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Sep 2023
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Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Gu...

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Soldiers were put on standby after hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers stepped back from firearms duties after an officer was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba last September.

Home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds talks us through a dramatic day for the Met alongside Harriet Wistrich, the lawyer who represented the family of Jean Charles de Menezes after he was killed by police in 2005.

And what next for HS2? Adam is joined by the BBC’s transport correspondent, Katy Austin, alongside Manchester City Council Leader Bev Craig and former Network Rail director Anna-Jayne Hunter to discuss the possible next steps.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Josh Jenkins and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The senior news editors are Sam Bonham and Jonathan Aspinwall.

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01:17 - Metropolitan Police 18:09 - HS2

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