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We need to talk about Clubhouse
Serena Barker Singh takes us through the corridors of Clubhouse - and asks whether this is an app that really is like no other - or whether it's got all the baggage of its social media ancestors.


How drug and alcohol addiction has soared in lockdown
For millions of people who struggle with mental health issues, the isolation and stress of lockdown has made life even more difficult.


No lockdowns, no masks – what life was like a year ago
A year ago, we were reporting the increasing signs that the pandemic was about to get much closer to home, but there were no masks, no lockdown - and life still felt relatively normal. Just twelve months, but it all seems a very long time ago.


Restrictions needed to avoid winter wave says Independent SAGE member
As the UK is warned that further coronavirus waves are likely this year, we speak to Professor Christina Pagel.


England’s chief medical officer predicts coronavirus surge if lockdown eased too fast
The public shouldn’t think that the pandemic is over, England’s Chief Medical Officer has warned, as he predicted there would be another surge in Covid cases if lockdown measures were eased too fast. Professor Chris Whitty said advisers n...


Harry and Meghan: Jamelia welcomes Buckingham Palace statement but says “action” is needed
The singer, songwriter and presenter, Jamelia, has accused sections of the media of racist reporting in relation to a member of her family.


Piers Morgan leaves Good Morning Britain after comments about Meghan’s mental health
ITV has said that Piers Morgan has decided to leave Good Morning Britain. It comes after he made controversial comments about Meghan Markle that led to 41,000 Ofcom complaints and backlash from mental health charities.


Meghan and Harry: Buckingham Palace says race issue ‘concerning’ but ‘recollections may vary’
Buckingham Palace has finally broken its silence on the explosive allegations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their Oprah Winfrey interview


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...



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