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‘Treat people as if they have a health condition’, says drugs review author
We spoke to Dame Carol Black, who led the government-commissioned review of drugs policy, and asked her if the key is decriminalisation and treating drug-taking as a chronic health condition.


‘We owe a duty of care’ to Afghans fleeing Taliban, Conservative MP says
The Foreign Office also says it will continue doing all it can to secure safe passage to help British nationals and eligible Afghans to leave the country.


Storm Arwen: Power outages ‘completely unacceptable’, says energy minister
The energy minister has admitted it's "completely unacceptable" that 1,200 homes remain without power in the north east of England, 10 days after the damage caused by Storm Arwen. 


Met Police officers jailed for sharing images of murdered sisters
Two police officers, who took pictures of the murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in a north-west London park last year, have been jailed for two years and nine months.


Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: National review into death of six-year-old
The whole nation is "distraught" at the tragic death of 6-year-old Arthur Labinjo Hughes, the Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has told MPs. 


Omicron likely to become dominant strain ‘across the world’, says global public health professor
We’re joined by Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University.


Decriminalising drugs is not ‘suitable or appropriate’, policing minister says
We spoke to the Minister for Crime and Policing, Kit Malthouse, and started by asking him whether the extra spending on rehabilitation and treatment exceeded the budget cuts in those areas since the Conservatives came to power in 2010.


Government unveils 10-year plan to fight ‘disgusting’ drugs trade in England and Wales
Rehab for hundreds of thousands of hardcore drugs users, and tackling the criminal gangs who peddle illegal narcotics and "make hell of people’s lives". 


‘Domestic abuse is everyone’s business’ – Justice Minister Victoria Atkins
Our Political Correspondent Liz Bates spoke to the Justice Minister Victoria Atkins about domestic homicide earlier this week.


Government to publish new domestic violence strategy
The government says it will shortly publish a new cross-departmental strategy on domestic violence, focusing on crimes which mainly affect women and girls.


Omicron: UK cases increase 50% in 24 hours – with 86 new reported cases
Hospital leaders say the NHS could be in a very difficult position if there's a surge in admissions.  


Extra Covid measures ‘should be seriously considered’, says NERVTAG committee member
We were joined by Professor Ravi Gupta - a clinical microbiologist who sits on the government's NERVTAG committee


NHS England eases GPs’ workload to focus on Covid booster jabs
NHS England has told GPs their work loads can be eased to allow them to focus on the booster vaccine roll out – in a push to put vaccines in arms as the omicron variant spreads. It follows a government drive to make the booster vaccine availabl...


Exclusive: Number of teenagers convicted of murder more than doubles in 5 years
The number of teenagers convicted of murder has more than doubled in five years in England and Wales, according to government data exclusively obtained by Channel 4 News.


Cops on Trial – sexual misconduct and the police
On today’s podcast we speak to the investigative journalist Ellie Flynn about the widespread police sexual misconduct and police-perpetrated domestic abuse in the UK. 



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