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Ahead of Scotland's match against Morocco later tonight, @Sarah_Montague and @EvanHD ask whether sporting wins can help the UK economy ⚽️

Watch the full conversation now ⬇️
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“This is a desperately evil case.”

Former Conservative children’s minister Tim Loughton reflects on the murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey. He was sexually assaulted by his adoptive fathers, one of whom killed him.

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"All these agencies are doing their very, very best."

Safeguarding consultant Joanna Nicolas defends care workers who didn’t raise the alarm about the pattern of abuse inflicted on 13-month-old Preston Davey by his adoptive parents.

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“Do you think a contest is better than a coronation?”

@Sarah_Montague asks Baroness Smith, Leader of the House of Lords, about the prospect of a Labour leadership contest.

A list of all candidates in the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://t.co/ThSgQfSJ7K

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The Law Commission is proposing a change to the way that murder is prosecuted in England and Wales, including the creation of a 'murder with partial defence' charge.

Wendy Josephs KC, a former judge at the Old Bailey, explains the changes.

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"It's the space to allow ideas to come in."

After concerns that children may be bored following the government's social media ban for under 16's, Sir Grayson Perry and Sir Michael Morpurgo discuss the art of boredom.

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""Because it's hard"" isn't a reason not to try."

Josh MacAllister, the Minister for Children and Families, says despite concerns over the effectiveness of a ban on social media for under 16s, the government is right to make the change.

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How will a landmark social media ban for under-16s, announced by the government today, be implemented?

BBC Technology Editor @zsk explains more.

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"I had to call Elizabeth Taylor to tell her not to come to dinner because David was a bit tired."

Dan Lepard, personal chef of David Hockney in the 1990s, shares a memory of his time working for the influential British artist, who has died aged 88.

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John Healey has resigned as defence secretary after criticising the full financial settlement for the Defence Investment Plan, saying it 'falls short' of what the country needs.

Sir Richard Barrons, co-author of the strategic defence review, reacts to the resignation.

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Labour MP Melanie Ward has accused 32 UK registered charities of funnelling £28m to illegal Israeli settlements.

She says the Charity Commission 'needs to get its act together' and investigate, while David Ward from the commission denies the body is 'asleep at the wheel'.

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"What take away is there for the government from this attack?"

@Sarah_Montague asks Cabinet Office minister James Frith about tighter border controls, as the Belfast suspect Hadi Alodid is charged with attempted murder.

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HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has urgently put HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes into special measures for the second time in three years.

Charlie Taylor explains how a 'bottleneck' in the vetting process is causing major staffing issues.

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"We have the opportunity here, in a matter of months, to basically eliminate child sex abuse in the UK."

Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips reacts to the government's plan to block children from taking and viewing nude images, after resigning from her post in May.

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The government has given tech companies three months to block access to naked images on smartphones and other devices for under-18s. But what happens if they don't comply?

Victims minister Catherine Atkinson says 'there will be sanctions', including 'significant fines'.

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The Home office has told us:
“Asylum claims are down, hotel use is falling and immigration enforcement activity is at the highest level on record - with the largest number of raids and arrests ever."

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The Public Accounts Committee report has been looking at the way that the Home Office deals with asylum seekers.

Its chair, Tory MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, says the report has found that the system is 'in chaos'.

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Does the UK have so-called two-tier policing?

@Sarah_Montague asks Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens and Shadow Home Office minister Katie Lam, following protests in Southampton over the murder of Henry Nowak.

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"We will be announcing a raft of new measures to remove all of this 'anti-racism' which creates racism."

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesperson for home affairs, explains what he thinks must happen now following the case of murdered student Henry Nowak and bodycam footage released.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says that people should respond to Henry Nowak's death in 'pure cold rage', and it is evidence of a 'two-tier culture'.

@Sarah_Montague hears from Stephen Roberts, former Met Police deputy assistant commissioner, and Reform UK's Zia Yusuf.