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‘Worst time in my 40-year career’ for NHS staffing, says National Care Association chair
We spoke to Dr Alistair Blair, the medical director for Northumbria Healthcare Trust, and Nadra Ahmed, the chair of the National Care Association.


‘I was given four times the recommended doses of sedatives’ – David Harewood on stereotypes in mental health
The actor David Harewood has spoken and written before of his experience of being sectioned in his early 20s after an episode of psychosis. 


‘Terrifying’ reports of women being spiked with injections on nights out – MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, who chairs the Commons Women and Equalities Committee.


NHS consultant warns of ‘extremely challenging’ winter ahead amid Covid
We talk to Eliot Sykes, who is both a consultant and a director of the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.


Inside a UK hospital ‘nearly 99% full’ amid Covid fears
In England, the government is under increasing pressure to bring in Plan B - back to masks, social distancing and working from home.  


‘Challenges accumulating’ for NHS with Covid-19, flu season and overworked staff
This afternoon the health secretary said he doesn't believe the pressures currently faced by the NHS are unsustainable, and that's why he's not ordering a move to Plan B measures - for example, the compulsory wearing of face masks, despite the warnin...


‘People don’t see us as humans’ – NHS matron on abuse faced by staff
The prime minister today condemned attacks on NHS staff after hearing from a Midlands MP how over 600 attacks on staff at her local hospital have prompted those working in the A&E department to resort to wearing body cameras. 


Students to boycott clubs amid reports of injection spiking
University students are set to take part in a boycott of nightclubs and are calling for more security at venues amid reports of women being spiked with needles on nights out. 


Democracy under attack: the killing of an MP
Political Correspondent Liz Bates looks back at the past few days in UK politics, as the country comes to terms with another politician killed in our democracy.


Police speaking to more potential victims of paedophile Carson Grimes
Police are speaking to more possible victims of a convicted paedophile who have come forward after a Channel 4 documentary about the case.


‘We’re living in an era of rationality inequality’ – psychologist Steven Pinker
From misinformation to quack cures and everything in between, we appear to be living in a world where conspiracy theories are on the rise and opinion can feel more important than facts. 


Boy arrested over Glasgow teenager’s killing
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 14-year-old boy in Glasgow.


Pizza Express ran out of bolognese sauce ingredients
With shortages becoming a feature of day-to-day life, another household name, Pizza Express, has fallen victim to supply chain issues.


Government must ‘act now’ to bring down Covid cases, public health expert says
Is the UK going to have to change course on Covid in the face of rising cases, hospitalisations and deaths?


Politics has become ‘considerably more sour’ in recent years, says Labour MP Chris Bryant
We spoke to Conservative MP Karen Bradley and Labour MP Chris Bryant, and started by asking Karen Bradley if, at this moment, it didn't matter which party they were from.



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