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Richard Leonard quits as Scottish Labour leader
Richard Leonard has resigned as Scottish Labour leader with immediate effect.


Scottish fishermen ‘struggling to cope’ with Brexit red tape
Fishing was supposed to be a major upside of Brexit, but parts of the industry are finding themselves in crisis. 


Inside a vaccination centre persuading the Muslim community Covid vaccines are safe
Fake news on the vaccine is an issue in the US, but also in the UK.


Marcus Rashford calls for PM to review England’s free school meals
The footballer turned campaigner Marcus Rashford has written to the prime minister calling for an urgent review of the free school meals policy in England.


New Covid variants could potentially ‘evade the vaccines we’ve got’ says former chief scientific adviser
Prof Sir Mark Walport is a former government chief scientific advisor, and now sits on the Sage group of scientific advisors.


Northern Ireland’s R-rate falls – but first minister warns health service is under pressure
Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has said the reproductive R-rate there has now fallen back below one in Northern Ireland, but warned that the health service remains under huge pressure.


UK bans all arrivals from South America over new Covid variant
There have been new bans on travellers to the UK announced tonight.


UK’s hospitals struggling to cope, as MILLIONS wait for treatment
The waiting list in England now stands at almost 4.5 million people, as doctors warn that the challenge facing the NHS is “truly daunting”. 


Johnson says he could suspend agreement with EU on goods shipped to Northern Ireland
The prime minister has said he would have no hesitation suspending the agreement reached with the EU over checks on food and goods shipped to Northern Ireland if delays to freight get worse.  


Rising Covid cases in Carlisle lead to some patients being transferred miles away
Carlisle has seen some of the sharpest rises in Covid rates in England.


Johnson brands school meal parcels ‘disgraceful’
"Disgraceful" and an "insult" to families is how the prime minister today described the food parcels being provided for children that have replaced free school meals in England during lockdown.


Can the UK vaccinate its way out of the Covid crisis?
Throughout the pandemic, Paddy Worrall and his award-winning Channel 4 News FactCheck team have crunched the data and the challenged government soundbites, and he joins us today to discuss how to vaccinate a nation.


What it’s like inside lockdown classrooms
There are reports of crammed classrooms and head teachers 'rationing places' because too many parents in England are sending their children to school. 


Reports of man’s death after release from police custody ‘deeply concerning’
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, says reports of a man who died hours after he was released from police custody in Cardiff Bay are "deeply concerning". 


Tory MP defends free school meal controversy, saying: ‘It’s the schools’ decision’
We spoke to the Conservative MP Pauline Latham and Labour's Darren Jones.



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