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May 2023
33m 34s

Sewage Happens

BBC News
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on sewage, social care, and election stunts.

Hot off the back of big local elections gains, the Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey joins today’s Newscast hosts, BBC Presenter Tina Daheley and Scotland Editor James Cook.

Chris Mason is in Japan with the Prime Minister for a G7 summit.

And Dr Tamsin Edwards, a climate scientist at King’s College London, responds to news that global warming is set to break a key 1.5C limit for first time.

Today’s Newscast was presented by James Cook and Tina Daheley. It was made by Rufus Gray with Chris Flynn and Joe Wallace. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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