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Sick for a year: my life with long Covid
As most of us look ahead to a life without Covid, we’ve been speaking to some of the people who feel like normality is still a long way off.


‘In the back of my mind I always wonder if I’ve brought something home’ – hospital porter Bash Rafiq
We speak with Carlie, an ITU nurse, and Bash, a porter. Both work at Warwick Hospital.


Some parents in England are not consenting to their children being tested for Covid in school
In one academy in Nottingham, as many as 50 per cent of parents are trying to stop their children being tested.


Pontins targeted Traveller community by blocking bookings from people with Irish surnames
Pontin’s has agreed to change its working practices after a whistleblower revealed it used a list of Irish surnames to stop people from the Traveller community booking holidays.


ICU staff reflect on Covid horrors of last few months
In an intensive care unit at Warwick Hospital, where the number of patients has dropped dramatically in the past fortnight, those that are here are still very sick.


Sturgeon ‘has serious questions to answer’ – Labour MSP Jackie Baillie
MSP Jackie Baillie is deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party and a member of the inquiry committee.


Scottish Tory leader says Sturgeon lied and should resign
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has demanded the resignation of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Will £400 million budget boost for arts in UK be enough?
The Chancellor is promising to use the "fiscal firepower" of the government in his Budget tomorrow to get Britain's economy back on track.


Covid vaccines offer ‘very impressive protection’ against current variants, says UK government adviser
Professor Peter Openshaw is chair of experimental medicine at Imperial College and sits on the government’s NERVTAG advisory group.


UK government defends border controls after Brazil variant cases found
Boris Johnson has defended the UK's border and quarantine measures, as officials continue to search for a person infected with the new Brazilian variant of the virus before hotel quarantine was introduced.


One year of Covid in the UK – a hospital’s story
We have spent the week at Warwick Hospital, a small district general, talking to the staff about their year - what they have seen, how they have coped, and what their hopes are now. 


Israel and vaccines. A template for Britain?
Is Israel’s vaccination programme a sign of hope for Britain?


Chancellor Rishi Sunak promises more support as lockdown eases
In matters on the economy, the chancellor today hinted emergency support such as the furlough scheme may be extended beyond the end of April.


‘We have to balance the books and live within our means as a country again’ – Conservative MP Anthony Browne
We were joined by Conservative MP Anthony Browne and Labour MP Abena Oppong Asare


Six cases of Brazilian variant of Covid-19 found in the UK
Three cases of the Brazilian variant have been confirmed in Scotland and three in England



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