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Ask the expert: Your Covid questions answered
How can we get a booster? What if you're pregnant? How effective are the different jabs? Will schools have to close?


Rising number of ‘harmful’ drinkers a ‘deep concern’ for alcohol industry, says Portman Group
We spoke to Matt Lambert, chief executive of the Portman Group, the body that regulates the alcohol industry.


‘Minimum unit pricing will be the next natural step’, says Tory chair of all-party alcohol harm group
We spoke to the Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, who's chair of the all-party group on alcohol harm.


Alcohol a ‘far bigger problem’ than illicit drug use in UK, says addiction expert
We spoke to Professor Julia Sinclair, who is chair of the addictions faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.


Johnson denies breaking Covid rules with Christmas quiz
Amid the flurry of all the new announcements today about Omicron and England's Plan B, Boris Johnson is still facing questions over the alleged lockdown-breaching Christmas party in Downing Street last year.


Harry Dunn: Anne Sacoolas to face UK court over teenager’s death
The US citizen Anne Sacoolas will face criminal proceedings in a British court next month, charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of teenager Harry Dunn in August 2019.


Covid: Working from home guidance comes into effect in England
The new advice to people in England to work from home has had an immediate impact on transport. 


‘GPs are absolutely exhausted’ due to Covid vaccine programme, says BMA Council chair
We spoke to the chair of the British Medical Association Council, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, and began by asking how many people actually had the necessary two vaccines to qualify for the booster vaccine.


Covid: First Omicron death in UK as boosters rolled out
Around a fifth of all Covid cases in England are already down to Omicron, the health secretary has declared, warning that hospitalisations and deaths are expected to "dramatically increase" over the next few weeks. 


The frontline of Britain’s lockdown drink problem as alcohol deaths soar
Britain must urgently address its alcohol problem to stop more record-breaking deaths, one of the country’s leading liver specialists has warned as Channel 4 News was granted exclusive access to a specialist liver unit.


Stephen Port murders: Police failings ‘probably’ contributed to deaths, jury finds
The Metropolitan Police says it is "devastated" by the findings of an inquest jury, which ruled that its errors probably contributed to the deaths of three men. 


Two Covid jabs ‘may not be enough’, says Scotland’s national clinical director
We spoke to Scotland's National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch.


Covid: ‘Tsunami’ warning as Omicron set to become dominant variant within days
Today saw the highest daily rate of new Covid cases since last winter's wave. 


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.



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