Jim White, in for Andrew Pierce, talks to Dr. Lawrence Young, Virologist and Professor of Molecular Oncology at Warwick Medical School about the threat the new South African COVID variant poses to the world, and talks to Jenna Veerapen, Senior Therapist at the UK Addiction Treatment Group, about how the lack of face-to-face contact with healthcare workers in the last year has led to a shocking increase in deaths among alcoholics and drug addicts. Plus, how to check whether your cat is a psychopath.

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Jim White, in for Andrew Pierce, talks to Sam Greenhill, Chief Reporter at the Daily Mail on why the migrant boat tragedy was an accident waiting to happen, and talks to Laura van der Erve, Senior Research Economist, IFS, on why Britain’s top universities are failing to deliver on social mobility. Plus, is your doctor talking about you on social media?

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Jim White, standing in for Andrew Pierce, talks to former police officer Norman Brennan on why ‘Harper’s Law’ is not tough enough on people who kill officers, and speaks to the IEA’s Christopher Snowden on why Britain’s ‘Freedom Day’ gamble paid off compared to other countries in Europe. Plus, a Mum explains how she beat depression without using pills.

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Jim White, standing in for Andrew Pierce, talks to virologist at The University of Bristol, Professor David Matthews who agrees allowing a greater spread of the virus over the summer has worked in our favour, and speaks to Paul Richards, former government advisor and author of How to Be A Spin Doctor, who thinks Boris is 'beyond the help of spin’. Plus, What will life be like in 2036? We hear from top futurologist Tom Cheesewright.

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Jim White, standing in for Andrew Pierce, talks to talks to author and feminist campaigner Julie Bindel, who warns that criminals like Colin Pitchfork can’t simply be rehabilitated by going on a course, and speaks to Hugo Tagholm, Chief Executive of Surfers Against Sewage, on the companies spilling raw sewage into our rivers (and how to check if your local river is clean). Plus, as Adele insists we listen to her album in the ‘right’ order on Spotify, is it really that important?

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Andrew Pierce talks to Ingrid Seward, Royal biographer and Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine on why Meghan’s political interventions have caused ripples in America, and speaks to leader of the Yorkshire Party, Bob Buxton, on why the cancellation of HS2 is a ‘catastrophe’ for the region. Plus, Dominic Sandbrook from The Rest is History on why Athelstan beat Elizabeth and Henry VIII in a vote for the best English monarch of all time.

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Andrew Pierce speaks to Peter Fahy, former Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police, who says courts had no choice but to jail the protesters, who were endangering lives, and talks to Ruth Sunderland, the Daily Mail’s business editor, on an alarming surge in the cost of living in Britain. Plus, what it’s like not to have sex for a year (and why one woman secretly enjoyed it).

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Andrew Pierce talks to Dr Rakib Ehsan, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, who says that the Liverpool attacker highlights dangerous flaws in Britain’s asylum system, and speaks to Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum on the radical measures needed to combat a worrying rise in child obesity. Plus, the rise of the robo-banks - and what you can do about it.

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Andrew Pierce speaks to security expert Professor Anthony Glees on why a failed asylum seeker who had been sectioned was free to carry out his attack on Sunday, and speaks to cricket coach Taj Butt on the testimony of Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq who said he was repeatedly subjected to racial abuse while at the club. Plus, is the apostrophe really on the verge of dying out?

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Andrew Pierce speaks to Chris Phillips, Former Head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, on the shocking terror attack in Liverpool, and speaks to Dickie Arbiter, former press secretary to the Queen, on how she continues to work behind the scenes. Plus, as foie gras faces a ban in Britain, the chef creating a vegan 'faux gras' which tastes just as good.

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