Novara Live

Burnham belatedly calls an emergency COBRA meeting on the UK droughts, will it be too little too late?

Plus: The UK heatwave has pummelled productivity & the ascendant US Democratic Socialists narrowly lose the primary race for governor of Wisconsin.

With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, James Meadway & Branco Marcetic.

Burnham unveils a raft of measures to save the local high street while Britain continues to burn. 

Plus: Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail terms are being blamed for the chronic overcrowding in prisons & is “Shrinkflation” the ultimate signifier of late stage capitalism?

With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.

UK farmers have warned that food shortages are likely following ‘very poor’ crop yields caused by droughts.

Plus: Student loan holders face a ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighs in on Woke 1.0, and several football federations are calling for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign.

With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar & Paul Behrens.



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Chris Packham’s petition to hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687

A third night of anti-migrant protests in Thetford, Norfolk has forced asylum seekers to flee their homes.

Plus: Controversial plans to build a data centre in Brick Lane have been approved, droughts are changing the face of England, and the Cambridge plagiarism scandal surrounding Jason Arday continues to dominate the headlines.

With Michael Walker, Banseka Kayembe & Adrienne Buller.

Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’ has issued its first building contract in Gaza, and it’s for a military base.

Plus: New EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force, Kemi Badenoch appoints a former neo-nazi to an advisory position, and Rupert Lowe gives a car-crash interview to BBC Radio 4.

With NoJusticeMTG, Dalia Gebrial & Caroline Russell.