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Climate change adverts watered down for COP26 by major airports and train stations
When world leaders gathered in Glasgow at COP 26 last month, it was very clear what they were there to do - commit to urgent action to avert climate catastrophe.


Covid: Plan B preparations underway across England
In England, last night's announcement of Plan B restrictions does, in theory, mean that celebrations are still allowed.


Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claims against The Sun owner
Sienna Miller has said The Sun newspaper “nearly ruined her life” and “profited off her misery”, after intruding into her personal life – and private medical records. She said one of its journalists paid someone to access medical record...


Covid: 150 deaths a day in UK an ‘unacceptably high number’, says professor
We spoke to Professor Peter Openshaw of Imperial College London who's also Vice Chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group.


England A&E departments at record high with 10,000 patients waiting over 12 hours for treatment last month
High numbers of Covid cases are expected to put more pressure on the NHS - which is already under tremendous strain.


‘PM may ‘have been in breach of ministerial code’ on Downing Street flat refurb donation, says former Committee on Standards chairman
We spoke to Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, and started by asking him whether it was possible Boris Johnson may have been in breach of the ministerial code in relation to the refurbishment of his fla...


Downing Street party row: PM should consider his position if found to have misled MPs, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale and started by asking if he believed there was a Christmas party last year at 10 Downing Street.


Boris Johnson facing pressure over ‘parties’ and flat refurb donations
Boris Johnson welcomed a daughter into the world today. But the torrent of fury coming at the Prime Minister from all directions must surely have penetrated any “baby bubble” he might have hoped to enjoy.


Will Downing Street lockdown ‘party’ row sway voters?
As we head into another Christmas in the shadow of Covid restrictions, the row over last year's lockdown, and whether No 10 aides broke the rules, is hitting the headlines just days before voters in North Shropshire go to the polls in a by-election....


Home Office plans to turn back migrants at sea condemned by critics
The government's flagship immigration bill has been approved by the House of Commons after a heated debate and chaotic scenes during the vote. 


‘I find it incredibly frustrating’- Angela Rayner on No 10 Christmas party row
We spoke to Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner.


‘Something clearly happened’, Tory MP says of alleged No 10 party
The Metropolitan Police have said they will not investigate allegations of a party at Downing Street last Christmas due to what they called "an absence of evidence", and a policy not to investigate retrospective breaches of the rules.


‘We need a government that protects us’, says behavioural scientist
Professor Steve Reicher is a behavioural scientist at the University of St Andrews. He's advised both the UK and Scottish governments on their response to the coronavirus crisis.


Covid victim’s family fury over Downing Street lockdown ‘party’ row
Amid the growing public outcry, some of the most potent anger has come from those who lost loved ones to Covid or suffered alone in order not to break lockdown rules.


Allegra Stratton resigns as PM orders inquiry into Downing Street lockdown ‘party’
 A couple of hours before the prime minister’s announcement, Allegra Stratton emerged tearfully from her London home, saying she was resigning  her government job  and offering her "profound apologies" for appearing to make light of Covid rules....



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