Programmes coming up ..
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Matt Rosser1:00pm - 4:00pm
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Ernie Rowe4:00pm - 7:00pm
Ernie says: "I’ve experienced first-hand the astonishing level of care given by so many remarkable people in our NHS, despite near-impossible circumstances and the lack of pop-star wages".
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Alan Steadman's Jazz Waves7:00pm - 9:00pm
The very best of Jazz from across the years, presented by the longest standing jazz radio presenter in the UK.
Today's Weather
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ScotlandLight rain
High: 18°C | Low: 11°C
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WalesHeavy rain shower
High: 18°C | Low: 11°C
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South of England
Heavy rain shower
High: 20°C | Low: 11°C
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Northern IrelandLight rain shower
High: 17°C | Low: 10°C
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North of EnglandHeavy Rain
High: 16°C | Low: 11°C
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National & International News
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Portugal observes day of mourning as investigation into funicular crash beginsPortugal was observing a national day of mourning on Thursday, a day after a famous Lisbon funicular derailed and killed 15 people in the capital’s worst accident in recent history.
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Minimum age of Sycamore Gap tree confirmed by scientists after illegal fellingScientists have confirmed the minimum age of the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled in 2023.
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75 of UK businesses did nothing to support charities last year report findsThree quarters of British businesses did nothing to support charities last year, according to an annual report.
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Incredible to have a Madame Tussauds waxwork says Bella RamseyActor Bella Ramsey has said it is “incredible” to have their likeness made into a waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London.
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Funds unveiled to help sick and disabled into work as welfare reforms become lawTens of thousands more sick and disabled people will be given support to get into work, the Government has said as its welfare reforms formally passed into law.
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Starmer backs Rayner after she admits underpaying stamp duty on seaside flatThe Prime Minister has backed Angela Rayner after she admitted an underpayment of stamp duty on a seaside flat which prompted Opposition calls for her to resign.
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Police left between a rock and a hard place amid debate over Linehan arrestThe head of the police force that arrested Father Ted creator Graham Linehan said his officers are in “an impossible position” when dealing with statements made online, and should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates”.
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Rylan Clarks comments on immigration receive hundreds of Ofcom complaintsRylan Clark’s comments about immigration on ITV’s This Morning have sparked hundreds of Ofcom complaints.
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Esther Ghey says school phone ban would have really helped daughter BriannaThe mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said a school phone ban would really have helped her daughter, as she launches a campaign for a statutory ban in schools.
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Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikesThe Tories will challenge the Government to rule out property tax rises in the autumn budget in a Commons vote.