheaper, bringing down costs for automakers by $2,400 per vehicle.

Environmental groups said the move is by far the most significant rollback on climate change yet attempted and are set to challenge it in the courts.

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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won a majority of more than two-thirds of seats in parliament in a landmark election.

This is a huge change of fortunes for BNP leader Tarique Rahman who spent 17 years in self-imposed exile in London, our correspondent said.

Voters also endorsed sweeping constitutional reform in a referendum held alongside the general election.

These are the first polls since student-led protests in 2024 ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, who denies ordering a crackdown in which 1,400 people were killed.

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After the scandal surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson, and in the wake of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling on him to resign, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under further pressure this week.

Will Starmer survive as PM or is he, as one Question Time audience member asked, now a “lame duck”.

Watch the panel, featuring Labour MP Luke Pollard, Conservative MP Ben Spencer, Green MP Ellie Chowns and columnist Nadine Dorries debate the question in Bristol.

Catch up with the whole of the debate with BBC Question Time on iPlayer and Sounds now.

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Highly potent synthetic opioid drugs called nitazenes, which experts say can be many times more potent than heroin, have been linked to hundreds of deaths in the UK.

Records show some people are taking them by accident, as they are mixed in with other drugs as cheap substitutes.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) believes nitazenes are being smuggled into the UK through the post. Due to their strength, they can be secreted in small volumes in parcels.

New data obtained by BBC News shows almost all the deaths as a result of taking the substance were accidental, with Birmingham being a hotspot.

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Billionaire and Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has apologised to those who were offended by his comment that “the UK has been colonised by immigrants”. He said this to a journalist at a business summit in Belgium earlier this week.

Sir Keir Starmer, who condemned Sir Jim’s comments has said that he was right to apologise for causing offence. While the businessman was also criticised by Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, and other opposition parties and footballing groups, Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has defended him saying ‘Labour may try to ignore [immigration] but Reform won't.’

James and Alex are joined by chief football news reporter, reporter Simon Stone.

Plus the BBC’s climate editor, Justin Rowlatt, joins James and Alex to explain the data that says China’s CO2 emissions have been falling for the past year and what it tells us about the trends for global emissions.

00:00: What has happened with Sir Jim Ratcliffe today?

03:03: Sir Jim Ratcliffe making the comment

03:38: Newcast fact checks Sir Jim Ratcliffe's immigration statistics against those from the Office of National Statistics

09:25: Nigel Farage post a video of support for Sir Jim Ratcliffe

18:37: Global climate analysis

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New data shows that China’s emissions of carbon dioxide fell in 2025, the first full year to show such a decline. The drop, measured by the Carbon Brief website is only 0.3%, but climate campaigners say it could signify a milestone for the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

The BBC's Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt explains why China has made a shift towards clean energy through decades of investment, and how its policies contrast with other big emitters such as the United States.

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How do we protect children from using weight loss drugs who don't need it? Could we soon see weight loss pills, instead of injections?

Weight loss medications — like Mounjaro and Wegovy — have become ubiquitous. In just a few short years, they’ve transformed the way we live, move, and eat, whether we take them or not. And access and demand are only increasing, as pill forms of the drugs come onto the market. But where did they come from? And how are they reshaping our world?

Giles Yeo, a professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at the University of Cambridge discusses these issues with Asma Khalid

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0:00 Introduction

4:00 What Are GLP-1 Drugs?

7:32 Impact on Diet & Food Industry

12:32 Side Effects & Safety Concerns

14:31 Use in Children

16:13 Pill Form & Future Accessibility

19:41 Cultural Impact & Beauty Standards

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Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry his language "offended some people" after he was criticised by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham for his comments on immigration.

Ratcliffe, who is also founder of one of the world’s largest chemical companies Ineos, told Sky News that the UK has been "colonised" by immigration and cited incorrect figures to back up his claim.

In a statement, the billionaire said: "It is important to raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth."

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman says it is "right" that Ratcliffe apologised for his "offensive and wrong" comments.

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