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Barrister says those who deserve Windrush compensation think scheme is a ‘trap’
We spoke to the QC Martin Forde. Until April, he served as the independent adviser to the Windrush compensation scheme.


Tech lawyer warns there are ‘too many holes’ in government plan to share public health data
We talk to Professor Cathie Sudlow, director of the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, and Cori Crider, who's director of Foxglove, a team of lawyers and tech experts campaigning to protect our personal data from government and commercial ...


NHS England digital database launch delayed by two months after patient outcry over consultation
A new central NHS database using GP records in England won't now come online until September, amid concerns about privacy.


The Argyll community fighting to save a small part of the ocean one oyster at a time
As countries mark World Ocean Day with pledges to clean up the seas and protect marine life, a groundbreaking scheme is aiming to put a million oysters back out to sea.


Southgate says England players have duty to talk about racial injustice
Ahead of the Euro 2020 campaign, which kicks off this Friday, England football manager Gareth Southgate has written an open letter, saying it is his players' duty to engage with fans about issues of equality and racial injustice. 


Tougher Covid restrictions advised for millions in north-west England
Millions more people will be living in areas covered by England's 'minimal travel' list, as the government urged people in Greater Manchester and most of Lancashire to limit their movements in and out of the area, as the Delta variant continues to su...


Windrush victim died without apology or compensation from government
A man who lived in the UK for more than 50 years was wrongly classed as an illegal immigrant, thanks to repeated errors by the Home Office, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has found.


Brexit: EU citizens in UK worried about their futures
Millions of EU citizens who live in the UK were given until the end of this month to apply for settled status. It’s feared that many people will fail to meet that deadline and campaigners want it extended. But even for those whose applications ...


Holidaymakers in race to get back to UK from Portugal to avoid quarantine
Thousands of holidaymakers have been scrambling to get back to the UK from Portugal before new quarantine rules come into force at 04:00 BST on Tuesday.


Council warns it faces breaking point as child migrant arrivals continue
Migrant children in lifejackets were again being brought ashore in Dover today after crossing the English Channel.


MPs fail to force vote on overseas aid budget cuts
Backbench MPs have failed in their attempt to force a vote on the government's plan to cut the international aid budget.


UK government faces questions over its handling of racism in sport
When historical racist and sexist tweets posted by England bowler Ollie Robinson came to light, the England and Wales Cricket Board suspended him from the team and he apologised.


The Report, part 1: Race and the System
Serena Barker-Singh has spent weeks digging into the controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report. In this first episode of this mini-series, she revisits what happened the day the report was released.


Covid hospitalisations could exceed January without action says Epidemiologist
We were joined by Dr Deepti Gurdasani, an epidemiologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University.


‘It’s not right morally, it’s not right politically, it’s against the law,’ says Andrew Mitchell MP on UK aid cuts
We were joined by Andrew Mitchell, who is the former International Development Secretary and is behind the Commons amendment on Monday, which seeks to force the government to make up any deficit in foreign aid spending below the 0.7 percent target.



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