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P&O ferry docks after hours adrift without power in Irish Sea
A P&O ferry which broke down in the Irish Sea, spending several hours adrift, has now managed to arrive at Larne Harbour after power supplies were restored. 


‘Vanishingly small’ risk of Ukraine war going nuclear, says Armed Forces Minister
We spoke to the Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and asked him if Britain backed President Zelenskyy's position that Russia must be defeated and out of everywhere it has occupied since February before any negotiations could begin over the Donbas r...


NHS pandemic recovery ‘is going to take years’, says Scottish health secretary
We were joined by the health secretary for Scotland, Humza Yousaf, and asked him whether he and the Scottish government had got anything wrong.


Desperation and burnout: How Covid continues to impact UK hospitals
Across the UK, the health service is struggling to cope with staff shortages and increased demand.


We’re ‘very worried’ about how drug supply chain will impact patients, says Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies CEO
Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, spoke to us about the shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs.


Exclusive: Investigation reveals UK drug shortages extend beyond HRT
Demand is soaring but stocks are running short, now the government has now said it will appoint an HRT tsar to deal with the shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs (HRT).


Commons speaker pledges to meet newspaper editor over ‘misogynistic’ Angela Rayner article
The speaker of the House of Commons has promised to meet the editor of the Mail on Sunday to discuss an article which included misogynistic claims about Angela Rayner made by anonymous Tory MPs. 


Government to introduce independent football regulator in England
The government has promised to introduce an independent regulator for English football, as it backed a series of recommendations by a fan-led review of the game.


Man arrested after four people stabbed to death in London
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three women and a man were stabbed to death at a home in south east London in the early hours of the morning.


Partygate: Tory Party co-chair backs Johnson remaining as PM
In Westminster, the investigations into lockdown breaking parties continues to dominate with the Tory Co-Chairman, Oliver Dowden, insisting today that changing leader at this moment would not be in the national interest.


The couple on a mission to deliver medical supplies to Ukraine
Hospitals in Ukraine are fast running out of medicines because of continued fighting - and it's getting harder to deliver it.


Protesters call on water firms to stop dumping sewage in rivers and waterways
Hundreds of people have taken part in protests against water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers and waterways.


Russia wants to swallow up Ukraine and destroy its government, says Tory MP
President Zelenskyy has held talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson this afternoon, and discussed a “new phase” of military aid - including the provision of heavy weapons - like protected mobility vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons.


Partygate: Reports of more fines to Downing Street staff
There are reports of more fines being issued to Downing Street staff over lockdown parties, but No 10 says Boris Johnson hasn't been handed one.


Partygate overshadows Boris Johnson’s visit to India
Boris Johnson acknowledged for the first time today that Russia could end up winning the war in Ukraine. 



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