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Welsh first minister suggests lockdown restrictions in Wales could be eased in three weeks’ time
Mark Drakeford said he hoped all primary school children would be able return to school by the middle of March, with the case rate in Wales now at its lowest since September. 


Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales: ‘The best way in front of us is the domestic abuse bill’
We spoke to Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales.


‘Missed chances’ to save woman killed by ex-partner
A coroner in Nottingham has declared that the probation service made a significant contribution to the murder of a woman by her former boyfriend. 


Matt Hancock ‘acted unlawfully’ by failing to publish Covid contract details
Coronavirus infections are falling across the UK, while the R rate of transmission is also below one in every region of England.


‘We’re positioned to move much more rapidly against the variants in 2021’- Dr Richard Hatchett
We were joined by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr Richard Hatchett, the chief executive of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).


Covid jab will be distributed ‘based on need rather than short-term diplomatic advantage’, says UK foreign office minister
We spoke to Foreign Office Minister James Cleverly and asked him whether the UK would start sending Covid-19 vaccines abroad before everyone in the UK had been vaccinated?


Homeschooling: an inequality timebomb
The pandemic has exposed growing inequalities in society, not least when it comes to our childrens’ education. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni asks whether those gaps can ever be closed again.


Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer sets out vision for post-Covid Britain
It’s been a tough few weeks for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, as the vaccine rollout gives Boris Johnson a boost in opinion polls. Some in Labour say their leader is failing to attack the government’s handling of the pandemic and the fa...


‘More attention’ needed on long Covid, says doctor diagnosed with the condition
We spoke to Dr Nathalie MacDermott, who is a paediatrics infectious diseases expert at King’s College London. At the start of the pandemic she was regularly on this programme helping us understand it. She caught the virus and has now been diagn...


A year of living with long Covid
Today’s announcement by the government of more than £18 million for research into ‘Long Covid’ couldn’t come soon enough for those already suffering from the long-term effects of the virus. About one in ten people with Covid continue...


Handforth councillors meet for first time since Zoom row
Tonight, Handforth Parish Council is meeting again and we are at the Cheshire village.


Prioritise people with learning disabilities for vaccine, says writer Ian Rankin
There's a growing debate about whether the current system for deciding who gets vaccinated is ignoring some of the most vulnerable people in our society.


Lockdown critic Tory MP says mental health being downplayed
The senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker has become an outspoken critic of the government's restrictions in England.


Debate: Are vaccine passports a good idea?
With more than 15 million people having now received their first dose of the vaccine, there are questions about how proof of a vaccination could give people more freedom, both at home and abroad.  


Prince Philip taken to hospital ‘as precautionary measure’
The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital in London.



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