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No perfect solution? MPs on the way out of lockdown
We spoke to Neil O'Brien and Andrea Leadsom


Covid vaccines used in UK ‘working spectacularly well’, scientists say
There are encouraging signs that the vaccines are having a "spectacular" impact on reducing serious illness.


All school pupils in England to return on March 8
The government has confirmed that all pupils in England will return to school from March 8, along with wider use of testing and face masks, especially in secondary schools. 


Boris Johnson reveals roadmap out of England’s lockdown
“The end really is in sight,” Boris Johnson told MPs today as he set out his plans to ease England's lockdown restrictions, after what he called a "wretched year".


Explained: How England plans to end lockdown
Boris Johnson spoke to MPs earlier, with details about the roadmap out of lockdown.


A global camdemic. Meet the young people stripping for cash on OnlyFans
Is OnlyFans the new frontier of sex work? Or an exploitative fad, with potentially life-ruining consequences?


Welsh first minister suggests lockdown restrictions in Wales could be eased in three weeks’ time
Mark Drakeford said he hoped all primary school children would be able return to school by the middle of March, with the case rate in Wales now at its lowest since September. 


Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales: ‘The best way in front of us is the domestic abuse bill’
We spoke to Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales.


‘Missed chances’ to save woman killed by ex-partner
A coroner in Nottingham has declared that the probation service made a significant contribution to the murder of a woman by her former boyfriend. 


Matt Hancock ‘acted unlawfully’ by failing to publish Covid contract details
Coronavirus infections are falling across the UK, while the R rate of transmission is also below one in every region of England.


‘We’re positioned to move much more rapidly against the variants in 2021’- Dr Richard Hatchett
We were joined by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr Richard Hatchett, the chief executive of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).


Covid jab will be distributed ‘based on need rather than short-term diplomatic advantage’, says UK foreign office minister
We spoke to Foreign Office Minister James Cleverly and asked him whether the UK would start sending Covid-19 vaccines abroad before everyone in the UK had been vaccinated?


Homeschooling: an inequality timebomb
The pandemic has exposed growing inequalities in society, not least when it comes to our childrens’ education. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni asks whether those gaps can ever be closed again.


Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer sets out vision for post-Covid Britain
It’s been a tough few weeks for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, as the vaccine rollout gives Boris Johnson a boost in opinion polls. Some in Labour say their leader is failing to attack the government’s handling of the pandemic and the fa...


‘More attention’ needed on long Covid, says doctor diagnosed with the condition
We spoke to Dr Nathalie MacDermott, who is a paediatrics infectious diseases expert at King’s College London. At the start of the pandemic she was regularly on this programme helping us understand it. She caught the virus and has now been diagn...



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