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Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Reuters Rob Jetten became one of the youngest ministers in Dutch history under former PM Mark Rutte Rob Jetten's achievement in dragging his socially liberal D66 party from fifth place to the top of Dutch politics in less than two years has been extraordinary. But politically, all the stars were

Paul Kirby, Europe digital editor and Anna Holligan, Hague correspondent in Leiden EPA Rob Jetten, 38, led a highly polished campaign and outperformed his rivals in TV debates Rob Jetten's centrist-liberal party D66 are in a neck-and-neck race with anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders in the Dutch election, according to latest vote projections. With about 98%

Charlotte Edwards Business reporter Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK's rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar. The decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) means Eurostar's monopoly on passenger services is set to be broken for the first

Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared an investigation into what he called violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher. The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after escalating reports of mass civilian killings following the RSF takeover of

Daniel Wittenberg, Politics producer and Nick Eardley, Political Correspondent Partners and children of some Gazan PhD and master's students coming to study in the UK will be now able to join them, the government has confirmed. It marks a reversal of the original policy which only supported the evacuation of the students themselves. Each application

An Australian teenager has died after he was hit by a cricket ball during a practice session in Melbourne. Ben Austin, 17, was training - with a helmet but no neck guard - in cricket nets in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck by a ball thrown using a handheld

MPs question value for money of Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge lease Shutterstock Prince Andrew has lived at Royal Lodge since 2004 and has a 75-year lease Parliament's spending watchdog has raised concerns over whether Prince Andrew's lease arrangements are "achieving the best value for money", amid increased scrutiny over the cost of his accommodation at

'Lost' spider species rediscovered after 40 years PA Media Aulonia albimana was last recorded in the UK in 1985 A critically endangered spider not seen in the UK for 40 years has been rediscovered. Aulonia albimana, which was last recorded in the UK in 1985, was found at the National Trust's Newtown National Nature Reserve

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Episode details News , 28 Oct 2025 , 34 mins (Another) Plan to Close Migrant Hotels Newscast Available for over a year Today, hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as the government seeks to end the use of hotels. Ministers are considering housing 900 men