knowing what we did, but with hindsight, that is the moment we should have done it, three weeks earlier, and it would have saved many, many lives. alistair darling, the labour politician who was chancellor during the 2008 global financial crash, dies at the age of 70. members of the rmt union except a pay deal ending their involvement in a long running series of rail strikes. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the pogues frontman shane macgowan has died at the age of 65. he was discharge from hospital last week. his wife confirmed he had died in social media. macgowan fronted the pogues from 1982 until their break up in 2014. the band are best known for the christmas hit song fairytale of new york. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me. # happy christmas, your ours, i pray god it s our last. fairytale of new york, a bleak, drink sodden duet
consequence of that would be a firmer, more economically damaging lockdown in the future and as a trained economist, the second round impact of a decision is what economics is all about and i can get them to see, it was deeply frustrating, it was against the economic interest and as well as against the health interest to avoid the action that was necessary. the prime minister saw it as both, and he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. in he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. , ., ., on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports - on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports to - on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports to be | 20 26th of august, it reports to be a diary
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more bulletins, of course, at the top of the hour. now it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. scientists have developed covid vaccines with unprecedented speed. now it s the manufacture and distribution which will dictate how quickly the pandemic can be tamed. my guest today, adar poonawalla, is boss of the biggest vaccine producer in the world, serum institute of india. he went all in on a production deal with astrazeneca, and for many of us, the jab we get will have been made by him. he is a super rich vaccine visionary. is he is driven by more than profit? adar poonawalla, in india, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be with you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. the numbers are staggering, you have the ambition to produce more thani billion doses of your covid vaccine a year. how is the plan going? you know, that s exactly right. when we announced to do this, there was a lot of scepticism that would we be able to scale up in