What You Need To Know

The long months of lockdown have forced the closure of events, nightlife, and social gatherings for everyone. But for LGBT+ people they've threatened the future of spaces that are a safe haven, providing a vital community, emotional support and helping to validate identities. So, as society starts to open up again, what legacy could the pandemic leave on these marginalised communities? ITV News UK...

"I don't think I do work from home, I think I live at work." For more than a year, many people normally found in offices and other work places have been forced to endure or embrace a very different way of working during the pandemic. But, like it or loathe it, is this era of mass working from home coming to an end? Faye Barker talks to Harriet Minter, author of WFH: How To Build A Career You Love...

With the number of so-called 'Indian variant cases' on the rise, ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini puts your questions to our Science Editor Tom Clarke. Cases of the B.1.617.2 variant, first detected in India, jumped by more than 2,000 in a week in mid-May. So should we be worried by the rise in cases, is the vaccine as effective against this variant, and what does this all mean for the planne...

In this special podcast, Dr Amir Khan, the star of TV's GPs Behind Closed Doors, reveals the key concerns he's been receiving from patients at his practice since the restrictions eased on May 17. He gives ITV News presenter Kylie Pentelow his advice for dealing with anxieties at this stage of the pandemic, how he handles patients still waiting on key surgery and what young people he's spoken to ha...

Life in lockdown has triggered many anxieties so, as restrictions ease, how can you emerge with a healthier mind and body? Renee McGregor helps anxiety sufferers on a daily basis, specialising in sports and eating disorders, and has worked with Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth teams. In this episode she tells Kylie Pentelow why a change to the way people think can alter their feelings and beha...

The divorce rate has spiked, online searches to get advice on ending relationships have soared and it's a rare couple who haven't felt a strain or encountered new challenges while in lockdown, whether they've been kept apart or stuck together 24/7. So, for this episode, TV psychologist and relationship coach Jo Hemmings tells ITV News presenter Faye Barker what you need to know to protect your lov...

Following the announcement that people under the age of 40 will be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke answers your questions on the matter.

Could all staff at care homes be forced to have the vaccine? Should families get more access rights to visit their loved ones? And is enough being done to care for the nation's carers? Lucrezia Millarini puts those burning questions and more to ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand, who has won awards for his work uncovering the Covid crisis in care homes since the start of the pandemic. Paul examines the...

With soaring infection rates and deaths in the hundreds of thousands, India has swiftly become the centre of the world's focus on the pandemic at its worst. For this special episode, Ria Chatterjee is joined by fellow ITV News Reporter Sangita Lal and ITV News's Rundown presenter Rishi Davda to discuss how things have got so bad for the country in such a short space of time - and what the UK is do...

After interviewing those stricken by grief in a pandemic which is ravaging her nation, Indian journalist Barkha Dutt has now experienced the pain herself with the death of her father. This powerful interview with Julie Etchingham for ITV's News At Ten was recorded just hours later. Barkha wanted to speak out about the situation in her country and send a clear warning that the desperate scenes in I...

Compassion. Empathy. Understanding. When the issue of vaccine hesitancy is discussed they're often in short supply. ITV News Northern Reporter Sangita Lal attempts to challenge that in the latest edition of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know as she explores the reasons why some ethnic minorities are still, despite some recent improvements, reluctant to get the jab. She's joined by Dr Shehla Imtiaz...

Can our vaccines handle the various variants that have emerged at this stage of the pandemic? Science Editor Tom Clarke tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know on the new threat of the Indian variant and how all the major vaccines are adapting to protect us. He explains why the tweaked vaccines can be fast-tracked without safety fears before the pair share in the "best news" that's emerged...

They're the cause of furious arguments but appear closer than ever before. So why all the fuss about Covid passports? How close are we to getting them, what will they look like and will you need one to go to the pub or club? UK Editor Paul Brand gives Lucrezia Millarini all the answers and much more in this episode, to leave you with everything you need to know. Paul also explains the difference b...

What are the signs and symptoms of the blood clots that have been linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
 Science Editor Tom Clarke gets the answers from the authority on the subject: Prof Marie Scully, who first spotted the rare side effects in a patient at University College London Hospital. She explains to Tom how her medical breakthrough has already changed the way patients are being treated, and...

While the spectre of death has loomed over all our lives during this pandemic, the topic remains one of the hardest to talk about, both in polite and private conversation. In this podcast episode, Kylie Pentelow talks to Jane Murray from Marie Curie and the charity's ambassador Jim Carter, the actor best known for his role as Carson from Downton Abbey, about how to sensitively break this taboo. Al...

After the announcement that under-30s will be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine over rare blood clot safety concerns, Mary Nightingale puts all your key questions to Science Editor Tom Clarke. What should people under-30 already jabbed with AstraZeneca do about their second dose? What are the symptoms of blood clots and could aspirins help? Is vaccine mixing safe and were si...

More than one million people are estimated to be suffering the many symptoms of Long Covid, with tens of thousands battling it for a year. Channel 5 reporter Ruth Liptrot is among them and joins ITV News Presenter Faye Barker and Health Editor Emily Morgan for this special episode of the podcast. So what symptoms are associated with Long Covid, why does it affect women more than men and what's bei...

The end of lockdown will be widely cheered in public, but for many it'll worsen privately held anxieties about the steps to re-enter social life. Does the prospect of heading to crowded supermarkets, travelling on packed commuter trains or huddling together with strangers at an all-standing gig fill you with worry? You're certainly not alone, and help is here. Kylie Pentelow speaks to Alex and Dav...

It's safe and effective, so why all the fuss over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine? And how will the impending supply delays affect you receiving a dose? Science Editor Tom Clarke delivers all the answers and more to ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini in this edition after the EU regulator gave its backing to the vaccine. Tom also explains how his own blood clot risk ranks compared to being struc...

Over 20 million people in the UK have been given the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, but why are some people still hesitant to take up the offer? Kylie Pentelow chats to paediatrician, TV doctor and now volunteer vaccinator Dr Ranj Singh about how to speak to friends and relatives who are reluctant to have the vaccine. In this episode, Dr Ranj discusses training with St. John's Ambulance, whethe...

You asked the key vaccine questions. We got the answers…

 Could they be made compulsory for work? Should asthmatics take greater priority?
 Will we need vaccine passports to eat at a restaurant or drink at the pub?
 Are there long-term side effects to the vaccine? And what do you do if you've booked a holiday but haven't had the jab yet? ITV News presenter Lucrezia Millarini puts all those burnin...

No one on earth travels quite like Johnny Ward. The adventurer is the only person to have visited every nation on the planet, both poles and most of the main peaks but - like everybody else - he has seen his movements severely limited by the pandemic. So how has Johnny adapted his wanderlust and active ambitions in these strange times? What advice does he have for those keen to keep a spirit of ad...

As a working mother of three, ITV News Presenter Faye Barker is among millions of parents and guardians preparing to send their children back to the classroom from March 8 after months of home schooling. In this episode, 

Erin Price, the head of school at Ramsgate Holy Trinity in Kent, joins Deirdre Kehoe of the Young Minds charity to give Faye everything she - and you - need to know. 

So what c...

Vaccine passports - allowing those jabbed to travel - could give holidaymakers a fast tracked route back to the continent. So how far away are they and even once travel does return, will traditional tourist cities or cruise ships recover? Few at the ITV News are as well travelled as our Europe Editor James Mates. Stationed for large parts in Italy, he has remained active across the continent and a...

If you follow ITV News on Twitter you'll have seen us put a message out to our audience recently, asking: “Do you have questions or concerns about the current UK vaccines rollout?” It turns out many of you did. So in this episode of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know, Lucrezia Millarini gets all the answers from Professor Anthony Harnden, who advises the government on the vaccine rollout as the de...