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50,000 Covid cases a day warning for UK as alert level raised
The latest daily UK figures show that there have been 4,368 new Covid cases, and the latest 24-hour death figure is 11.
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London’s testing system ‘is not fully functional’ says Mayor Sadiq Khan
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the situation in London is worsening.
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Four more Welsh counties to go into lockdown
In Wales four more council areas will be in lockdown from tomorrow evening, with the number of cases there also rising.
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Covid restrictions come into force in Madrid as cases soar
The government’s scientific and medical advisers today compared the UK with other European countries which have seen a sharp rise in cases.
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Row over Trump plan to announce Ginsburg’s Supreme Court successor this week
The debate continues to be about who will replace the Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Is Queen about to turn her back on the grouse shooting industry?
It’s long been under scrutiny over the potential damage it does to wildlife and the environment.
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UK government ends rail franchising system
Nearly a quarter of a century after the rail network was privatised, the government says it is ending the franchise system to simplify things for passengers.
Latest news
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‘We cannot have another national lockdown’ – CBI president
With Covid-19 cases thought to be doubling every seven days and the possibility of stricter regulations nationwide, joining us are three experts from science, economics and business to discuss what might happen in the next few weeks.
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‘Our democracy and Supreme Court as an institution are on the line’ – Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center
President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, Fatima Goss Graves, joins us from Washington.
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Covid restrictions: What Boris Johnson is likely to announce
Our Health and Social Care Editor Victoria Macdonald is in Downing Street.
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Big fall in number of tests turned around in 24 hours
The test and trace system in England has been heavily criticised.
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‘Landlords don’t just wake up and think, “I want to evict my tenants today.”’ – National Residential Landlords Association’s Ben Beadle
The ban on evicting tenants which was put in place because of the pandemic runs out in England and Wales today.
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‘Black and brown people are pioneers of the arts, but we are disregarded and put to the side’ – Rocks actor Bukky Bakray
A new film about a teenager abandoned by her mother is winning rave reviews with its honest portrayal of friendship.
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns the UK is at a ‘tipping point’
The recent jumps in daily Covid infection figures to their highest levels since May have led to the latest warnings from the Health Secretary.
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Thousands of pro-democracy campaigners take to the streets of Bangkok calling for monarchy reform
Thousands of pro-democracy campaigners in Bangkok have staged demonstrations calling for reform of the monarchy – a dangerous demand in Thailand where speaking out against the King is illegal.
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Norwich City Football Club opens its gates to 1,000 spectators for the first time since March
Seven clubs in the English Football League are welcoming back fans for the first time since March
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Leicestershire towns to enter local lockdown for the second time as cases spike
Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni joined us from Oadby in Leicestershire – an area about to see restrictions added.
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“Her death has released a partisan brawl over succession” – Director of Oscar-nominated documentary RBG Betsy West on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
We spoke to Betsy West in New York. She co-directed the Oscar-nominated documentary RBG about the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The life of ‘notorious’ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has died aged 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and, as only the second woman to become a Supreme Court judge, she left her mark on history.
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DJ Jumpin Jack Frost: ”I know they’re not going to listen to me, but I urge young people not to go to these events.”
British jungle and drum and bass DJ and producer Jumpin Jack Frost was an original raver.
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Young risking health and fines to go to illegal raves
Police across the UK have warned that coronavirus is a “real and deadly threat”, as they urged people not to hold parties or gatherings this weekend in breach of lockdown rules.
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Grandmother risks own health to feed poor in Covid-hit Peru
Peru locked down hard and early, but now it’s battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world with their president declaring it “a war”.
