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Revisited: Hero to zero, the NHS staff abused online
We meet the brave NHS staff speaking out about online abuse, and why they want big tech to do more to stop it.


‘I hoped children would never see it again’ – NI justice minister on Belfast violence
We spoke to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, who is the minister of justice in the Northern Ireland Executive.


The women living in fear in the countryside who are campaigning for change
The women living in fear in the countryside who are campaigning for change. 


Covid vaccine: Sister of blood clot victim ‘strongly believes’ people should get the jab
Dr Alison Astles said her brother Neil had been "extraordinarily unlucky" - and has urged people to "keep saving lives" by getting the vaccine. 


UK government insists there are enough alternative Covid vaccines for under-30s
The government has reassured young people who won't now be offered the AstraZeneca jab that there will be more than enough alternative ones to go around.


The Tories and the election battle for England’s regional mayors
It is just a month till voters across the UK head to the polls for the first major elections since the pandemic, and in England they'll be choosing new local councillors and regional mayors.


Vaccine rollout and the safety system are working, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock
We spoke to Matt Hancock and asked him if he was worried that the new restriction on using the AstraZeneca jab for under-30s might lead to a lack of confidence in both the vaccine and the rollout itself.


Chancellor publishes David Cameron text messages amid lobbying row
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has published two text messages he sent to the former Prime Minister David Cameron - amid a lobbying row.


Politicians must prove violence “doesn’t work” says Unionist leader in Northern Ireland
We spoke to Billy Hutchinson, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party in Northern Ireland, who before his turn to politics was convicted of murder.


‘We shouldn’t turn our backs on loyalists, they have legitimate reason to be aggrieved’ – Jonathan Powell, government negotiator in Good Friday Agreement
We spoke to Jonathan Powell, who was the chief government negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.


Large groups gather in west Belfast amid fears of continuing violence
Paraic O’Brien reports from Stormont.


Northern Ireland: Emergency talks take place after ‘worst rioting in recent years’
Emergency talks have been taking place in Northern Ireland, after yet another night of violence on a scale which police said they had not seen for decades.


Revisited: It’s the final lockdown. But is it really?
Does our Covid “roadmap” mean that this could be the final lockdown?


Covid: Actor with learning disability finds out how others have coped
It has been a year of isolation, of anxiety, of loneliness, where social activities have been largely shut down and services like care provision severely disrupted. On World Health Day, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show that pe...


Vaccine targets should be met – JCVI’s Prof Anthony Harnden
We spoke to Prof Anthony Harnden, the deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.



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