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Patient safety at risk, UK ministers warned as healthcare staff strike
British health sector bosses are warning the government of the risk to patient safety from a wave of industrial action as ambulance workers prepare to walk out and nurses threaten further strikes in a…
Zelensky visits front-line city of Bakhmut
The Ukrainian President has made an unannounced visit to the front-line city of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian and Russian forces have fought a fierce, months-long battle.
Almost 10,000 expected at memorial for slain Queensland police
Almost 10,000 people are expected to attend a memorial service in Brisbane today for the slain police constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold. The two officers were shot and killed in a deadly… Audio
Children among 547 detained Syrians declared dead - rights monitor
The the independent Syrian Network for Human Rights group says the documents provided answers to the fates of hundreds of missing people.
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on this week's funeral service in Brisbane for the two young police officers gunned down in rural Queensland, and football hooliganism in Melbourne over the weekend. He also… Audio
Fiji election fair, democratic process must now move forward - McClay
Election observer MP Todd McClay says he believes Fiji's election was fair and that the country must now democratically decide the composition of the next government. Audio
Giant hotel aquarium with 1500 fish explodes
Two people are injured as the Berlin aquarium, containing a million litres of water, bursts open.
Malaysia campsite landslide kills at least 21, including children
A landslide has killed at least 21 people, including children, while they slept in their tents at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia.
Sam McAlister: the woman behind that Prince Andrew interview
In November 2019 a BBC interview with Prince Andrew sent shockwaves around the world. This was one of many exclusive interviews secured by "booker extraordinaire" Sam McAlister, a former producer on… Audio
JFK assassination documents released by National Archives
The US National Archives has released thousands of documents related to the 1963 assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy.
Tenby Powell on his charity KiwiKare's work in Ukraine
He's featured on First Up throughout the year, dialing in from Ukraine where he's been delivering humanitarian aid ... Former soldier, businessman, former mayor and now humanitarian Tenby Powell is… Audio
Africa:sadly Morocco didn't make it through to final of FWC
To Africa now, where hearts broke across the continent as the Moroccan team was bundled out of the World Cup. With Anna Thomas from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio
US: Crypto baron Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
We begin this morning in the United States, and our correspondent in New York is Bevan Hurley. Audio
Musk cashes out another $3.6 b in Tesla stock - Reuters
Tesla boss Elon Musk has disclosed another $3.6b in stock sales, taking his total near $40b this year and frustrating investors as the company's shares wallow at two-year lows.
Ukraine asks for 50m energy efficient lightbulbs
To Europe now, where Anna Thomas is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio
UK:4 migrants died crossing a freezing English Channel
Let's begin Thursday's programme in the UK, with Anna Thomas from London is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio
Musk no longer world's richest man, 'Twitter circus' blamed
Elon Musk is reportedly no longer the world's richest man.
'The time has come': Ukrainian leader calls on NZ for contribution
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament this morning and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Australia: Robodebt inquiry, gas plan, Queensland shooting
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the Royal Commission of Inquiry underway into the country's Robodebt scheme - an automated debt recovery programme introduced in… Audio
New sanctions on Iranians over weapons supply to Russia
New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and an entity involved in the manufacture and supply of drones to Russia.
