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Radio 4,28 Feb 2024,45 mins

Fresh blow to government's Troubles act

The World Tonight

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There are fresh questions about the government's new law designed to bring reconcilation in Northern Ireland - after the High Court in Belfast rules that it breaches human rights legislation. We speak to one of those who brought the case, a woman widowed during the troubles. Also on the programme: The longest-serving party leader in the US Senate - Mitch McConnell - is stepping down from the role. We assess his legacy. Welsh farmers have had a noisy day in Cardiff: we speak to one of the farmers leading the protests - the retired international rugby referee, Nigel Owens - and also hear from the Welsh government. And she was one of the most recognisable - and derided - figures of the 1990s: as Monica Lewinsky fronts a major fashion campaign, what was does her passage from late-night punchbag to front-page icon tell us?

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