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Atomic Kittens number one hit ‘Whole Again’ reworked paying tribute to England manager Gareth Southgate
It is perhaps an unlikely song to accompany Englands' run to the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.


Fans in football stadiums for Euro 2020 is ‘irresponsible’ says MEP
We were joined from Brussels by the Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts.


No quarantine for fully vaccinated people returning from amber list countries to England
Adults who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus and children will not have to quarantine on their return from amber list countries to England from 19 July. 


5.3m people waiting for operation or treatment with NHS under pressure to handle backlog
Over 5.3 million people were waiting for an operation or routine treatment in May - a record figure for a second successive month, but the numbers seeking treatment are returning to pre-pandemic levels.


‘We need staff in the hospitals to do their jobs’, says NHS Providers’ Saffron Cordery
We spoke to Saffron Cordery, who is the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.


Covid: Boris Johnson faces questions over self-isolation, as Labour warns of ‘summer chaos’
The prime minister faced questions over whether people should self-isolate if they are pinged by the NHS app, even if they have had two vaccinations.


Woman with Down’s syndrome to challenge abortion law
In his latest report for us, Ruben Reuter investigates why people like him are seen as different in the eyes of the law


Maternity care in England needs urgent improvement to prevent unnecessary baby deaths, MPs warn
Maternity care in England needs urgent improvement to prevent unnecessary deaths, MPs have warned, highlighting the shortage of midwives and a persistent culture of blame.


UK faces ‘potentially catastrophic’ risks from pandemic, soaring debt and climate change, warns fiscal watchdog
Britain faces a triple threat and "potentially catastrophic" risks from the pandemic, a soaring debt mountain and climate change, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.


Debate: Will a new UK asylum reform bill improve the system?
We spoke to  the Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen and Bella Sankey, director of the human rights group Detention Action.


Critics condemn new UK asylum reform bill as ‘inhumane’
People trying to cross the Channel to reach UK shores could, in theory at least, be turned back by Border Force officials while they're still out at sea.


Danyal Hussein found guilty of murdering two sisters in London park
A 19-year-old who was once referred to the Government's anti extremism programmes has been found guilty of murdering two sisters - as part of a Satanic pact to win a lottery jackpot.


‘We are learning to live with Covid’ says former Government Chief Scientific Adviser
We spoke to the former government Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir Mark Walport.


Advice on Covid vaccinations for children is ‘imminent’, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says
We spoke to the vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi


Covid school bubbles to end in England as country nears end of lockdown restrictions
The UK could be seeing 100,000 new Covid cases a day by next month, the Health Secretary has admitted.



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