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Did council official Jackie Weaver actually have the authority?
The Zoom recording has made a star of Jackie Weaver for the way she ruthlessly dealt with councillors she considered to be disruptive.


HIV testing rises as ‘It’s a Sin’ become C4’s most-watched drama
Not only has the TV series 'It's a Sin' won critical acclaim and become Channel 4's most-watched drama series ever, it is being credited with a massive rise in the number of people taking tests for HIV. 


Overseas students behind with fees could face axe from courses
Last week we reported on how hundreds of students from overseas had been forced to use a food bank in East London as the lockdown meant they were unable to earn money to support themselves.


PM’s race adviser ‘considered quitting’ over ‘politics steeped in divisions’
Downing Street's senior ethnic minorities adviser reportedly considered resigning over fears that the Conservative Party was pursuing "politics steeped in division". 


Mother and daughter killed in Kilmarnock attack
An NHS worker and her 24-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death and a man died in a car crash in three linked incidents in East Ayrshire. 


‘Vaccinating everyone over 50 doesn’t stop Covid spreading’ – Independent SAGE’s Prof Christina Pagel
Professor Christina Pagel is a mathematician specialising in health research at University College London.


All over-50s offered Covid vaccine by early May, says UK government
The government's announcement that it plans to vaccinate all people over 50 by the start of May came as new figures show infection rates falling.


‘It’s about freeing what’s inside you’ – Sir Antony Gormley launches art project for locked-down Brits
It’s ambition is to create a nationwide show of imagination and optimism –  something we could certainly all use right now. So, in the first of our new series ‘Something Different’, we bring you the Great Big Art Exhibition launc...


Harrowing video of run up to death of Leon Briggs in custody shown at inquest
Harrowing police custody footage has been played to an inquest into the death of a 39-year-old father in 2013.


Scottish fishing industry in ‘fits of despair’ over post-Brexit impact, says Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation
We spoke to Alastair Sinclair, who is the National Coordinator of the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation, about how Brexit is affecting the fishing industry in Scotland. We started by asking which was a bigger problem, Brexit or Covid.


Fishermen in Cornwall face ruin over EU post-Brexit trade rules
In another example of post-Brexit trade problems, many UK fishermen are now struggling to export their catch to the EU. New rules around water quality mean they can’t export live molluscs like oysters and clams to Europe – leaving those w...


Could mixing two vaccines be more effective?
A trial is underway to find the effects of giving people a mix of two different vaccines - which could be of significant help if there are disruptions to supplies. 


UK considers enacting carbon tax – price of meat, cheese gas heating price could rise
Channel 4 News has confirmed that the government is considering whether to impose what's effectively a tax on the country's most carbon-intensive services, along with a roadmap showing how to deliver it over the next decade. 


Doctors subjected to online abuse and death threats by Covid deniers
Healthcare workers have been on the frontline of this pandemic, but some have also been at the forefront of abuse levelled at them from people who deny the existence of Covid or believe conspiracy theories about the vaccine. Others question the press...


‘Schools open to vulnerable children and young people’ – Children’s Minister Vicky Ford on learning in lockdown
The Children’s Minister Vicky Ford battled anorexia when she was 15 and has decided to speak publicly about it to try to help teenagers facing similar problems now. We began by asking her if she remembered the moment she realised she had an eat...



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