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Boris Johnson defends tougher Covid-19 tier system as he faces rebellion
Boris Johnson has defended the new tier system for England in the face of a growing Conservative backbench revolt – insisting the country needs ‘simplicity and clarity’.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Covid tiers, community testing and Brexit
We spoke to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for a short interview on behalf of all the UK’s broadcasters.
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Scientists call for action to persuade people hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccine
Yet there are concerns about the effectiveness of Oxford Astra Zeneca’s jab, the UK government has bought 100 million doses of it, and is asking the regulator
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Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran
Iran’s top nuclear scientist has been assassinated in an ambush near the capital Tehran.
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Some small businesses claim Facebook technology glitches cost them revenue
When you can’t open your shop, you can take it online. And that’s how many small businesses have managed to keep going during the pandemic.
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Former youth worker explores reality of child exploitation in debut film County Lines
They are children drawn into a dangerous, sometimes deadly world of drugs, crime and violence. County Lines is a new film which explores the reality of child criminal exploitation in all its grimness.
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Funeral of football legend Diego Maradona takes place in Buenos Aires
The football legend Diego Maradona has been laid to rest at a private ceremony in Buenos Aires, with only his closest friends and family present.
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Aim is to increase cancers detected at an early stage to ‘have the best chance of curing it’ – Prof Peter Johnson
We spoke to Prof Peter Johnson, the National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England.
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Blood test that could detect 50 types of cancer to be trialled by NHS
It’s being described as a potential “game changer” blood test that could help to save many lives – a test that can screen for more than 50 forms of cancer.
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EU and UK to resume Brexit trade talks, as UK calls EU fishing offer ‘risible’
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is heading to London this weekend to carry on with the trade talks, although Boris Johnson warned that “substantial and important differences” remained.
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Tory MP says PM needs to ‘rethink’ Covid restrictions and ‘get Britain working again’
Northern Ireland has just begun another two weeks of circuit-breaker restrictions, with pubs and restaurants shut and most shops only able to operate on an appointment only basis for collection.
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Wales to bring in new Covid restrictions for pubs and restaurants
We have the latest on new Covid restrictions due to come into force in Wales before Christmas.
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FactCheck: how does government decide which areas of England go into which Tiers?
Let’s take a look at what we know.
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Tier system must be clear and fair, says psychologist
The Scottish government has announced that people hoping to form social bubbles over the Christmas holidays will be limited to a maximum of eight people, not including children. We spoke to the social psychologist Prof Stephen Reicher and asked him whether knowing that the restrictions will be loosened at Christmas will make people more likely…
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How Leicester has struggled after 150 days of Covid restrictions
Northern Ireland will enter a circuit-breaker for a fortnight starting tomorrow. In Leicester, they know more than most about the strains of lockdown. It’s more than 150 days since local restrictions were imposed on the city’s residents and they have been living with some form of enhanced measures ever since. And today they learned they…
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Diego Maradona: Thousands take to streets to pay tribute
Tens of thousands have flooded onto the streets of Buenos Aires today to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, following his death yesterday. Up to a million people are expected to file past his casket in Argentina’s presidential palace, as the country observes three days of national mourning. But the significance of his death far transcends…
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Global PPE manufacturer Top Glove hit by Covid-19 outbreak
Producer: Lee Sorrell In Malaysia, there’s been a serious outbreak of Covid-19 among workers at the world’s biggest manufacturer of medical gloves. The company, Top Glove, which supplies the NHS, was the subject of an investigation by this programme in June. We revealed shocking evidence about working and living conditions which put the migrant workforce…
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‘Serious work’ with families needed to turn child poverty around, says Conservative MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP David Simmonds – and began by asking if he thought the government needed to do better.
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Are politicians doing enough for Britain’s poorest people? ‘It’s not ok to leave that to charity’
Dame Louise Casey led the scheme to arrange temporary accommodation for thousands of rough sleepers at the start of the pandemic. Now, with most of the country likely to face Covid restrictions for many more months, she says the government must “resurrect a sense of kindness and giving” to help people struggling in the “tough…
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Council tax rise likely, says IFS
The government has said it remains committed to Conservative manifesto commitments not to raise income tax, VAT or National Insurance. It comes after the chancellor announced yesterday that he would jettison the party’s commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid. Today, the IFS warned that Rishi Sunak’s spending review is likely to result…
