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It’s the final lockdown. But is it really?
The Channel 4 News Factcheck team ask: how safe are schools? Does the latest data show that the vaccines are working?


Senior British catholic calls Pope visit to Iraq ‘vivid expression of solidarity’
We were joined by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who’s the Head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and Archbishop of Westminster.


Thousands of families in England prepare for return to school
The Government has insisted that schools in England will stay open as part of the roadmap out of lockdown – as the Education Secretary said they wanted to ensure a cautious, but irreversible approach when pupils return to classrooms tomorrow. I...


‘Removal of ankle tag a positive step’ says sister-in-law of jailed British-Iranian woman
We were joined by Nazanin’s sister-in-law Rebecca Ratcliffe.


Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe finishes five year Iranian sentence but now faces new court date
The British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe has had her ankle tag removed at the end of her five year sentence – although she’s been ordered to return to court in Tehran on Sunday and can’t yet return home to London. Her hus...


Is there a more climate-friendly way to assess the state of our economies?
When we want to know how well economies are doing, there’s one measure that’s been used around the world for more than three quarters of a century – GDP. But in the face of looming climate catastrophe, is there a better way to asses...


UK government faces increased pressure over one per cent pay rise offer to NHS staff
The Government is coming under increasing pressure over NHS pay as more unions joined the calls for staff to be offered a bigger increase. NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts in England, said the one per cent rise was a disappointment but mini...


Shadow Foreign Secretary says aid cuts are ‘not what global Britain was meant to stand for.’
We were joined by Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy.


Conservative MP says ‘we cannot shoulder the burden of the world’ with aid funding
We spoke to Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen.


More than 100 UK charities condemn aid cuts to Yemen
More than a hundred charities have written a joint letter to the Government condemning the decision to slash humanitarian aid to Yemen. They said it was a “misjudgement” to think the public was in favour of stepping away from helping thos...


Pre-pandemic levels of NHS funding an ‘improvement’ on government’s latest budget proposal, says shadow chancellor
We spoke to the Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds


‘The combination of Brexit and Covid is about the most unfortunate disastrous coincidence’, says Ken Clarke
We spoke to the former Conservative Chancellor, Ken Clarke, about the budget and UK trade post-Brexit.


Boris Johnson denies bias over towns funding scheme
Boris Johnson has denied that the government has been biased in the allocation of funds to struggling towns.


Home Office accused of treating asylum seekers dangerously after dozens caught Covid in housing
Two former army barracks, Napier and Penally, have been under scrutiny since they opened to asylum seekers last year.


Government at fault for asylum seeker Covid outbreaks, says Yvette Cooper
We spoke to the chair of the Home Affairs Committee, Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who echoed criticisms of the Home Office and its decision to house large numbers of asylum seekers at former army barracks.



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