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China is preparing to host a massive military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of WWII. World leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will be looking on, but most Western leaders will not be there. We explore what the display of military might means for the world and speak to the man dubbed the "architect" of Trump's China policy in his first term.

Comedy writer and co-creator of Father Ted, Graham Linehan, has been arrested in London over social media posts concerning trans issues. Tomorrow Nigel Farage will speak to the US Congress about the issue about free speech in the UK and promised to raise the issue. We speak to one of the Congressman Farage will be addressing.

And as a review finds Scotland's police need better uniforms, we ask a fashion designer to lend his expertise.

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