The Missing Tycoon
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01/05/21
•34m
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As the UK’s Covid cases top 60,000 for the first time, and Professor Whitty says one in 50 people now have the virus, our Health Editor Hugh Pym joins us to go through the latest numbers. Our Business Editor Simon Jack fills us in on the latest business grants announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and our Asia Correspondent Karishma Vaswani tells us the story of Jack Ma, a Chinese tycoon who has gone missing without a trace.
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Georgia Coan, Ben Weisz Editor: Dino Sofos
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