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Did the Covid models get it wrong?
Newspaper headlines were full of fears about millions of Covid cases a day but that did not happen – so what’s going on?
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Man gets genetically modified pig heart in world-first transplant
Surgeons in America have transplanted the heart of a pig into a human patient.
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India farmers: Modi U-turn on reforms which sparked major protests
After a year of protests and often violent unrest, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suddenly announced he’s repealing three controversial farm laws.
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COP26: How indigenous people have struggled to find accommodation
Glasgow might have thrown open its doors to the rest of the world here at COP26, but in reality the sheer struggle with visas, vaccinations and intercontinental travel have stopped some people getting here at all.
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‘Countless families’ living in poor accommodation in England, says former Children’s Commissioner
The former Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, is now specialist adviser to the public services committee in the Lords and is looking at how reforming services can address the growing problem of child vulnerability.
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Covid: Government scientific modellers say science is highly uncertain about impact of lifting all restrictions
Scotland’s next steps are due to be outlined by Nicola Sturgeon tomorrow, while in Wales a review is due on Wednesday.
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India hits 20 million Covid cases as Modi opposition demands lockdown
Calls are growing for a national lockdown in India, with the country’s opposition leader saying there’s simply no other way to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Prince Philip ‘was a great moderniser’, says royal historian Ed Owens
We’re joined by the royal historian and author Ed Owens.
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‘A modern-day lynching in broad daylight’ – George Floyd’s brother Philonise
Derek Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to three charges relating to the killing of Mr Floyd, whose death sparked a wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the world.
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What armed forces modernisation will mean for UK’s defence
Britain’s armed forces are about to undergo the most sweeping modernisation for two decades, with a new command paper next week setting out the details.
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Violent protests as Indian farmers press Modi government’s on agricultural reforms
In a showdown of tractors versus tanks, thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of Delhi in protest over India’s new agriculture reforms.
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Rent strikes spreading across universities over accommodation lockdown
Thousands of students in England are joining a rent strike – saying it’s not fair for them to keep paying for university accommodation which they can’t use because of the lockdown. Some colleges have pledged to provide a rebate – but many haven’t – while there are signs the strike is spreading beyond rent because…
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Despite positive signs, it’s too early to relax restrictions, says infectious disease modeller
We spoke to Dr Rosalind Eggo, an infectious disease modeller at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and a member of SPI-M, a group of scientists which provides evidence on the spread of Covid-19 to Sage. We began by asking her what the data can tell us about the impact our current lockdown…
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US Covid infections pass 11 million as Trump hails Moderna vaccine as ‘great discovery’
Total infections in the US have now passed the 11 million mark.
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Former NBA player John Amaechi says we should ‘expect our athletes to be role models’
We’re joined by Brandon Morris who’s a community activist here in Kenosha and by Democrat Senator Lena Taylor who serves on the Wisconsin State Legislature.