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Climate change adverts watered down for COP26 by major airports and train stations
When world leaders gathered in Glasgow at COP 26 last month, it was very clear what they were there to do – commit to urgent action to avert climate catastrophe.
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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.
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Covid: New strain Omicron labelled ‘variant of concern’ by WHO, as Belgium confirms case
There are concerns it may be more transmissible, better able to evade vaccines, and less likely to respond to a key treatment.
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Train driver suffers ‘life-changing’ injuries in Salisbury crash
A train driver has been left with “life-changing” injuries and 13 others were taken to hospital after two trains collided in Salisbury yesterday evening.
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Southeastern trains taken over by government after franchise breach
Services across its network will now be run by the government instead, while more options are being considered, including financial penalties.
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Call for police to get mandatory neurodiversity training after officer assaulted young autistic boy in school
The family of an autistic child, who was assaulted by a police officer in school, have called for officers to receive mandatory training on how to deal with children with similar conditions.
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India’s Covid crisis: Untrained relatives of virus victims take on medical roles as Uttar Pradesh struggles
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming under more pressure to impose a strict lockdown across the country, as the surge in coronavirus cases shows no signs of coming under control.
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Dozens dead after Taiwan train crash
At least 50 people have been killed and more than a hundred others injured in Taiwan’s deadliest train crash for decades.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says UK economy to face ‘enormous strains’ following lockdown
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that he’ll have to make some tough decisions in next week’s Budget in order to repair the gaping hole in the public finances caused by the pandemic.
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People in areas tested for South African strain urged to stay home
We report from Surrey, one of now several frontlines in the battle against this rapidly evolving disease.
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Possibility of annual Covid vaccine ‘tailored to the variant strains’ – JCVI’s Prof Anthony Harnden
We’re joined by Professor Anthony Harnden, Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
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‘With increased pressure on hospitals we have seen an increase in mortality, regardless of the new strain’ – epidemiologist Prof Neil Ferguson
We spoke to Neil Ferguson, professor in Epidemiology at Imperial College London, and a member of the government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, otherwise known as ‘Nervtag’.
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British strain of Covid-19 may be more deadly, says UK government
There is some evidence the new variant of Covid-19 that emerged in the south of England before Christmas is more deadly, the Prime Minister said today.
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Scientists investigate if new Covid strain spreads more easily in children
Scientists are urgently looking at whether the new strain of coronavirus is spread more easily in children. Although there is no suggestion it’s more dangerous, experts want to know whether children are as susceptible as adults. In today’s other developments, there were 36,804 new cases recorded, and 691 deaths were reported in the last twenty…
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‘We don’t yet know a lot, but we know the new strain of Covid transmits quickly,’ says former chief scientific advisor
We were joined by the former Government chief scientific advisor, Sir Mark Walport, who’s a member of the SAGE advisory group.