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28/01/2017 GMT

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Trump authorises 'extreme vetting'; North America's biggest diamond; John Hurt dies

President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice, as part of new measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". Also in the programme, the world's biggest diamond is on display in Washington DC, and the British actor John Hurt has died aged 77. 

(Image: US President Donald Trump signs an executive order. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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