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Today, we look at the political fallout from the Russell Brand case.
The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says there’s evidence that what happened with Russell Brand is still happening today and it’s time for the media industry to take abuse more seriously.
We also discuss calls for the rules be changed so victims in rape cases so women don’t feel like they are on trial, as some have said.
And could Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White actually become the next White House Press Secretary?
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg, Joe Pike, and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Chris Flynn with Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, Laura and Joe are looking at what might be in a new deal between the UK and European Union.
An agreement is expected at a summit later this month, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been saying he wants a closer relationship with the EU.
Laura has spoken to the EU's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, who warns that the UK cannot pick and choose which elements of the EU’s single market it wants to adopt.
So how risky is this for the PM, and why might it have implications for smokey bacon crisps?
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Joe Pike. It was made by Chris Flynn, Eleanor Harrison-Dengate, and Hannah Wilkinson. The social producer was Oliver Bowbrick. The technical producer was Robin SH. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Adam and Chris look back at the week with deputy political editor of The Sunday Times Lara Spirit and Ailbhe Rea the political editor of the New Statesman. They discuss a potential formal apology for slavery from the government, how the result of the midterms might affect the UK and when we might see Andy Burnham’s ten year plan actually emerge.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Joe Wilkinson. The technical producers were Mike Regaard and Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three sexual offences and remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing next week.
Adam is joined by Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, presenter of Fame Under Fire, who has attended every day of 51-year-old Brand’s trial. They discuss the counts the jury found Brand guilty on, how the trial unfolded and further rape allegations made by two women which can now be reported.
Also, following a successful result for the democrats in the US midterm elections, how could Trump’s electoral defeat play out in the rest of the world? Adam is joined by our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, to assess what it might mean for US involvement in the Middle East, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Trump’s plans for Cuba.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Cordelia Hemming. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, with most of the votes counted in the US midterm elections the Democratic Party has taken control of Congress. A string of Republican strongholds turned blue including Texas, South Carolina and Kansas. President Trump earlier acknowledged the that Iran war and the rising cost of living were factors in his party’s defeat.
To assess why the democrats have done so well, and what this means for the next two years of Trump’s presidency, James Cook is joined from Washington by chief news presenter Caitríona Perry and Stephen Hawkins, global director of research at the pollster More in Common.
And, Chris Mason has been talking to Ed Miliband for Newscast in Antigua. They unpack the implications of the UK Government considering a formal apology for the UK's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was James Cook. It was made by Miranda Slade with Cordelia Hemming and Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.