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Covid cases are surging in the UK, and more people over 70 are testing positive than at any time in the pandemic. What’s going on? We speak to one of the key members of SAGE, the government’s expert advisory committee.

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Guest: John Edmunds, professor of epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: ABC News, CBS News, WION, ZOE, BBC.

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A number of Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia, its leadership and some of Putin's alleged allies. But are they working?

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Guest: Oliver Wright, Policy Editor, The Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

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Clips: UK Parliament, DW News, Football Joe, BBC News, Sky News, France 24, DW News, CBC News, CBS News, ABC News, Global News.

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A Times undercover investigation has revealed a catalogue of problems at the DVLA that have led to drivers waiting for months for their licence renewals. What lies behind the crisis at this important government agency?

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Guests: Paul Morgan-Bentley, Head of Investigations, The Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: UK Parliament.

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This week, in a further sign that the Russian military could be in trouble, it was revealed that the Kremlin asked China for military aid. But will Beijing want to wade into this war? And have Vladimir Putin's actions frustrated Xi Jiping?

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Guests: Didi Tang, Beijing Correspondent, The Times.

Edward Lucas, Columnist at The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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Clips: BBC.

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After nearly six years of detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released to join her family in the UK. Here, we return to an episode from last year and explore whether an unpaid British debt was the reason behind her imprisonment.

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Guests:

Richard Ratcliffe, Nazanin's husband.

Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: BBC, ITV, AP.

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Last Wednesday, a maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed. The World Health Organisation says there have been 24 attacks in Ukraine on healthcare facilities and five on ambulances, killing at least a dozen people and injuring 34.

So today we’re going back to the start of the war, telling the story of one day and a visit to a children's hospital in Kyiv.

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Host: Louise Callaghan, Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times. 

With thanks to Maksym 'Max' Nakonechnyi for translating.

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It's been almost two years since the first national lockdown, when schools closed their doors and the nation's families got to grips with home schooling. Since then, an estimated 100,000 students simply haven't returned to education. So who are these 'ghost children’ - and how do we get them back to class?

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Guests:

- Sian Griffiths, Education and Families Editor, The Sunday Times.

- Jonathan Green, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Manchester.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Channel 4, Sky News, Daily Mail, Belfast Telegraph, ITV News.

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As the war stretches into its third week, the city of Kharkiv has been among the worst hit. Today: what it's like to report from a city devastated by war, while it's still being constantly bombarded.

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Guests:

- Anthony Loyd, war correspondent, The Times.

- Jack Hill, chief news photographer, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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On Thursday Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the government with his assets in the UK frozen, leaving the football club in limbo. Today, we look at what sporting boycotts can achieve and ask if the Russian ice hockey star, Alex Ovechkin, could damage Vladimir Putin.

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Guests: Matt Dickinson, Senior Sports Writer, The Times.

Ryan Kennedy, Senior Writer at The Hockey News. 

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: CTV News, NHL, BBC, Sky Sports, FIFA, CBS News, NBC News, BritishAthleticsTV.

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The ruble is in free fall and western companies have pulled out of Russia. Those who are brave enough to protest the war are being arrested, while others are leaving the country. So, how is this affecting ordinary Russians? We hear from them and from a veteran correspondent who's worked in Russia for over two decades.

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Guest: Owen Matthews, writer and journalist.

Host: Manveen Rana & Asya Fouks.

Clips: Sky New, India Today, ABC News, Channel One Russia.

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