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Sep 2021
34m 45s

The PM on the Train

BBC News
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Behind the scenes with Boris Johnson stateside. Laura explains what’s going on at the UN General Assembly in New York City.

And, it was 20 years ago that a young African boy was murdered and dumped in the River Thames but the police still haven’t solved the case. The BBC’s Angus Crawford, who has followed the murder mystery since the very start, talks Adam through the investigation.

Today’s Newscast was produced by Georgia Coan and Ben Cooper. The studio manager was Emma Crowe and the assistant editors were Sam Bonham and Alison Gee.

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