The 'Nu' Variant
'Nu' variant, new concern. Scientists are closely watching a new variant of coronavirus circulating in southern Africa, nicknamed the 'nu' variant. The BBC\u2019s Health and Science Correspondent, James Gallagher, tells Adam what the experts are telling him. So how worried should we be?
France has uninvited the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, from a meeting set up to deal with the recent surge in dangerous crossings of the Channel. The Economist\u2019s Paris Bureau Chief, Sophie Pedder, explains why relations are so tense.
And appendicitis can be extremely painful \u2013 and a real pain to diagnose. BBC News Presenter Reeta Chakrabarti shares her experience with appendicitis and tells us why it\u2019s so important that it\u2019s spotted early.
Today's Newscast was made by Daniel Wittenberg with producers Rosie Blunt, Georgia Coan and Ben Cooper. The studio manager was Frank McWeeny. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.