Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has been taken to hospital in a “life-threatening” condition, after an assassination attempt was carried out.

The Prime Minister was “shot multiple times” in front of a building in the central Slovak town of Handlova, where a government meeting was held.

Fico has been taken to hospital by helicopter and his alleged assailant has been detained by police.

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A new deal to protect nature has been agreed at the UN biodiversity summit COP15.

The “historic” plan will put 30% of the planet under protection by the end of the decade.

There will also be targets for safeguarding vital ecosystems such as rainforests and wetlands.

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The Prime Minister of Slovakia has undergone hours of emergency surgery after being shot multiple times while leaving a government meeting and passing through crowds of people in the town of Handlova.

Robert Fico was said to have been stabilised following “life threatening injuries”. It’s reported that five bullets were fired and he was hit in the stomach, arm and leg.

The suspect, a 71-year-old man, was arrested at the scene. Slovak media reports said he had worked as a security guard at a shopping mall and that the attack may have been politically motivated.

Slovakia has become increasingly polarised under Robert Fico’s government. His populist party is anti-EU and has opposed sending military aid to Ukraine, arguing that Slovakia should avoid foreign military engagements and focus on national priorities. His government is currently seeking to close down Slovakia’s public broadcaster which it accuses of not being objective and creating political divisions. Opposition parties say the plan is a threat to democracy.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Bethany Bell in Bratislava and Katya Adler in Brussels.

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More than 30 serious criminals have been jailed after UK police cracked their encrypted text messages and uncovered a violent feud over stolen drugs.

Crime bosses in the Huyton Firm, had planned to murder the men they thought had taken more than £1m of cocaine from them.

After a successful challenge in court, BBC Panorama obtained 10,000 of the firm’s messages.

They reveal plans for brutal violence, including a hand-grenade attack.

The Huyton Firm – named after the part of Merseyside where it is based – has been run for 30 years by two secretive brothers.

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