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Six O'Clock News

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    Nearly 100 children harmed by Great Ormond Street surgeon

    1/29/2026 | 30 mins.
    A review has found that 94 children were harmed as a result of botched operations and treatment carried out by a limb reconstruction surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Also: Sir Keir Starmer says he's secured "concrete outcomes" that will benefit the UK after holding talks with President Xi as part of his trip to China. And scientists say polar bears living in the Norwegian Arctic are getting fatter, despite warnings that the decline in sea ice has made it harder for them to hunt for food.
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    President Trump says 'time is running out' for Iran to make a deal

    1/28/2026 | 30 mins.
    President Trump warns Iran that time is running out to make a deal over its nuclear ambitions as a "massive Armada" arrives in the region. Also: Sir Keir Starmer lands in Beijing for a three day visit – he's joined by a sixty-strong trade delegation, but some criticise his plan to reset relations with China. And a film premiere will be held at Windsor Castle for a documentary on King Charles.
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    The government climbs down on business rates for pubs

    1/27/2026 | 30 mins.
    Pubs and music venues in England are to receive a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April, after a campaign which saw some premises ban their local Labour MPs. Also: Storm Chandra has brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, causing flooding, travel disruption and hundreds of school closures. And Leonardo DiCaprio’s politically charged thriller, One Battle After Another, leads the field at this year’s Bafta Film Awards.
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    Suella Braverman joins Reform UK

    1/26/2026 | 30 mins.
    The former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has become the latest senior Conservative to leave the party and join Reform UK. Also: Israel has received the body of the last hostage in Gaza, paving the way for the next phase of President Trump's peace plan to begin. And an inquest finds that heading a football was a factor in the death of the former Scotland defender, Gordon McQueen.
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    Burnham Blocked From By-Election Battle

    1/25/2026 | 16 mins.
    The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been blocked by the party's ruling body, the NEC, from standing as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-election for Gorton and Denton. He says he's "disappointed" and "concerned". In other news: The parents of a nurse who was shot dead by federal border agents in Minneapolis have accused the Trump administration of telling "sickening lies" about what happened; and two people have died of hypothermia in the US state of Louisiana, as the country is gripped by a severe winter storm described by President Trump as "historic".

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