COVID-19: Austria’s unvaccinated placed into lockdown.
As unvaccinated residents in Austria are plunged into lockdown this week, we speak with two people living in the country about the new measures. The lockdown has been brought in as around 65% of the p...
15 Nov 20215min
Why after 100 years, the Poppy Appeal still stirs our emotions
This Remembrance Sunday, the Queen is due to attend London’s Cenotaph to honour our service personal who have made the ultimate sacrifice. In 2021, it’s a century since the founding of the Royal Briti...
12 Nov 20217min
NHS waiting times crisis: 999 crews ‘stuck outside A&E for whole shift’
The Leader’s joined by Colm Porter, Unison national officer representing 20,000 paramedics, ambulance technicians and emergency care assistants. He is urging government action to help free up ambulanc...
11 Nov 20216min
Tory sleaze: is it back to the 90s for Boris Johnson?
After the Owen Paterson scandal, Tory sleaze claims are back in the headlines, particularly second jobs...but how damaging is it? And will voters care? MP Geoffrey Cox is facing calls to step down aft...
10 Nov 20218min
What even is the Metaverse...and is it healthy?
The metaverse...it’s being sold to us as the next big thing in social media, using high-definition 3D online avatars to communicate with each other online. It’s boomed over the last year, with Big Tec...
9 Nov 20216min
UK-US flights: 20-month covid entry ban lifts - what’s changed?
Two passenger jets operated by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic took off in unison on the 3,500-mile route to New York’s JFK, 20 months after America’s entry ban for non-US passengers travelling fr...
8 Nov 20218min
Owen Paterson: Has Boris Johnson's authority been damaged?
The Prime Minister is under pressure amid the fall out from the increasingly toxic Owen Paterson row. Senior Tories say Boris Johnson has been ‘weakened’ by the humiliating u-turn. Has this damaged hi...
5 Nov 20219min
COP26: Is the end of coal in sight?
Is the end of coal in sight? It’s energy day at COP26 and the focus is on how the world can move away from fossil fuels. More than 40 countries have committed to moving away from coal but big users an...
4 Nov 20218min
