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policies. how will he slash the budget? how will he reduce the number of ministries by half? we dont know, so consequently it is unclear, but we also dont know who he will have on his team to advise him. it looks pretty much like it is him. it looks pretty much like it is him and he really doesnt have a very deep bench.— him and he really doesnt have a very deep bench. if he cant deliver some of those _ very deep bench. if he cant deliver some of those really _ very deep bench. if he...

sir patrick vallance, the governments chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the governments response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, �*operationally effective.�* he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkins...

good evening. the governments chief scientific advisor during covid, sir patrick vallance, has revealed more about what went on in downing street during the pandemic. the covid inquiry heard that the then prime mininster, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. excerts from sir patricks diary at the time were read out at the inquiry and he had plenty to say about these two men — he described borisjohnson as inconsistent, indecisive and weak. and he said scie...

to moldova and are currently 1—0 up. wales trained on monday, a day before their must—win final euro 2024 group d qualifier against already—qualified turkey, which will take place at the cardiff city stadium. not only must robert pages side defeat turkey on tuesday, they must also hope croatia lose or draw to armenia on the same night. wales currently sit in third place in their group, five points behind turkey and two points back from croatia, with one round of group fixtures re...

arriving in north—east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. its monday, the 20th of november. our main story. its the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high—profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the governments response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, fo...

coming on to talk about _ say possibly a few days. we will be coming on to talk about later- say possibly a few days. we will be coming on to talk about later in - say possibly a few days. we will be | coming on to talk about later in the year, september, second lockdown and so on. the premise of my question so far has been that there was going to be a lockdown in march or thereabouts, it was just a question of when it happened and could it have been imposed earlier. adopting the same ...

56% of voters seem keen to try something new in a country where inflation is running at over 1a0% and two in five people live in poverty. but many economists are concerned about mr mileis victory. lets get the view of andres abadia, chief latin america economist at pantheon macroeconomics. good morning. a lot has been said about his radical ideas, his promises and he is saying he will bring them into being very swiftly. give us your take on this result. a new chapter in the argentinian...

footage which it says shows a 55 metre—long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments has denied using al—shifa as a base. 31 surviving premature babies evacuated from al—shifa, in a joint operation by the un and the palestinian red crescent, are expected to be transferred today to egypt via the rafah crossing. meanwhile there are indications of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being ...

accepting your point that ultimately it is for— accepting your point that ultimately it is for politicians and their teams _ it is for politicians and their teams to— it is for politicians and their teams to either accept or reject the advice _ teams to either accept or reject the advice they— teams to either accept or reject the advice they are given, it cant have been _ advice they are given, it cant have been regarded as a positive that the evidence _ been regarded as a positi...

thick cloud and a mild westerly breeze across the uk, heavier rain in parts of the western isles and look at the temperatures, possibly up look at the temperatures, possibly up to 14 degrees in some places feeling relatively mild midweek. thursday into friday, a cold front sweeps southwards across the uk, opening up the gates to stronger and colder winds from the north, and these white blobs are wintry showers sweeping across the scottish hills but elsewhere, a case of crisp sunshine s...