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ITV News - What You Need To Know

A regular podcast from ITV News, with our team of specialist correspondents plus guests providing information and analysis you can trust on the leading stories in the UK and around the world.

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The 'game changer' antibody test: When will it be ready and how accurate will it be?

The 'game changer' antibody test: When will it be ready and how accurate will it be?

Antibody tests have been described by scientists and even the prime minister as a 'game changer'. But what are they, why... Read more

3 Apr 2020

12mins

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The powerful numbers that show how you can stop the spread of coronavirus by social distancing

The powerful numbers that show how you can stop the spread of coronavirus by social distancing

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan and ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke talk to Dr Robin Thompson, Junior Rese... Read more

23 Mar 2020

14mins

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How often should you be cleaning your home to keep it virus-free? Advice from the 'Queen of Clean'

How often should you be cleaning your home to keep it virus-free? Advice from the 'Queen of Clean'

We're all washing our hands more often and being more aware about cleanliness at the moment - but just how much do you n... Read more

23 Apr 2020

20mins

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Should we all be wearing face masks now?

Should we all be wearing face masks now?

It's one of the big questions of the moment - should we all be wearing face masks?The current advice from the UK governm... Read more

22 Apr 2020

17mins

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How to talk to your children about the virus and tips to help them cope with school closures

How to talk to your children about the virus and tips to help them cope with school closures

As schools across the UK close today for the foreseeable future, it's an uncertain time for millions of children and you... Read more

20 Mar 2020

15mins

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America braces itself for a grim death toll, how the poorest Americans will be hardest hit - and how will crisis affect Trump?

America braces itself for a grim death toll, how the poorest Americans will be hardest hit - and how will crisis affect Trump?

In today's episode we focus on what's happening in the U.S. On Tuesday night, Donald Trump told the nation that the next... Read more

1 Apr 2020

15mins

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What can Europe's largest study tell us about the virus?

What can Europe's largest study tell us about the virus?

In this episode, ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and Health Correspondent Emily Morgan speak to Peter Openshaw, Profe... Read more

1 May 2020

15mins

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Q&A: Boris Johnson in intensive care, should you wear a mask - and the 5G conspiracy theory

Q&A: Boris Johnson in intensive care, should you wear a mask - and the 5G conspiracy theory

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, Coron... Read more

6 Apr 2020

12mins

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GPs could 'quite possibly' have Covid-19 vaccine by Christmas - professor working on UK trial gives us the details

GPs could 'quite possibly' have Covid-19 vaccine by Christmas - professor working on UK trial gives us the details

A vaccine for Covid-19 is seen as the way out to end the lockdowns that are crippling economies around the world - becau... Read more

17 Apr 2020

18mins

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How to deal with relationship problems during lockdown

How to deal with relationship problems during lockdown

Life in lockdown is bringing many challenges - among them, many people aren't used to spending so much time with your pa... Read more

14 Apr 2020

20mins

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Inside an intensive care unit as staff and patients fight coronavirus - an eyewitness report from the 'red zone'

Inside an intensive care unit as staff and patients fight coronavirus - an eyewitness report from the 'red zone'

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan witnessed the reality of what it is like to treat coronavirus-infected patien... Read more

7 Apr 2020

19mins

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Q&A: How long does it take to recover from the virus, can you still scatter your ashes abroad - and how do you get around 'refund bingo'?

Q&A: How long does it take to recover from the virus, can you still scatter your ashes abroad - and how do you get around 'refund bingo'?

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&amp... Read more

5 May 2020

17mins

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Why do some people die from coronavirus while others don't know they even have it?

Why do some people die from coronavirus while others don't know they even have it?

In this episode, we take a closer look at why some people become seriously ill with Covid-19 and why so many of them are... Read more

15 Apr 2020

14mins

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An intensive care specialist on how ventilators work, why they're crucial and whether the NHS has enough of them

An intensive care specialist on how ventilators work, why they're crucial and whether the NHS has enough of them

You may have heard a lot about ventilators recently - that hospitals need a lot of them during this crisis, and how impo... Read more

2 Apr 2020

12mins

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Care homes: The 'forgotten frontline' in the coronavirus crisis

Care homes: The 'forgotten frontline' in the coronavirus crisis

In this episode, we look at what’s happening in the UK's care homes during this outbreak. Carers have been telling ITV N... Read more

9 Apr 2020

16mins

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Q&A: Does the BCG vaccine protect against coronavirus, can key workers be furloughed - and can you still get your dog groomed?

Q&A: Does the BCG vaccine protect against coronavirus, can key workers be furloughed - and can you still get your dog groomed?

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&amp... Read more

20 Apr 2020

8mins

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Q&A: Two elderly sisters' lockdown dilemma, the facts about blood groups - and do you have to accept vouchers for cancelled flights?

Q&A: Two elderly sisters' lockdown dilemma, the facts about blood groups - and do you have to accept vouchers for cancelled flights?

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&amp... Read more

27 Apr 2020

13mins

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How you can stay happy during lockdown

How you can stay happy during lockdown

With so many changes to our lives at the moment, can we still find happiness? Kylie Pentelow chats to Sir Anthony Seldon... Read more

29 Apr 2020

17mins

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Sir Trevor McDonald on coping with life in lockdown, what he misses most, and how coronavirus is like no other story he's seen before

Sir Trevor McDonald on coping with life in lockdown, what he misses most, and how coronavirus is like no other story he's seen before

Sir Trevor McDonald is none other than quite simply the biggest name in news in British broadcast history. Joining ITN i... Read more

28 Apr 2020

21mins

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Q&A: Dominic Raab answers your questions - plus your questions answered on isolation, holidays - and haircuts

Q&A: Dominic Raab answers your questions - plus your questions answered on isolation, holidays - and haircuts

In this episode of our podcast, we're bringing you an audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, called C... Read more

30 Mar 2020

15mins

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