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  1. Sep 12

    Cabinet minister Michael Gove says he is sure that children should be included in the six people allowed to meet in England - a rule which his angered some Tory MPs who fear for freedoms.

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  2. Sep 12

    "We need to be unbelievably vigilant about social distancing and other measures," says National Statistician Sir Ian Diamond. He says it is helpful that they have much better data than at the start of the pandemic.

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  3. Sep 12

    "We are on the edge of losing control," says government adviser Sir Mark Walport about the spread of Covid. He suggests "carrots and sticks" are needed to get people to self-isolate - help with finances and food supplies, and possible fines for breaches.

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  4. Sep 11

    Kate Bell from the TUC urges the government to make self isolation affordable by giving more financial help before considering measures like fines.

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  5. Sep 11

    Leeds Council leader Judith Blake says there has been a "massive spike" in house parties recently and she hopes the ability to impose fines will focus some people's minds on keeping to the rules.

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  6. Sep 11

    "It's time to move to a voluntary system... and for us to actually start living like a free people" Tory MP Steve Baker tells he wants the government to stop subjecting people to "constantly shifting legal requirements"

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  7. Sep 11

    Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi says it is against the DNA of the Conservative government to curtail liberties but the evidence suggests the virus is most virulent in social gatherings.

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  8. Sep 11

    Minister Nadhim Zahawi says the government is committed to upholding the Brexit deal. "It is not 'if' this government will implement it, it is 'how' it will implement it."

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  9. Sep 11

    "This is a unilateral, provocative act that is uniquely unprecedented." Ireland's Europe Minister Thomas Byrne says the UK government's plans to change the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland is "unacceptable".

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  10. Sep 11

    Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown accuses ministers of a "huge act of self harm" over their plans to break international law by rewriting the Brexit deal.

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  11. Sep 10

    "It's now time for us to start living like a free people, not subjecting ourselves to constantly shifting legal requirements which I think now no one can understand." Tory MP Steve Baker tells he wants to change to voluntary measures

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  12. Sep 10

    "Is it proportionate to prevent children from being able to meet indoors? It's not, we believe." Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford explains why children are not included in the limit of 6 people meeting in Wales.

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    Sep 10

    Tomorrow on : Prof Adam Finn on swab, saliva and spit tests, and JFK on moonshots… when that actually meant going to the Moon

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    Sep 10

    Not every day you interview your mum. Thank you for heartfelt storytelling about your sister who took her life. Expert says rates of attempted suicide among South Asian women at least 2x more than white women

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  15. Sep 10

    "The reason it's called a moonshot is indeed that it isn't something that exists at the moment, that's absolutely true - but we surely should be looking for solutions in the future?" Cabinet minister Grant Shapps on scepticism about the tests plans.

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    Sep 10

    Up next on : on getting some perspective on the risks of contracting coronavirus, and how likely you are to get seriously ill

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  17. Sep 9

    "The case number increases we have seen in the last two weeks do not yet account for the reopening of schools," says Prof Neil Ferguson, whose work led to the lockdown. "Undoubtedly that may increase transmissions still further."

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    Sep 9

    Up next on : WWF’s on a “catastrophic decline" in wildlife

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    Sep 9

    Up next on : gives his verdict on the ‘rule of six’ and ‘operation moonshot’

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  20. Sep 9

    Coming up: Can the government's Operation Moonshot testing plan actually work; the bosses of Aston Villa and Harlequins on whether crowds can return; and the campaign for an end to using filters for online selfies.

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