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British IS schoolgirl wants to return to the UK

News and issues making the headlines each day.

One of three schoolgirls who left east London in 2015 to join the Islamic State group says she has no regrets, but wants to return to the UK.

In an interview with the Times, Shamima Begum, now 19, talked about seeing "beheaded heads" in bins - but said that it "did not faze her".

Also on the programme: a look ahead to elections taking place in Nigeria; and should we be taking a more rational approach to romance?

(Photo: Shamima Begum, Credit: Met Police)

53 minutes

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  • Thu 14 Feb 2019 10:06GMT

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