Health

A lot is changing today with the lockdown easing in England. 

Lockdown has not been easy for anyone, but for millions of people it has meant being trapped in overcrowded flats, or living in rooms plagued by damp and mould 24 hours a day. 

Public Health England’s figures show the towns and cities suffering the highest number of virus cases.

Public Health England has published its report which led to Leicester becoming the first city in Britain to face a new lockdown.

We were joined by Rachel Reeves, shadow minister for the cabinet office who has been dealing with the PPE issue for the Labour Party.

We can reveal that safety concerns have been raised over 85 million expired surgical masks and respirators that were distributed to hospitals, care homes and GPs from the stockpile.

Labour’s health spokesman Jon Ashworth is also MP for Leicester South.

The slogan is “build, build, build”. The plan is to spend £5 billion on infrastructure projects and to reform planning rules.

We’ve heard from the politicians and public health experts, but what about the people of Leicester who are having to head into another full lockdown?

We spoke to former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is now the Chair of the Health Select Committee.

The city today has become the first to enter a local lockdown.

Primary and secondary schools across Wales are reopening for the first time for all age groups as part of the country’s phased return to education.

A brand new cancer hospital has opened – on time – in the heart of Liverpool, designed to offer highly specialist care to millions of people in the surrounding area.

We spoke to Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University and Steve Reicher, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of St Andrews.

Businesses and local officials in Leicester are waiting for an imminent statement tonight on whether there will be a local lockdown.