ITV News - What You Need To Know (ITV News)

In the first episode of this new podcast, ITV News presenter Mary Nightingale brings you a Q&A with ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi and GP Dr Sarah Jarvis to answer your questions about the latest coronavirus guidance announced by the government on Monday.

ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan explain how the test for coronavirus works, the concern among NHS staff who might be exposed to the virus but aren't being tested - and the new test being developed that could improve our understanding of the pandemic.

Subscribe to be notified of new episodes - we'll be regularly releasing new episodes answering key topics around the pandemic. For the latest news, information and advice on coronavirus, go to itv.com/news

As schools across the UK close today for the foreseeable future, it's an uncertain time for millions of children and young people as they lose the structure of a regular school day. Many, particularly younger children, will also be anxious and concerned about the virus. So how can parents talk to their children about what's happening - and what can you do to help them cope with not being at school for the next few months?

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke talk to Dr Max Davie, the officer for health improvement at Royal College of Paedatrics and Child Health, for some advice.

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ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke talk to Dr Robin Thompson, Junior Research Fellow in Mathematical Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, who explains the remarkable numbers behind social distancing - and how one individual can stop infecting hundreds or thousands more people by limiting their contact with others.

The COVID-19 outbreak is having an unprecedented impact on the UK economy, with unprecedented measures announced by the government to help keep businesses afloat and employees in their jobs.
With the UK now on a three-week lockdown, with all but essential shops shut, what now for the UK as economic activity pretty much grinds to a halt?

And how does the economy recover from the outbreak - and what long-lasting changes could there be in government ownership of assets like the railways? TV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand talks to ITV News Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills for his analysis.

ITV News Asia Correspondent Debi Edward, based in Beijing, has been reporting on the coronavirus outbreak since the first case was confirmed in China's Wuhan province nearly three months ago.

Since then, Wuhan and other cities including the capital Beijing have been in lockdown as authorities try to limit the spread of the virus. ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale chats to Debi about what it's been like to live in China since the outbreak began.

China has so far had more than 81,000 cases, and more than 3,100 deaths. And with the lockdown in Wuhan about to come to an end, has China finally turned a corner in battling the virus - or is there still a way to go?

While the COVID-19 outbreak began in China, the virus has been most deadly in Europe.

For the past few weeks, the focus has been on Italy, which has had the highest number of deaths from the virus, at more than 7,500.

But in Spain, the crisis there is worsening - it now has the second highest death toll, at more than 4,000 - overtaking China.

ITV News Europe Editor James Mates - who recently reported from Italy - speaks to Mary Nightingale about the situation across Europe: the different approaches countries are taking and whether Italy has turned a corner in fighting the outbreak. Plus, with the UK and EU's attention focused on the pandemic, what does this mean for the UK-EU Brexit trade talks that are meant to be finished by the end of this year?

In this episode, we talk about how we can best manage our mental health amid everything that's going on right now.

It's a tough time for everyone, with the outbreak affecting every part of our lives - be it coping with self-isolate, having to home school children, or dealing with job uncertainty.
There are big issues for our mental health, whether we usually suffer from problems or not.
So what are the practical ways we stay well in our minds over the coming weeks and months?

ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham talks to Alastair Campbell - perhaps best known as Tony Blair's communications chief - but who's also an ambassador for mental health awareness and someone who has been very open about his own struggle with depression.

We chat to him about a blog he published this week with 20 tips for guarding again depression and anxiety. You can see that list in full at www.alastaircampbell.org.

In this episode of our podcast, we're bringing you an audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, called Coronavirus: Q&A.

Since the outbreak began, we've been receiving many questions from viewers and readers about the virus and how it's impacting their lives - so Coronavirus: Q&A will put those questions to experts and those in power making the decisions that are affecting everyone right now.

In this episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts your questions to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, GP Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm - and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition every Monday evening on this podcast feed.

If you have a question, email coronavirus@itv.com - and you can get the latest developments on the outbreak at itv.com/news.

In today's episode we focus on what's happening in the U.S. On Tuesday night, Donald Trump told the nation that the next two weeks are going to be "very, very painful". The White House projects between 100,000 to 240,000 coronavirus deaths in the US even if social distancing guidelines are maintained. It was a change of tone from the president, who up until recently was hoping that businesses would be able to re-open in time for Easter, just over a week from now.

U.S. states are competing against each other to get vital ventilators for their own hospitals, and America's healthcare system means that those who lose their job will also lose their healthcare - a double blow for some of the country's poorest.

Mary Nightingale talks to ITV News Washington Correspondent Robert Moore for his analysis of the situation in America. Robert is presenting an edition of ITV's Tonight programme on the outbreak in America - you can watch that at 7.30 on Thursday 3 April on ITV, or on catchup at itv.com (UK users only).

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You may have heard a lot about ventilators recently - that hospitals need a lot of them during this crisis, and how important they are in keeping the most vulnerable Covid-19 patients alive.

Manufacturers are helping the UK government to make thousands of extra ventilators, the first of which are being sent out to hospitals this weekend. But just how do ventilators work and just how crucial are they?

Charlotte Summers, an intensive care specialist at the University of Cambridge, speaks to ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke about how ventilators are being used during the coronavirus outbreak, the rate of success the equipment has in keeping patients alive, and the new breathing aids that are quickly being developed. Charlotte also tells the NHS has enough ventilators for patients right now - but that situation will change very quickly.

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Antibody tests have been described by scientists and even the prime minister as a 'game changer'. But what are they, why are they so important - and if they are crucial - why haven’t we got one yet?

ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan speak to Dr Emily Adams, senior lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, who is helping to validate some of the antibody tests.

During these anxious times, it seems coronavirus is keeping many people awake at night, and it could even be causing odd dreams and nightmares.

Kylie Pentelow talks to sleep expert Christabel Majendie about why this is happening, and finds out from her the best ways to ensure we have a long, restful night's sleep.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, Coronavirus: Q&A.

ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts your questions to GP Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi. They cover the news which broke on Monday night that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his condition worsened, discuss whether you need to wear a mask, answer questions about pay and bringing your children to the supermarket - plus debunk the conspiracy theory that 5G masts are spreading the virus.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm - and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition every Monday evening on this podcast feed.

If you have a question, email coronavirus@itv.com - and you can get the latest developments on the outbreak at itv.com/news.

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan witnessed the reality of what it is like to treat coronavirus-infected patients on the frontline, after she and an ITV News crew were invited to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital to see the intensive care unit there, known as the 'red zone'.
It was the first time cameras in the UK were been allowed to film inside an intensive care unit treating critically ill coronavirus patients.

Emily talks to Mary Nightingale about what she saw: the staff on the frontline who are under almost intolerable pressure - made all the more challenging as patients in their final moments cannot be consoled by their loved ones. Emily spoke to patients who successfully recovered from the virus - and explains exactly what treatment coronavirus patients get in intensive care.

You can watch Emily's report from inside the Royal Bournemouth Hospital here: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-06/it-is-scary-inside-the-intensive-care-unit-where-nhs-staff-and-patients-are-battling-coronavirus/

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In this episode, we look at what’s happening in the UK's care homes during this outbreak. Carers have been telling ITV News that they feel like the ‘forgotten frontline’ in the crisis.
ITV News correspondent Paul Brand has been speaking to care home staff over the last couple of weeks. They’ve been telling him about their struggles not only in getting personal protective equipment, but also coronavirus tests - meaning many are having to self-isolate, unable to work and look after vulnerable residents.
It's a difficult time for relatives too - with all visits banned, they're only able to talk to their loved ones through a window.
Paul talks to Mary Nightingale about what he witnessed on his recent visits to care homes, and the concerns from staff, with many feeling like 'second class citizens' compared to NHS workers.
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Life in lockdown is bringing many challenges - among them, many people aren't used to spending so much time with your partner.

Kylie Pentelow speaks to relationship counsellor Rachael Blackmore about how to deal with conflict during these difficult times.

If you or someone you know is struggling in a relationship during lockdown, there is support available on the Relate website: www.relate.org.uk

You can also contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline or call the free 24 hour hotline on 0808 2000 247. Refuge are also available to help - www.refuge.org.uk.

We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe to be notified of the latest episodes. For the latest coronavirus news, information and advice, go to www.itv.com/news.

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night.

This week, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain put your questions to the government's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance - including on the topic of testing for the virus. He told us that while testing in the UK was "at the right level" at the start of the outbreak, it has "not scaled as fast as it needs to scale". Among the other viewer questions answered by Sir Patrick included why there appears to be a higher incidence of coronavirus amongst minority ethnic groups.

GP Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi also answered your health and consumer questions - including what exactly is the risk of pets spreading the virus.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition every Monday evening on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

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In this episode, we take a closer look at why some people become seriously ill with Covid-19 and why so many of them are dying. The outbreak has claimed the lives of people of all ages - but are there certain groups who are succumbing more to the virus than others?

Among those who have died have been people with what are described as 'underlying health conditions' - but what exactly are they and what does that tell us about the disease?

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke talk to Dr Alison Pittard, a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine in Leeds who is from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

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A number of new NHS Nightingale hospitals are opening across the UK - existing buildings like exhibition centres which are rapidly transformed into field hospitals in just a matter of weeks, ready to treat coronavirus patients.

Some are already treating patients, including the largest Nightingale, which is in London - it can treat up to 4,000 patients if needed. Next week, the first one in the West Country will open, in Bristol.

ITV News' Kylie Pentelow speaks to Hayley Peters, the nurse in charge of the new unit at the University of the West of England, which will have 1,000 beds. We find out how coronavirus patients will be treated, the kind of care they'll receive - and if there's a need for the hospital at all. We also ask about what's being done to manage the mental health of NHS staff at such a challenging time.

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A vaccine for Covid-19 is seen as the way out to end the lockdowns that are crippling economies around the world - because easing lockdowns without a vaccine in place could see health services overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. But the big question is: when will a vaccine be ready?

A global race is happening right now to fast-track efforts to develop one. Among the teams involved is one from the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford - they plan to start human trials of a vaccine in the coming days.

ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan spoke to Professor Adrian Hill, Director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford. He told us about the trial he's involved in, and why he thinks it will be the first one to finish testing this summer, and - if all goes well - how GPs could be giving the vaccines to patients by the end of the year. He also explained why waiting for coronavirus cases to drop would actually harm efforts to quickly develop a vaccine. The Oxford trial is receiving funding as part of a government vaccine taskforce announced on Friday.

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We're all washing our hands more often and being more aware about cleanliness at the moment - but just how much do you need to clean your home to make it as virus-free as possible?

Kylie Pentelow speaks to author, businesswoman, and TV personality Lynsey Crombie - known as the 'Queen of Clean' - for tips and advice on what to clean in the home, and how regularly - as well as what to do about cleaning your mobile phone and post and food deliveries.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

This week, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions this week: can key workers be furloughed under the government's Job Retention Scheme, is it safe to have an operation in hospital right now, and what's the truth behind claims that people with the BCG vaccine might be protected against Covid-19?

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition every Monday evening on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

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In today's episode we look at why a disproportionate number of people from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds are dying from coronavirus in the UK.

The government has launched a review to try to find out. On Monday, the NHS released figures showing that, out of all Covid-19 deaths in English hospitals, 16.2 per cent of patients were from black, Asian and ethnic minority communities. That compares to BAME people accounting for 13 percent of the population in England and Wales, according to the last census. And in our health service, people from BAME backgrounds have accounted for two thirds of NHS deaths so far.

So what's happening? ITV News' Rageh Omaar has been investigating this issue. He speaks to Mary Nightingale about the socio-economic and cultural factors that are playing a part.

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It's one of the big questions of the moment - should we all be wearing face masks?

The current advice from the UK government and the World Health Organisation is that face masks should only be worn by those with coronavirus symptoms, as well as health care workers. A review is happening right now to see whether the UK should start urging the public to wear face masks.

Some countries have already changed their guidance - in America, it's recommended people wear cloth face masks when outside their homes. And the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for people to wear non-medical face masks or coverings like scarves or bandanas when travelling. There's also the question of how effective face coverings are in stopping the spread of Covid-19.

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke speak to
Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford, who explains why she thinks we should all start wearing face coverings, which are different to the surgical face masks needed by frontline NHS workers.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions is one involving two elderly sisters living alone separately and whether they can visit each other; whether certain blood groups are more susceptible to Covid-19 and what to do if you get offered a voucher from your airline for a cancelled flight instead of a refund. Plus, we answer viewers' questions on whether can you catch coronavirus from air conditioning and mosquitoes.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition every Monday evening on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

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Sir Trevor McDonald is none other than quite simply the biggest name in news in British broadcast history. Joining ITN in 1973, he's best known for presenting ITV's News at Ten from 1992 and becoming a familiar face on our screens. He retired from presenting in 2008, receiving a series of awards along the way, including a knighthood in 1999. Sir Trevor continues to present documentaries and spends a lot of time watching sport - but all of that is on hold right now, during what he says is an 'immense, international' story of the likes he has never seen before.

Sir Trevor speaks to his former ITV News co-presenter Julie Etchingham about how he is coping in lockdown and what he's doing to pass the time. As an 80-year-old, what does he think about older people potentially being asked to stay at home for longer while the rest of the country eases out of lockdown? Drawing on his time as a former Diplomatic Editor reporting on international politics, Sir Trevor also shares his thoughts on how Donald Trump is dealing with the pandemic in America.

And as a big sports fan, tells Julie what he thinks about the prospect of the return of football, but being played behind closed doors - and reveals the sporting tournament he's going to miss so much this summer that he likens its cancellation to being 'close to an end of part of civilisation as we know it'...

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With so many changes to our lives at the moment, can we still find happiness?

Kylie Pentelow chats to Sir Anthony Seldon, one of the founders of charity Action for Happiness. In this episode, he offers practical advice and tips to stay happy during lockdown, including a 'daily pause' every morning.

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During this pandemic, we've heard a lot about the challenges faced by the UK's hospitals and care homes, where so far more than 26,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.

In this episode, we look at another sector under pressure - hospices. Demand for their services during the outbreak have risen significantly: hospices are caring for three times as many patients as this time last year.

ITV News Correspondent Daniel Hewitt has been reporting on what's happening in our hospices. He talks to Mary Nightingale about the concerns he's heard from hospice staff about protective equipment after they were denied access to government supplies. He's also been talking to patients, some of who fear that because of the restrictions in place, they'll die without their families by their side.

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In this episode, ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and Health Correspondent Emily Morgan speak to Peter Openshaw, Professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London. He is one of three leaders of the largest study in Europe analysing hospital admissions due to COVID-19.

Nearly 17,000 participants have been recruited for The Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium or ISARIC to find out why some people getting gravely ill and dying, where others have no symptoms at all.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis, travel journalist Simon Calder and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions this week: how do you know when you've fully recovered from the virus? Can your employer make you work when furloughed? And can you still scatter your ashes abroad?Plus, we find out how holidaymakers can get around 'lockdown refund bingo'.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

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People aren't the only ones affected by the nationwide lockdown, dogs have also sensed something odd is going on.

Kylie Pentelow speaks to dog behaviourist Louise Glazebrook to find out why your pet might be acting strangely during lockdown.

Owner of 'The Darling Dog Company' Louise shares her tips on keeping your dog entertained indoors and how to prepare your pooch for 'normal' life going forward.

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With the majority of us spending our time indoors, Public Health England is recommending we take Vitamin D - something we normally get from sunlight.

Kylie Pentelow gets the lowdown on taking extra supplements. Nutritionist and author Hannah Richards explains why a daily dose of Vitamin D could not only protect your body but also boost your mood. We also find out what effects isolation could have on our wellbeing.

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With a new inflammatory condition reportedly linked to Covid-19, how do you know what's making your child ill?

Kylie Pentelow chats to paediatrician and TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh. In this episode, he offers advice on what to do if you think your child has coronavirus and also shares his tips on how to talk to children about the outbreak.

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Since the coronavirus outbreak an estimated 1.3 million Brits have returned to the UK - from Basra to Bangladesh, Morocco to New Zealand.

But how do you organise such a huge scale operation when so many countries are on lockdown?

In this episode ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar speaks to Director-General for COVID-19 response at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Menna Rawlings and spokesperson of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lior Haiat to find out how they have repatriated nationals from virtually every corner of the globe.

Together they explain what's been going on behind the scenes and how they have helped bring back each other's citizens.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions this week: can my dog spread the virus, is it possible to have a false-negative result, and will my wedding be cancelled?

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe to be notified of the latest episodes. For the latest coronavirus news, information and advice, go to www.itv.com/news.

With the pubs closed and socialising limited to video calls, how have our alcohol habits changed?

Kylie Pentelow chats to CEO of Alcohol Change UK Richard Piper. In this episode, he offers advice on how to keep a check on how much alcohol we're consuming and how to deal with the pressures of drinking.

If you're worried about alcohol and would like help and advice, support is available at alcoholchange.org.uk.

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ITV Scotland correspondent Peter Smith spoke to Professor and Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University Devi Sridhar. They discuss how scientists around the word are responding to COVID-19 and what mistakes were made in the early days on the outbreak.

Professor Sridhar sits on the advisory committee to the Scottish Government and offers her thoughts on what the country needs to do next.

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ITV Scotland correspondent Peter Smith chats to Professor Haas about his work repurposing existing drugs to find a cure for Coronavirus.

He talks about how the research is going and what this means for returning to normality.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions is one involving a four-year-old wondering when her dad can go forward with a postponed hip operation and whether asthmatics should wear face coverings. Plus, we find out what your rights are if you don't want to send your children back to nursery or school.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

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Vietnam is one of the few countries to have reported no coronavirus deaths.

ITV correspondent Peter Smith is joined by Vietnamese journalist Sen Nguyen who has been following the outbreak since it started. She explains why masks have been key while tracing apps have been unimportant.

No community transmissions have been detected in Vietnam since mid-April, so what can other nations learn from the country's success?

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The race is on to create a vaccine for coronavirus, but how close are we?

ITV correspondent Peter Smith is joined by Professor Emma Thomson from Glasgow's Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation to talk about their latest vaccine trial with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and the University of Oxford.

The vaccine was recently trialled in monkeys with some success and now frontline health workers are being recruited to see if healthy people can be protected against coronavirus.

Professor Thomson explains why human trials can be risky and what will happen if there's a second wave.

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In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi.

Among the questions this week: Can children under five get tested? What should teachers and students do to stay safe once schools return? And how can I tell my flatmate to stop travelling?

Plus we hear from a viewer with two jobs who wants to know if they will be able to do both when businesses open up.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen.

Among the questions this week: When will doctors surgeries reopen for normal appointments? Do I need need to let a gas engineer into my house? And how long are asymptomatic people infectious for?

Plus we find out how to have a safe barbecue as lockdown measures ease in England.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has left a country divided with his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale talks to correspondent Juliet Bremner who has been reporting from the South American country during the outbreak.

From protests on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach to the bedside of patients in São Paulo, we get the latest at how the country - which has been recording over 1,000 deaths a day - is coping.

Juliet explains what's next for the nation and if Covid-19 will be Bolsonaro's downfall.

Charity shops in England can re-open on 15 June but will they be able to cope with the donations coming their way as we all declutter our homes in lockdown?

ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale chats to Oxfam GB's Chief Executive Danny Sriskandarajah about the challenges shops are facing. He discusses the measures the charity is taking to keep staff safe and ensure customers won't bring coronavirus home on secondhand goods.

Oxfam estimate half a billion more people will be pushed into poverty because of the outbreak - will charity shops be able to help?

To find out more about the charities coronavirus emergency response appeal visit www.oxfam.org.uk

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis and travel writer Simon Calder.

Among the questions this week: Can I go on holiday abroad in July? Will I be able to get a refund for a flight if I'm shielding? And how can I socially distance at an airport?

Plus we find out who should be wearing face coverings and how to properly remove them.

You can watch Coronavirus: Q&A live on ITV every Monday at 8pm and we'll bring you an audio version of each edition on this podcast feed. If you have a health or consumer question you would like our experts to answer on the programme, email coronavirus@itv.com.

The World Health Organisation has praised China for its response to Covid-19 but some people are sceptical.

ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale talks to Asia Correspondent Debi Edward who has been reporting from both Beijing and Wuhan since the outbreak started.

Debi has interviewed families who have lost loved ones from coronavirus and questioned health officials about what is and isn't being reported.

With just over 84,000 cases in the country compared to the UK's staggering 290,000, what has China done well and is it sharing everything it knows about the virus?

The pubs are open, along with restaurants and cafes, and the kids are back at school - while the hairdressers are back in business. And all on the British Isles.

While the UK may be in lockdown, the British Crown dependency Guernsey has managed to return its islanders to something that looks very much like normal life.

One person earning an enormous amount of credit for that success is Dr Nicola Brink, the director of public health for Guernsey and Alderney.

In this fascinating discussion with ITV Channel’s Gary Burgess she explains how she and colleagues initiated a test and trace system months ago, introduced phrases of household bubbles and engaged the community to drive the changes which has led to lockdown easing.

With more than 40 days without a new reported case of Covid-19, it’s led to Guernsey being dubbed the New Zealand of the Northern Hemisphere.

The Faroe Islands has become one of the first countries in the world to declare itself Covid-19 free.

Scotland Correspondent Peter Smith speaks to member of parliament, Kristina Háfoss,
who explains how a swift in the strategy brought in in March has succeeded.

She argues there were disadvantages as well as advantages to fighting a pandemic among a relatively small population.

And she explains what other nations could learn from its approach, particularly its testing regime.

Northern Ireland is the first country in the UK to confirm it will reopen its hotels.

July 20 is set to be the day guests are welcomed back for a night or an extended stay away from home.

So how will social distancing work and can hotels really ensure there will be no spread of the virus as people stay from one night to the next?

UTV's Gareth Wilkinson spoke to Claire Hunter of the Marine Hotel in Ballycastle as she prepared to pioneer the new normal in her industry.

The interview was recorded prior to the Republic confirming it is opening hotels at the end of June rather than be in sync with Northern Ireland.

ITV News Presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to British swimming legend Duncan Goodhew on the future of the nation’s favourite form of exercise.

“It’s the longest time I’ve been out of the water. It’s not been easy,” he admits as he and other avid swimmers endure a third month of pools being shut across the UK with no return date in sight.

The Olympic golden boy at Moscow 1980 is now president of the Swimathon charity and explains the actions he wants to see taken to get pools back open amid lockdown.

He explains why swimming pools should not be prioritised behind gyms and the changes which could be made to limit the spread of the virus.

Duncan also explains the action he wants government to take to help save under-threat pools and questions the role of lifeguards in the short term.

And he asks whether the 2m rule should apply to swimmers, while arguing pools can be made viable for the whole community.

Despite the strict stay-at-home restrictions at the start of lockdown, some brave people continued to move home - often through forced circumstances.

Mary Nightingale speaks to Monica Menniti who was stuck living with her ex-fiancé when lockdown started and had an anything-but-ideal experience when she moved into a studio flat in London which she'd only seen through a virtual viewing.

Miles Shipside from Rightmove.com then explains how lockdown has affected the way people search for their next home - and the way people advertise their properties.

And as our nation prepares to potentially change its way of life dramatically whenever the post-pandemic begins, he gives his thoughts on how that could impact on the houses we want to live in as more and more people work from home (WFH).

The national sport is back on June 17 as wall-to-wall football comes to living rooms and smartphones across the UK.

The Premier League insists footballers are safer on the pitch than at the supermarket, but how will the games in empty stadia work in practice and what happens if an outbreak of the virus hits one of the 20 teams?

Sports Editor Steve Scott talks Mary Nightingale through all the issues, including the prospect of Liverpool clinching their first title in 30 years at the home of their city rivals Everton: will the fans really follow the law and stay away?

Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs on ITV every Monday night, puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts.

ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health and consumer questions to Dr Sarah Jarvis, CEO of the British Retail Consortium Helen Dickinson and Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt.

Among the questions this week: Should we wear PPE that covers our eyes? Will social distancing make our immune systems weaker? And how will retailers be able to cope now the shops have re-opened?

Plus we hear from a viewer who is worried their newborn granddaughter won't be able to travel abroad as they have been unable to register her birth.

You can listen to previous episodes of the Coronavirus: Q&A on this podcast feed or check out the full programme on our YouTube page.

Are you desperate for a haircut? The wait could soon be over with salons and hairdressers hopeful of reopening by summer.

Hairdressers to the stars George Northwood explains to Kylie Pentelow how salons like his are taking steps to reopen safely, why he’s expecting to deal with some drastic DIY cuts and why lockdown has made him rethink what getting a haircut means to people.

George - whose clients include Meghan Markle and Alexa Chung - says he and other salon owners are not prepared to compromise on safety and those coming in for cuts must understand it won't be the same as their pre-lockdown haircut experience.

Plus, he discusses his experience of the past few months and how he replied to the "few requests" he received to give a sly trim to his clients at the height of lockdown.

Lockdown has drastically changed the way we live our lives.

While the dramatic restrictions have hindered so many freedoms, some have found benefits from the simplification of their daily lives.

Could it be that once the lockdown is over, people will look to retain some elements of this newfound simpler form of living? Or will the pace of 'normal' life overrun our best intentions?

In this episode, psychotherapist John Halker explains to ITV Channel's Gary Burgess how we could use what we've learned to appreciate amid the pandemic to improve society and the way we work.

What are the steps we can take to better appreciate our own lives?

The introduction of lockdown impacted so many people’s working lives.

For Stephen Laughton it stopped short his career’s ambition.

The playwright had been working hand to mouth before finally seeing one of his plays, One Jewish Boy, open to packed audiences and rave reviews in London’s West End.

Then a week later the introduction of lockdown shut theatres, blocked crowds and left his play with no certain date of return.

Which meant TV and film deals were all put on pause, leaving Stephen in real uncertainty.

Speaking from New York, he describes his experience to ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale, discusses the impact on the industry and offers a spirited defence of the need for the arts in all our lives.

Plus he has a message for theatre director-turned-Hollywood heavyweight Sam Mendes.

“You’ll have some people celebrating and being thrilled. You’ll have other people really terrified of making those first steps into the communities they once felt completely at peace within.”

So says TV presenter and psychologist Emma Kenny on how different people are likely to respond to the easing of lockdown measures.

She has timely advice for those suffering from ‘return anxiety’ as things in society begin to resemble what life was like pre-pandemic.

The Manchester-based psychologist talks Kylie Pentelow through key strategies for dealing with common concerns, like stepping out in public, sending children back to school or preparing to mix with a lot of people after months of isolated living.

“You’ve got my cousins just crying and you can’t do anything.”

In this emotional extended edition of the podcast, Charlene White tells fellow ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham how hard it was to attend a socially-distanced funeral.

Lockdown measures have changed how we pay our respects. Funeral mourners are limited to just a handful of close family members and passing a tissue to a teary relative could land you in trouble.

Charlene explains how the stripped back process was a world away from the nine-nights - a traditional Jamaican wake that lasts for several days - she is used to and why her aunt's send-off still feels unfinished.

She also discusses why coronavirus has felt so close to home in her community and discusses the reaction she got to highlighting the disproportionate impact of the virus on ethnic minorities and black people.

Charlene and Julie also discuss the explosion of the Black Lives Matter protest movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the US and the prospects of lasting change in British society and family conversations across the UK.

Marcus Brigstocke has become a household name as a comedian - so what has life been like for the TV star now he’s only able to broadcast from his own home?

He spoke to Kylie Pentelow about the challenges he and others have been facing in lockdown and whether it’s right to joke about the coronavirus.

Plus he explains how a new Drive-In Club venture will get people out to see live stand-ups again, from the comfort of their car seats.

The four-nation approach to handling coronavirus has seen the UK divided like never before.

Rather than be led by the UK government, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all adopted their own set of rules and restrictions while facing the pandemic.

So what does that mean for the future of the UK? Will there be a demand for more power to be devolved to the nations once lockdown is over? Will decision-making in the UK ever be the same again?

To answer those heavyweight questions, ITV Cymru Wales Political Editor Adrian Masters talks to two people with insider knowledge of how power is wielded in the UK, Matt Greenough and Lauren McEvatt.

While everyone else has been largely restricted from travel these past four months, Emma Murphy has been almost permanently on the go - far away from home.

The ITV News Correspondent has been switching back and forth between Italy, Spain, Portugal and France, reporting from some of the world's most famous tourist sites now free of tourists - or as she describes it to ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale "with more pigeons than people".

So what has she learned from our near neighbours' approach to coronavirus and how does it compare with the UK? What do people need to know before embarking on the new kind of travel? And after reporting from war zones in the past, how has this experience of tracking a pandemic affected her?

Plus find out what's the one thing - besides your passport and your mask - that you can't afford to leave home without...

The government's green light for gyms to reopen ends months of fitness goers being locked out of their usual places of workout.

On the eve of the announcement Pure Gym ceo Humphrey Cobbold and Professor Greg Whyte told ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini what gymgoers could expect when they return.

With Pure Gym already open abroad, a working template is there for social distancing measures.

But how do they work in practice? Will gyms introduce temperature testing? And can we really expect to not touch our faces while sweating on a treadmill?

The long-awaited reopening of borders for UK travellers has fuelled huge enthusiasm for summer holidays.

So what's the new reality of travelling abroad and how can you plan for a safe trip?

The Sun Travel Editor Lisa Minot tells ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know before booking your holiday, packing for a trip and prepping to board a plane for the first time in months.

If you're keen to holiday closer at home, Lisa offers her advice for booking staycations.

Plus she gives her verdict on how likely Lucrezia's planned holiday to Ibiza later this year will go ahead.

It’s one of the go-to destinations for a sun-filled summer holiday, but Florida has been far from immune from Covid-19.

ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar talks to Fort Lauderdale mayor Dean Trantalis on how his county and the state itself has handled the virus and learned along the way.

Mayor Trantalis has a direct warning for the UK based on his experience of what happened when Florida reopened its bars and restaurants.

As he says: “It’s an education curve that we all have to go through until we find a vaccine, until we find a cure.”

So how is he balancing the cost of lives with the cost of livelihoods and what are the new restrictions for people flying from the UK to holiday in Florida once regular travel resumes?

She may be one of the most famous names - and faces - in Hollywood, but for the past two decades Goldie Hawn has been dedicated to helping a generation of children deal with a rise in anger, aggression, anxiety and depression.

The Private Benjamin and First Wives Club star tells Julie Etchingham - exclusively for ITV Tonight - how the science behind her MindUp programme can help those growing up in this time of crisis cope.

She also addresses the steps she took to handle her own panic attacks at a young age, discusses the challenges facing America in 2020 and shares her thoughts on how the film-making industry will respond to the pandemic.

Plus she shares the direct advice she would give to parents in the UK who are trying to guide their own children through the coronavirus crisis while struggling themselves.

Even before the outbreak of a global pandemic, we were all used to hearing that the NHS was stretched to breaking point, suffering a shortage of staff and beds, and lacking vital investment.

So what state is the National Health Service in after four months of battling coronavirus?

Health Editor Emily Morgan has been a frequent visitor to hospitals across the country during the period to see how frontline doctors, nurses and patients have been coping.

She explains to ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale how the NHS has adapted to spotting the signs of Covid-19, what has happened to people on waiting lists and what clinicians think about easing lockdown.

Psychologist Jo Hemmings is a familiar face on ITV and here the relationship and dating coach shares her advice for love-seeking listeners with Kylie Pentelow.

The lockdown restrictions made traditional dating impossible - so how did people cope with virtual dates and what has she learned from talking to her regular clients during the pandemic?

Jo shares why a phone call is actually more valuable than a video call for testing chemistry, explains why lockdown has brought some benefits to people hunting for love and gives her advice for what not to put on a dating profile right now.

Plus, how do people starved of love and affection avoid jumping in too soon into a relationship as lockdown eases?

If you’ve been avidly tracking coronavirus information online then it’s likely that you’ll have encountered posts, memes and articles by anti-vaxxers.

Social media accounts warning against the claimed harm of a potential vaccine - which has yet to have been produced - have gained almost 20% more followers during the pandemic.

The claims - some of which have gained celebrity endorsement - are shared across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and include a number of conspiracy theories.

So how can you spot a debunked theory being presented as fact and what’s the harm of the anti-vaxx message in terms of us gaining 'herd immunity' to beat the virus?

Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, psychologist at the University of Bristol and author of The Conspiracy Theory Handbook, explains to ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini why it’s so dangerous and what you can do to avoid being duped by false information.

Melinda Gates talks to ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham on the progress made for a vaccine, gender divides and Donald Trump’s mishandling of the crisis.

More than 138,000 people have died in the US after contracting the virus, resulting in heavy criticism of the Trump administration.

Alongside her husband, Microsoft founder Bill, Melinda has been supporting work to create a Covid-19 vaccine, giving £596m to research being carried out at the University of Oxford.

She updates Julie on the progress made and also addresses Mr Trump’s decision to remove the US from the World Health Organisation, his chances of reelection and the lack of women in power.

Smokers have quit the habit in record numbers as people in the UK renew focus on their health amid the pandemic.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) estimates one million people have stopped smoking since April, the biggest fall for a decade.

“We did check our numbers more than once, I can tell you!” Hazel Cheeseman, the director of policy at the campaigning public health charity, tells Kylie Pentelow.

Hazel shares the various social factors which may have changed people’s habits and explains why the charity expect some of the quitters to return to smoking.

But is it clear smoking makes Covid-19 symptoms worse? And is vaping any better?

Plus, for those still smoking but keen to quit, stay listening for help on the best first steps.

You can also read more from people who have quit here: https://www.todayistheday.co.uk/success-stories/

And visit this NHS site for more tips on going smoke free: https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree

When people like Max Brooks warn of a new germ warfare threat, you have to listen.

The World War Z author had already imagined how the world would deal with a virus crisis years before 2020 happened - and has been proven eerily right over the last few months.

The writer of new title Devolution had researched the spread of pandemics and isolated living long before they became a shocking reality in lives across the globe.

So accurate is his research for his fiction stories that the son of Hollywood legends Max Brooks and Anne Bancroft has become a prominent figure in his own right, lecturing at West Point as a disaster expert.

So who better to talk ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt through the current crisis?

Max explains why the problems for the US don't rest entirely at Donald Trump's door, describes the details of the emerging threat that has him most worried and also evaluates Britain's response.

Plus he gives Daniel an update on how his comedian father is handling the virus since the pair teamed up for a Don'tBeASpreader viral video that was seen around the world.

Oh, and the former Saturday Night Live writer's funny too.

How do news outlets reach an audience that wants to switch off from information that affects everybody's health? And why should you avoid avoidance strategies?

Around a third of people in the UK say they are now actively avoiding information about the coronavirus - a figure that jumps to 46% among 25-34 year olds.

News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby joins fellow ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini and Professor Bruce Hood of the University of Bristol to discuss how bulletins are put together and shaped with the audience's well-being in mind in a time of crisis.

Tom shares what he learned from his own experience of mental struggles in recent years and describes the new sense of purpose he's felt while presenting throughout the outbreak.

And Bruce offers key advice for how to avoid falling into the trap of avoidance strategies, while also not chasing down every update on the virus.

Many of us are setting new life goals in lockdown but how do you actually achieve them once things 'go back to normal'?

Hollywood mentor to A-list celebrities Susie Pearl joins Kylie Pentelow to discuss all thing fulfilment and happiness.

Just a year ago Susie was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given six weeks to live. But getting in touch with her creative side - and writing a book on the subject - she found new ways to cope with big life changes.

Susie, author of The Art of Creativity: 7 Powerful Habits to Unlock Your Full Potential, explains how we can create health for ourselves by the way we think and feel and what we should do to stay positive post-lockdown.

Usually found up a mountain or racing across a remote part of the world, adventurer Ben Fogle's schedule has been shaken up since the pandemic hit.

Kylie Pentelow checks in with the broadcaster to find out how he handled staying so close to home for so long and reconnected with the English countryside.

He explains how a humble veg patch has helped him with parenting and how you can take advantage of the great outdoors.

We're almost six months into pandemic in the UK and many of us have adjusted to our drastically different lifestyles. But are you doing enough to protect your health?

As society becomes a little too relaxed with the lessened restrictions across summer, how can you ensure that you're not only placing yourself at greater risk of contracting the virus but also avoiding passing it on.

Dr Amir Khan has become a familiar face to more than just his patients as the star of TV’s GPs Behind Closed Doors and shares the highs and lows of his career in a new book, The Doctor Will See You Now.

Now the Bradford-based doctor shares his expertise advice and outlines what you need to know about the main health challenges his patients report to him with Kylie Pentelow.

News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby is joined by ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke to answer all your key questions on the coronavirus pandemic.

The Q&A session was driven by our Facebook users on Tuesday night as the pair appeared live and reacted to the incoming queries before appearing on News At Ten.

Which included... How close are we now to a vaccine? How are cases going up but deaths and hospital admissions declined? Is it really safe for children to go back to school? What are the chances of another national lockdown? Plus, many more.

Listen for the answers and subscribe to the podcast to stay informed on the latest episodes to help you find out what you need to know on all aspects of life amid the pandemic.

Aside from the threat to our health, one of the biggest disruptions from this pandemic has been the impact on children’s education across the UK.


Home schooling has been the norm for so many households, but by the first week of September the majority of the UK’s secondary and primary pupils will be back at school.  


ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini is joined on this edition of the podcast by John Jolly from the charity Parentkind to tell you what you need to know about the big return.

Months of lockdown has given many people more time than ever to reconnect with reading - but it also brought an almighty halt to the publishing industry's summer offerings.

A rush of new titles is being released this autumn and smash hit Jack Reacher author Lee Child - speaking from Colorado - and esteemed poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay - from Hackney, east London - share their thoughts on a year like no other in the book industry with ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn.

Both writers had the challenging task of sifting through some of 2020's outstanding novels for the Booker Prize longlist of a dozen titles and they share the experience with Rupert, explain how the industry can deal with the threat of Covid-19 and what you can do to reinvigorate your reading into winter.

Plus they explain why there will ultimately be only one winner as the finest original novel in this unforgettable year.

She's best known as Alan Sugar's fearsome interviewer on The Apprentice so how will Linda Plant deal with being in the hotseat herself?

ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini puts Linda through her paces in an engaging debate on whether working from home should become a permanent part of our working lives.

It's fair to say Linda is not a fan of the concept, but does Lucrezia get a little bit of flexibility out of her by the end of the debate?

As the CEO of the Linda Plant Academy, the esteemed business leader then offers her expert advice for businesses and workers adapting to the new environment of the pandemic.

Plus, stay listening for her key tips for making your CV stand out and how to impress in an interview - and what to do when answering a question to which you don't really know the answer.

While we’ve all adjusted to a new way of living these past six months, anthropologist James Suzman argues the time is right to really push for radical change in our lives.

The author of Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time tells ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini what would have been viewed at the start of 2020 as “ridiculously radical” is ready for re-evaluation and embracement.

“Something like a pandemic … is a great stimulus for making people think about potential new futures for themselves,” James argues. “I think we need to be brave and experimental.”

The end of city centres as we know them? No more working in offices? Only work a few hours a week? James may be coming way out of left field but is armed with researched arguments after years of studying a remarkable group of people who enjoy all of the above in their daily lives.

So - on your behalf - Lucrezia ultimately asks: could this really work in modern post-pandemic Britain?


“The critical issue is not whether the economy as a whole will recover - it will. But it’s the nature of the recovery which matters.”

While optimistic that Britain will restore economic order following the pandemic crash, Robert Peston is less confident on the future of our collective workforce.

It's a topic he has been investigating for the Tonight programme and readily admits, to presenter Julie Etchingham on this special podcast, that he's been "slightly obsessed with for years and years and years".

You can watch his full report on Tonight: Can We Save Our Jobs? on ITV at 7.30pm on Thursday 24 September - or thereafter on the ITV Hub, at itv.com/hub/itv.

Here, in this extended conversation, he explains to Julie what he learned from his many hours of filming and his key conversations with experts - and shares the two key concerns he has for those both in and out of work in 2020.

However, Robert also argues why he is confident humans will always have jobs to do amid fears of robots replacing vast areas of our workforce.

In the history of post-war television news there has never been a story like the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. And, of course, with several months still to go until the end of the year, it is far from over.

In this special edition of the podcast, ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale is joined by three colleagues to share their experiences of reporting on the first six months of the pandemic.

Along with Mary, Asia Correspondent Debi Edward, International Affairs Editor and Presenter Rageh Omaar and ITV Granada’s Political Correspondent Hannah Miller all contributed their reflections on covering the crisis in a new book, Reporting Coronavirus.

In this episode, they discuss how news was kept on air and online, from Debi's initial reports of a mystery virus that "still didn't have a name" to the radically changed lives and livelihoods people across Britain had to adapt to as the tragedy of avoidable deaths mounted.

Rageh shares the moment he did what "no reporter is supposed to do" less than an hour before going on air to present News At Ten, while Hannah explains how a WhatsApp message turned the story of a blind man into a national concern.

Plus, Mary shares the reality of life in the news studio and the unorthodox steps taken to keep the public informed throughout the crisis so far, before Debi explains why we may never discover the truth about the outbreak.

Many have called the autumn surge in UK virus cases a critical moment in the coronavirus crisis, amid ever-changing local restrictions.

Health Editor Emily Morgan updates ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale on what this means for the country's health as a nation as we head into the winter.

How prepared is the NHS? Why has England's test and trace system performed so poorly? And what other challenges lie ahead as we head to the end of 2020?

Life amid a pandemic has thrown up so many challenges and mathematician David Sumpter accepts that crunching the numbers can't solve all of our problems.

Yet the author of The Ten Equations That Rule The World: And How You Can Use Them To Improve Your Life tells Lucrezia Millarini that some relatively simple maths could help guide you while making decisions during the crisis.

In this podcast, he explains the key numbers to track in gauging the spread of the virus and how maths can help reassure people over the risk of catching Covid-19 while going to the cinema or sending children to school.

For those finding entertainment a little hard to find at home, he even has a formula to judge whether it's worth your time to binge-watch another box set or not.

“Addiction is an illness of isolation.”

So says Michael Rawlinson of Action on Addiction in this conversation with ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini.

He says he has seen a clear rise in the number of people battling addictions - be it alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography or other vices - since the UK began a national lockdown back in March.

Now the nation is locked down for a second time, how can people cope with addictive behaviour thriving amid the restrictions, what help is available and how could you help a friend or loved one who is suffering?

For guidance and more detailed advice head to www.actiononaddiction.org.uk


Everyone’s excited about the vaccine breakthrough by developers Pfizer and BioNTech.

But what does the study tell us? When can you get it? And, crucially, how do we know that it's both effective and safe?



ITV News's Covid-19 statistician - a clinical trial specialist - Prof Jen Rogers tells Science Editor Tom Clarke exactly what you need to know in this special podcast.

Including, why we should take confidence from a small number of cases
, why the 90% effectiveness isn’t certain
, how and when we’ll know if the vaccine is safe and what happens before the vaccine gets to the public.

For ITV News's resident Covid-19 statistician, Professor Jen Rogers, keeping across the deluge of data on the pandemic is an occupational hazard.

But what can the rest of us do to make sense of the standout statistics which have filled the news headlines for months?

Jen shares her expert advice with Lucrezia Millarini, while also reacting to the latest update on the advances towards a long-awaited viable vaccine.

At first glance it appears that, at 70%, Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine offers less potential protection against Covid-19 than the 95% protection potentially provided by vaccines being developed by Pfizer and Moderna.

However, in this podcast edition, Professor Jen Rogers tells Science Editor Tom Clarke why there is very legitimate cause for celebration at the Oxford University interim data results.

And she goes on to explain why attempts to compare the three leading vaccines are quickly flawed, along with everything else you need to know about the latest breakthrough in the battle against the pandemic.

In this special edition of the podcast, Science Editor Tom Clarke talks to Ben Osborn, the UK boss of pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer, after the breakthrough news that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been judged safe for use in the UK.

Tom puts all the key questions to Ben, including how many doses can be delivered, whether the UK should have ordered more of its vaccine compared to the alternative vaccines, why the Pfizer is more expensive than others and why people can be confident to take the vaccine.

In this special edition, Science Editor Tom Clarke speaks to the chair of the UK vaccine task force Kate Bingham on the day history is made in the battle against Covid-19 with the first vaccines being administered in Britain.

Kate delivers all you need to know about the rollout, how the vaccine will be delivered across the globe and also talks about its legacy as the NHS launches its biggest ever vaccine campaign.

And before that we meet the first person in Britain to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Margaret Keenan, a retired jeweller from Northern Ireland, tells Health Editor Emily Morgan how it feels to make history just before her 91st birthday.

Christmas is often a time belt-strings are loosened but this year's social restrictions and the economic hardship caused by the pandemic have increased the financial pressures of the season.

So how can you spend your money wisely amid the present giving and preparations for this year's limited festivities in our first - and hopefully last - Covid era Christmas?

ITV News presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to Ellie Austin-Williams, a financial coach and founder of the This Girl Talks Money blog, who offers her advice on whether to spend, save or borrow and also explains why she's not a fan of the term "budget" even amid the pandemic pinch.

The start of 2021 feels like a critical moment in the fight against coronavirus.

Record levels of daily cases fuelled by a new variant of the virus and the national lockdowns in England and Scotland and mass restrictions in Wales and Northern Ireland mean there are few reasons to be cheerful.

Yet the mass rollout of two vaccines shows there is an end in sight.

So how far from normality are we? And is everything being done fast enough?

ITV News Health Editor Emily Morgan answers those questions as she tells Lucrezia Millarini all you need to know on the biggest health issues at this stage of the pandemic.

The closure of schools across the UK amid national lockdowns in England and Scotland has intensified pressure on parents and guardians yet again as weeks of home schooling resume.

So what can they do to help children - and themselves - cope with the stressful challenge of turning the home once again into a classroom?

Kerry-Jane Packman of the charity Parentkind tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know to ease the stress of home schooling, explains who you can reach out to for help and offers other little tips to rethink the learning process.

For more information online head to https://www.parentkind.org.uk/ or the government site https://www.gov.uk/home-education - while for support with your mental health head to https://www.mind.org.uk/ or https://youngminds.org.uk/ for support for children.

Lockdown - or any restricted living across the UK - presents a major challenge for everyone's mental health while the pandemic continues to rage.

So how can you cope with the winter woes as we all continue to live largely indoors with even exercise largely restricted?

Psychologist Elissa Makris of Thrive - a game-based mental health app endorsed by the NHS - talks Kylie Pentelow through several ways you can adapt your actions and ways of thinking to find positivity in negative surroundings.

For more help with mental health head to https://www.mind.org.uk/

How long does immunity to Covid-19 last after you’ve been infected or received the vaccine?

Since the pandemic began it's one of the main questions we’ve wanted to answer.

Now the SIREN study - the world’s largest investigation into Covid infections - has found antibodies protect us for far longer than the original estimation of three months.

In this episode, Science Editor Tom Clarke speaks to the study lead Professor Susan Hopkins, senior medical adviser to Public Health England, about how she recruited 32,000 NHS staff to help her and - crucially - what they found.

Among the questions Susan answers are: Are you at risk of getting Covid again? Even if you are protected, can you still pass it on? And what is known so far on how effective the vaccines are against the new variants?

UK. South Africa. Brazil.

The new variants of the Covid-19 vaccines - originating here and in Africa and South America - are now common parlance but how deadly are they and can the current vaccines protect against them?

With some concerning news emerging from South Africa, Science Editor Tom Clarke explains everything you need to know on the various variants to Lucrezia Millarini.

Why do they occur? Can we expect more? And why could there be more undetected variants in the US that we may not know about? Tom will explain all...

It may feel like it at the time but if you've been finding your sleep disrupted in lockdown you're very much not alone.

Professor Jane Falkingham from the University of Southampton has studied the negative impact of lockdown on sleep and found it an increasing problem across the nation.

In this episode, she shares her key findings with Lucrezia Millarini before James Wilson - aka The Sleep Geek - is on hand to give his professional advice to help you conquer your sleep woes.

So stay listening for information on daytime nap strategies, the impact of eating and drinking before bedtime and what to do the next time you wake in the wee small hours of the night.

Email scammers feed on a crisis so it's no surprise that criminals have looked to exploit the global pandemic to try to steal money and data from unsuspecting victims.

In this episode Lucrezia Millarini speaks to Adenike Cosgrove from the cybersecurity researcher firm Proofpoint, who are working to expose the fraudsters.

These are the examples of fake emails disguised as vaccine alerts or health official warnings that Proofpoint have detected: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/attackers-use-covid-19-vaccine-lures-spread-malware-phishing-and-bec

So how do you spot these fraudulent emails? What actions can you take to protect yourself from cyber criminals? And what should you do if you realise you have fallen victim to a scam?

Adenike shares everything you need to know to keep yourself safe online.