The England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has been speaking about his own experiences of poverty and being short of food as a child.

He was describing his childhood as he campaigned for the government to provide free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children throughout the school holidays.

He’s written to every MP for support after helping to raise £20 million for food for low income families during the lockdown.

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Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.

This includes a 70 and 69-year-old Dutch husband and wife who became ill on board and were taken off the ship – the body of a third Dutch individual is still on board.

A 69-year-old Brit is currently in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa – the only confirmed case of the virus. Two crew on board are also sick and require urgent care, operator Oceanwide Expeditions says

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Two cases of hantavirus have been confirmed after three people died and a UK national was left seriously ill following a …

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An Oscar that went missing after its winner was forced to check the golden statuette at a New York airport has been found, the …

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Why aren’t Democrats more popular, given the president’s low approval ratings in significant areas such as the economy? And what do Americans really think of Donald Trump?

In this special episode of Americast, recorded live at Maida Vale studios in London for Castfest (celebrating some of the BBC’s best loved news podcasts) we look at recent polling for both Donald Trump, and the Democrats. Why has the president lost support, and how worried should the Republican party be, given the possibility of losing control of Congress in November’s midterm elections?

Justin, Sarah, Anthony and Marianna also hear why former Trump loyalist Tucker Carlson who is now apologising for helping to get Donald Trump elected, and the wider impact this may have on Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) base.

We also take a closer look at polling for the Democrats and why the party is not more popular. What should Democrats be doing ahead of the presidential election in 2028 to increase their support?

00:00:00 Trump is unpopular in the US
00:01:10 What’s driven Trump’s polling collapse?
00:03:00 Trump’s MAGA backlash online
00:05:11 Tucker Carlson’s apology
00:08:04 How social media changes the presidency race
00:12:43 Is Trump losing his base?
00:15:29 Are the Democrats unpopular?
00:18:31 Is there a leader of the Democrats?

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