channel4uk--2020-11-06--Covid rehabilitation patients in Wales on life after the virus

As Wales approaches the end of its 17-day firebreak lockdown , there are concerns about the continuing high rates of @ @ @ @ @ country .
Today the Welsh health minister rejected calls to keep tighter restrictions in place @ @ @ @ @ , including parts of the south Wales valleys , even though the number of Covid-related @ @ @ @ @ have now reached levels higher than at the peak of the first wave in April @

As Wales approaches the end of its 17-day firebreak lockdown, there are concerns about the continuing high rates of coronavirus in parts of the country.
Today the Welsh health minister rejected calls to keep tighter restrictions in place in the worst affected areas, including parts of the south Wales valleys, even though the number of Covid-related patients in hospitals in Wales have now reached levels higher than at the peak of the first wave in April.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--City-wide Covid testing pilot begins in Liverpool

It ’ s looking likely that the rate of coronavirus infections in England and Wales is slowing down .
Latest @ @ @ @ @ National Statistics suggest a smaller increase in the number of infections last week than the @ @ @ @ @ they are still going up .
In the last 24 hours , 23,287 new coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ the UK and a further 355 deaths have been reported , taking the total to @ @ @ @ @ first attempt to test a whole city in England is underway .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ tried out in the city could be part of a solution to get us back @ @ @ @ @ .

It’s looking likely that the rate of coronavirus infections in England and Wales is slowing down. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest a smaller increase in the number of infections last week than the week before that. But they are still going up.
In the last 24 hours, 23,287 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the UK and a further 355 deaths have been reported, taking the total to 48,475
In Liverpool, the first attempt to test a whole city in England is underway. It’s hoped the rapid tests being tried out in the city could be part of a solution to get us back to something like normal life.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--‘I think it’s important that every legal vote is counted’ – newly elected Republican Representative

‘I think it’s important that every legal vote is counted’ – newly elected Republican Representative Bryon Donalds

Representative-elect Byron Donalds is a Republican who has just won his seat in southwest Florida .

Representative-elect Byron Donalds is a Republican who has just won his seat in southwest Florida.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--Trump ‘doesn’t have the facts and doesn’t have the law. He can try, but this is over’ – law professo

Trump ‘doesn’t have the facts and doesn’t have the law. He can try, but this is over’ – law professor Neal Katyal

We were joined by Neal Katyal , law professor and former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration .

We were joined by Neal Katyal, law professor and former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--Media and secret service agents gather in Delaware where Biden campaign is based

The world ’ s press and a host of secret service agents have been gathering in Wilmington , Delaware , @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is planning to make a national address later tonight , if the race @ @ @ @ @ .

The world’s press and a host of secret service agents have been gathering in Wilmington, Delaware, where we are told that Joe Biden is planning to make a national address later tonight, if the race has been called by then.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania

Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania

The outcome remains on a knife edge .
The official electoral college votes have not shifted since last night – @ @ @ @ @ 253 and Donald Trump on 213 votes .
No candidate has yet reached 270 votes @ @ @ @ @ to four key states , where the margins are razor thin : Nevada , Arizona @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden is ahead in all four , but only just .
In Georgia , @ @ @ @ @ there will be a recount as the margin is so tight .

The outcome remains on a knife edge. The official electoral college votes have not shifted since last night – Joe Biden is still on 253 and Donald Trump on 213 votes. No candidate has yet reached 270 votes.
It all comes down to four key states, where the margins are razor thin: Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Joe Biden is ahead in all four, but only just.
In Georgia, state election officials have confirmed there will be a recount as the margin is so tight.


channel4uk--2020-11-06--Series 6, Episode 12: David Miliband

Series 6, Episode 12: David Miliband

David Miliband , has had a varied career – from working as a policy analyst in Tony Blair ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Secretary to heading up an international charity , working with refugees all over the @ @ @ @ @ David in the midst of a remarkable week in US and world politics .
With @ @ @ @ @ by hour , they discuss whether this really could be the end of Trumpism and @ @ @ @ @ for democratic systems across the globe .
You can listen to and subscribe to the @ @ @ @ @ .
Or on Spotify , Acast , CastBox and other good podcast apps .
So @ @ @ @ @ the big ideas changing the way we think , act and live – and how @ @ @ @ @ have as individuals .
A filmed version of each interview is available on our Channel @ @ @ @ @ hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is published .

David Miliband, has had a varied career – from working as a policy analyst in Tony Blair’s Downing Street, ultimately becoming Foreign Secretary to heading up an international charity, working with refugees all over the world.
Krishnan speaks to David in the midst of a remarkable week in US and world politics. With results and events changing hour by hour, they discuss whether this really could be the end of Trumpism and what this election could mean for democratic systems across the globe.
Listen and subscribe
You can listen to and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here.
Or on Spotify, Acast, CastBox and other good podcast apps.
So join us as we explore the big ideas changing the way we think, act and live – and how much impact we can really have as individuals.
A filmed version of each interview is available on our Channel 4 News YouTube channel – hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is published.


channel4uk--2020-11-07--The best and worst moments of Donald Trump’s presidency

It is almost exactly four years to the day since Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2016 election – his @ @ @ @ @ House was like nothing the United States had ever seen .
Millions of devoted voters @ @ @ @ @ believe his leadership style is the real American dream .
But there are millions more @ @ @ @ @ four years have been a nightmare , from which this nation will struggle to recover @

It is almost exactly four years to the day since Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2016 election – his divisive term in the White House was like nothing the United States had ever seen.
Millions of devoted voters still love him, and believe his leadership style is the real American dream. But there are millions more, who feel these past four years have been a nightmare, from which this nation will struggle to recover.


channel4uk--2020-11-07--What does a Biden presidency mean for US-UK relations?

One of the immediate impacts of a Biden presidency for the UK will be the shape of the future ‘ @ @ @ @ @ United States – made more urgent by Brexit and the need for new trade deals @ @ @ @ @ year .
In the last half hour Boris Johnson has described the US as Britain @ @ @ @ @ – saying he looked forward to working closely on what he called “ our shared @ @ @

One of the immediate impacts of a Biden presidency for the UK will be the shape of the future ‘special relationship’ with the United States – made more urgent by Brexit and the need for new trade deals after the end of this year.
In the last half hour Boris Johnson has described the US as Britain’s most important ally – saying he looked forward to working closely on what he called “our shared priorities.”


channel4uk--2020-11-07--What could Trump do in next 76 days – and is he a ‘flight risk’?

We ’ re joined by Timothy Snyder – professor of history at Yale University .
His latest book analyses what @ @ @ @ @ s turn towards authoritarianism ” under Donald Trump .
And in Washington DC is the @ @ @ @ @ Belcher .

We’re joined by Timothy Snyder – professor of history at Yale University. His latest book analyses what he calls “America’s turn towards authoritarianism” under Donald Trump.
And in Washington DC is the writer and political strategist Cornell Belcher.


channel4uk--2020-11-07--On the ground in Pennsylvania – the state that gave Joe Biden victory

It ’ s been third time lucky for Joe Biden in his bid for the White House – his supporters @ @ @ @ @ streets in celebration – while foreign leaders have begun offering their congratulations – Mr Biden @ @ @ @ @ address tonight in his home town of Wilmington .
Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum is @ @ @ @ @ which made it all happen .

It’s been third time lucky for Joe Biden in his bid for the White House – his supporters have rushed out onto the streets in celebration – while foreign leaders have begun offering their congratulations – Mr Biden himself will be giving an address tonight in his home town of Wilmington.
Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum is in Philadelphia – the state which made it all happen.


channel4uk--2020-11-07--Joe Biden elected President of the United States

“ I promise you this – I will be a President for all Americans – whether you voted for me @ @ @ @ @ Biden has given his first reaction to his election victory tonight – declaring it is @ @ @ @ @ anger and the harsh rhetoric – to unite , and to heal .
A message @ @ @ @ @ appear to be taking on board – threatening to launch legal action “ beginning Monday @ @ @ @ @ it finally happened – after four long days and nights of limbo – just over @ @ @ @ @ of Pennsylvania was called for Mr Biden – its 20 electoral college votes giving him @ @ @ @ @

“I promise you this – I will be a President for all Americans – whether you voted for me or not”. Joe Biden has given his first reaction to his election victory tonight – declaring it is time to get past the anger and the harsh rhetoric – to unite, and to heal.
A message which Donald Trump does not appear to be taking on board – threatening to launch legal action “beginning Monday”. This is how it finally happened – after four long days and nights of limbo – just over two hours ago the state of Pennsylvania was called for Mr Biden – its 20 electoral college votes giving him the majority he needed.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--Government to spend over £400m on support for poor families in England, following Marcus Rashford ca

Government to spend over £400m on support for poor families in England, following Marcus Rashford campaign

First they refused to carry on funding free school meals in England over the school holidays – now the Government @ @ @ @ @ as ministers announced a package of more than £400 million to support low income households @ @ @ @ @ It follows a lengthy campaign led by England footballer Marcus Rashford who said today he @ @ @ @ @ of “ empathy and understanding ” from those who supported him .

First they refused to carry on funding free school meals in England over the school holidays – now the Government has made another U-turn – as ministers announced a package of more than £400 million to support low income households, into next year.
It follows a lengthy campaign led by England footballer Marcus Rashford who said today he was overwhelmed by the show of “empathy and understanding” from those who supported him.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--The global challenges Joe Biden will face as president

On top of tackling climate change – Mr Biden will inherit a long list of formidable foreign policy challenges – @ @ @ @ @ Iran ’ s nuclear ambitions – to the Middle East peace process .

On top of tackling climate change – Mr Biden will inherit a long list of formidable foreign policy challenges – from relations with China and Iran’s nuclear ambitions – to the Middle East peace process.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--Biden election sparks hope for meeting global climate targets

There is one area where Johnson and Biden share a common goal – tackling climate change .
Next year the @ @ @ @ @ United Nations ’ COP 26 conference in Glasgow .
Joe Biden has already pledged to @ @ @ @ @ into the Paris Climate Accord – and turn his administration into a global leader on @ @ @

There is one area where Johnson and Biden share a common goal – tackling climate change. Next year the UK will host the vital United Nations’ COP 26 conference in Glasgow.
Joe Biden has already pledged to take the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord – and turn his administration into a global leader on the issue.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--Could ‘the special relationship’ be strained amid Biden and Johnson’s disagreements over Brexit and

Could ‘the special relationship’ be strained amid Biden and Johnson’s disagreements over Brexit and Northern Ireland?

Boris Johnson has described the United States as Britain ’ s “ closest and most important ally ” – but @ @ @ @ @ future relationship likely to be ?
Joe Biden is certainly no fan of Brexit – @ @ @ @ @ Johnson either – last year he described him as a “ kind of physical and @ @ @ @ @ Trump .

Boris Johnson has described the United States as Britain’s “closest and most important ally” – but just how special is their future relationship likely to be?
Joe Biden is certainly no fan of Brexit – and no fan of Boris Johnson either – last year he described him as a “kind of physical and emotional clone” of Donald Trump.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--Trump goes quiet – with no public comments on election

When the going gets tough , Mr Trump goes golfing again – as he headed back to his favourite Virginia @ @ @ @ @ day in a row .
Since his defeat – the President hasn ’ t made @ @ @ @ @ certainly not to concede .
While some senior Republicans have echoed his claims that the @ @ @ @ @ – some openly questioning the result , others choosing to keep silent .

When the going gets tough, Mr Trump goes golfing again – as he headed back to his favourite Virginia golf course for the second day in a row.
Since his defeat – the President hasn’t made any comments in public – certainly not to concede.
While some senior Republicans have echoed his claims that the election was still not over – some openly questioning the result, others choosing to keep silent.


channel4uk--2020-11-08--Joe Biden calls for unity as Kamala Harris hails historic significance of election

“ This is the time to heal in America ” .
If last night was for spontaneous scenes of jubilation @ @ @ @ @ out onto the streets – Joe Biden began his first full day as President-elect as @ @ @ @ @ – going to church in his home town of Wilmington .
As for Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ very public silence .

“This is the time to heal in America”. If last night was for spontaneous scenes of jubilation, as his supporters spilled out onto the streets – Joe Biden began his first full day as President-elect as he does any other Sunday – going to church in his home town of Wilmington.
As for Donald Trump – so far, a very public silence.
From Wilmington, our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--‘She wants to be the type of vice-president that Joe Biden was to President Obama’ – Suzy Loftus, Ka

‘She wants to be the type of vice-president that Joe Biden was to President Obama’ – Suzy Loftus, Kamala Harris’s friend

We spoke to Suzy Loftus , a former interim San Francisco District Attorney , and friend of US vice president-elect @ @ @ @ @ her what her victory meant for her .

We spoke to Suzy Loftus, a former interim San Francisco District Attorney, and friend of US vice president-elect Kamala Harris. We asked her what her victory meant for her.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Kamala Harris’s road to the White House

Kamala Harris’s road to the White House

On inauguration day , on 20 January , Kamala Harris will make history .
She will become the first woman @ @ @ @ @ Black and Asian heritage to become vice-president of the United States .
She ’ s @ @ @ @ @ been breaking barriers throughout her career .
But she ’ s also unafraid of making @ @ @ @ @ criticisms from the black community .

On inauguration day, on 20 January, Kamala Harris will make history. She will become the first woman and the first person with Black and Asian heritage to become vice-president of the United States.
She’s a woman who’s been breaking barriers throughout her career. But she’s also unafraid of making controversial decisions and has faced criticisms from the black community.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--‘If the UK moves forward with this Internal Market Bill… there will be no US-UK trade deal – period’

‘If the UK moves forward with this Internal Market Bill… there will be no US-UK trade deal – period’ – Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle

We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle , who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means , which @ @ @ @ @ agreements .

We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for international trade agreements.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Biden, Brexit and Northern Ireland explained

Nowhere is the progress of the Internal Market Bill and the Brexit negotiations being followed more closely than in Northern @ @ @ @ @ that the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency will promote the interests of peace and @ @ @ @ @ .

Nowhere is the progress of the Internal Market Bill and the Brexit negotiations being followed more closely than in Northern Ireland.
Hopes are high that the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency will promote the interests of peace and frictionless trade in Northern Ireland.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Brexit: Lords expected to vote against government’s internal market bill

The government is facing a substantial rebellion in the House of Lords over Brexit legislation that ministers admit will break @ @ @ @ @ the Internal Market Bill would allow the government to flout the terms of Northern Ireland @ @ @ @ @ , which has infuriated both the European Union and Joe Biden , America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ vowed to reinstate any clauses removed this evening by peers .
But with Brexit negotiations @ @ @ @ @ and Boris Johnson waiting for his first phone call with the new president-elect , the @ @ @ @ @ to change his mind .

The government is facing a substantial rebellion in the House of Lords over Brexit legislation that ministers admit will break international law.
Critics say the Internal Market Bill would allow the government to flout the terms of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement, which has infuriated both the European Union and Joe Biden, America’s new president-elect.
Ministers have vowed to reinstate any clauses removed this evening by peers. But with Brexit negotiations continuing in London this week and Boris Johnson waiting for his first phone call with the new president-elect, the prime minister is under pressure to change his mind.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Biden biographer says president-elect ’believes in an ideology, but his ideology is centrism’

We ’ re joined by Evan Osnos , who ’ s written a biography of the president-elect , called Joe @ @ @ @ @ He interviewed Mr Biden during his time as vice-president , and more recently during his @ @ @ @ @

We’re joined by Evan Osnos, who’s written a biography of the president-elect, called Joe Biden: American Dreamer. He interviewed Mr Biden during his time as vice-president, and more recently during his presidential run this year.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--China, Russia and Turkey yet to congratulate Joe Biden on election win

As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world , there were exceptions – Russia , China and @ @ @ @ @ the election result .
From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North @ @ @ @ @ his work cut out .

As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world, there were exceptions – Russia, China and Turkey are yet to recognise the election result.
From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, the president-elect has his work cut out.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Biden to meet with Covid taskforce as Trump still refuses to concede election

Washington is currently witnessing two parallel universes : one is the universe of President-elect Biden , who is rolling out @ @ @ @ @ even though his administration won ’ t actually be installed for another 71 days .
@ @ @ @ @ not just refusing to concede , he is still calling the election stolen , soldiering @ @ @ @ @ and even planning campaign rallies in states where he has called for recounts .
It @ @ @ @ @ the father is apparently being encouraged by the sons to fight .

Washington is currently witnessing two parallel universes: one is the universe of President-elect Biden, who is rolling out his Covid taskforce today – even though his administration won’t actually be installed for another 71 days.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is not just refusing to concede, he is still calling the election stolen, soldiering on with his legal battles and even planning campaign rallies in states where he has called for recounts. It is bizarre and unprecedented and the father is apparently being encouraged by the sons to fight.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Wellcome Trust director says Covid vaccine must be ‘fairly and equitably accessible to the whole wor

Wellcome Trust director says Covid vaccine must be ‘fairly and equitably accessible to the whole world, not just to the rich world’

We ’ re joined by Sir Jeremy Farrar , Director of the Wellcome Trust .
He also serves on the @ @ @ @ @ group Sage .

We’re joined by Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. He also serves on the government’s scientific advisory group Sage.


channel4uk--2020-11-09--Hopes rise as Pfizer announces Covid vaccine offers more than 90% protection

Could there be the light at the end of the tunnel ?
Scientists working on a new vaccine for coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ that is 90 % effective .
And , crucially , there are no serious side @ @ @ @ @ as the number of cases worldwide hit a record 50 million , with the US @ @ @ @ @ report more than 100,000 daily cases .
If licensed quickly , the first doses of @ @ @ @ @ by the end of the year .

Could there be the light at the end of the tunnel?
Scientists working on a new vaccine for coronavirus say they have a candidate that is 90% effective. And, crucially, there are no serious side effects.
The news comes as the number of cases worldwide hit a record 50 million, with the US becoming the first country to report more than 100,000 daily cases.
If licensed quickly, the first doses of the vaccine could be administered by the end of the year.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Parents caught up in UK drug gangs – to protect their children

They ’ re ordinary mums and dads who should be worrying about how their child is doing at school .
@ @ @ @ @ driving around in the dead of night , handing over cash stuffed in envelopes to @ @ @ @ @ exploiting their children .
“ Debt ” is a brutal weapon being used by criminal @ @ @ @ @ young people in ‘ county lines ’ drug dealing and online scams .
And we @ @ @ @ @ parents are paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds to prevent their teenagers being hurt @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve disguised the identities of the people we ’ ve spoken to , to @ @ @ @ @ followed the appropriate Covid restrictions at the time it was filmed .

They’re ordinary mums and dads who should be worrying about how their child is doing at school. Instead, they’re driving around in the dead of night, handing over cash stuffed in envelopes to the drug gangs who are exploiting their children.
“Debt” is a brutal weapon being used by criminal gangs to trap children and young people in ‘county lines’ drug dealing and online scams. And we’ve discovered that desperate parents are paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds to prevent their teenagers being hurt – or worse.
We’ve disguised the identities of the people we’ve spoken to, to protect their identity, and followed the appropriate Covid restrictions at the time it was filmed.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Outcry after naked statue of Mary Wollstonecraft unveiled

A small silvery depiction of a naked woman was designed to celebate the campaigner and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft .
But @ @ @ @ @ to the icon was unveiled today ’ s campaigners and feminists began to express their @ @ @ @ @ mother of feminism ” was depicted as a nude figure .
The 18th century philosopher @ @ @ @ @ of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley , died at the age of 38 before her achievements @ @ @

A small silvery depiction of a naked woman was designed to celebate the campaigner and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. But as soon as the statue to the icon was unveiled today’s campaigners and feminists began to express their anger about why the “mother of feminism” was depicted as a nude figure.
The 18th century philosopher, who was the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, died at the age of 38 before her achievements were recognised.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Education impact of pandemic revealed – some children have forgotten how to use knife and fork

The pandemic has upended all our lives , but perhaps the most significant impact has been seen on children , @ @ @ @ @ back to wearing nappies , or forgetting how to eat with a knife and fork @ @ @ @ @ revealed today in reports published by the education watchdog , Ofsted , which look at @ @ @ @ @ as a result of school closures and lockdowns .

The pandemic has upended all our lives, but perhaps the most significant impact has been seen on children, with some young children going back to wearing nappies, or forgetting how to eat with a knife and fork.
These worrying trends are revealed today in reports published by the education watchdog, Ofsted, which look at what our children have lost as a result of school closures and lockdowns.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Palestinian peace negotiator dies with Covid-19

Three days of mourning have been declared after the death of the Palestinian peace negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat .
The @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 .
He was a witty and popular figure , credited with helping to negotiate @ @ @ @ @ gave Palestinians the right to govern the Gaza Strip and parts of the Israeli-occupied West @ @ @ @ @ state he devoted his life to creating still does not exist .

Three days of mourning have been declared after the death of the Palestinian peace negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat. The 65 year old died from Covid-19. He was a witty and popular figure, credited with helping to negotiate the 1993 Oslo Accords that gave Palestinians the right to govern the Gaza Strip and parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But the Palestinian state he devoted his life to creating still does not exist.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Democrat Congresswoman says Republicans must accept defeat

We spoke to Congresswoman Barbara Lee , a Democrat from Oakland , California .
We began by asking her if @ @ @ @ @ friend and colleague Kamala Harris since the election win .

We spoke to Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a Democrat from Oakland, California. We began by asking her if she had spoken to her friend and colleague Kamala Harris since the election win.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Joe Biden promises the most diverse cabinet in history

While many world leaders have acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory , the man in the White House is @ @ @ @ @ .
He has now filed a number of lawsuits claiming irregularities in the counting of @ @ @ @ @ s election .
But so far he hasn ’ t provided any evidence .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ forward with his plans for governing the country .
He has promised to appoint the @ @ @ @ @ .

While many world leaders have acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the man in the White House is still refusing to admit defeat.
He has now filed a number of lawsuits claiming irregularities in the counting of votes in last week’s election. But so far he hasn’t provided any evidence.
Meanwhile President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with his plans for governing the country. He has promised to appoint the most diverse cabinet in history.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Boris Johnson speaks to Joe Biden after US election victory

The prime minister has spoken to President-elect Joe Biden today and congratulated him on winning the US election .

The prime minister has spoken to President-elect Joe Biden today and congratulated him on winning the US election.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Bank of England’s chief economist warns of increased inequality in the UK following the coronavirus

The impact of the Covid crisis could mean we see the opposite of “ levelling up ” for those parts @ @ @ @ @ lagged behind for decades .
That ’ s the warning from the chief economist of @ @ @ @ @ Speaking exclusively to this programme , Andy Haldane said it was now an “ absolute @ @ @ @ @ in society – most of which he thinks will be made worse by the downturn @ @ @ @ @ yesterday ’ s news of a vaccine could prove “ transformational ” .

The impact of the Covid crisis could mean we see the opposite of “levelling up” for those parts of the economy that have lagged behind for decades. That’s the warning from the chief economist of the Bank of England.
Speaking exclusively to this programme, Andy Haldane said it was now an “absolute necessity” to tackle inequalities in society – most of which he thinks will be made worse by the downturn. But Mr Haldane believes yesterday’s news of a vaccine could prove “transformational”.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Football Association chairman resigns after using offensive racial term

The Chairman of the Football Association has resigned after he used an offensive racial term during a Commons committee hearing @ @ @ @ @ was speaking to MPs about providing financial support for smaller clubs during the pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d used abroad .
And warning this clip contains the offensive term he @ @

The Chairman of the Football Association has resigned after he used an offensive racial term during a Commons committee hearing. Greg Clarke, who was speaking to MPs about providing financial support for smaller clubs during the pandemic, claimed it was a term he’d used abroad. And warning this clip contains the offensive term he used.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in Wales

GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in Wales

Wales has cancelled all GCSE and A-level exams , in favour of teacher assessments which will be done in the @ @ @ @ @ cancelled its National 5 exams , the equivalent to GCSEs , but A-level pupils will @ @ @ @ @ .
There is now pressure on England and Northern Ireland to take action as well @

Wales has cancelled all GCSE and A-level exams, in favour of teacher assessments which will be done in the classroom. Scotland has already cancelled its National 5 exams, the equivalent to GCSEs, but A-level pupils will be allowed to sit exams. There is now pressure on England and Northern Ireland to take action as well.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Vaccine supplies may not be affected by Brexit, says head of Oxford Vaccine Group

We ’ re joined by Professor Andrew Pollard , director of the Oxford vaccine group .
The group ’ s @ @ @ @ @ third stage of clinical trials .

We’re joined by Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford vaccine group. The group’s vaccine candidate is in the third stage of clinical trials.


channel4uk--2020-11-10--Huge effort required to deliver Coronavirus vaccine

Could the delivery of a breakthrough vaccine be hampered by the fact that it needs to cross borders ?
Manufacturers @ @ @ @ @ was yesterday hailed as providing some much needed hope in the fight against Covid , @ @ @ @ @ stored at temperatures below minus 70 degrees .
But if post-Brexit deals aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ the EU the UK could be put at risk .

Could the delivery of a breakthrough vaccine be hampered by the fact that it needs to cross borders? Manufacturers of the vaccine, that was yesterday hailed as providing some much needed hope in the fight against Covid, say it has to be stored at temperatures below minus 70 degrees. But if post-Brexit deals aren’t reached, smooth travel between the EU the UK could be put at risk.


Reporting US Presidents

It was in 1978 .
I ’ d never met , let alone interviewed , a US President before .
But this one , my first , was Jimmy Carter – wearing overalls , and down on his hands and knees , wielding a trowel .
Carter was toiling for an afternoon on a housing project for the charity Habitat for Humanity – something he still works for today at the age of 96 .
He was a down-to-earth guy : no overweening self-importance and perhaps consequently – in the larger than life entity that is America – never regarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , at least , a great human being , as I discovered when I interviewed him for an hour onstage at London ’ s Festival Hall .
Sadly , one aspect of his humanity is that he remains desperately scarred by the Iran hostage crisis in which 52 US diplomats were held for 440 days by Iranian radicals .
Worse , the rescue mission he sent came to grief , when a refuelling aircraft crashed into the rescue helicopters in the desert still many miles from Tehran .
I was the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks later – it was a shattering scene of crushed humanity and twisted wreckage .
When Reagan followed Carter as president , many of us under-estimated him .
Despite having used the governorship of California as a spring-board to his run for the presidency , many of us regarded him more as the ‘ B ’ Movie star that he had been for many years before .
He knew how to “ strut his stuff , ” and was ably supported by his wife Nancy , who seemed to want him to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His campaign to unseat Carter as president , was blessed both by the Iran crisis and by the reality that his campaign was quite simply more visual , more exciting , than Carter ’ s .
His panache and simplicity appealed to the electorate and he won a second term with ease .
Indeed , his opponent , Walter Mondale , had been Carter ’ s vice president .
He effectively wrote his own epitaph : “ I lost because of my inability to appear compelling on television.
” When I interviewed Reagan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White Room ’ of the White House , we had been requested to cover the carpets with canvas , in case one of our lights exploded ( as they could ) and damaged the carpets .
Reagan came bounding in and to our alarm tripped over the canvas .
“ God darn it !
” he declared , “ you ’ d have thought I ’ d been in enough ‘ B ’ Movies not to have done that !
” In retrospect , was there ever a moment in my presidential election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the process would throw up a Donald Trump ?
There were certainly those who , early on Reagan ’ s first run for the White House , ridiculed his Hollywood past as a qualification for the presidency .
But they were soon chastened by the fact that he had been a successful governor of California before that run .
And , in the end , his balletic peace negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev testified to both his charm and persistence .
George H Bush , who followed Reagan , had a good record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As for Bill Clinton , he was charming to interview .
But then so was Monica Lewinski , the young White House intern with whom he had a serious dalliance .
Barack Obama ’ s election , for many , was a matter of contrasting joy entwined with history .
An African American in the Whitest House in Washington .
He deployed charm , integrity , and commitment in ways that his successor never embraced .
The crowds at his inauguration were to dwarf Trump ’ s eight years later .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or would , stop him .
He proved an unsavoury liar , whilst she proved disappointingly dull on the campaign trail .
Fabulously grumpy and bad tempered , I followed Trump in that contest with Hilary , but never got close to him .
I can ’ t say I lie in bed wishing I had .
Thus it fell to Joe Biden to beat Trump .
And it could well turn out that he is the man to bring the country together again too .
But you can ’ t help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America to reform the electoral system , hatched by the Founding Fathers – and maybe do away with it altogether .
This time round , however , it turned out that Biden not only won the popular vote , but the electoral college too .

It was in 1978. I’d never met, let alone interviewed, a US President before. But this one, my first, was Jimmy Carter – wearing overalls, and down on his hands and knees, wielding a trowel.
Carter was toiling for an afternoon on a housing project for the charity Habitat for Humanity – something he still works for today at the age of 96. He was a down-to-earth guy: no overweening self-importance and perhaps consequently – in the larger than life entity that is America – never regarded as a great president. But he is, at least, a great human being, as I discovered when I interviewed him for an hour onstage at London’s Festival Hall.
Sadly, one aspect of his humanity is that he remains desperately scarred by the Iran hostage crisis in which 52 US diplomats were held for 440 days by Iranian radicals. Worse, the rescue mission he sent came to grief, when a refuelling aircraft crashed into the rescue helicopters in the desert still many miles from Tehran. I was the first journalist to reach the site some three weeks later – it was a shattering scene of crushed humanity and twisted wreckage.
When Reagan followed Carter as president, many of us under-estimated him. Despite having used the governorship of California as a spring-board to his run for the presidency, many of us regarded him more as the ‘B’ Movie star that he had been for many years before. He knew how to “strut his stuff,” and was ably supported by his wife Nancy, who seemed to want him to become president even more than he did.
His campaign to unseat Carter as president, was blessed both by the Iran crisis and by the reality that his campaign was quite simply more visual, more exciting, than Carter’s. His panache and simplicity appealed to the electorate and he won a second term with ease. Indeed, his opponent, Walter Mondale, had been Carter’s vice president. He effectively wrote his own epitaph: “I lost because of my inability to appear compelling on television.”
When I interviewed Reagan in his second term in the ‘White Room’ of the White House, we had been requested to cover the carpets with canvas, in case one of our lights exploded (as they could) and damaged the carpets. Reagan came bounding in and to our alarm tripped over the canvas. “God darn it!” he declared, “you’d have thought I’d been in enough ‘B’ Movies not to have done that!”
In retrospect, was there ever a moment in my presidential election experiences, when any of us imagined that the process would throw up a Donald Trump? There were certainly those who, early on Reagan’s first run for the White House, ridiculed his Hollywood past as a qualification for the presidency. But they were soon chastened by the fact that he had been a successful governor of California before that run. And, in the end, his balletic peace negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev testified to both his charm and persistence.
George H Bush, who followed Reagan, had a good record and was most definitely no Donald Trump. As for Bill Clinton, he was charming to interview. But then so was Monica Lewinski, the young White House intern with whom he had a serious dalliance.
Barack Obama’s election, for many, was a matter of contrasting joy entwined with history. An African American in the Whitest House in Washington. He deployed charm, integrity, and commitment in ways that his successor never embraced. The crowds at his inauguration were to dwarf Trump’s eight years later.
It never seemed possible that Hilary Clinton could, or would, stop him. He proved an unsavoury liar, whilst she proved disappointingly dull on the campaign trail. Fabulously grumpy and bad tempered, I followed Trump in that contest with Hilary, but never got close to him. I can’t say I lie in bed wishing I had.
Thus it fell to Joe Biden to beat Trump. And it could well turn out that he is the man to bring the country together again too. But you can’t help feeling that it might be time for America to reform the electoral system, hatched by the Founding Fathers – and maybe do away with it altogether.
This time round, however, it turned out that Biden not only won the popular vote, but the electoral college too.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--UK government urged to take action to protect human rights of Black people

The NHS , government and the police must take action to ensure they protect the human rights of Black people @ @ @ @ @ people .
That ’ s the conclusion of an inquiry by a joint committee of @ @ @ @ @ was triggered by the Black Lives Matters protests this summer .
The committee says apologies @ @ @ @ @

The NHS, government and the police must take action to ensure they protect the human rights of Black people equally to those of white people.
That’s the conclusion of an inquiry by a joint committee of MPs and lords, which was triggered by the Black Lives Matters protests this summer.
The committee says apologies are simply not enough.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Dalai Lama says Buddha would be Green

Dalai Lama says Buddha would be Green

Buddha would be Green , according to the Dalai Lama .
The Tibetan spiritual leader has retired from politics but @ @ @ @ @ , calling on governments and individuals to take action .
He ’ s released a @ @ @ @ @ , in which he blends the case for renewable energy and vegetarianism with Buddhist thinking @ @ @ @ @ In an exclusive TV interview , he spoke to Channel 4 News from his home @ @ @ @ @ city of Dharamshala .
We asked him why the case for action is now so @ @

Buddha would be Green, according to the Dalai Lama.
The Tibetan spiritual leader has retired from politics but is campaigning on climate change, calling on governments and individuals to take action.
He’s released a book called Our Only Home, in which he blends the case for renewable energy and vegetarianism with Buddhist thinking on compassion and altruism.
In an exclusive TV interview, he spoke to Channel 4 News from his home in exile in the Indian city of Dharamshala. We asked him why the case for action is now so urgent.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers all resign after Beijing ruling

Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have resigned en-masse , after four of their colleagues were expelled from the city ’ @ @ @ @ @ of the four came just days after the Chinese government passed a resolution saying any @ @ @ @ @ authority should be removed .
The former British colony , now part of China , @ @ @ @ @ under a “ one country , two systems ” principle , but has recently seen @ @ @ @ @ spoke to Emily Lau , a human rights champion and the first woman directly elected @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong .
We asked her for her assessment of the mass resignations .

Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have resigned en-masse, after four of their colleagues were expelled from the city’s legislature.
The dismissal of the four came just days after the Chinese government passed a resolution saying any politician questioning Beijing’s authority should be removed.
The former British colony, now part of China, is supposed to be governed under a “one country, two systems” principle, but has recently seen its freedoms eroded.
We spoke to Emily Lau, a human rights champion and the first woman directly elected to the legislative council of Hong Kong. We asked her for her assessment of the mass resignations.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Vulnerable children ‘betrayed by the state’ says report

The Children ’ s Commissioner for England says that thousands of vulnerable children are being “ betrayed by the state @ @ @ @ @ dangerous care homes .
Anne Longfield has published a trio of reports today , accusing @ @ @ @ @ institutional ambivalence ” towards children in care , who she says are too often “ @ @ @ @ @ have never heard of and can not find on the map .

The Children’s Commissioner for England says that thousands of vulnerable children are being “betrayed by the state” in sometimes dirty, dangerous care homes.
Anne Longfield has published a trio of reports today, accusing the government of “deep-rooted institutional ambivalence” towards children in care, who she says are too often “dumped” in areas they have never heard of and can not find on the map.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--UK becomes first country in Europe to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths

Can a vaccine that ’ s been developed at breakneck speed really be safe ?
Keen to address potential fears @ @ @ @ @ ’ s deputy chief medical officer , Prof Jonathan Van Tam , said today that @ @ @ @ @ his 78-year-old mother to have the jab as soon as she was offered it .
@ @ @ @ @ and now , the UK passed an unwelcome milestone today : the latest government figures @ @ @ @ @ in the last 24 hours , and the deaths of a further 595 people .
@ @ @ @ @ to over 50,000 .

Can a vaccine that’s been developed at breakneck speed really be safe?
Keen to address potential fears on that score, England’s deputy chief medical officer, Prof Jonathan Van Tam, said today that he’d already advised his 78-year-old mother to have the jab as soon as she was offered it.
But, in the here and now, the UK passed an unwelcome milestone today: the latest government figures show 22,950 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, and the deaths of a further 595 people. That brings the total number to over 50,000.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Sage scientist says ‘critical thing is not to go from lockdown to a complete free for all’

We were joined by Sir Mark Walport , who was the government ’ s chief scientific advisor until three years @ @ @ @ @ , who ’ s professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

We were joined by Sir Mark Walport, who was the government’s chief scientific advisor until three years ago, and Devi Sridhar, who’s professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Trump makes first appearance since Biden’s election victory

President Trump has made his first official appearance since the election was called for his rival Joe Biden .
But @ @ @ @ @ no comment was forthcoming as he laid a wreath in Arlington cemetery for Veterans Day @ @ @ @ @ state Georgia today said it would do a full recount by hand .

President Trump has made his first official appearance since the election was called for his rival Joe Biden. But unlike his Twitter feed, no comment was forthcoming as he laid a wreath in Arlington cemetery for Veterans Day.
Meanwhile, the key state Georgia today said it would do a full recount by hand.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--‘There isn’t organisation… or accountability for someone like Dominic Cummings’ – Conservative activ

‘There isn’t organisation… or accountability for someone like Dominic Cummings’ – Conservative activist Tim Montgomerie

We ’ re joined by Tim Montgomerie , a Conservative commentator and activist who was briefly a special advisor to @ @ @ @

We’re joined by Tim Montgomerie, a Conservative commentator and activist who was briefly a special advisor to the prime minister.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Reading attack: Man pleads guilty to three murders

The man who killed three people in a knife attack at a park in Reading in June has pleaded guilty @ @ @ @ @ and three of attempted murder .
Kahiri Saadallah , 29 , had been due to @ @ @ @ @ Old Bailey later this month .
There will be a later hearing to determine how @ @ @ @ @

The man who killed three people in a knife attack at a park in Reading in June has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and three of attempted murder.
Kahiri Saadallah, 29, had been due to go on trial at the Old Bailey later this month. There will be a later hearing to determine how he should be sentenced.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Mass Covid testing to be used to get England’s students home for Christmas

More than a million university students across Britain will be encouraged to get rapid coronavirus tests before they return home @ @ @ @ @ ’ s government is yet to publish its guidance to students .
Elsewhere , in-person @ @ @ @ @ campuses will introduce staggered departure dates to make sure there isn ’ t overcrowding .

More than a million university students across Britain will be encouraged to get rapid coronavirus tests before they return home for Christmas.
Northern Ireland’s government is yet to publish its guidance to students.
Elsewhere, in-person teaching will end early and campuses will introduce staggered departure dates to make sure there isn’t overcrowding.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Boris Johnson faces criticism from Tory MPs over plans to appoint No 10 chief of staff

Could Boris Johnson finally be about to promote Lee Cain , an ally of Dominic Cummings , to a powerful @ @ @ @ @ in Downing Street ?
Some Tory MPs are worried about a power grab by Vote @ @ @ @ @ they seem to have an ally in the prime minister ’ s fiancé , Carrie @ @ @ @ @ to oppose the move .

Could Boris Johnson finally be about to promote Lee Cain, an ally of Dominic Cummings, to a powerful new chief of staff role in Downing Street?
Some Tory MPs are worried about a power grab by Vote Leave campaign veterans. And they seem to have an ally in the prime minister’s fiancé, Carrie Symonds, who is said to oppose the move.


channel4uk--2020-11-11--Theatre on your phone: David Morrissey’s new play direct to mobile

No actor wants to be accused of dialling their performance in .
Unless you happen to be David Morrissey or @ @ @ @ @ star in a play – brought to you by phone .
When Liverpool went into @ @ @ @ @ end of last month theatre performances had to be cancelled , but the show ’ @ @ @ @ @ a novel way to bring their play to the people .
Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to @ @ @ @ @

No actor wants to be accused of dialling their performance in. Unless you happen to be David Morrissey or Leanne Best both of whom star in a play – brought to you by phone.
When Liverpool went into Tier 3 restrictions at the end of last month theatre performances had to be cancelled, but Headlong, the show’s producers, came up with a novel way to bring their play to the people.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to David Morrissey about it.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Georgia to be key state in US Senate race

In the United States , Joe Biden has been congratulated by the Pope and appointed his chief of staff while @ @ @ @ @ to admit defeat .
But in Georgia , where the candidates for Senate face a @ @ @ @ @ , the contest is still very much on .

In the United States, Joe Biden has been congratulated by the Pope and appointed his chief of staff while President Trump is still refusing to admit defeat.
But in Georgia, where the candidates for Senate face a crucial run off in January, the contest is still very much on.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--NHS ‘has done quite a lot’ to deal with increased Covid risk for Black and Asian people Yvonne Coghi

NHS ‘has done quite a lot’ to deal with increased Covid risk for Black and Asian people Yvonne Coghill –  former director of the Workforce Race Equality Standard at NHS England

We were joined by the former deputy President of the Royal College of Nurses , Yvonne Coghill , who also @ @ @ @ @ Standard at NHS England .

We were joined by the former deputy President of the Royal College of Nurses, Yvonne Coghill, who also directed the Workforce Race Equality Standard at NHS England.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Black and Asian people at greater risk of catching Covid-19, scientists say

It ’ s yet another inequality amongst the victims of coronavirus .
Black and Asian people are at greater risk @ @ @ @ @ people , according to comprehensive research involving more than 18 million patients , who had @ @ @ @ @ studies .
The scientists say their findings highlight the need for earlier and more targeted @ @ @ @ @ family in Leicester who have been terribly affected by the virus .

It’s yet another inequality amongst the victims of coronavirus.
Black and Asian people are at greater risk of contracting Covid-19 than white people, according to comprehensive research involving more than 18 million patients, who had taken part in 50 separate studies.
The scientists say their findings highlight the need for earlier and more targeted intervention.
We met one family in Leicester who have been terribly affected by the virus.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--UK chancellor Rishi Sunak admits: ‘We are spending a lot’

The UK economy managed to rebound out of recession during the summer when many restrictions were eased .
But new @ @ @ @ @ are likely to shrink it again in the final three months of the year .
@ @ @ @ @ economy is still almost 10 percent smaller than it was before the virus struck .
@ @ @ @ @ struggling to stay afloat and inequalities widening still further , we asked the chancellor what @ @ @ @ @ help .

The UK economy managed to rebound out of recession during the summer when many restrictions were eased.
But new figures show the latest lockdowns are likely to shrink it again in the final three months of the year. And the country’s economy is still almost 10 percent smaller than it was before the virus struck.
With businesses around the UK struggling to stay afloat and inequalities widening still further, we asked the chancellor what the government is doing to help.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Year-long hospital waiting list in England at highest level since 2008

Another impact of the pandemic – hospital waiting times in England have also shot up alarmingly , as new figures @ @ @ @ @ .

Another impact of the pandemic – hospital waiting times in England have also shot up alarmingly, as new figures from NHS England have shown.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Nurse accused of murdering eight babies remanded in custody

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies has been remanded in custody .
Lucy Letby , 30 , was charged @ @ @ @ @ as part of a three and a half year investigation .
Ms Letby is also @ @ @ @ @ attempted murder .

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies has been remanded in custody. Lucy Letby, 30, was charged by Cheshire Police last night as part of a three and a half year investigation.
Ms Letby is also charged with ten counts of attempted murder.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--People with learning disabilities ‘haven’t been able to have the right support’ in pandemic

Public Health England figures show that during the first wave of the pandemic , 18 to 34-year-olds with learning disabilities @ @ @ @ @ more likely to die from Covid-19 than the same age group in the general population @ @ @ @ @ Lawrence , who has a learning disability and works for the charity Mencap as an @ @ @ @ @ asked her why people with learning disabilities are so much more likely to die with @ @ @

Public Health England figures show that during the first wave of the pandemic, 18 to 34-year-olds with learning disabilities were up to 30 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than the same age group in the general population.
We spoke to Ciara Lawrence, who has a learning disability and works for the charity Mencap as an accessible information officer. We asked her why people with learning disabilities are so much more likely to die with the virus.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Inspectors entering care homes without Covid tests – care chief calls for change

We spoke to the chairman of the National Care Association , Nadra Ahmed .
We put to her that the @ @ @ @ @ s report had been put in an impossible position – trying to obey the rules @ @ @ @ @ .

We spoke to the chairman of the National Care Association, Nadra Ahmed. We put to her that the care home in Victoria’s report had been put in an impossible position – trying to obey the rules while maintaining standards of care.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--British care home at breaking point – 70% of residents have Coronavirus

Seventy percent of residents and more than half of all staff have coronavirus – this is in a care home @ @ @ @ @ complex needs , which is unable to draft in agency staff with the right expertise @ @ @ @ @ managers asked if asymptomatic staff could return to care for residents who have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ down .
Now they simply don ’ t know how to carry on and they @ @ @ @ @ only home in this predicament .

Seventy percent of residents and more than half of all staff have coronavirus – this is in a care home looking after people with highly complex needs, which is unable to draft in agency staff with the right expertise.
The home’s managers asked if asymptomatic staff could return to care for residents who have tested positive, but they were turned down.
Now they simply don’t know how to carry on and they say they are not the only home in this predicament.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--No 10 row over Lee Cain is ‘tittle-tattle’ says Tory MP Peter Bone

The forecast for the next 5 days

We spoke to former Downing Street communications chief Sir Craig Oliver and Conservative MP Peter Bone.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--Dominic Cummings’ future in question, after row with Boris Johnson

How long will Dominic Cummings remain as Boris Johnson ’ s most senior adviser ?
The answer to that remains @ @ @ @ @ Downing Street ’ s head of communications Lee Cain last night .
Mr Cummings is @ @ @ @ @ the departure of his close ally .
But some Conservative MPs say they are unhappy @ @ @ @ @ is being run , and they would rather like Mr Cummings to follow his friend @ @ @ @ @

How long will Dominic Cummings remain as Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser?
The answer to that remains uncertain after the resignation of Downing Street’s head of communications Lee Cain last night. Mr Cummings is said to be unhappy at the departure of his close ally.
But some Conservative MPs say they are unhappy about the way Downing Street is being run, and they would rather like Mr Cummings to follow his friend out of the door.


channel4uk--2020-11-12--FactCheck: everything you need to know about a Covid vaccine

Politicians have been talking a lot about lights at the end tunnels this week , after the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said its prototype coronavirus vaccine was more than 90 per cent effective .
Researchers working on a vaccine in Russia quickly announced very similar results , leading to speculation that several working vaccines could be available soon .
There has been a flood of misinformation online about vaccines in recent years .
But people also have legitimate concerns about safety , given the rush to bring out the first effective vaccine .
We ’ re going to find out : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race , how good is the evidence for each and when we can expect to get a vaccine • whether corners have been cut in trials that test for safety • if misinformation could hamper efforts to immunise the world against Covid-19 Why is it so important that we get a vaccine ?
The coronavirus has infected more than 50 million people around the world and killed well over a million .
There is no sign that the global pandemic is slowing down .
Although doctors have more treatment options than they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is no cure for Covid-19 .
Doctors and scientists around the world are almost unanimous that a vaccine would be the best way of halting the pandemic , saving lives and gradually allowing the world to return to normality .
Vaccines trick the body into thinking it has been infected , provoking the immune system to produce antibodies that protect the individual against real infection .
For vaccines to be completely effective , enough people need to have that protection to prevent the virus spreading .
If there are not enough susceptible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will die out .
With an illness as widespread as Covid-19 , enormous numbers of people will have to be vaccinated across the world to eradicate it , leading to enormous logistical challenges .
But the pharmaceutical industry , governments and international organizations have been planning for the arrival of a vaccine for months .
And even if limited supplies are available immediately , vaccinating those people who are most likely to fall seriously ill or die from Covid-19 could save lives immediately .
What are the leading vaccine contenders ?
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trials around the world , according to the World Health Organization .
Most of the attention is focused on Pfizer ’ s candidate , which uses genetic material called “ messenger RNA ” and on two “ viral vector ” vaccines being developed by Russia ’ s Gamaleya Research Institute and by Oxford University with AstraZeneca .
We would normally expect all vaccines to go through three phases of clinical trials before the makers ask regulators to let them market the drug .
In most trials , a group of people are given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a placebo .
A good trial will be “ double blind “ , which means that neither patients nor researchers know who has been given the placebo or the real thing .
The hope is that the people who got the vaccine will be less likely than those in the placebo group to catch the virus .
That ’ s what early results from Pfizer ’ s Phase 3 trials show : of the 94 people who tested positive for coronavirus , almost all were in the placebo group , leading the researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficacy .
Russian scientists claimed a similar efficacy for their Sputnik V vaccine soon after Pfizer , based on a much smaller number of cases : only 20 .
These are interim results and it ’ s possible that the final efficacy data will be lower .
But a claimed success rate of more than 90 per cent is encouraging when you consider that the US Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) regulator considers a vaccine to be successful if it prevents disease or decrease severity in 50 per cent of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported interim results from its phase 3 trial yet .
They say they hope to do so before the end of the year .
To be clear , this doesn ’ t mean that the Russian research is at a more advanced stage than other vaccine projects , but that the Moscow researchers have chosen to release promising data early in the process .
In fact , the Russian team seems to be significantly behind Pfizer , who say they will have enough safety data by the third week of this month to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorization .
It ’ s not clear when the Oxford or Russian vaccines will complete their phase 3 trials .
Has the safety process been rushed ?
In a worldwide race to come up with the first vaccine , it ’ s fair to ask whether all the normal safety procedures have been followed , or whether some corners have been cut .
There are really two questions here : have clinical trials been done properly , and will vaccines be released to the public before the normal trial process has finished ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ second question , because the Russian government approved the Sputnik vaccine for use in the general population back in August , before it had undergone proper safety testing .
The move led to outrage from scientists around the world .
Shortly afterwards , nine leading drug companies put out a joint statement saying they would only submit a vaccine for approval “ after demonstrating safety and efficacy through a Phase 3 clinical study ” .
Drug companies insist they have streamlined the clinical trials process but are using the same safety protocols they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some cases , pharmaceutical companies have made agreements with state regulators for a “ rolling review ” process .
This means the regulators have access to data from trials as it comes in .
This should hopefully cut the time the regulator needs to decide whether to approve the drug , without compromising safety .
We can see that large numbers of people have been enrolled for the leading Phase 3 trials .
Pfizer are testing 43,538 people , the Gamaleya Institute has more than 40,000 volunteers and Oxford/AstraZeneca have enrolled about 50,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within the normal range for Phase 3 vaccine trials , as this survey of recent vaccine trials from the US shows .
It remains the case that some of these vaccines could be rolled out to tens of millions of people or more based on data from only a few hundred confirmed Covid-19 cases .
Some scientists have criticised the design of some of the trials , saying there won ’ t be enough data at the end to tell us how vaccines will affect asymptomatic transmission , seriously ill patients and vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underlying health conditions .
Will enough people take it ?
Anti-vaccine misinformation has been a constant presence on social media for years .
It ’ s not possible to guess the motivation of everyone who spreads false stories about vaccines .
But Britain ’ s chief of defence staff , a Times investigation and academic researchers in the US have all found evidence that Russia is behind some of the fakery , even as it is battling its own Covid crisis and trying to create a vaccine .
Could vaccine scepticism become so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have themselves immunised ?
A survey of more than 1,200 people published today by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ( LSHTM ) found that almost 90 per cent of parents and guardians said they would definitely or probably have themselves and their children vaccinated against coronavirus .
But other evidence is emerging that suggests people who are exposed to online misinformation may be less likely to have themselves vaccinated .
One troubling finding in the LSHTM study is that people who described themselves as Black , Asian , Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times more likely to say they would reject a COVID-19 vaccine than people who gave their ethnicity as white .
This comes as more evidence emerges of people from ethnic minorities being at higher risk from Covid-19 .
A leading example of misinformation is the idea that the mRNA technology used by Pfizer could lead to changes in the human genome , a fear that has been raised in countless online memes .
Experts in the field squarely reject this idea , based on current evidence .
An mRNA vaccine uses a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called messenger RNA to instruct cells in the human body to start making viral proteins .
In a Covid-19 vaccine , cells are instructed to make “ spike proteins ” – the structures the coronavirus uses to enter host cells .
The immune system then makes antibodies to deal with them , offering protection against future infection by a virus using the same proteins .
An mRNA vaccine works in a completely different way to the “ viral vector ” approach used by the teams from Oxford and Moscow .
These vaccines use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shuttle the coronavirus spike protein code into cells and provoke an immune response .
The sound of introducing genetic material to the body might sound strange , but it ’ s a fact of human life that we are exposed to RNA and DNA from foreign bodies all the time – from viruses and other pathogens and even the food we eat .
The RNA is a limited piece of genetic material is designed to perform a specific task .
It does not stay in the body for long .
RNA is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is no realistic risk of it integrating into human DNA .
Darren Griffin , Professor of Genetics at the University of Kent , told us : “ DNA makes RNA , and RNA makes protein – this the is ‘ central dogma ’ of molecular biology .
Put simply , the RNA in these vaccines does not enter the genome .
”

Politicians have been talking a lot about lights at the end tunnels this week, after the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said its prototype coronavirus vaccine was more than 90 per cent effective.
Researchers working on a vaccine in Russia quickly announced very similar results, leading to speculation that several working vaccines could be available soon.
There has been a flood of misinformation online about vaccines in recent years. But people also have legitimate concerns about safety, given the rush to bring out the first effective vaccine.
We’re going to find out:
which vaccine candidates are leading the race, how good is the evidence for each and when we can expect to get a vaccine
whether corners have been cut in trials that test for safety
if misinformation could hamper efforts to immunise the world against Covid-19
Why is it so important that we get a vaccine?
The coronavirus has infected more than 50 million people around the world and killed well over a million. There is no sign that the global pandemic is slowing down.
Although doctors have more treatment options than they did at the start of the outbreak, there is no cure for Covid-19.
Doctors and scientists around the world are almost unanimous that a vaccine would be the best way of halting the pandemic, saving lives and gradually allowing the world to return to normality.
Vaccines trick the body into thinking it has been infected, provoking the immune system to produce antibodies that protect the individual against real infection.
For vaccines to be completely effective, enough people need to have that protection to prevent the virus spreading. If there are not enough susceptible people left to infect, the illness will die out.
With an illness as widespread as Covid-19, enormous numbers of people will have to be vaccinated across the world to eradicate it, leading to enormous logistical challenges.
But the pharmaceutical industry, governments and international organizations have been planning for the arrival of a vaccine for months.
And even if limited supplies are available immediately, vaccinating those people who are most likely to fall seriously ill or die from Covid-19 could save lives immediately.
What are the leading vaccine contenders?
There are now 48 potential vaccines going through clinical trials around the world, according to the World Health Organization.
Most of the attention is focused on Pfizer’s candidate, which uses genetic material called “messenger RNA” and on two “viral vector” vaccines being developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute and by Oxford University with AstraZeneca.
We would normally expect all vaccines to go through three phases of clinical trials before the makers ask regulators to let them market the drug.
In most trials, a group of people are given the vaccine and another group are given a placebo. A good trial will be “double blind “, which means that neither patients nor researchers know who has been given the placebo or the real thing.
The hope is that the people who got the vaccine will be less likely than those in the placebo group to catch the virus.
That’s what early results from Pfizer’s Phase 3 trials show: of the 94 people who tested positive for coronavirus, almost all were in the placebo group, leading the researchers to claim more than 90 per cent efficacy.
Russian scientists claimed a similar efficacy for their Sputnik V vaccine soon after Pfizer, based on a much smaller number of cases: only 20.
These are interim results and it’s possible that the final efficacy data will be lower. But a claimed success rate of more than 90 per cent is encouraging when you consider that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulator considers a vaccine to be successful if it prevents disease or decrease severity in 50 per cent of people.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca team haven’t reported interim results from its phase 3 trial yet. They say they hope to do so before the end of the year.
To be clear, this doesn’t mean that the Russian research is at a more advanced stage than other vaccine projects, but that the Moscow researchers have chosen to release promising data early in the process.
In fact, the Russian team seems to be significantly behind Pfizer, who say they will have enough safety data by the third week of this month to apply to the FDA for emergency use authorization. It’s not clear when the Oxford or Russian vaccines will complete their phase 3 trials.
Has the safety process been rushed?
In a worldwide race to come up with the first vaccine, it’s fair to ask whether all the normal safety procedures have been followed, or whether some corners have been cut.
There are really two questions here: have clinical trials been done properly, and will vaccines be released to the public before the normal trial process has finished?
We already know the answer to the second question, because the Russian government approved the Sputnik vaccine for use in the general population back in August, before it had undergone proper safety testing.
The move led to outrage from scientists around the world. Shortly afterwards, nine leading drug companies put out a joint statement saying they would only submit a vaccine for approval “after demonstrating safety and efficacy through a Phase 3 clinical study”.
Drug companies insist they have streamlined the clinical trials process but are using the same safety protocols they would follow in normal times.
In some cases, pharmaceutical companies have made agreements with state regulators for a “rolling review” process. This means the regulators have access to data from trials as it comes in.
This should hopefully cut the time the regulator needs to decide whether to approve the drug, without compromising safety.
We can see that large numbers of people have been enrolled for the leading Phase 3 trials. Pfizer are testing 43,538 people, the Gamaleya Institute has more than 40,000 volunteers and Oxford/AstraZeneca have enrolled about 50,000 globally.
These numbers are all well within the normal range for Phase 3 vaccine trials, as this survey of recent vaccine trials from the US shows.
It remains the case that some of these vaccines could be rolled out to tens of millions of people or more based on data from only a few hundred confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Some scientists have criticised the design of some of the trials, saying there won’t be enough data at the end to tell us how vaccines will affect asymptomatic transmission, seriously ill patients and vulnerable people like the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
Will enough people take it?
Anti-vaccine misinformation has been a constant presence on social media for years.
It’s not possible to guess the motivation of everyone who spreads false stories about vaccines. But Britain’s chief of defence staff, a Times investigation and academic researchers in the US have all found evidence that Russia is behind some of the fakery, even as it is battling its own Covid crisis and trying to create a vaccine.
Could vaccine scepticism become so widespread that large numbers of people refuse to have themselves immunised?
A survey of more than 1,200 people published today by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) found that almost 90 per cent of parents and guardians said they would definitely or probably have themselves and their children vaccinated against coronavirus.
But other evidence is emerging that suggests people who are exposed to online misinformation may be less likely to have themselves vaccinated.
One troubling finding in the LSHTM study is that people who described themselves as Black, Asian, Chinese, Mixed or Other were almost three times more likely to say they would reject a COVID-19 vaccine than people who gave their ethnicity as white.
This comes as more evidence emerges of people from ethnic minorities being at higher risk from Covid-19.
Do vaccines change human DNA?
A leading example of misinformation is the idea that the mRNA technology used by Pfizer could lead to changes in the human genome, a fear that has been raised in countless online memes.
Experts in the field squarely reject this idea, based on current evidence.
An mRNA vaccine uses a small piece of genetic material from the virus called messenger RNA to instruct cells in the human body to start making viral proteins.
In a Covid-19 vaccine, cells are instructed to make “spike proteins” – the structures the coronavirus uses to enter host cells. The immune system then makes antibodies to deal with them, offering protection against future infection by a virus using the same proteins.
An mRNA vaccine works in a completely different way to the “viral vector” approach used by the teams from Oxford and Moscow. These vaccines use weakened versions of other viruses as vehicles to shuttle the coronavirus spike protein code into cells and provoke an immune response.
The sound of introducing genetic material to the body might sound strange, but it’s a fact of human life that we are exposed to RNA and DNA from foreign bodies all the time – from viruses and other pathogens and even the food we eat.
The RNA is a limited piece of genetic material is designed to perform a specific task. It does not stay in the body for long.
RNA is chemically different to DNA and scientists say there is no realistic risk of it integrating into human DNA.
Darren Griffin, Professor of Genetics at the University of Kent, told us: “DNA makes RNA, and RNA makes protein – this the is ‘central dogma’ of molecular biology. Put simply, the RNA in these vaccines does not enter the genome.”


channel4uk--2020-11-13--FactCheck: government fails to follow own transparency guidelines with over 200 PPE contracts

The government failed to follow its own transparency guidelines over 200 times on contracts for personal protective equipment ( PPE ) worth nearly £6bn of public money in total , FactCheck can reveal .
Departments were reminded in March this year that they could make deals for vital supplies without going through the usual competition processes because of the coronavirus crisis – that ’ s always been the case in an emergency .
But they were told that when that happens , “ you should publish a contract award notice ( regulation 50 ) within 30 days of awarding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the period between 1 January and 28 October this year , found 246 “ direct award ” contracts for PPE where the government failed to meet that deadline .
Though ours was not an exhaustive search .
Among them , we found 115 deals that were published more than 90 days after being awarded without a competitive process .
Together , they were worth £3.1bn .
And FactCheck found six deals that weren ’ t made public for over 200 days .
All were struck with suppliers based in China or Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them through the arrangements .
It seems the government was much slower to publish deals struck with Chinese suppliers , taking 180 days on average to report the 17 deals we found – compared to 98 days across all the late-reported contracts in our analysis .
The single largest direct award PPE contract we found that didn ’ t meet the 30-day guideline was with a Dutch supplier and worth £308m .
It took ministers 88 days to publish the details .
Responding to our findings , Nick Davies , an expert in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government think tank , told FactCheck : “ There were good reasons , particularly at the start of the crisis , to use more direct awards , but there is little justification for the failure to publish contract award notices on time.
” “ These transparency rules exist to ensure that government is accountable for its decisions and to avoid real or perceived impropriety .
It ’ s critical that government adheres to them if it wants to maintain public trust , ” he added .
A government spokesperson told FactCheck : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this global pandemic we have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners .
“ This approach is completely in line with procurement regulations for situations of extreme urgency , where being able to procure at speed means protecting more frontline workers and ultimately saving lives .
“ We have been clear from the outset that public authorities must achieve value for taxpayers and use good commercial judgement .
Publication of contract information is being carried out as quickly as possible in line with Government transparency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scrutiny during the pandemic as departments scramble to get equipment , including PPE , from UK and international suppliers .
Analysis by the Mirror reports that £1bn of Covid-related contracts were awarded to firms who they allege have close links to senior government figures .
They do not make any suggestion of wrongdoing .
Responding to that story at the time , the Department of Health said : “ We have processes for carrying out proper due diligence for all government contracts and we take these checks extremely seriously.
” Meanwhile , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court over what they describe as a “ transparency gap ” .
They pointed to the fact that government lawyers said the Department of Health had spent £17bn on Covid-related goods and services since the start of the financial year , but at the time , only £12.4bn in Covid-related contracts were in the public domain .
Further contracts have since been published , but a gap remains .
Responding to that story , the Department of Health told the Guardian that it could not comment on legal proceedings , adding : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this global pandemic we have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners .
This is completely in line with procurement regulations for exceptional circumstances .
“ We have been clear from the outset that public authorities must achieve value for taxpayers and use good commercial judgement .
Publication of contract information is being carried out as quickly as possible in line with government transparency guidelines .
”

The government failed to follow its own transparency guidelines over 200 times on contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) worth nearly £6bn of public money in total, FactCheck can reveal.
Departments were reminded in March this year that they could make deals for vital supplies without going through the usual competition processes because of the coronavirus crisis – that’s always been the case in an emergency. But they were told that when that happens, “you should publish a contract award notice (regulation 50) within 30 days of awarding the contract.”
Our analysis, which covers the period between 1 January and 28 October this year, found 246 “direct award” contracts for PPE where the government failed to meet that deadline. Though ours was not an exhaustive search.
Among them, we found 115 deals that were published more than 90 days after being awarded without a competitive process. Together, they were worth £3.1bn.
And FactCheck found six deals that weren’t made public for over 200 days. All were struck with suppliers based in China or Hong Kong, who received just over £100m between them through the arrangements.
It seems the government was much slower to publish deals struck with Chinese suppliers, taking 180 days on average to report the 17 deals we found – compared to 98 days across all the late-reported contracts in our analysis.
The single largest direct award PPE contract we found that didn’t meet the 30-day guideline was with a Dutch supplier and worth £308m. It took ministers 88 days to publish the details.
Responding to our findings, Nick Davies, an expert in public procurement at the independent Institute for Government think tank, told FactCheck: “There were good reasons, particularly at the start of the crisis, to use more direct awards, but there is little justification for the failure to publish contract award notices on time.”
“These transparency rules exist to ensure that government is accountable for its decisions and to avoid real or perceived impropriety. It’s critical that government adheres to them if it wants to maintain public trust,” he added.
A government spokesperson told FactCheck: “As part of an unprecedented response to this global pandemic we have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners.
“This approach is completely in line with procurement regulations for situations of extreme urgency, where being able to procure at speed means protecting more frontline workers and ultimately saving lives.
“We have been clear from the outset that public authorities must achieve value for taxpayers and use good commercial judgement. Publication of contract information is being carried out as quickly as possible in line with Government transparency guidelines.”
Under the spotlight
Government procurement has faced particular scrutiny during the pandemic as departments scramble to get equipment, including PPE, from UK and international suppliers.
Analysis by the Mirror reports that £1bn of Covid-related contracts were awarded to firms who they allege have close links to senior government figures. They do not make any suggestion of wrongdoing. Responding to that story at the time, the Department of Health said: “We have processes for carrying out proper due diligence for all government contracts and we take these checks extremely seriously.”
Meanwhile, one legal organisation has taken the government to court over what they describe as a “transparency gap”. They pointed to the fact that government lawyers said the Department of Health had spent £17bn on Covid-related goods and services since the start of the financial year, but at the time, only £12.4bn in Covid-related contracts were in the public domain. Further contracts have since been published, but a gap remains.
Responding to that story, the Department of Health told the Guardian that it could not comment on legal proceedings, adding: “As part of an unprecedented response to this global pandemic we have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners. This is completely in line with procurement regulations for exceptional circumstances.
“We have been clear from the outset that public authorities must achieve value for taxpayers and use good commercial judgement. Publication of contract information is being carried out as quickly as possible in line with government transparency guidelines.”


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Series 6, Episode 13: The Dalai Lama

Series 6, Episode 13: The Dalai Lama

The 14th and current Dalai Lama , Tenzin Gyatso , like previous Dalai Lamas , is a figure of unification @ @ @ @ @ .
He represents Buddhist values and traditions .
He has just released a new book @ @ @ @ @ ’ , which is a call to action for leaders and individuals to move now @ @ @ @ @ He speaks to Krish about his worries for our planet , Tibet ’ s relations @ @ @ @ @ world and his views on the global pandemic .
You can listen to and subscribe @ @ @ @ @ Podcasts here .
Or on Spotify , Acast , CastBox and other good podcast apps @ @ @ @ @ we explore the big ideas changing the way we think , act and live – @ @ @ @ @ can really have as individuals .
A filmed version of each interview is available on @ @ @ @ @ channel – hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is published .

The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, like previous Dalai Lamas, is a figure of unification of the state of Tibet. He represents Buddhist values and traditions.
He has just released a new book, ‘Our Only Home’, which is a call to action for leaders and individuals to move now to combat climate change.
He speaks to Krish about his worries for our planet, Tibet’s relations with the rest of the world and his views on the global pandemic.
Listen and subscribe
You can listen to and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here.
Or on Spotify, Acast, CastBox and other good podcast apps.
So join us as we explore the big ideas changing the way we think, act and live – and how much impact we can really have as individuals.
A filmed version of each interview is available on our Channel 4 News YouTube channel – hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is published.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Horticulturist Monty Don faces backlash after urging gardeners to stop using peat

Has the nation ’ s favourite horticulturalist dug himself into a bit of a hole ?
Television host Monty Don @ @ @ @ @ boycott and accused of starting a war , after urging gardeners to stop using peat @ @ @ @

Has the nation’s favourite horticulturalist dug himself into a bit of a hole?
Television host Monty Don has been threatened with a boycott and accused of starting a war, after urging gardeners to stop using peat on environmental grounds.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--British overseas territory Tristan da Cunha to create giant marine sanctuary

The waters around a remote British overseas territory in the South Atlantic will be turned into one of the world @ @ @ @ @ .
The authorities in Tristan da Cunha have declared a protection zone which will help @ @ @ @ @ , penguins , whales and seals – some of which migrate as far as Cornwall @

The waters around a remote British overseas territory in the South Atlantic will be turned into one of the world’s biggest marine sanctuaries.
The authorities in Tristan da Cunha have declared a protection zone which will help safeguard wildlife – including albatross, penguins, whales and seals – some of which migrate as far as Cornwall.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--‘You don’t solve a problem by increasing benefits, but it is an important first step’- Labour MP Sio

‘You don’t solve a problem by increasing benefits, but it is an important first step’- Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh

We were joined by Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh , who supports the extension of free meal provision during the school @ @ @ @ @ Kruger , who voted against the Labour motion in parliament last month .

We were joined by Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, who supports the extension of free meal provision during the school holidays and Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who voted against the Labour motion in parliament last month.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--West Yorkshire Police apologise to families of Yorkshire Ripper’s victims

West Yorkshire police have issued a ‘ heartfelt ” apology to relatives of the women murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper @ @ @ @ @ tone and terminology ” which was used to describe them .
It follows the death @ @ @ @ @ Sutcliffe , who was serving a whole life term for the murders of 13 women @ @ @ @ @ seven others .
The West Yorkshire chief constable said the language used about his victims @ @ @ @ @ of whom were sex workers – was “ as wrong then as it is now @ @

West Yorkshire police have issued a ‘heartfelt” apology to relatives of the women murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper for the “language, tone and terminology” which was used to describe them.
It follows the death of 74-year-old serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who was serving a whole life term for the murders of 13 women and the attempted murder of seven others.
The West Yorkshire chief constable said the language used about his victims at the time – some of whom were sex workers – was “as wrong then as it is now”.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Will public support for free school meals change attitudes to the welfare system?

In many ways it made no sense .
When the government refused to fund free school meals during half-term , @ @ @ @ @ small businesses and community groups , many at breaking point themselves , stepped in .
@ @ @ @ @ public support for his campaign and forced two government U-turns .
But what happens next @ @ @ @ @ s time to reform the benefit system to create a more permanent solution for families @ @ @ @ @ before the pandemic .
But would the public back improved benefits ?

In many ways it made no sense. When the government refused to fund free school meals during half-term, pubs, tiny cafes, small businesses and community groups, many at breaking point themselves, stepped in.
Footballer Marcus Rashford won widespread public support for his campaign and forced two government U-turns. But what happens next?
Charities say it’s time to reform the benefit system to create a more permanent solution for families who’ve struggled long before the pandemic. But would the public back improved benefits?


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Democrats faces battle to unite US and the party after Biden election win

The US presidential election was “ the most secure in American history ” , according to a group of federal @ @ @ @ @ rejecting Donald Trump ’ s claims of widespread voting fraud .
But although the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ they didn ’ t do so well in the Congressional elections – fuelling a fierce @ @ @ @ @ s future direction .
We were joined from Washington DC by Joe Kennedy III , @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy , and grandnephew of President John F Kennedy .
A scion of the Kennedy @ @ @ @ @ was cast aside by Democrats in Massachusetts , who picked a more radical candidate instead @

The US presidential election was “the most secure in American history”, according to a group of federal and local officials – roundly rejecting Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voting fraud.
But although the Democrats won the White House, they didn’t do so well in the Congressional elections – fuelling a fierce debate over the party’s future direction.
We were joined from Washington DC by Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert Kennedy, and grandnephew of President John F Kennedy. A scion of the Kennedy family and a moderate who was cast aside by Democrats in Massachusetts, who picked a more radical candidate instead.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Liverpool tests 100,000 in England’s first city-wide Covid testing pilot

The rate at which coronavirus is spreading across the UK is slowing slightly – as new figures show the R @ @ @ @ @ to between 1 and 1.2 .
But the government ’ s scientific advisors have warned @ @ @ @ @ again after lockdown if England returns to the same three tier system as before .
@ @ @ @ @ in the last 24 hours , 27,301 new cases were confirmed and another 376 deaths @ @ @ @ @ the total to 51,304 .
It ’ s also a week since England ’ s @ @ @ @ @ testing began in Liverpool .

The rate at which coronavirus is spreading across the UK is slowing slightly – as new figures show the R rate of transmission has fallen to between 1 and 1.2.
But the government’s scientific advisors have warned that cases will just surge again after lockdown if England returns to the same three tier system as before.
Latest official figures show that in the last 24 hours, 27,301 new cases were confirmed and another 376 deaths were reported, which takes the total to 51,304.
It’s also a week since England’s first pilot of city-wide mass testing began in Liverpool.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--‘Issue… is not so much Dominic Cummings, but the prime minister – he is a weak prime minister’ – Tha

‘Issue… is not so much Dominic Cummings, but the prime minister – he is a weak prime minister’ – Thatcher’s former private secretary

We spoke to the former Justice Secretary David Gauke and to Caroline Slocock , who served as private secretary to @ @ @ @ @ by asking her what she made of Dominic Cummings .

We spoke to the former Justice Secretary David Gauke and to Caroline Slocock, who served as private secretary to Margaret Thatcher.
We began by asking her what she made of Dominic Cummings.


channel4uk--2020-11-13--Dominic Cummings leaves No 10 after days of public infighting

Carrying a single box , Dominic Cummings , the prime minister ’ s chief advisor , has reportedly left Downing @ @ @ @ @ right-hand man Lee Cain was also left with no option but to quit .
A @ @ @ @ @ welcomed the news as a chance for Boris Johnson to get a fresh start .
@ @ @ @ @ men would stay on until the end of the year when the transition period ends @ @ @ @ @ But their end is apparently now .

Carrying a single box, Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s chief advisor, has reportedly left Downing Street, days after his right-hand man Lee Cain was also left with no option but to quit.
A series of Conservative MPs have welcomed the news as a chance for Boris Johnson to get a fresh start. It was thought the two men would stay on until the end of the year when the transition period ends and Brexit really begins. But their end is apparently now.


channel4uk--2020-11-14--‘People want love stories and comedy stories coming out of Covid’ – Actor David Morrissey

No actor wants to be accused of dialing their performance in .
Unless you happen to be David Morrissey or @ @ @ @ @ whom star in a play brought to you by phone .
When Liverpool went into @ @ @ @ @ end of last month , theatre performances had to be cancelled – but the show @ @ @ @ @ with a novel way to bring their play to the people – despite lockdown .
@ @ @ @ @ talking to David Morrisey about what happened next .

No actor wants to be accused of dialing their performance in.
Unless you happen to be David Morrissey or Leanne Best – both of whom star in a play brought to you by phone.
When Liverpool went into Tier 3 restrictions at the end of last month, theatre performances had to be cancelled – but the show’s producers came up with a novel way to bring their play to the people – despite lockdown.
Krishnan Guru Murthy has been talking to David Morrisey about what happened next.


channel4uk--2020-11-14--Families of care home residents in England to pilot regular Covid testing to visit their loved ones

Families and friends of people living in England ’ s care homes will begin getting regular coronavirus testing so they @ @ @ @ @ .
A Government pilot scheme will start on Monday in 20 homes across Devon , @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s hoped that can be extended elsewhere in the country by Christmas .
@ @ @ @ @ this is happening far too late .
Earlier we spoke to Anita Astle , who @ @ @ @ @ in Nottinghamshire .
We started by asking her about the situation with visitors at the @ @

Families and friends of people living in England’s care homes will begin getting regular coronavirus testing so they can visit their loved ones.
A Government pilot scheme will start on Monday in 20 homes across Devon, Cornwall and Hampshire – and it’s hoped that can be extended elsewhere in the country by Christmas.
But many families say all this is happening far too late.
Earlier we spoke to Anita Astle, who owns Wren Hall Care Home in Nottinghamshire.
We started by asking her about the situation with visitors at the moment.


channel4uk--2020-11-14--No.10 brace for ‘explosive stunt’ from Dominic Cummings following exit

From kingpin to out of a job .
Dominic Cummings was ordered to leave Downing Street after his relationship with @ @ @ @ @ a cliff ” , according to one former Cabinet Minister .
Reports claim Mr Cummings @ @ @ @ @ the Prime Minister and his fiancee – ramping up the political power struggle inside Number @ @ @ @ @ ahead of a challenging week for the government – dealing with the pandemic and crucial @ @ @ @ @

From kingpin to out of a job.
Dominic Cummings was ordered to leave Downing Street after his relationship with Boris Johnson “fell off a cliff”, according to one former Cabinet Minister.
Reports claim Mr Cummings had begun briefing journalists against the Prime Minister and his fiancee – ramping up the political power struggle inside Number 10.
All this – ahead of a challenging week for the government – dealing with the pandemic and crucial Brexit talks. Minnie Stephenson


channel4uk--2020-11-14--Trump supporters gather for ‘Million MAGA March’ to protest ‘stolen election’

Trump supporters are starting to gather near the White House for their rally later today .
Our foreign affairs correspondent @ @ @ @ @

Trump supporters are starting to gather near the White House for their rally later today.
Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman is there.