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COP26 progress on coal and fossil fuel subsidies is ‘real step forward’, says UK lead climate negotiator
We spoke to Archie Young, the UK's lead climate negotiator, and started by asking him one month after COP26, if he still thinks he got a good deal.
What was actually achieved at COP26?
It's been a month since Glasgow played host to the COP26 UN climate change summit - that ended of course, eventually, with an agreement.
Covid: What life is like for clinically vulnerable children waiting for a jab
As the government stakes everything on the mass booster drive, there is still one particular group at risk - children aged under 12. They still can't get any vaccines at all.
Scotland faces more ‘unavoidable’ restrictions if Omicron cases rise, says health secretary
The Welsh government’s cabinet has met twice today to discuss whether to introduce tougher Covid restrictions as its most senior doctor advised people to prioritise who they see at Christmas.
Met Police to speak to two people who attended December 2020 lockdown party
The Metropolitan Police has announced that it is to speak to two people who attended a gathering on 14 December 2020 at Matthew Parker street, the road where Conservative Campaign Headquarters is located.
Bank of England interest rate hike ‘inevitable’, says economist
We spoke to economist and director of the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde, Mairi Spowage, and asked her what impact will the increase of interest rates have on inflation.
Bank of England hikes interest rates amid soaring inflation
At a time when the economy faces a growing threat from the Omicron surge, the Bank of England has hiked interest rates for the first time since the start of the pandemic. They've risen from their historic low of 0.1% to 0.25%.
Covid: Can the hospitality industry survive the Omicron wave?
In the already hard-hit hospitality sector, business leaders have been pleading for financial help as they face a wave of cancellations and closures because of the Omicron surge.
Omicron could overwhelm the NHS even if ‘half as severe’ as Delta, says UCL professor
We spoke to Professor Christina Pagel from University College London and asked her how we should be behaving, when we don't yet know how severe the Omicron variant is.
Covid: Inside an ICU as UK cases hit new record high
The surge in Omicron has already pushed Covid infections to their highest on record and that is just the cases we know about.
Closing schools is ‘entirely wrong thing to do’, chair of education select committee says
At his press conference, the prime minister said 12 to 15-year-olds could book a second dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Monday, and urged parents to get their children jabbed before the new term begins next year.
Star Hobson: Savannah Brockhill jailed for at least 25 years for toddler’s murder
The killer of toddler Star Hobson will spend a minimum of 25 years in jail, after being handed a life sentence.
Inflation hits 10-year high as fuel prices soar
Inflation last month was the highest in a decade at 5.1%.
Covid: Johnson ‘too weak to lead’ UK through pandemic after Tory rebellion, says Starmer
Boris Johnson has rejected calls to change the way he governs the country after last night's rebellion by Conservative MPs.
Covid: This winter ‘could be worse’ for NHS than last year as cases rise, says Prof Mark Walport
We spoke to the government's former chief scientific adviser, Professor Sir Mark Walport, and asked him how threatening the Omicron variant actually is.