BBC visits US supermax jail the government hopes will solve UK crisis

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  BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis

  An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
  
  BBC News - Feb. 21
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  King Charles invites Trump to UK for a state visit

  King Charles III has invited President Trump for a state visit to the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the president during their meeting Thursday in Washington. Starmer ...
  
  The Hill - 13h
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  Column: With 2025 SAG Awards, Netflix proved it isn't solving awards season ratings crisis

  The awards show with the largest percentage of famous faces failed to grow its audience in 2024 when it made its Netflix debut. It's tough to imagine it will do so this year.
  
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  India bans two opioids behind crisis in West Africa after BBC investigation

  The moves come after a BBC investigation found a firm had been illegally exporting the drugs.
  
  BBC News - 4d

• UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’

  Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two years
  
  Financial Times - 1d
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  DOGE could be the answer to the US affordable housing crisis

  Every dollar lost to waste, fraud and abuse comes at a staggering cost to the families and individuals who rely on the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  
  The Hill - 19h
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  BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine?

  US President Donald Trump claims the US has outspent Europe on aid to Ukraine by over $200bn. BBC Verify's Nick Eardley fact-checks Trump's claims.
  
  BBC News - 2d

• Putin hopeful after US talks on Ukraine ceasefire

  Russian president says the first round held in Saudi Arabia lays the ‘groundwork for future co-operation’
  
  Financial Times - 15h
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  UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy

  Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour government. Ministers are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a ...
  
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  Key takeaways from the PM's meeting with US president

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  Chris Mason: Starmer wins Trump over - but Ukraine uncertainty lingers

  No 10 thinks the talks were a success but questions remain on defence, our political editor writes.
  
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  GPs strike deal to help end '8am scramble' for appointments

  It gives general practices a big funding boost, as well as reducing red tape and targets.
  
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  Katy Perry to head to space on Blue Origin all-women flight

  The American singer will be joined by Lauren Sanchez, whose fiancee Jeff Bezos owns Blue Origin.
  
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