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 I...
Jun 11, 2020•18 min
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 ...
Jun 10, 2020•25 min
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 ...
Jun 09, 2020•15 min
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...
Jun 05, 2020•26 min
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 bec...
Jun 04, 2020•17 min
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 questio...
Jun 02, 2020•16 min
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 w...
May 26, 2020•14 min
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. Professo...
May 22, 2020•24 min
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? We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscri...
May 21, 2020•20 min
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. Am...
May 19, 2020•16 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get the latest ones straightaway. For the latest coronavirus news, information and advice, go to www.itv.com/news .
May 16, 2020•16 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get the...
May 15, 2020•22 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so ...
May 14, 2020•26 min
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. Am...
May 12, 2020•13 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get the latest ones straightaway. For the latest coronavirus news, i...
May 09, 2020•17 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscrib...
May 08, 2020•16 min
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 repatri...
May 07, 2020•17 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get th...
May 06, 2020•19 min
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 New...
May 05, 2020•18 min
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 a...
May 01, 2020•15 min
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....
Apr 30, 2020•22 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get the latest ones straightaway. For the latest coronavirus news, information and advice, go to www.itv.com/...
Apr 29, 2020•18 min
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 'imm...
Apr 28, 2020•22 min
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. Am...
Apr 27, 2020•13 min
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. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus...
Apr 23, 2020•20 min
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...
Apr 22, 2020•18 min
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, acc...
Apr 21, 2020•21 min
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 quest...
Apr 20, 2020•9 min
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 c...
Apr 17, 2020•19 min
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 char...
Apr 16, 2020•15 min
