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Gene therapy trial gives hope to people with Haemophilia B
Doctors believe they may have made what could be a transformational treatment breakthrough for people with the rare blood condition haemophilia B.


Lessons will be learned before next pandemic, Covid inquiry hears
The chair of the Inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in the UK has used her opening statement to emphasise that, if necessary, it has the power to compel witnesses to appear or documents to be handed over.


‘Poor’ response from Home Office over migrant crossings, report finds
Thousands of migrants have been arriving across the Channel in small boats for years now, but the Home Office is still operating in “crisis mode”, according to the independent Chief Inspector of Borders.


On the road with Jacob Rees-Mogg – as minister for Brexit opportunities visits Wrexham
It’s not just the candidates to be the next Prime Minister who are slugging it out for the votes of the Conservative Party members.


Tory candidates ‘do relate to public’, says Tory MP Andrea Leadsom
We spoke to Andrea Leadsom, who managed Penny Mordaunt's campaign to be the next prime minister. 


UK debt interest reaches record high
Today's government borrowing figures were a bracing reminder to the two Conservative leadership contenders that they will face massive economic challenges.


Truss takes big lead over Sunak in latest poll of Conservative members
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are fighting for every last vote, not in a general election, but among the electorate that matters to them right now: Tory members. 


Rishi Sunak: Inside the Tory leadership candidate’s fortune
His supporters have called his background "humble" and "modest". 


‘First PM to leave in personal shame and disgrace’ – Peter Oborne on Boris Johnson’s legacy
Boris Johnson often relished the cut and thrust of Prime Minister’s Questions. And today's was his last.


Higher wages needed to meet ‘cost of life’s absolute essentials’, says charity
We spoke to Thomas Lawson, chief executive of the charity Turn2us, and Andrew McPhillips, who is the chief economist at The Northern Powerhouse Partnership.


Cost of living crisis: More people in full-time work seeking financial advice, says charity
Rising prices are of course having a real impact on people already struggling with the cost of living.


UK inflation surges to 40-year-high of 9.4%
Top of the long list of problems the new prime minister will have to address is the cost of living crisis. 


UK heatwave fires ‘game-changing’, says West Yorkshire deputy chief fire officer
Joining Jackie is Dave Walton, Deputy Chief Fire Officer of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.


UK heatwave: London Fire Brigade in busiest day since WW2
The country is counting the cost of yesterday's record-breaking high temperatures. 


Liz Truss ‘a person who delivers’, says Tory MP Vicky Ford
We spoke to Vicky Ford, a Liz Truss supporter.



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