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04/11/2021
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
05/11/2021 Multiple resignations amid Yorkshire cricket club racism row
The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and two other board members have resigned.
06/11/2021 Sir John Major criticises government
Former prime minister hits out at government over sleaze row.
07/11/2021 Labour leader accuses government of trashing the UK's reputation in lobbying row
Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson has behaved in a "corrupt and contemptible" manner.
08/11/2021 Yorkshire County Cricket Club's new chairman has praised the former Captain Azim Rafiq for speaking out on racism.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club's chair praises Azim Rafiq for speaking out on racism.
09/11/2021 Covid jab to be compulsory for NHS Staff
The Government says frontline NHS staff in England must have two Covid jabs by April.
10/11/2021 PM faces renewed questions on Tory sleaze claims
Boris Johnson insists MPs who don't follow parliamentary rules should be investigated
11/11/2021 Record number of 999 calls in England
NHS in England is under sustained pressure with long waiting lists
12/11/2021 Climate summit is in overtime.
Negotiators press ahead past the formal end of Cop26 to try to reach a deal.
13/11/2021 Delegates at the UN climate conference remain locked in last-minute efforts to agree a deal on global warming.
Delegates at the UN climate conference are locked in last-minute efforts to agree a deal.
14/11/2021 PM hails "historic" climate deal
Boris Johnson says Cop deal sounds death knell for coal
15/11/2021 Police are treating an explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool as an act of terrorism.
Police are treating an explosion outside a hospital in Liverpool as an act of terrorism.
16/11/2021 The former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq, has told MPs that the scale of racism within English cricket is 'scary'
Former Yorks cricketer, Azeem Rafiq says scale of racism in English cricket is 'scary'.
17/11/2021 Insults traded in the House of Commons
The Church of England denies "gaming the system", to help asylum seekers stay in the UK.
18/11/2021 The government confirms it's scrapping the section of the HS2 high speed rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds
The government is scrapping the section of HS2 rail link from the East Midlands to Leeds.
19/11/2021 Austria is to go into a full, nationwide lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
Austria is to go into a full lockdown from Monday because of soaring Covid infections
20/11/2021 WHO officials "very worried" about Covid rise in Europe
The WHO warns of half a million more deaths in Europe by March without urgent action.
21/11/2021 Nothing "off the table" for dealing with migrants crossing Channel.
Ministers say nothing is "off the table" to deal with migrants crossing the Channel.
22/11/2021 Boris Johnson says change to the way people in England pay for social care will end "long-standing social injustice"
People who crossed the Channel in small boats this year is three times the total for 2020
23/11/2021 Greenhouse gases illegally sold in Britain
大象传媒 investigation finds hydrofluorocarbons are smuggled from Ukraine into the EU and UK
24/11/2021 More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel, in the biggest loss of life involving migrants crossing.
More than 30 people have drowned in the English Channel
25/11/2021 PM and French President promise people smuggling crackdown
PM says he will do everything possible to stop gangs smuggling people across the Channel
26/11/2021 Concern grows about new Covid variant
Flights to southern Africa suspended in response to new variant, as share prices tumble
27/11/2021 Two cases of Omicron Covid variant detected in UK
Two cases of the Omicron Covid variant have been detected in the UK.
28/11/2021 Third case of Covid Omicron variant confirmed in UK
Officials say the infected individual visited London but has since left the country
29/11/2021 Covid booster doses to be rolled out to all UK adults
Vaccine advisers also recommend shortening gap between 2nd dose and booster to 3 months
30/11/2021 Covid boosters for all adults in England "by end of January"
Boris Johnson says "everything" will be thrown at combatting the Omicron variant
01/12/2021 Questions over how Government will meet booster jab target
Health Secretary Sajid Javid admits new booster target will be "a tough ask"
02/12/2021 Relatives of those who died from Covid sickened by Xmas party held in Downing Street last year, during restrictions
Relatives of Covid victims sickened by Xmas party in Downing Street, during restrictions
03/12/2021 A couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
A couple who tortured and killed a six-year-old boy have been given long jail sentences.
04/12/2021 Pre-departure Covid tests return for those returning to the UK.
The government say anyone returning to the UK must take a pre-departure Covid test.