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Vulnerable children left at risk of harm for too long, say Ofsted
Too many vulnerable children have been left at risk of harm for far too long, according to Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman.


Jamie Oliver on schools meals crusade again
15 years after his first crusade to improve school meals, Jamie Oliver is again warning that too many schools are dishing out junk food, fizzy drinks and sweets, while levels of child obesity are on the rise.


Businesses ‘won’t survive’ further Covid restrictions, says UK Hospitality boss
The Omicron variant has dealt another blow to what was meant to be a lucrative Christmas party season.


Christmas parties cancelled: How will the hospitality industry cope?
After almost two years of constant challenges for the beleaguered hospitality industry, the Omicron variant has dealt another blow to what was meant to be a lucrative Christmas party season.


Omicron Covid appears “more transmissible” than Delta variant
With this Christmas again set to be dominated by Covid - the Prime Minister has briefed ministers about the Omicron variant - saying it appears to be "more transmissible" than Delta.


Leaked video shows Number 10 officials joking about a “business meeting with cheese and wine”
A video leaked to ITV news shows Number 10 officials joking about a "business meeting with cheese and wine" and no social distancing.


Downing St denial about Christmas party ‘difficult to reconcile’ with video
As the row over whether a Christmas party was held at Downing Street last year, footage broadcast on ITV News has shown Number 10 officials joking about a “business meeting with cheese and wine” with no social distancing.


‘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". 



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