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Radio 4,07 May 2026,45 mins

Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales

The World Tonight

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Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England. We speak to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy. Two British-Chinese dual nationals have been convicted of spying for China. What message does the case send? We hear from one Hong Kong dissident living in the UK. Three women with links to the jihadist Islamic State group have been arrested on returning home to Australia. We'll speak to the senator who visited their camp in Syria and campaigned for their return. And celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday, with a new choral work.

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