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Handforth councillors meet for first time since Zoom row
Tonight, Handforth Parish Council is meeting again and we are at the Cheshire village.


Prioritise people with learning disabilities for vaccine, says writer Ian Rankin
There's a growing debate about whether the current system for deciding who gets vaccinated is ignoring some of the most vulnerable people in our society.


Lockdown critic Tory MP says mental health being downplayed
The senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker has become an outspoken critic of the government's restrictions in England.


Debate: Are vaccine passports a good idea?
With more than 15 million people having now received their first dose of the vaccine, there are questions about how proof of a vaccination could give people more freedom, both at home and abroad.  


Prince Philip taken to hospital ‘as precautionary measure’
The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital in London.


Johnson to follow ‘data, not dates’ for England’s lockdown easing
The Prime Minister said he wants a "cautious and prudent" approach to lifting lockdown in England and one which will be "irreversible" as the vaccine rollout continues.


‘Hysteria’ over free speech is a ‘red herring’ says writer Nels Abbey
 The government is to appoint a "free speech champion" for English universities, as part of its pledge to protect academic freedom and free speech. 


Tony Robinson and Bertie Carvel speak out the impact of Brexit visa rules on artists and performers
Some of the biggest names in British theatre have signed a joint letter to the government, expressing their concerns about the impact of post-Brexit visa rules on anyone seeking work in Europe.


Revenge Porn: Is enough being done to protect women?
Fatima Manji looks at whether enough is being done to protect women whose sexual images are posted online without their consent.


Birmingham nightclub revellers fined after police raid
More than 70 people have been fined after police in Birmingham raided a makeshift nightclub in breach of Covid laws.


Changes to shielding scheme has come ‘a bit late’ says public health professor
Professor Linda Bauld is chair of public health at the University of Edinburgh.


Children taking part in Covid vaccine trials in England
The first trials are taking place to study the effectiveness of the Oxford Covid vaccine in children, with 300 volunteers aged six to 17 taking part in the research.


Covid shielding list suddenly grows by 1.7 million in England
Almost two million more people in England have suddenly been asked to shield after a new model was developed to take other risk factors like ethnicity and postcodes into account.


The young people struggling to get by who are earning money from explicit content online
Many young people who might previously have been working in shops and bars have had to seek out new sources of income. 


Difficult to ‘put the genie back in the bottle’ with sexualised content online, says Tory MP Caroline Nokes
We were joined by Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, and Baroness Kidron



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