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Brexit: EU citizens in UK worried about their futures
Millions of EU citizens who live in the UK were given until the end of this month to apply for settled status. It’s feared that many people will fail to meet that deadline and campaigners want it extended. But even for those whose applications ...


Holidaymakers in race to get back to UK from Portugal to avoid quarantine
Thousands of holidaymakers have been scrambling to get back to the UK from Portugal before new quarantine rules come into force at 04:00 BST on Tuesday.


Council warns it faces breaking point as child migrant arrivals continue
Migrant children in lifejackets were again being brought ashore in Dover today after crossing the English Channel.


MPs fail to force vote on overseas aid budget cuts
Backbench MPs have failed in their attempt to force a vote on the government's plan to cut the international aid budget.


UK government faces questions over its handling of racism in sport
When historical racist and sexist tweets posted by England bowler Ollie Robinson came to light, the England and Wales Cricket Board suspended him from the team and he apologised.


The Report, part 1: Race and the System
Serena Barker-Singh has spent weeks digging into the controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report. In this first episode of this mini-series, she revisits what happened the day the report was released.


Covid hospitalisations could exceed January without action says Epidemiologist
We were joined by Dr Deepti Gurdasani, an epidemiologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University.


‘It’s not right morally, it’s not right politically, it’s against the law,’ says Andrew Mitchell MP on UK aid cuts
We were joined by Andrew Mitchell, who is the former International Development Secretary and is behind the Commons amendment on Monday, which seeks to force the government to make up any deficit in foreign aid spending below the 0.7 percent target.


Foreign aid cuts could undermine UK’s global credibility say charities
As the Prime Minister urges global co-operation at the G7 summit, Boris Johnson faces condemnation from charities and some of his own MPs for breaking a manifesto commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on foreign aid.


Coronavirus: Delta variant causing small rise in hospital numbers as doubts over re-opening emerge
The government says it hasn't decided whether to lift all of England's coronavirus restrictions on June 21st,  amid reports that the move could be delayed by at least two weeks. 


Grenfell Tower fire survivor wants to turn site into ‘floating’ memorial garden
Almost four years since 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire, a decision looms about what should be done with the structure itself - in a way that honours those who lost their lives.


Two police forces to pay damages to more than 600 people over Hillsborough cover-up
Two police forces will pay damages to hundreds of people after accusations of a cover-up following the Hillsborough disaster.


‘We need to look closely at the safety data’ – JCVI’s Prof Anthony Harnden on giving Pfizer jab to 12-15s
We were joined by Prof Anthony Harnden, the deputy chair of the government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. (JCVI).


UK approves Pfizer jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, as daily Covid cases top 6,000
More than 6,000 Covid cases have been recorded across the UK in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure since March.


Bristol’s Colston statue on display again a year after being pulled down
It's been 12 months since a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn from its plinth in Bristol's centre and dumped in the harbour.



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