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In the News
by Adventist Radio London
Mark Grey and guests review the news from the past week.
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15th February 2026
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including political drama at the Berlin Film Festival, the High Court's ruling on the ban on Palestine action, a Reform candidate's controversial comments on childless women, and what's behind Grimsby Theatre's decision to remove pork from its canteen.
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8th February 2026
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news.
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1st February 2026
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news.
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25th January 2026
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news.
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18th January 2026
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including a game-changing drug for people with prostate cancer, the dangers of Grok AI creating sexual images, and a selection of faith-based stories, including the question: Is Jamaica the most Christian nation in the world?
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21st December 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Kemi Badenoch's take on anti-misogyny strategies in schools, Bare Grills' opinion on the effect of religion on the world's view of Jesus, and calls for Nigel Farage to answer for his 'school racism'.
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14th December 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Trump's comments on immigration in Europe, Wes Streeting's stance on puberty blockers, the peculiar way a criminal tried to hide from the police, and a new weight-loss drug for overweight cats.
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7th December 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including a reform leader's comments on immigration leading to party membership revocation, the water crisis in Kent, Nigel Farage's response to accusations of former racist comments, and the devastating story of a shooting in a UK synagogue.
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30th November 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Trump's threats following the news of Christian deaths in Nigeria, advancements in gene therapy, accusations of Rachel Reeves' pessimism, and the death of Sir Tom Stoppard.
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23rd November 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Nigel Farage's racist comments, the Irish Supreme Court's ruling on religious studies in schools, Hindus' response to JD Vance's comments on his Hindu wife and Donald Trump's controversial new bill on nursing.
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16th November 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including the BBC's apology to Donald Trump, the rise in blood pressure in children, and Sarah Cox's efforts to raise money for Children in Need.
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9th November 2025
Mark, Paul and special guest, Dave, discuss this week's news, including discourse on the Doncaster train stabbings' hero, how the families of the victims of the Southport killings have reacted, and what to do today to keep Alzheimer's at bay.
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2nd November 2025
Mark discusses this week's news, including the train stabbing in Doncaster, the hurricane in Jamaica, and the Church of England's U-turn on same-sex marriage.
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26th October 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Trump's extra tariffs on Canada, Prince Andrew losing his royal titles and allowance, the dangers of eating bacon and ham, and the story of a woman fined for pouring her coffee down a drain.
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19th October 2025
Mark and the listeners discuss this week's news, including Keir Starmer's comments on the ban of Macabees' Tel Aviv, Prince Andrew giving up his royal titles, and a discussion on capitalism following the news of cancer-linked chemicals found in BPA-free baby dummies.
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12th October 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Kemi Badenoch's promises for the election, raising water bill prices, and why Donald Trump didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize!
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5th October 2025
Mark discusses this week's news, including Elon Musk's net worth, the tragic story of the murder of two Jewish men and political leaders' responses, and Diddy's AI-generated letter to the courts.
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28th September 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news.
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21st September 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including whether Andy Burnham would be a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer, a reformed adult content creator being mocked by people of faith, Jimmy Kimmel Live being taken off air, and the return of a British couple who we arrested and held without charge by the Taliban.
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14th September 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including SDA's reactions to Charlie Kirk's death, and whether Peter Mandelson should have been fired for his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
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7th September 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Angela Rayner stepping down from her position as deputy Prime Minister, the emergence of English flags, a tragedy in Lisbon involving a tram, and a discussion on why Kirk Franklin is so controversial.
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31st August 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including psychotherapists' warning about AI, Nigel Farage's comments about asylum seekers, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's engagement, and a fun fact: you can die from a broken heart!
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24th August 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including GCSE results, the use of facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival, and the shocking story of a hitwoman from Wisconsin being hired to murder by two people in Birmingham.
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17th August 2025
Mark, Paul and Jpsh discuss this week's news, including discussion on the war in Gaza, Cherry Vann's response to comments about her sexuality, and the story of an intelligent teen who passed 23 A Levels!
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3rd August 2025
Mark and Josh discuss this week's news, including updates on the Air India tragedy, further developments in the war in Gaza, nurses rejecting another pay rise offer, and what a church in Hull suggests other churches should do to retain their members.
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27th July 2025
Mark and Josh discuss this week's news, including more discussion on the war with Israel, the Seventh-Day Adventist belief on the state of the dead, and whether the BBC is wrong to continue to air Masterchef after the show's two hosts were fired for inappropriate behaviour.
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20th July 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Diane Abbott standing by her comments, the Afghan leak, more updates to the Air India incident, and whether John Torode should be fired for his alleged use of the N-word.
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13th July 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including the Junior doctors' demand for a pay rise, updates to the Air India tragedy, and Netanyahu's visit to Donald Trump.
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6th July 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including the moral dilemma of technological advancements in human reproduction, what the reactions to Rachel Reeves' crying incident say about political journalism, and a discussion on whether the BBC is still the bastion of impartiality, following Gary Lineker's comments on their decision not to show a Gaza-related video.
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29th June 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including war-related stories, new statistics on IVF, the sentencing of Daniel Anjorin's murderer, New York's first potential Muslim mayor, and the bizarre story of an NHS manager warned to stop selling prescription medication-laced gummies to children.
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22nd June 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including the US' involvement in the war with Israel, the passing of the assisted dying bill, and the demand for CCTV in nurseries, following a horrifying story of a baby's death at the hands of a carer.
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15th June 2025
Mark, Paul and Josh discuss this week's news, including more updates on the war with Israel, a discussion on tax rates in the UK, and a brain-training trick for tinnitus.
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8th June 2025
Mark, Paul and Josh discuss this week's news, including Kia Yusuf rejoining reform, the teens who killed Bhim Kohli's sentence, and the far-right group the Proud Boys suing the US government for 100 million dollars.
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1st June 2025
Mark discusses this week's news, including the Head of Treasury's comments on who should receive winter fuel payments, developments in Britain's military, a cure for tinnitus, and a discussion on whether people in the public eye should be held to a higher moral standard.
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25th May 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including news surrounding Nigel Farage, Kate Blanchet's plans for short films, Thames Water's CEO's "call for clarity", and more news surrounding the war in Gaza.
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18th May 2025
In this episode, Mark joins Paul from New York to discuss this week's news, including continued discussion on Assisted Dying, Trump's comments on current war affairs, a warning to women about sperm donors, and nasal tanning!
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11th May 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including the potential for more NHS strikes in the summer, rising tension between India and Pakistan, and a discussion on whether the new pope is a sign of the times!
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4th May 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including Nigel Farage's DOGE-like plans for councils, more developing news from the war in Gaza, a discussion on transgender women in sports and an extraordinary story of survivors of a plane crash.
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27th April 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including corruption in the met police, falling mortgage rates, the price of love in South Africa, and Donald Trump's comments on the war in Ukraine following a meeting with President Zelenskyy at the Pope's funeral.
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20th April 2025
Mark, Paul and Josh discuss this week's news, including the US's war talks with Iran, the UK Supreme Court's decision on how a woman is legally defined, and a discussion on genetic modification and its moral conflict with Christian belief.
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13th April 2025
Mike Johnson joins regular hosts Mark and Paul to discuss this week's news, including more discussion on the morals of the assisted dying bill, the after-effects of Donald Trump's tariffs, and Windrush reparations.
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6th April 2025
Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including changes to the NHS, further wartime discussion, and the heroic story of a blind man in India who saves drowning victims using his hearing.
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30th March 2025
Happy Mother's Day! Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including NHS home screen kits for Cervical cancer, a police chief's warning about Andrew Tate's influence, JD Vance and Donald Trump's "land grab" comments, and an increase in faith-based entertainment production following the success of The Chosen.
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23rd March 2025
PAUL IS BACK! Mark and Paul discuss this week's news, including a heroic story out of Leeds and the power outage at Heathrow Airport.
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16th March 2025
Mark and Josh discuss this week's news, including Labour's plans for welfare cuts, the US's involvement in the war in Ukraine, abuse experienced by teaching staff and a faith-based story!
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9th March 2025
Mark discusses this week's news.
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2nd March 2025
Mark and Josh discuss this week's news.
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23rd February 2025
Mark discusses this week's news.
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16th February 2025
Mark discusses this week's news.
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9th February 2025
Mark discusses this week's news.
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