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Government must ‘reassess what it needs to do for children’s wellbeing’ in lockdown, Children’s Commissioner for England
We spoke to the Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield.
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Covid patients monitored at home using app
With hospital wards brimming to full, the NHS is piloting a new virtual scheme that monitors patients from home.
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Paramedic’s frustrations and fears working on Covid frontline
We’ve been hearing from one paramedic in South Wales about a life of frustrations and fear, and dealing with a deadly virus that, even now, many people don’t take seriously.
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Campaign launched to encourage ethnic minorities to take Covid vaccine
A group of celebrities led by the actor Adil Ray have launched a campaign urging people from minority ethnic communities to get the Covid vaccine.
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US House to formally deliver Trump impeachment article to Senate
Within the next few hours, the US House will formally deliver the article of impeachment charging Donald Trump with “high crimes and misdemeanours” for inciting the storming of the Capitol earlier this month.
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Keon Lincoln’s mother says she heard gunfire that killed him
The mother of a teenage boy who died after an attack by a group of youths says she heard the gunfire which killed him.
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‘There’s no such thing as spending too much’ public money to save economies, says economist Mariana Mazzucato
Does the future lie in destroying capitalism or in saving it? That’s the question posed by the economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato in her latest book.
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Covid: Parents on whether schools in England should reopen or stay shut
Sammie McFarland, whose 14-year-old daughter has had Covid and is still unwell, is the founder of Long Covid Kids, a group of parents who are worried about the long-term impact of the virus on their children and believe schools aren’t safe to reopen.
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Progress has to be made protecting people before we even start to think about relaxing rules, says former director of immunisation
Professor David Salisbury is a former director of immunisation at the Department of Health
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Channel 4 News’ Jon Snow has Covid vaccine
Jon Snow got a text last night telling him he could get vaccinated this morning.
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‘These hospitals are brimming to full’
The prime minister has announced that the variant of the Covid virus which has become widespread in the UK may be more deadly.
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Former FBI director says US ‘should not give Trump centre stage’ in Capitol with a prosecution
We spoke to James Comey, the former FBI director who was fired by President Trump in 2017
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Raab visits Ethiopia amid humanitarian crisis
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has visited Ethiopia amidst a humanitarian crisis that threatens to destabilise the entire East African region.
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Russell T Davies on ‘It’s A Sin’ and gay roles in drama
His latest drama ‘It’s A Sin’ has already got some rave reviews before it airs tonight on Channel 4.
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Nissan pledge on Sunderland plant after ‘positive’ Brexit deal
Nissan has committed its long-term future to its Sunderland car-making plant and has said the Brexit trade deal put the UK at an advantage.
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Retail sales fall by record amount
Retail sales dropped by the largest amount on record last year, with many shops forced to close for months because of lockdown.
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Welsh politicians may have breached Covid alcohol regulations
An investigation into allegations that four members of the Welsh parliament consumed alcohol on its premises days after a pub alcohol ban was enforced has concluded that there may have been a breach of regulations.
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‘The problem is not the public, the problem is the lack of effective measures to deal with this pandemic’ – Prof Stephen Reicher
Professor Stephen Reicher is a member of the SAGE committee on behavioural science.
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‘With increased pressure on hospitals we have seen an increase in mortality, regardless of the new strain’ – epidemiologist Prof Neil Ferguson
We spoke to Neil Ferguson, professor in Epidemiology at Imperial College London, and a member of the government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, otherwise known as ‘Nervtag’.
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British strain of Covid-19 may be more deadly, says UK government
There is some evidence the new variant of Covid-19 that emerged in the south of England before Christmas is more deadly, the Prime Minister said today.
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Series 6, Episode 23: Russell T Davies
Russell talks to Krishnan about how he believes the impact of coronavirus will transpire in dramas and plays for years to come and his view on whether gay roles should only be played by gay actors.
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Was Donald Trump destined to join the one-term president club?
Donald Trump has become something he never wanted to be: a loser. He joins a list of US presidents who asked the American people for another chance, another term – and failed.
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200 lorries turned back at UK crossings every day due to new paperwork
Officials have admitted that up to 200 lorries a day are being turned back at UK crossings into the European Union because they do not have the right paperwork, but they insist the vast majority are getting through. However, traffic through the UK’s second largest port, Holyhead, has slumped since the start of this year…
