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Watch live: Matt Hancock gives evidence to MPs on UK government Covid response
Health Secretary Matt Hancock appears before MPs to answer questions about the UK government's handling of the pandemic. 


The Report, part 2: Data and Controversy
In the second episode of this three-part series, Serena Barker-Singh sets out to find some of the academics and experts cited in the report, some who say their work was misinterpreted in the dossier, and we also find out whether the report by the Com...


Tory peer under fire from female employee he victimised and discriminated against
He’s a Conservative peer who’s given more than £1.5 million to the party and hosted cabinet ministers at his 70th birthday celebrations. But a former employee is today calling for the PM to suspend Lord Ranger, claiming she was unfairly ...


Teenager murdered sisters as sacrifice to demon to win lottery, court told
A teenager accused of murdering two sisters in a north-west London park last June had promised to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery, the Old Bailey has heard. Nineteen-year-old Danyal Hussein pleaded not guilty to repeatedly stabbing Nicole...


‘The UK has not moved as fast as the European Commission would’ve wished’: Former senior civil servant on UK-EU row
Philip Rycroft was permanent secretary for the Department for Exiting the EU from 2017 until 2019.


Post-Brexit politics ‘poisoning relationships on the streets’ of N Ireland, says manufacturing chief exec
Stephen Kelly is chief executive of Manufacturing Northern Ireland. He shared a video in 2019 when Boris Johnson assured a group of Northern Ireland Conservatives that everything would work in NI post-Brexit.


EU leaders ‘don’t trust Boris Johnson’ as G7 representatives gather in Cornwall
We are in Cornwall ahead of the G7 summit.


EU’s ‘patience very thin’ after no agreement in ‘sausage war’ talks with UK
The EU and the UK remain at loggerheads over the UK government’s threat to delay checks on chilled meats being imported from the mainland to Northern Ireland. The EU says any grace period allowed while the post-Brexit system bedded in is now ov...


Barrister says those who deserve Windrush compensation think scheme is a ‘trap’
We spoke to the QC Martin Forde. Until April, he served as the independent adviser to the Windrush compensation scheme.


Tech lawyer warns there are ‘too many holes’ in government plan to share public health data
We talk to Professor Cathie Sudlow, director of the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, and Cori Crider, who's director of Foxglove, a team of lawyers and tech experts campaigning to protect our personal data from government and commercial ...


NHS England digital database launch delayed by two months after patient outcry over consultation
A new central NHS database using GP records in England won't now come online until September, amid concerns about privacy.


The Argyll community fighting to save a small part of the ocean one oyster at a time
As countries mark World Ocean Day with pledges to clean up the seas and protect marine life, a groundbreaking scheme is aiming to put a million oysters back out to sea.


Southgate says England players have duty to talk about racial injustice
Ahead of the Euro 2020 campaign, which kicks off this Friday, England football manager Gareth Southgate has written an open letter, saying it is his players' duty to engage with fans about issues of equality and racial injustice. 


Tougher Covid restrictions advised for millions in north-west England
Millions more people will be living in areas covered by England's 'minimal travel' list, as the government urged people in Greater Manchester and most of Lancashire to limit their movements in and out of the area, as the Delta variant continues to su...


Windrush victim died without apology or compensation from government
A man who lived in the UK for more than 50 years was wrongly classed as an illegal immigrant, thanks to repeated errors by the Home Office, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has found.



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