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May 2022
33m 6s

Monkeypox Business

BBC News
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What is it and how worried should we be? James Gallagher has the latest, as 11 cases of monkeypox are confirmed in the UK.

Sue Gray’s Partygate report is expected next week. Adam is joined by Alex Forsyth and former Downing Street Director of Comms, Craig Oliver, to talk it through.

And what do you get when you mix politics with theatre? A Tony Blair rock opera, apparently! Harry Hill and his writing partner, Steve Baker, tell all.

Today’s Newscast was made by Alix Pickles and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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