Politics

The British Medical Association has warned that it’s the government’s Covid strategy that is causing “rocketing case numbers”. I spoke to the head of the BMA Council, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, and I began by asking him what he thought would happen to the number of cases in the coming days and weeks?

Covid cases have been rising in almost every region of England – 1 in 75 people now have the virus – although the rate of increase does appear to be slowing down. Latest figures show another 36,389 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. Another 64 deaths were reported – that’s up 45%…

The government’s plans to make it easier for workers from key sectors to get back to work after being “pinged” by the NHS Covid app have gone down badly with business groups, with one calling them “undeliverable”. Hospitality workers aren’t on the list, while there’s been more evidence that the disruption is starting to undermine…

The government is demanding “significant changes” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the deal that Boris Johnson signed with the EU in 2019 to govern trade in Northern Ireland after Brexit.

The government is demanding “significant changes” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the deal that Boris Johnson signed with the EU in 2019 to govern trade in Northern Ireland after Brexit.

Andy speaks to Krishnan about his experience leaving the north for Cambridge university, why he feels devolution is the way forward for the UK and how he thinks Westminster needs to change.

Jill Rutter worked as a civil servant for more than two decades at the Treasury and in Downing Street, and is now an author for ‘UK in a Changing Europe’ .

David Cameron was not one for formality when he lobbied his old colleagues on behalf of the failed finance firm Greensill Capital. 

A joint investigation by Channel 4 News and Shaun Lintern at The Independent exposed a maternity service accused of bad care and neglect after dozens of babies were left with brain damage or tragically died. They found from 2010 to 2020, at least 46 babies have suffered brain damage and 19 have been stillborn at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust maternity units.

While infection levels in the community are so high, will people carry on wearing them to help keep themselves and others safe? 

At least 100 people, including journalists and human rights activists, have allegedly been targeted using surveillance malware that hacks directly into their phones.

For the beleaguered hospitality and leisure industry it’s just been one challenge after another.

Children and teenagers at higher risk from Covid because of medical conditions, or who live with people who are clinically vulnerable, will be offered the Pfizer jab “as soon as possible”, the vaccines minister has confirmed, along with young people who are about to turn 18.

We spoke with the owner of Urban Reef restaurant and bar Mark Cribb and Tracy Standish, the owner of Bowl Central, a bowling venue in Bournemouth.

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood is one of the local MPs for Bournemouth, and he joined us from Westminster.