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Two teenage boys who raped girls in Hampshire have been given four years’ detention after the Court of Appeal changed their sentences. A third boy’s youth rehabilitation order was left unchanged.

The BBC UK correspondent Daniel Sandford was at the court and explains the reasoning behind the judges’ decision.

Plus, Morgan McSweeney, the elusive former chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer has given his first ever media interview. He spoke to Political Thinking’s Nick Robinson about Labour’s lack of preparation for government and his response to allegations of a boys club in Number 10.

Nick joins Alex and James to unpack what we learned.

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00:00 Intro
00:53 Court of Appeal gives custodial sentences to two teenage rapists
03:05 What happened in court today
06:07 Why the appeal court judge ruled the original sentence was “unduly lenient”
08:39 The mother of one of the victims responds
12:07 Morgan McSweeney: who is he and why is he speaking now?
26:26 McSweeney’s response to the ‘boys club’
31:56 McSweeney on Starmer’s first phone call with Trump
36:02 What McSweeney’s experience means for Andy Burnham’s team

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Delivery robots are already a common sight in some parts of the UK, carrying takeaways and groceries to your front door.

BBC Breakfast takes a look as ministers are now considering a law change so the technology can be used all over the country – but it’s prompted concerns from safety campaigners, who are worried that the robots cause problems for pedestrians and might be dangerous for wheelchair users and the blind.

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Today we look at a story from the Sunday Times that details benefits that Nigel Farage received from a convicted fraudster George Cottrell, including staff, security and housing.

Reform says its party leader has broken no rules by failing to declare the support given to him before he became an MP.

The journalist who led the team behind the story, Gabriel Pogrund, speaks to Laura and Paddy about what they found out.

They talk about who George Cottrell is and what the rules actually say.

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As the United States celebrates 250 years since its founding, this week The Global Story has been exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world.

Today, we hear from you. Asma and Tristan put your thoughts and questions about America’s impact on the world to the BBC’s international editor, Jeremy Bowen, who has reported from more than 90 countries over the past 40 years, and to Celia Hatton, who hosts the BBC’s Global News Podcast and previously spent 15 years reporting from inside China.

They answer:
– How the perception of the US has changed post WWII
– Why the US has become more isolationist
– Where India fits into the new world order
– Whether the ‘American dream’ still exists
– Whether the US is in decline

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:30 How has the perception of the US changed since WWII?
07:30 Why has the US become more insular and isolationist?
11:00 Where does India fit into the ‘new world order?’
14:00 Does the American dream still exist?
19:35 Is the US in decline?

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