Coronavirus may still suffer symptoms months after infection. The game changing anti cholesterol drug that could save 30,000 lives in a decade and may soon be offered on the nhs. Colin pitchfork, who raped and murdered two schoolgirls in the 1980s, has been released from prison. And itv is cleared by the media regulator over pier morgan s comments about the duchess of sussex. And coming up on the bbc news channel: history for david smith in boccia. He repeats his success from rio 2016 to become a double paralympic champion in tokyo. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The taliban have told the bbc that their new government will be announced in the next day or two and that there may not be a woman in any of the top posts or in cabinet. Meanwhile, the uk is in talks with the taliban to try to secure safe passage out of afghanistan for remaining british nationals and eligible refugees. Later today, the foreign secretary dominic raab will field questions from mps on the gove
to the over 60s, europe braces itself for a third covid wave. the last day of shielding in england and wales we hearfrom one man about his year of isolation. and it s just two weeks until outdoor visitor attractions like zoos and theme parks can reopen in england after a tough year for the industry. good afternoon. race and racism have become less important factors in explaining social disparities in the uk that s the controversial conclusion of a major review commissioned by the government. the commission on race and ethnic disparities, set up after the black lives matter protests, found that social class and family structure played a bigger role in determining people s lives. the commission says concerns that the uk is institutionally racist are not borne out by the evidence but that overt racism remains. this afternoon the prime minister, borisjohnson has said it is now right that the government considers their recommendations in detail, and assesses the implication
alexander lu kashenko. we re also going to consider the new editor of the daily mail. how much control will he have over which political stories in the uk last, notjust for a day or two, but for much longer? and of course, we ve got to talk about peppa pig. i m sure lots of people saw the prime minister s speech at the cbi this week which featured peppa pig. let s begin the program by talking to the deputy political editor at itv news, anushka asthana. i wonder how itv covered that story. we certainly did cover peppa pig and i can imagine that my itv colleague in northumberland, who was there, was watching as we all were slightly through his hands at that speech not onjust peppa pig, but at a few things, and of course, he had the opportunity straight after that interview to ask the prime minister some questions, so did all broadcasters, but it was his turn to ask the questions and you will remember that he i think spoke to the nation in a way when he spoke to the prime
now on bbc news, it s the media show with ros atkins. hello and welcome to this week s edition of the media show. and this time around, we are going to try and understand why some political stories have long lasting impact, and others, even those which feel hugely important at the time, do not. to help us look at this, we are going to speak to the bbc s steve rosenberg. he is our moscow correspondent and he s just recorded a remarkable interview with the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko. we re also going to consider the new editor of the daily mail. i wonder how itv covered that story. we certainly did cover peppa pig, and i can imagine that my itv colleague in northumberland, who was there, was watching, as we all were, slightly through his hands at that speech, not on just peppa pig, but at a few things, and of course, he had the opportunity straight after that interview to ask the prime minister some questions, so all broadcasters but it was his turn to ask the q
coming up at 6 o clock, breakfast nina warhurst and ben thompson, but first on bbc news, it s the media show. hello and welcome to this week s edition of the media show. and this time around, we are going to try and understand why some political stories have long lasting impact, and others, even those which feel hugely important at the time, do not. to help us look at this, we are going to speak to the bbc s steve rosenberg, he is our moscow correspondent, and he s just recorded a remarkable interview with the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko. we re also going to consider the new editor the daily mail, how much control will he have over which political stories in the uk last, notjust for a day or two, but for much longer. and of course, we ve got to talk about pep peppa pig. i m sure lots of people saw the prime minister s speech at the cbi this week which featured pet the pig. let s begin the program by talking to the deputy political editor at itv news. i wonder h