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Thank you. Well, well, well, look who came crawling back to the Independent Republic. It's me, AJ and this Yerobi. Mike is away defending his blossoming

concrete fields. So for one night only, I'm back in charge as your dictator. You're with talk on TV,

on radio, online and on your smart speaker. Coming up, more problems for Angela Rainer. Police

investigate multiple allegations about Labour's deputy leader with at least 12 officers on the job.

Plus, tools to ban smacking. Doctors want parents to be barred from smacking their kids in England and Northern Ireland.

And the scam on Swift is. Taylor Swift fans have already lost more than a million pounds to con artists pretending to sell concert tickets.

Good evening, Britain and welcome. to con artists pretending to sell concert tickets.

Good evening, Britain, and welcome to the Independent Republic of JJ.

Once again, I've been handed to reins from Mike, and tonight, for one night only, it's my independent republic once again.

We've got a busy hour to get through, including Lawless Britain.

Tesco has taken extreme measures to tackling shoplifting,

and one store in Bristol won't even let you in until you've been seen on CCTV.

Plus, actress Hannah Waddingham, savagy hits back,

and a photographer who asked her to show a bit of a leg on a red carpet.

Did she ever react, or was she in the right on that one?

And have you ever wondered

who would win in a fight between the world's toughest animals? Me neither, but AI has given us the

answer. Close the quarters and batten down the hatches. Let's set sail on the Independent Republic.

In a blow to labour, Angela Rana is due to face a police probe over breaching electoral law and avoiding capital gains tax.

The saga, which has run for weeks, will now be properly investigated, whilst Labour have kept a brave face insisting they are fully confident their deputy leader has obeyed the law.

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