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The chairman of the inquiry into the infected blood scandal has said victims have been harmed further by delays in paying compensation. Also: Resident doctors in hospitals in England announce a five-day long strike. And how X's chatbot has sparked controversy. 

The first report by the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has set out the scale of suffering endured by thousands of sub-postmasters, who were wrongly accused or convicted of fraud. Also: The UK's official economic forecaster says the public finances are vulnerable amid pressur ... Show More

Twenty years on London has been remembering those who died in the suicide bomb attacks on the city's transport system on the 7th of July 2005. The King has paid tribute to the spirit of unity shown in the aftermath, which he said had helped the nation to heal. Also: Guilty verdic ... Show More

Ukraine and Russia carried out a large prisoner swap, with each side releasing 115 soldiers. 

24 prisoners have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed are two wrongfully detained American citizens, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and former US marine Paul Whelan, in exchange for Russian ... Show More

The prisoner exchange between the West and Russia last week was the largest swap since the end of the cold war. At Turkey’s Ankara airport, Russia and Belarus released 16 detainees, while the United States, Poland, Germany, Slovenia, and Norway released 8. In this week’s Europe i ... Show More

In about three hours, an American jet will touch down on U.S. soil, capping the largest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War. Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan were among the dozens of released prisoners in the exchange.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ... Show More

The Kremlin has admitted that Vadim Krasikov, a convicted killer released as part of the prisoner exchange with the US, was a Russian spy working for the FSB.We'll hear from the investigator who first uncovered his identity and helped negotiate the deal: We will also get reaction ... Show More

A Marine veteran is free tonight following one of the largest prisoner exchanges between the U.S. And Russia since the end of the cold war. The new details behind what went into the prisoner swap and who was released to Russia in exchange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m ... Show More

Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin.  Read more: On Thursday, the biggest exchange of pr ... Show More

Ukraine says almost all prisoners released by Russia in the latest exchange were beaten, isolated and brainwashed. Also: an Iranian film shot in secret wins the top prize in Cannes, and the Viagra of the Himalayas. 

On Dec. 5, 2016, two senior Russian Intelligence officers and two civilians were arrested and accused of treason. A few weeks later, when Western journalists were finally able to speak with the men’s lawyers, they learned that the case was based on events that were, oddly enough, ... Show More

Russia’s security service killed four prisoners who attacked a penal colony’s guards and took a dozen people—eight prison employees and four other inmates—hostage