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Activists call for judicial review of intensive farming to combat another pandemic
Even while we are still dealing with the Covid pandemic, scientists are already worrying about the next one, especially diseases which could leap from animals to humans.


‘Really premature’ to ditch Covid rules that protect the vulnerable, says independent SAGE member
We spoke to Professor Deenan Pillay from the infection and immunity department at University College London.


Covid: Up to 100,000 unjabbed home care workers ‘could lose jobs’
The body representing home care companies has warned that services are already “paralysed” by overwork.


‘Anybody who was at a party where rules were broken should resign’, says Baroness Warsi
We spoke to Baroness Warsi from Westminster.


Birthday party allegedly hosted for PM at No 10 during lockdown
They all sang happy birthday to Boris Johnson and cut up a cake - new allegations have emerged of yet another lockdown-busting party in Number 10 - this time in June 2020, a time when people were not allowed to gather socially indoors.


The grand old duke in court: Prince Andrew on trial
What’s next for the man ninth in line to the British throne?


NHS ‘cannot afford to lose any staff’ over vaccine mandate, says Royal College of Nursing
We spoke to Helen Donovan of the Royal College of Nursing, and Dr David Nicholl, a consultant neurologist based in Birmingham.


NHS staff protest mandatory Covid vaccination plans
Can the government really afford to lose thousands of healthcare workers?


Covid: Why are some people not getting vaccinated?
New research says a lack of trust in political leaders and experts is part of the reason some people are still refusing to get a Covid vaccine, even in groups considered high risk, like ethnic minorities and people from the lowest income households....


Partygate report ‘could be more damaging than PM prepared for’
Downing Street says it won't be investigating allegations that government whips have been intimidating Conservative MPs who were calling on Boris Johnson to resign. 


Energy crisis: Chemicals industry sees ‘500% increase’ in bills
The soaring cost of wholesale gas, which isn't being helped by the Ukraine crisis, is piling immense pressure on the most energy-intensive industries.   


Can Boris Johnson persuade Tories to back him through Partygate crisis?
We spoke to Lucy Fisher, deputy political editor at the Telegraph, and former Labour adviser Ayesha Hazarika.


Boris Johnson: Will PM survive Partygate scandal?
Boris Johnson has shrugged off many scandals in the past. But can he possibly survive this?


Cost of living: Prices soaring at fastest rate for 30 years
Prices have soared by their fastest rate for 30 years as inflation hit 5.4%, its highest since 1992. 


Bury South voters react to Christian Wakeford’s defection to Labour
We went to see how his constituents in Bury are reacting to news that they now have a Labour MP.



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