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Newsnight•Season 45•Episode 241

The failure to protect Sara Sharif

Dec 11, 202430 min
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Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by the people who were supposed to be looking after her. The court heard that there were many missed opportunities where Sara could have been protected. Why does this little girl's story feel like one we have heard before? We

Season 45 Episodes248

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E1

The Eve of the Longest-Ever NHS Strike

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E2

2024's Political and Economic Outlook

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E3

An Autumn Election...Probably

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US Election Speeches

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Post Office: will justice be delivered?

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Post Office scandal fallout

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The Post Office Scandal

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Will UK and America bomb Yemen?

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The Red Sea missile war

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Who wins the first race to become the US 2024 Republican candidate?

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Rebels with a cause

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Rishi and Rwanda: The Big Vote

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Doug in a Hole?

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Paying For Net Zero

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Hostage Families Meet UK Leaders

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Grenfell: The Long Fight for Justice

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700 days of war in Ukraine

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Fresh Post Office Allegations

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Will ICJ Ruling Change Anything?

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Drone Strikes: How should the US respond?

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Done deal in Northern Ireland?

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Donaldson's Big Gamble

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Manhunt Underway After 'Acid Attack'

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The alkali attack manhunt

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King Charles Announcement

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'Scandal Bigger Than Thalidomide' Payout?

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A Defining Moment For Labour?

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Labour's £28bn U-turn

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Jailed Imran Khan 'wins' Pakistan Election

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Labour Ditches Rochdale Candidate

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Rafah Assault By Israel Looms

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Antisemitism in politics

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Polls Close at Two By-elections

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Alexei Navalny Dies in Jail

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Navalny's Widow Vows to Fight

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Gaza Ceasefire Back on the Political Menu?

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Chaos in the Commons

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Can Commons Speaker Keep His Job?

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Is Ukraine Losing Its War?

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Do the Tories Have an Islamophobia Problem?

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Where is Post Office Compensation?

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PM Warns of 'Mob Rule'

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E43

How Police Failed Sarah Everard

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Sunak: Galloway Victory 'Beyond Alarming'

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On the Road: 04/03/2024

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E46

Budget Eve

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Budget Day

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America Steps Into Gaza

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Is More Defence Spending a Luxury?

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On the Road: 11/03/2024

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Tory Donor's Alleged Remarks 'Racist'

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Sunak's Plans to Curb 'Extremism'

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New Definition of 'Extremism'

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Giving Russia's $300 billion to Kyiv

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On the Road: 18/03/2024

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19/03/2024

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Can the Rwanda Bill Save Sunak?

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Labour's Deputy Leader and the Tax Row

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The Princess of Wales's Cancer Announcement

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On the Road: 25/03/2024

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Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapses

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What a Mess

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Is the Tide Turning Against Privatisation?

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British Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Strike

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Is Israel Now Heading For Early Elections?

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An Arms Embargo on Israel?

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A Turning Point in Gaza?

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Police Unprotection

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Wragg Resigns

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Transgender NHS report: 'A system failure'

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The Death of OJ Simpson

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Rayner under investigation

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Iran ups the stakes

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A 'smoke-free generation'?

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Rwanda: When Will Flights Take Off?

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Sturgeon's Husband Charged

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A critical vote on Ukraine

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Parliament's late-night Rwanda votes

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Ukraine: Is Money Enough to Win the War?

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Should the Trains Be Renationalised?

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Scotland's coalition collapses

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King to Resume Public Duties

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Wanted: A New SNP Leader

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Sword Killing Renews Ban Call

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Student Gaza Protests Turn Violent

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E86

Election Night Starts Here

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The Morning After: Elections and Sunak?

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07/05/2024

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Tory Defection: A Problem for Labour?

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Will Stormy Daniels trial help or harm Trump?

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America and Israel at loggerheads

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E92

Unpaid Carers Asked to Repay Benefits

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E93

Protests in Georgia

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E94

Who Shot the Slovak Prime Minister?

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E95

The Schoolchildren Killed by Infected Blood

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E96

What went wrong with UK water?

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E97

Infected blood 'day of shame’

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E98

What went wrong on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321?

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Sunak gambles on summer election

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Day one on the campaign trail

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E101

Gove Quits Parliament

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Is Abbott barred?

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E103

The Diane Abbott Row Deepens

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Trump found guilty

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Trump fights the law

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03/06/2024

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Election debate: who won?

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The election campaign gets dirty

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E109

Is the Farage Effect a Thing?

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Mordaunt Defends Sunak

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Will Rishi Sunak Make a Manifesto Gamble?

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11/06/2024

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Starmer v Sunak Round 2

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The Return of the Magnificent 7

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Don't Mention Brexit

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Reform in the Spotlight

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Major Tory Donor to Back Labour

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Health Special: Live in Birmingham

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The election betting row grows

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Are politicians ignoring young voters?

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How Damaging is the Gambling Row?

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Election Date Betting Scandal Deepens

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Starmer v Sunak

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Biden and Trump face off in the big rematch

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Live in Glasgow

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Election week begins

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02/07/2024

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The night before the big day

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After the Political Earthquake

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Labour’s prisoner dilemma

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Joe Biden Fights For Political Survival

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Biden meets Starmer

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The Pressure Mounts on Joe Biden

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Biden on the Brink?

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Trump Picks Former Critic as Running Mate

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Rebellion Brews over King’s Speech

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Can Labour deliver?

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Is time up for Biden?

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Biden: Digging in or getting out?

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Who is Kamala Harris?

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Starmer's First Rebellion

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Who will lead the Tories?

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Manchester Airport Kicking

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Paris Olympics: Sabotage and Spectacle

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Two children killed in Southport attack

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30/07/2024

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What Did BBC Know About Huw Edwards?

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Edwards: Did the BBC Do Enough?

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Police brace for further disorder

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How Should We Respond to the Riots?

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Who is Tim Walz?

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Police Fear Disturbances Across England

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Why Did the Riots Happen?

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Will Starmer Toughen Social Media Laws?

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What Went Wrong in the Calocane Case?

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Middle East on the Brink?

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Ukraine Incursion: How Will Putin Respond?

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Can Middle East peace talks deliver?

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Is Labour Caving to the Unions?

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Multimillionaire Goes Missing on Yacht

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20/08/2024

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21/08/2024

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Kamala Harris takes the stage

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A pensioner revolt? Starmer feels the heat

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Has Starmer Signalled Austerity 2.0?

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Can Starmer's Brexit 'reset' work?

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Harris and Walz give their first big interview

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30/08/2024

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What do the Tory contenders believe?

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Horror in the Channel

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Grenfell Tower Report: Who Is to Blame?

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Can Keir Starmer Win the First 100 Days?

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Can Labour Handle the Unions?

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No U-Turns on Winter Fuel or Prisoners

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10/09/2024

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Govt's NHS report: First reaction

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Will Starmer take on the unions?

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Putin threatens war

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Huw Edwards: Sentenced

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Diane Abbott: Political Survivor

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Hezbollah and the Exploding Pagers

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E182

Will Hezbollah Hit Back at Israel?

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Economics of fear

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Chancellor: ‘Best Days Ahead’

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The PM pleads for patience

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E186

Remembering the Nova Festival Attack

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Can the UN stop a wider Middle East war?

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E188

Labour's Budget Briefing

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Tory leadership race hots up

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E190

Iran attacks Israel

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Amanda Abbington Talks to Newsnight

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E192

Britain Hands Back the Chagos Islands

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Where's the Middle East Conflict Heading?

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07/10/2024

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08/10/2024

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Hurricane Milton Hits

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10/10/2024

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Starmer's Reset

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Can Starmer Be Pro-business and Pro-worker?

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US Election: Harris v Trump – Why So Close?

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Anxiety Over Budget Spending Cuts

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Hamas Leader Killed - What Now?

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Is Starmer a World Leader?

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Trump: Two Weeks to go

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Trump campaign accuses Labour of election interference

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Trump 'Admires Dictators'

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Harris Wheels Out Celebrity Backers

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Harris v Trump: The Gender Split Between Voters

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Backlash After Trump Rally

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Can Kamala Harris win on the economy?

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Will Reeves's first budget succeed?

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Harris v Trump: the Final Stretch

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Harris v Trump on 'violent rhetoric'

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US Election 2024: Eve of Poll Special

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US Election 2024: Is It Harris or Trump?

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E216

How Did Donald Trump Take the White House?

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The power of Musk

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Israelis attacked in Amsterdam

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Crisis in the Church of England

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Fall of an Archbishop

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13/11/2024

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Trump Picks RFK Jr for Health

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Free Speech Debate Reignited

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Farmers' Revolt

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Starmer v Farmers

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Debate on Toxic Cultures in UK Institutions

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E227

P. Diddy: The Trial

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E228

Martin Lewis Energy Bill Advice

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How will MPs vote on the assisted dying bill?

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Are pushy parents gaming the exam system?

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Will Chagos Deal Damage Trump Ties?

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28/11/2024

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MPs vote for assisted dying - what now?

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France in Crisis

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03/12/2024

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Gregg Wallace 'sexually harassed me'

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Starmer vs. Whitehall?

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Trump Returns to World Stage

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09/12/2024

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Labour's Prison Plan

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E241Now viewing

The failure to protect Sara Sharif

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E242

Reset on Brexit?

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E243

What Next for Syria?

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16/12/2024

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Backlash to Starmer's Waspi decision

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'Gaslit' After Operation by Disgraced Surgeon

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Mandelson Returns

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2024 review, 2025 predictions

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Episode Summary

"The failure to protect Sara Sharif" is episode 241 of Newsnight season 45. It aired on December 11, 2024.