Ferry Angry
Newscast
03/18/22
•34m
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Did P&O break the law when they sacked 800 staff? We chat to Kathryn Evans, an employment lawyer, to find out... The US and Chinese Presidents have been talking about Ukraine. North America editor, Sarah Smith, makes her Newscast debut and explains what's what... And the BBC's Fergal Keane is in Lviv in Ukraine, where a factory has been hit by an airstrike. We get the latest.
This edition of Newscast was made by Chris Flynn, Miranda Slade and Ben Cooper. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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The Shipping News
March 17, 2022
•29m
P&O Ferries has caused outrage after sacking 800 workers via a recorded video message. The company plans to replace them with cheaper agency workers. Chris gets the latest from the BBC’s Danny Savage in Hull, where a P&O crew had been refusing to leave their ship.
Covid infection rates have been increasing rapidly across the UK – one of the people to catch the virus is Adam. GP Ellie Cannon worries about the long-term mental health fallout of the pandemic.
And Chris asks Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord Frost, if Boris Johnson is governing as a Conservative. His answer: “Up to a point.”
This edition of Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg and John Murphy. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.
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Mr and Mrs
March 21, 2022
•31m
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And Jonathan Van-Tam takes Chris Whitty to the football.
This edition of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with John Murphy and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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