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Government narrowly avoids defeat over trade bill
The rebellion is being seen as an attempt to stifle any future trade deal with China over its treatment of the Uighur Muslims.


Storm Christoph raises risk of ‘significant flooding’ across England
Weather warnings for heavy rain are in force across the UK as Storm Christoph moves in.


Some crime victims waiting years for their cases to be heard
We spoke to a woman who's had her trial date delayed three times since the pandemic, as lawyers warn the system was in trouble.


Lockdown taking ‘devastating toll’ on young people’s mental health
The lockdown is taking  a "devastating toll" on the mental health of young people, according to a major survey by the Prince's Trust and shown exclusively to this programme.  


Universal credit vote ‘embarrassing’ for government
The vote to extend the universal credit increase is non-binding, but is “embarrassing” for the government.


MPs vote to extend universal credit increase
In the last few minutes MPs have voted to support the extension of the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit.


Over-70s and clinically extremely vulnerable offered Covid jabs in England
ore than four million people have had a first dose and from today the over-70s in England are being offered jabs.


Hospitals under intense pressure as vaccinations pass four million mark
Although vaccination numbers are rising sharply, hospitals remain under intense pressure. The number of patients with coronavirus in UK hospitals is the highest that it's been throughout the pandemic.


Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee warns Australian-style quarantine could have ‘real impact’ on people’s lives
We spoke to the MP Tom Tugendhat, who is chair of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and heads the China Research Group of Conservative MPs. We asked him about the impact here of an Australian-style quarantine system.


Government has high hopes for fast vaccine roll out
The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said he hopes everyone over the age of 18 will be offered the covid vaccine by September. He was speaking as 10 new mass vaccination centres are set to open in the next week. But the head of NHS England has warn...


‘Reaching zero cases doesn’t depend on country’s size but on strong leadership’ says New Zealand epidemiologist
As the UK institutes tighter travel restrictions, it’s worth remembering that the country that brought in the strictest controls before any other was New Zealand. While some here were floating the idea of mass infection leading to herd immunity...


3.5 million receive the vaccine as new travel restrictions come into place
More than 3.55 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of the vaccine. And on Monday, tough new travel restrictions will take effect aimed at reducing the spread of new variants of the virus. But the aviation industry is demanding...


Northern Ireland ambulance service warns it’s struggling to cope
Northern Ireland is facing a health crisis, too, with the highest daily number of deaths since the pandemic began.


Virus transmission in Brazil’s Manaus caused by ‘behaviour and actions’ – WHO’s Dr Margaret Harris
Dr Margaret Harris is from the World Health Organization.


Johnson announces strict border controls from Monday
"This is not the time for the slightest relaxation of resolve," the prime minister warned today, as he announced new steps to stop any new strains of the virus entering the country. 



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