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We hear from the Welsh party leaders ahead of next week’s national election
The elections are being held in the midst of a Covid pandemic, which has transformed the dynamic of the campaign.


Manchester United v Liverpool postponed after protesting fans invade the pitch
Manchester United's potentially title-deciding home game against Liverpool has had to be postponed, after hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at Old Trafford a couple of hours before kickoff.


‘We will not be recommending vaccination in children unless there are good, solid reasons to do so’ – JCVI’s Prof Anthony Harnden
We spoke to professor Anthony Harnden, who's deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation


NHS England draws up plan to give Covid jab to secondary school children aged 12 and over
Children aged 12 and over could be offered the Covid jab when they go back to school this autumn


Thousands march through London in Kill The Bill demonstration
The new Policing Bill prompted demonstrations in several cities.


Met Police officer’s actions towards vulnerable teenager ‘one of the most troubling incidents I have personally seen’ – IOPC’s Sal Naseem
We spoke to Sal Naseem, regional director of the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct.


Met police officer dismissed for hitting vulnerable teenage girl over 30 times with a baton
A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after using what was described as "shocking" and "disproportionate" force against a vulnerable teenage girl. 


Sports bodies boycott social media over online abuse
Sports fans love social media. But this weekend many of the places they might usually be getting the latest clips and news from will be silent.


Will West Midlands Tory Mayor hold on to power in elections?
After a week dominated by allegations of sleaze surrounding Boris Johnson, how much is it cutting through with voters?


Covid: Liverpool nightclub hosts trial event
We are all waiting to know what the new normal is going to be, but for a few thousand ravers in a Liverpool warehouse who are taking part in a Covid-safe pilot event, the answer might be that the new normal is very familiar indeed.


Noel Clarke apologises, but denies sexual misconduct
ITV has decided not to run the concluding episode of its drama Viewpoint this evening following allegations made against the actor Noel Clarke.


‘Major contradictions’ in climate policy, says government climate policy advisor
For the second half of our debate on climate change and COP26, we were joined by Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower and the chair of the business organisation CBI Scotland, Prof Kirsty Park, who is a conservation scientist from the University of St...


Judge orders Matt Hancock to release information over PPE contract links
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been told by a judge that he must release more information about the way Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contracts were awarded during the pandemic.


Jon Snow to step down as Channel 4 News presenter at end of 2021
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has decided to step down from his role from the end of the year after 32-years at the helm of the flagship news programme.


‘India has some of the finest doctors, but there is a palpable lack of leadership’, says Glasgow doctor
Jaspreet Kaur is assistant general secretary at the Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib, and Dr Babu Mukhopadhyay is an NHS consultant who was clinician in charge of a Covid ward last year and is a health adviser to the Scottish government.



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