Fatima Al-Kassab

@NPR producer | Previously BBC Radio 4 @BBCWorldatOne and @BBCPM

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Jon Snow, the former Channel 4 News Lead Presenter, has opened up about his Alzheimer's diagnosis.

The 78-year-old speaks about the disease in an interview with the Daily Mail, and forthcoming documentary.

In Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, he travels to Zambia to investigate a chemical spill and pollution in the Kafue River.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Keir Starmer has suggested the US is trying to interfere in British democracy after JD Vance blamed the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.

The US VP posted that “if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it”.

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[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Oh no, Jon Snow is a legend and was a journalistic hero of mine for so many years when I was getting started as a journalist in the UK. https://t.co/SGFI1W99Ew

[Lindsey Hilsum @lindseyhilsum]

Total gridlock in #Beirut as familes flee Dahieh under Israeli threat of bombing. Some leaving for the fourth time in 18 months.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Israeli military has ordered the entire city of Tyre - know as the capital of South Lebanon - to evacuate the area ahead of planned strikes. This follows a duplicate order for Nabatieh a few days ago. Some of the country’s biggest cities are being forced to empty. The orders come after the Israeli PM instructed the military to increase its attacks in Lebanon as part of its campaign to stop Hezbollah firing into N Israel

[Daniel Estrin @DanielEstrin]

NEW: The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the UN unless the Palestinian ambassador withdraws his run for vice president of the General Assembly, according to a US State Department cable Tuesday obtained by NPR.

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[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

BREAKING

The late Queen pressed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on the role of trade envoy on behalf of the government, newly released documents show.

In February 2000 Sir David Wright, the chief executive of British Trade International, had a “wide ranging discussion” with the Queen’s private secretary about Andrew’s appointment.

At the time his career in the Royal Navy was coming to an end after 22 years

“The Queen’s wish is that the Duke of Kent should be succeeded in this role [as trade envoy] by the Duke of York,” Wright said. “The Duke of Kent is to relinquish his responsibilities around April next year. That would fit well with the end of the Duke of York’s active naval career.

“The Queen is very keen that the Duke of York should take on a prominent role in the promotion of national interests. No other member of the Royal Family would be available to succeed the Duke of Kent. The Duke of York’s adoption of this role would seem like a natural fit.”

Andrew became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment in 2001 but stepped down 10 years later amid the furore over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile American financier

He received no salary for travelling around the world and at home promoting Britain’s business interests, but criticisms were made about the thousands of pounds spent each year on his expenses and travel costs

His decision to quit the role came in the same year he was pictured with his arm around his primary accuser, Virginia Giuffre, who said she was trafficked to the former duke at the home of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

Giuffre claimed she had sex with the former prince three times – at Maxwell’s home in London, at Epstein’s New York townhouse and on the disgraced financier’s Caribbean island, Little St James

The former Duke of York faces accusations of sharing sensitive information with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while acting as a special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011. He categorically denies the claims

The documents have been released after a Humble Address by the Liberal Democrats

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[The World at One @BBCWorldatOne]

Up to 57 individuals and 20 companies could be charged over the Grenfell Tower fire.

Michael Mansfield KC represents some of the victims and explains his scepticism over 'full justice' being done and says the investigation has taken too long.

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Met Police will ask the CPS to consider charging up to 57 people & 20 companies over the Grenfell Tower fire

Alleged offences include corporate & gross negligence manslaughter, misconduct in public office & fraud

72 people were killed in the disaster https://t.co/ISGEZr3DaR

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Irish leaders condemn Israel's detention of president's sister https://t.co/2OY27w9iWs

[Ridge & Frost @RidgeandFrost]

'The enormity of what happened here hits you'

Sky's @DominicWaghorn reports live from Minab in Iran at the school which was allegedly hit by a U.S. strike, killing more than 150 people

Sky News is the first international news team to report from the site.

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Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say https://t.co/TGZPpgWRHu

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Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding https://t.co/huwmAu2FdV

[Henry Zeffman @hzeffman]

EXCLUSIVE

Sir Keir Starmer will not seek to block Andy Burnham from becoming the Labour candidate in Makerfield, the BBC understands.

An ally of Keir Starmer said: “Keir is focused on bringing the party together so it can tackle the issues facing working families.”

[Financial Times @FT]

Farage says £5mn gift was ‘reward’ for Brexit campaigning https://t.co/RwI3xTSStB

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

He’s running…

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash, shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, Sky News learns.

Sky's political correspondent @AliFortescue has this exclusive story ⬇️ 

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[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

BREAKING: Wes Streeting has resigned

[Henry Zeffman @hzeffman]

BREAKING from @ChrisMasonBBC

The BBC understands that the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has decided to begin an inquiry into whether the Reform leader Nigel Farage has breached the House of Commons Code of Conduct over accepting a £5m gift and not declaring it

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UK PM Keir Starmer tells cabinet he will "get on with governing" and leadership challenge has not been triggered

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