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“Why in the hell are they going into administration?”

Founder of Poundland, Steven Smith asks Andy Burnham to “please ask the right questions” amid risks of the company going into administration and a loss of up to 12,000 jobs.

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“For a long time, he's kind of been the most powerful person in the White House.”

Donald Trump sees Stephen Miller as someone who will “just get things done” and “enact his agenda”, says senior US correspondent for The Sunday Times Louise Callaghan.

Ryan Tubridy asked his panel if they got up early to watch the US election results:

Property editor of The Times, Carol Lewis was “glued to” the “complete soap opera” that is American politics.

But Michael Odell, features writer for The Times said “I’d pretty much totally given up on America, and so I didn't get up early”.

“One has to question, what did [Meghan] know and why didn't she say anything?"

The evidence against Thomas Markle Sr is “pretty overwhelming”, says royal biographer and author of 'Entitled', Andrew Lownie.

[Markle Sr has previously denied allegations of possessing images of child sex abuse, calling them "sick lies".]

"It's a little disappointing" to suggest that judges don't already direct juries against false rape preconceptions, says chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales, Kirsty Brimelow KC.

"That's been really established for around 20 years now."