You Jabbed Me At Hello
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06/07/21
•33m
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Would you reveal your vaccine status on a dating app? UK dating app users can now display a badge on their profile to show they’ve been vaccinated against coronavirus.
Jane Garvey sits in for Adam today, and chats to Fergus about the first new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years.
And Seyi Akiwowo, who works for a charity raising awareness about online abuse, explains why it's important to educate people on using social media, after the England and Wales Cricket Board suspended bowler, Ollie Robinson, for historical racist and sexist tweets.
Today’s Newscast was made by Sam Bonham with Georgia Coan and Alix Pickles. The Studio Director was Ash Taylor. Dino Sofos is the Editor.
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Just a little jab
June 4, 2021
•30m
The UK regulator has just approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine in children aged 12 to 15. Fergus Walsh tells us how the news could lead to a vaccination drive for schoolchildren, just as cases of the new variant rise in the school playgrounds.
Travel guru Simon Calder has just arrived back from a trip to Gibraltar so he can explain what's happening to our holidays. And we’re joined by BBC business correspondent Katie Prescott, and tax economist and author Nick Shaxson to help us get our heads around the talk of big changes to global corporation tax policy.
Today’s Newscast was made by Maz Ebtehaj with Georgia Coan and Ben Cooper. Emma Close is the assistant editor. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The editor is Dino Sofos.
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Songs To Get Vaccinated To
June 8, 2021
•27m
Which song would you choose to be vaccinated to?
Radio 1 DJ Arielle Free gives us the verdict on the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden’s new vaccine-themed music playlist, created just in time for all adults aged 25 and over to get their vaccine.
NHS and care staff in England are so burnt out that it has become an "emergency" and risks the future of the health service, according to a group of MPs. We hear from an intensive care nurse, a GP and our health editor Hugh Pym. And, were you hit by the internet outage that affected websites like Amazon, The Guardian and Reddit? BBC tech expert Zoe Kleinman tells us what happened and – crucially – whether it will happen again.
Today's Newscast was made by Emma Close with Georgia Coan, Rick Kelsey, Alix Pickles and Ben Cooper. The Editor is Dino Sofos.
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