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Six O'Clock News

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24/05/2022 Fresh controversy over Downing Street parties

May 24, 2022 17:41 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

People at lockdown parties in Downing Street tell the BBC rules were routinely ignored.

23/05/2022 PM pictured drinking at lockdown event

May 23, 2022 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

New pictures have emerged showing the prime minister holding up a glass at an event in Downing Street during lockdown.

22/05/2022 The energy supplier, E.ON has warned that up to 40 per cent of its customers could face fuel poverty in October

May 22, 2022 17:24 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

One of Britain's biggest energy suppliers, E.ON has warned that up to 40 per cent of its customers could face fuel poverty in October

21/05/2022 Labor Wins Australian Election

May 21, 2022 17:26 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Australia is to have a new government, after the conservative coalition lost power to the centre-left Labor Party.

20/05/2022 The US warns the UK over Northern Ireland

May 20, 2022 17:44 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

The US says the row with the EU about Northern Ireland risks western unity over Ukraine.

19/05/2022 MI5 agent used secret status to terrorist girlfriend

May 19, 2022 17:51 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

BBC probe finds MI5 agent used secret status to terrorist girlfriend

18/05/2022 Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living - as inflation hits a 40-year high.

May 18, 2022 17:41 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

Labour has accused Boris Johnson of failing to tackle the rising cost of living - as inflation hits a 40-year high.

17/05/2022 The government has set out its plans to alter trade rules agreed with the EU after Brexit.

May 17, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

The government has set out its plans to alter trade rules agreed with the EU after Brexit.

16/05/2022 Boris Johnson holds talks in Belfast

May 16, 2022 18:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

PM continues efforts to restore power sharing government at Stormont. Bank of England delivers "apocalyptic" warning about food price increases because of war in Ukraine.

15/05/2022 Finland and Sweden confirm plans to join NATO

May 15, 2022 17:30 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Finland has formally announced its intention to apply for membership of NATO. In Sweden the ruling Social Democrats said they were abandoning decades of opposition to membership.

14/05/2022 Ukraine declares victory in Kharkiv

May 14, 2022 17:35 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Ukraine says it has forced Russian troops to retreat from its second city.

13/05/2022 Boris Johnson is to visit Northern Ireland, with the power sharing executive in paralysis over trade controls.

May 13, 2022 17:56 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Boris Johnson is to visit Northern Ireland next week, with the power sharing executive and the Stormont Assembly in paralysis over post-Brexit trade controls.

12/05/2022 The number of fines for breaking covid rules in Downing Street and Whitehall has now topped a-hundred.

May 12, 2022 17:45 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

The Metropolitan Police has handed out another fifty fixed penalty notices for breaches of Covid restrictions in Downing Street and other Government buildings.

11/05/2022 PM Threatens to Override Northern Ireland Protocol

May 11, 2022 17:37 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Boris Johnson has threatened to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol. And the government has been warned millions could fall into poverty unless action is taken.

10/05/2022 Prince Charles delivers Queen's Speech

May 10, 2022 17:44 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

The government has set out its plans for the next parliamentary session in the Queen's Speech, with the focus on boosting the economy and spreading wealth more evenly.

09/05/2022 Sir Keir Starmer pledges to step down as Labour leader if he is fined for breaching covid lockdown rules.

May 09, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

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08/05/2022 The Northern Ireland Secretary will urge party leaders at Stormont to resume power-sharing

May 08, 2022 18:18 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

The Northern Ireland Secretary will urge party leaders at Stormont to resume power-sharing -- after Sinn Fein's historic election win.

07/05/2022 Sinn Féin set to take the most seats in Stormont

May 07, 2022 17:40 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Sinn Féin is set to take the most seats in the Stormont Assembly for the first time

06/05/2022 Local Elections

May 06, 2022 18:16 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The Tories lose hundreds of seats as Liberal Democrats make big gains

05/05/2022 UK Economy to Shrink

May 05, 2022 17:41 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy is likely to shrink. And the World Health Organisation says about fifteen million people died because of the pandemic.

04/05/2022 EU Plans To Ban Russian Oil Imports

May 04, 2022 18:42 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

The European Commission president has announced plans for a ban on Russian oil imports.

03/05/2022 Mariupol Evacuees Reach Zaporizhzhia

May 03, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The first evacuees from the steelworks in Mariupol have arrived safely in Zaporizhzhia. And the Home Secretary is facing legal action over delays in issuing visas to Ukrainians.

02/05/2022 Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.

May 02, 2022 17:36 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.

01/05/2022 UN evacuation of Mariupol begins

May 01, 2022 17:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

A UN operation begins to evacuate civilians trapped in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

30/04/2022 Conservative MP announces resignation for watching pornography in the Commons

April 30, 2022 17:40 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

The Devon MP tells the BBC he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons, the first time by accident.

29/04/2022 Boris Becker is jailed for two and a half years

April 29, 2022 17:59 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The three-time Wimbledon champion had hidden million of pounds of assets after being declared bankrupt

28/04/2022 A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed

April 28, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

A British man believed to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces has been killed; another British national is missing.

27/04/2022 The government's policy of discharging patients from hospitals to care homes during the pandemic was "unlawful"

April 27, 2022 17:59 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

The High Court has ruled that the government's policy of discharging untested hospital patients into care homes at the start of the pandemic was "unlawful".

26/04/2022 US to move ‘heaven and earth’ to ensure Ukraine defeats Russia

April 26, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has vowed to move heaven and earth to make sure Ukraine defeats Russia.

25/04/2022

April 25, 2022 17:48 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Politicians condemn "sexist" article, as newspaper editor called to a meeting with the Commons Speaker

24/04/2022 President Zelensky marks Orthodox Easter with defiant address

April 24, 2022 17:46 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

President Zelensky says Ukraine will emerge victorious in a defiant address to mark Orthodox Easter

23/04/2022 Ukrainian port city of Odessa hit by Russian missiles

April 23, 2022 17:21 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

The Ukrainian port city of Odessa has been struck by several Russian missiles. Officials say a baby is among those who have died.

22/04/2022 Britain could send tanks to Poland to help Ukraine

April 22, 2022 17:40 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Britain could send tanks to Poland to replace equipment Warsaw is giving to Ukraine

21/04/2022 Boris Johnson is to face a Parliamentary committee inquiry into claims that he misled the House of Commons

April 21, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Boris Johnson is to face a Parliamentary committee inquiry into claims that he misled the House of Commons after MPs approved the move this afternoon.

20/04/2022 Ukrainian Forces in Mariupol Close to Defeat

April 20, 2022 17:50 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

A Ukrainian commander in Mariupol said forces there were facing their final days. And all Russian and Belorussian tennis players have been banned from this year's Wimbledon.

19/04/2022 PM apologises to MPs over lockdown parties

April 19, 2022 17:33 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

MPs to decide if Boris Johnson should be investigated over lockdown party statements

18/04/2022 Russia expands its air-strikes across Ukraine

April 18, 2022 17:37 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Russia further expands its air-strikes across Ukraine.

17/04/2022 Archbishop attacks government's asylum policy

April 17, 2022 17:38 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

Justin Welby says sending refugees to Rwanda would be "the opposite of the nature of God". Ukraine says its soldiers, resisting Russian forces in Mariupol, will fight to the end.

16/04/2022 Russia targets military factories in Ukraine

April 16, 2022 17:34 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Moscow's attacks look like a shift in focus since the sinking of flagship vessel Moskva. Civil service unions say a plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is inhumane.

15/04/2022 Russia hits weapons factory in Kyiv

April 15, 2022 17:38 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Plant makes the type of missiles which Ukraine claims sank Russian flagship Moskva. UK government insists its plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda will save tax-payers money.

14/04/2022 UK unveils Rwanda asylum plan

April 14, 2022 18:03 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

The government agrees multi-million pound deal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

13/04/2022 Inflation at 30-year high

April 13, 2022 17:43 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Inflation has risen to 7 per cent - its highest level for thirty years.

12/04/2022 PM receives lockdown party fine

April 12, 2022 17:47 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Boris Johnson is fined for attending a lockdown party in breach of his own rules.

11/04/2022 Sir David Amess' Killer is Convicted of Murder

April 11, 2022 17:44 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The man who killed the Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, has been convicted of murder. And Ukraine's president says tens of thousands of people may have died in Mariupol.

10/04/2022 Tight Race Expected In French Elections

April 10, 2022 17:44 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Close contest between President Macron and Marine Le Pen is expected in first round.

08/04/2022 At least fifty civilians are believed to have been killed in a missile attack on a Ukranian railway station.

April 08, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

There has been international condemnation after dozens of people died in an apparent Russian missile attack on a railway station, packed with families trying to flee the fighting.

08/04/2022

April 08, 2022 17:39 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

There has been international condemnation after dozens of people died in an apparent Russian missile attack on a railway station, packed with families trying to flee the fighting.

07/04/2022 Government Energy Strategy Criticised

April 07, 2022 18:02 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

The Prime Minister has defended the strategy, which aims to increase UK energy independence, and includes plans to boost nuclear, wind and hydrogen power.

06/04/2022 Russian troops accused of using Ukrainian civilians as human shields

April 06, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

UK and Washington announce more sanctions against Russia as evidence grows of alleged war crimes by Moscow's troops

05/04/2022 Ukraine's President Addresses UN Security Council

April 05, 2022 17:59 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Ukraine's president Zelensky addresses the United Nations Security Council