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Mar 2023
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The DUP, IPCC, RMT and Xi

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A legion of experts join Adam to make sense of a busy news day.

Chris Mason outlines the DUP’s decision to vote against the government’s Brexit plans and the move by RMT members at Network Rail to accept a pay deal.

World affairs editor John Simpson dials in with leading Russia expert Angela Stent to chew over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin.

And, can we avert a climate disaster? Tom Rivett-Carnac, a former UN adviser who worked on the 2015 Paris climate agreement, gives his assessment on the latest IPCC report on climate change.

Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Rufus Gray, Miranda Slade and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

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