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May 2022
35m 11s

Sixty Pages of Gray

BBC News
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After five months and nine days, the Sue Gray report into lockdown gatherings at Downing Street has finally arrived. Adam, Chris and Vicki pore over the details.

Also, the BBC’s Sarah Smith is in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school.

Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Chris Flynn and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

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