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Q Radio National News

• Hexham stabbing: Girl, 15, dies and 16-year-old boy in hospital - as teenager arrested for murder

  A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old girl died in a stabbing in Northumberland.

• FlyBe collapse asks questions about the resilience of UK's transport infrastructure

  FlyBe is a smaller, less significant business than when it collapsed for the first time in March 2020, but a second failure in three years raises questions not just for prospective owners, but the connectivity of the UK.

• What is Scorpion, the now disbanded police unit at the centre of Tyre Nichols' death?

  When Memphis, a city in southwest Tennessee, had a record number of homicides in 2021 for the second year in a row, many were calling for action.

• Fresh trans prisoner row as girl's stalker approved for move to women's jail

  Another trans prisoner has been given the green light to transfer to a women's jail in Scotland, Sky News understands.

• Black people in UK 'living in fear' over racism, say UN experts

  Black people in the UK are "living in fear" due to structural, institutional and systemic racism, according to a United Nations working group.

• Radioactive capsule missing in Australia after falling off mining truck

  Australian emergency services are in a race against time to find a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that has gone missing while being transported 870 miles (1,400km) from a mine to a depot in the city of Perth.

• Two killed and one injured after car strikes pedestrians in south Wales

  Two people have died and another person injured in south Wales following a collision between a car and pedestrians.

• Netanyahu promises 'strong, swift and precise' response after seven die in shooting near synagogue

  Israel's response to the killing of seven people by a Palestinian gunman outside a synagogue in Jerusalem will be "strong, swift and precise", Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

• Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford's wife, Clare, dies

  Clare Drakeford, the wife of Wales's First Minister Mark Drakeford, has died suddenly.

• S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearitt reveals homeless struggles: 'People think we must all be millionaires but sadly it's just not true'

  Hannah Spearritt, the S Club 7 singer, has revealed she was homeless over Christmas and has spent the past six months living in multiple temporary homes with her family.

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Q Radio World News

• What is Scorpion, the now disbanded police unit at the centre of Tyre Nichols' death?

  When Memphis, a city in southwest Tennessee, had a record number of homicides in 2021 for the second year in a row, many were calling for action.

• Punched, kicked and tasered: Timeline of violent arrest of Tyre Nichols

  Tyre Nichols was punched, kicked and tasered, beaten with a baton and had pepper spray used on him during a violent arrest by police in Memphis, video footage shows.

• Jerusalem: Boy, 13, 'shoots and wounds' two people, hours after gunman killed seven outside synagogue

  Two people have been wounded after a 13-year-old boy allegedly opened fire in Jerusalem, hours after a deadly shooting outside a synagogue.

• A region on edge: Why this is a dangerous moment for Israel and West Bank

  Make no mistake, this is a very dangerous moment for Israel and the West Bank.

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Q Radio National Sport

• Thomas Partey: Arsenal midfielder to have MRI scan after FA Cup fourth-round defeat at Manchester City

  Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will have an MRI scan this weekend after coming off injured in the FA Cup fourth-round defeat at Manchester City.

• England Women U19s: Hannah Baker proud after match-winning performance | Team 'buzzing' ahead of T20 World Cup final vs India

  Hannah Baker was "buzzing" after helping England Women U19s book their T20 World Cup final spot, but said she was hoping to "bring it home" when they face India on Sunday.

• England captain Jos Buttler says Jason Roy was 'back to his best' during ODI hundred against South Africa

  Jason Roy was a man under pressure.

• Dubai Desert Classic: Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed and Ian Poulter two back as three share halfway lead

  Rory McIlroy overcame an erratic day off the tee to stay in contention at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where Thomas Pieters is part of a three-way tie for the halfway lead.

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• How to watch all the big films nominated for Oscars and BAFTAs

  While the Top Gun, Avatar and Black Panther sequels drew millions to cinemas, there are plenty of this year's Oscar-nominated films you might not have seen yet - or even have heard of before all the awards season buzz.

• S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearitt reveals homeless struggles: 'People think we must all be millionaires but sadly it's just not true'

  Hannah Spearritt, the S Club 7 singer, has revealed she was homeless over Christmas and has spent the past six months living in multiple temporary homes with her family.

• Raye on the fight to release debut album My 21st Century Blues: 'It's been a real wild journey'

  Raye is gaining her power back. Not just from the industry that made her feel "mediocre" for so many years, but over past traumas she kept bottled up for a long time.

• Andrew Tate: Snapshot of controversial influencer's estimated earnings revealed

  Influencer Andrew Tate gained many of his millions of followers by telling them he's rich - and he'll make them rich too.

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Q Radio Business News

• London-listed SPAC targets merger with chronic disease drug developer Istesso

  The first ‘blank cheque’ company to list in London after an overhaul aimed at helping the City compete with rival financial centres is in talks to merge with a privately owned drugs group developing treatments for chronic diseases.

• Flybe collapses and cancels all flights, with hundreds of jobs lost

  Flybe has ceased trading and all its scheduled flights have been cancelled, with hundreds of jobs lost.

• Flybe: What are passengers' rights when flights are cancelled by a bankrupt airline?

  After Flybe went into administration on Saturday, many travellers will be out of pocket having bought tickets, while others are stranded in their outbound destination.

• Flybe collapse asks questions about the resilience of UK's transport infrastructure

  Flybe is a smaller, less significant business than when it collapsed for the first time in March 2020, but a second failure in three years raises questions not just for prospective owners, but the connectivity of the UK.

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Q Radio Quirky News

• World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, advises staying away from 'toxic people'

  The world's oldest person - a Spanish woman born in California - has recommended "staying away from toxic people".

• Kansas man dies after being shot by dog in truck, police say

  A man has died after a dog stepped on a rifle and shot him from the rear of a truck in the US state of Kansas.

• White card issued for first time in Portuguese football match

  A white card has been issued for the first time in a football match in Portugal.

• Pet fish spend cash and expose Nintendo Switch owner's credit card during Pokemon live stream

  Pet fish have spent money and revealed their owner's credit card details to thousands of people during a live stream.

• Pest controllers using facial recognition software to kill rats in people's homes

  The world's biggest pest-control group is planning to eliminate rats through the use of facial recognition, with trials now taking place in people's homes.

• Self-driving buses: Passengers travel on full-size vehicle for the first time in the UK

  Passengers have travelled on a full-size self-driving bus for the first time in the UK, with one of them describing the experience as "brilliant".

• 'Toadzilla': Giant cane toad found in Australia weighing 2.7kg

  A giant cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" has been discovered in Australia.

• BBC investigates after Gary Lineker interrupted by mobile phone playing pornographic noises

  The BBC has apologised after its live FA Cup broadcast was interrupted by a pornographic prank.

• Dennis McGrory: Man cleared of rape and murder of teenage girl sentenced in second trial - watch live

• Australia: Tiger shark spotted just metres from oblivious swimmers

  A large shark has been spotted swimming close to a popular beach in the Australian city of Perth.

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Q Radio Politics

• Faction of Tory members feel 'disconnected' after being 'denied a vote' when Rishi Sunak became PM, ex-party chair says

  A proportion of Conservative members feel "disconnected" from the party as they were "denied a vote" when Rishi Sunak became prime minister, a former Tory chairman said.

• Adam Boulton: Long Johnson is still plaguing the Tories - Sunak needs to take decisive action

  Those worried about the health of British politics have diagnosed a new disease at Westminster.

• Starmer's 'radical' promises have gone as he targets power - but we still don't really know who he is

  Sir Keir Starmer has been on a journey since becoming Labour leader in April 2020.

• Jeremy Hunt confirms HS2 will reach central London after reports it might stop in suburbs

  HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high-speed line could stop before reaching central London, the chancellor has confirmed.

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Q Radio Tech News

• Mystery of 17th-century warship wreck off UK coast is solved by scientists

  Scientists have solved the mystery of the identity of a 17th-century Dutch warship wrecked off the coast of England while carrying slabs of fine Italian marble.

• FlyBe collapse asks questions about the resilience of UK's transport infrastructure

  FlyBe is a smaller, less significant business than when it collapsed for the first time in March 2020, but a second failure in three years raises questions not just for prospective owners, but the connectivity of the UK.

• Asteroid the size of an elephant passes Earth in one of closest encounters ever

  An asteroid the size of an elephant has passed by Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recorded.

• Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding 'abnormal' gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects

  An 80-year-old mystery linked to a wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s has finally been solved by researchers.

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