Here's what it looks like to have vegetables for the first time in 40 days ‪#‎Aleppo‬ ‪#‎Syria‬
This picture was taken for us by Abdulkafi Alhamdo. He's a professor of English at Aleppo University, who - despite the siege and the devastation - is determined to stay.
WATCH our interview with him here: http://bbc.in/2aTKwrk

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EXCLUSIVE: German authorities were warned a Syrian man who blew himself up last month in Ansbach might carry out a "spectacular" suicide attempt. A 25-page psychological assessment - written more than a year before - spoke of his "extreme spirit". Watch Gabriel Gatehouse’s exclusive report on ‪#‎newsnight‬ tonight at 22:30 on BBC Two http://bbc.in/2aR5CMK

Blue Peter legend Peter Purves puts sticky back plastic to good use in tonight's edition of in ‪#‎StephenSmithsThroneofGames‬. We're on air at 22:30 (not 22:45 as it says on some schedules). Join us! ‪#‎newsnight‬

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"You have to be honest and candid about the lack of doctors, and you have to recruit more of them... If we don't do that, we are denying the population a safe standard of care": Junior doctor Rachel Clarke ‪#‎juniordoctors‬ ‪#‎nhs‬

Remember Rabia Chaudry? She first brought the case of Adnan Syed to the producers of the podcast Serial. At the end of June he was granted a new trial. In case you missed it, here's Kirsty Wark's interview with her.

The NHS England in one simple chart (with Chris Cook - BBC as your guide)

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We are looking for a Creative Access trainee to join us on ‪#‎newsnight‬ for a year. Must be interested in politics, current affairs, news and digital and social media. The deadline is 18 August. Please share!

How was the murder of shopkeeper Asad Shah in Glasgow inspired by events in Pakistan? And what does it tell us about attitudes to blasphemy amongst some British Muslims?

Will the biggest car factory in the UK take a hit because of uncertainty after the ‪#‎Brexit‬ vote? That's the concern.

We’re ‪#‎LIVE‬ now on Facebook with Mick Lynch. He’s the Assistant General Secretary of the RMT Union and is taking your questions about the ‪#‎southernstrike‬ happening this week and possible future strikes. You can leave questions for him in the comments below.

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What do you think about the ‪#‎southernstrike‬? TONIGHT We speak to the RMT's assistant general secretary, Mick Lynch... And as soon as we come off air at 23.15, he'll be taking your questions in a Facebook Live on this page. What would you like to ask him? You can start leaving your questions now in the comments below ‪#‎newsnight‬

We’re ‪#‎LIVE‬ now with our policy editor Chris Cook. Last night, he reported exclusively for us on an analysis which found the government’s Troubled Families programme had had “no discernible” impact. It was supposed to help families with high truancy and unemployment – and was the government’s flagship scheme after the riots in 2011. He’s taking your questions now. You can leave them below.

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Got a question for Chris Cook - BBC on his report on the Troubled Families scheme? He'll be on Facebook Live at 5.30pm. You can start to leave questions for him below. Background on the story here http://bbc.in/2b5Lu8J and here http://bbc.in/2aJrEN7

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"But this is complete nonsense! We've been told 99% success rate. These are like elections in the former Soviet Union." Evan Davis challenges David Cameron's former adviser on youth and crime, Shaun Dailey, over the Troubled Families programme. WATCH in full: http://bbc.in/2aJdXxI. Read Chris Cook - BBC's exclusive: http://bbc.in/2b5A1Ga

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In case you missed it, you can watch Chris Cook - BBC's report here: http://bbc.in/2aIK6JL.

And here's Shaun Bailey, former adviser on youth and crime to David Cameron, defending the Troubled Families programme http://bbc.in/2aCB3Ex

I was out and about yesterday because of this story - the government has been hiding an evaluation of the Troubled Families programme which is less than flatter...ing.

It's important that the government publishes such things: if you believe in evidence-based policy, you cannot only release the positive results.

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An unfavourable evaluation of the government's flagship policy response to the 2011 riots has been suppressed, BBC Newsnight learns.
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EXCLUSIVE: The government has been suppressing an unfavourable official evaluation of its flagship policy response to the 2011 riots, ‪#‎newsnight‬ has learned. More from our policy editor Chris Cook - BBC on the programme TONIGHT

"I have a feeling of victory for getting through another day alive. But then the fear of going to sleep and never waking up." The moving story of a doctor in Aleppo.

More on our YouTube channel: http://bbc.in/2aU6Tiw and at www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight

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