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G7 Speakers’ summit in Lancashire as Hoyle invites them to Chorley
‘We always go to London. Can we do it in your district?’ That suggestion from the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meant that tonight she'll be eating Lancashire hotpot along with her fellow speakers from the G7.


NHS trust wins puberty blockers appeal
Children aged under 16 with gender dysphoria should be able to take puberty-blocking drugs, even without their parents’ consent, according to a new ruling by the court of appeal.


Holiday hope: Covid travel rules to be relaxed in England
For anyone who's tried travelling abroad during the pandemic, even when it's been legal, it’s been stressful and complicated. But today the government said England's rules would be simplified, doing away with amber list countries altogether.


Policing violence against women and girls as ‘counter-terrorism’ could be ‘transformative’, says Victims’ Commissioner
We were joined by the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, and Sir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police.


Police should give violence against women same priority as terrorism, says watchdog
The report by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services says there is an epidemic of violence against women and girls, yet a "staggering" variation in how cases are handled by police forces across the country.


KAMILLE on fame, self-image, and Black women in music
KAMILLE speaks to Krishnan about leaving her finance career to write top 20s for some of the world's most famous artists and the reality of being a Black woman in the music industry today. 


Grenfell: Further deadly cladding fires ‘a possibility’, says London Fire Brigade Commissioner
We spoke to the commissioner of the London Fire Brigade Andy Roe. He was the senior firefighter who ended up reversing the policy of telling residents to stay inside Grenfell Tower on the night of the fire. 


Grenfell: Victims visit Milan in search of a fitting memorial
Amid those ongoing concerns about cladding, a recent tower block fire in Milan has raised fresh concern about unsafe buildings. The fire at the 18-storey block has been likened to Grenfell by the city's mayor. 


Submarine pact ‘manifestation of global Britain’, says former UK national security adviser
We’re joined from Washington by Richard Fontaine, who was foreign policy advisor to the McCain 2008 presidential campaign,


China and France criticise UK-US-Australia submarine pact
Aukus sounds like a creature from gothic sci fi. It is in fact the name of the submarine security pact signed by Australia, the UK and the US. 


Covid: First vaccine booster jabs begin in England and Wales
The vaccine booster rollout has begun with third jabs being offered to people in care homes, the over 50s, frontline health and social care staff and vulnerable people.


Care sector recruitment crisis ‘worse than it’s ever been’, says UK Homecare Association CEO
Jane Townson is chief executive of the UK Homecare Association, which represents providers of care in peoples own homes.


People ‘will die’ due to care home staff shortages, warns care provider
Care providers have told Channel 4 News that elderly and vulnerable people "will die" due to an unprecedented shortage of staff.


MPs back non-binding motion to cancel universal credit cut
MPs voted this evening to back a Labour motion to cancel the £20 a week cut in universal credit, but it was something of a hollow victory, as the motion is non-binding. The uplift, which was brought in to support families during the pandemic, will b...


Inflation rise “not as serious as the headline figures” suggest, says, economist
We were joined by Sarah Hardy, from the North Brewing Company, and Mark Rhodes, Professor of Financial Economics at Leeds Beckett University.



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