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Jon Bon Jovi: the surprising activist helping the homeless
Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi has many other ways to keep busy during lockdown, most recently performing at the inauguration of America's new president.


London Fire Brigade’s ability to deal with another Grenfell-type fire cast into doubt
The London Fire Brigade's ability to deal with another Grenfell Tower-style incident has been cast into doubt by government fire inspectors


‘The prejudice than ran the arguments was really not fair,’ says Kids Company founder
We spoke to Camilla Batmanghelidjh and began by asking how she felt after today's ruling.


Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh exonerated
The founder of Kids Company, Camila Batmanghelidjh, has been exonerated after a court threw out allegations of financial mismanagement. 


Rishi Sunak: ‘Not everyone feels they have got help in exactly the way they would have liked’
We caught up with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and asked him whether he shared the optimism of people like Andy Haldane of the Bank of England.


UK economy shrinks by record 9.9% in 2020 pandemic
The Bank of England's chief economist believes the economy is a "coiled spring" ready to bounce back.


On the road with teachers stepping in to fill the gaps
As half term offers parents a break from the constant pressure of homeschooling, classrooms in England have stayed open to children of key workers, as well as those considered vulnerable. 


What is the evidence for delaying the second dose of the Covid vaccines?
We are joined by former government chief scientific adviser, Professor Sir Mark Walport, who's a member of SAGE, and Professor Herb Sewell, who's emeritus professor of immunology at Nottingham University.


Covid cases falling in UK as R number drops to lowest level since July
The epidemic is finally shrinking, although scientists warn that the number of Covid cases, and patients in hospital, remains perilously high. 


Libby Squire: man found guilty of murdering Hull University student
A 26-year-old man has been found guilty of raping and murdering the Hull university student, Libby Squire, before dumping her body in a river. Pawel Relowicz picked up the 21-year-old student as she walked through the streets after a night out. But i...


Former top Met Police officer Nusrit Mehtab sues over ‘racial and sexist abuse’
It’s more than 20 since the Macpherson Inquiry – commissioned after the death of Stephen Lawrence – declared that the Metropolitan Police was “institutionally racist”. Last summer, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter p...


Doctor says it is ‘absolutely urgent’ pregnant women are included in vaccine trials
We spoke to Dr Jo Mountfield from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and started by asking how concerned she was about pregnant women’s susceptibility to Covid-19.


Should expectant mothers with underlying health conditions get the Covid vaccine?
The latest government figures show just how far we have to go until lockdown can be eased. In the latest available 24-hour period, 678 deaths have been reported – bringing the UK total to more than 115,000. There have been another 13,000 new ca...


Scottish FA owes abuse survivors an apology and reparations, says MSP James Dornan
We were joined by James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart. He is a lifelong Celtic Football Club fan, who has previously called for the Scottish Football Association to establish an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse against children.


Scottish football clubs urged to apologise for historical child sex abuse
Some of Scotland’s leading football clubs have been urged to apologise and pay compensation for historical child sex abuse stretching back to the 1970s. An independent report, commissioned by the Scottish Football Association, heard accounts fr...



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