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Jul 2022
32m 12s

Omicron and On

BBC News
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Should we be worried about the rise in Covid infections? Adam is joined in the studio by Newscast regular, the BBC’s James Gallagher.

Political correspondent Ione Wells gives us the latest from Westminster following allegations that Chris Pincher groped two men. He’s now been suspended as a Tory MP.

And Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett talks to Adam about podcasting with Matt Hancock and his love of musicals.

Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Daniel Wittenberg, Cordelia Hemming and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.

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