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Clinical trial of antiviral to treat monkeypox begin
Scientists at the University of Oxford have started a clinical trial of an antiviral drug they're hoping could reduce the length of symptoms for monkeypox.


Freeze energy price cap or UK faces ‘humanitarian disaster’, Sturgeon says
Nicola Sturgeon has met with energy companies to discuss how to tackle the soaring costs of heating our homes.


We need to see more done about rising bills, says SSE CEO
We spoke to Alistair Phillips-Davies, the chief executive of energy company SSE  - which has just built Scotland's largest offshore wind farm.


Birmingham among most vulnerable from spiralling energy costs
There are fears around energy supply and security this winter and an urgent need to be ready for what might come.


Liverpool shooting: Offenders ‘callous’ and ‘cowardly’, says chief constable
We were joined by the Chief Constable of Merseyside, Serena Kennedy.


Owami Davies: nurse found “safe and well” after seven weeks
Police have announced that they have found Owami Davies "safe and well" in Hampshire.


Liverpool shooting: ‘Shock and deeply heartbroken’ over nine-year-old killing
We speak to the Merseyside Police and Crime commissioner, Labour's Emily Spurrell.


Liverpool shooting: nine-year-old killed in ‘appalling act of evil’
Merseyside Police have named the nine-year-old victim of a fatal shooting in Liverpool as Olivia Pratt-Korbel.


Energy companies investing just 5% of profits in renewables
Big energy companies are investing the equivalent of 5% of their record profits in green projects, an exclusive Channel 4 News analysis has revealed.


Gwenno: Mercury Prize nomination for Cornish language album
She's credited with getting more people to learn Cornish, and now the singer-songwriter Gwenno has been nominated for a Mercury Prize. 


Owami Davies: Police investigating 117 sightings of missing student nurse
More than six weeks after the disappearance of student nurse Owami Davies in south London, police are facing serious questions over the way they've handled the case.  


Rubbish piles up in streets as Edinburgh bin workers go on strike over pay
Rubbish is piling up in the streets of Edinburgh where refuse workers are staging a strike over pay. 


Water companies invested in shareholders not infrastructure for years, Portsmouth council leader says
We spoke to Gerald Vernon-Jackson, the leader of the city council in Portsmouth, where there was a sewage dump in the last few days.


Majority of sewage monitors at seaside spots faulty, data suggests
Water companies in England and Wales should take responsibility for cutting down on the sewage they're pumping into the sea, the government has insisted - amid growing calls for action over the pollution on Britain's beaches.  


Do tax cuts fuel inflation?
Patrick Minford is professor of applied economics at Cardiff University and a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher. 



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