Programmes coming up ..
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Matt Rosser10:00am - 1:00pm
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Ernie Rowe1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ernie says: "I’ve experienced first-hand the astonishing level of care given by so many remarkable people in our NHS, despite near-impossible circumstances and the lack of pop-star wages".
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Nick Meir4:00pm - 7:00pm
Nick says "Caring is so much more than delivering practical essentials. Just ‘being there’ provides a tonic of companionship which we all crave as human beings. And that is why Care Radio is so important. Knowing you can switch on and listen to a friendly voice at any time, day or night, really does make a difference to those involved in receiving or giving care"
Today's Weather
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ScotlandMedium-level cloud
High: 6°C | Low: 2°C
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WalesHeavy Rain
High: 5°C | Low: 2°C
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South of EnglandLight rain
High: 6°C | Low: 4°C
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Northern Ireland
Light rain
High: 6°C | Low: 3°C
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North of England
Medium-level cloud
High: 6°C | Low: 2°C
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National & International News
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One in nine new homes built in flood risk areas in worrying trend analysisOne in nine new homes were built in flood risk areas between 2022 and 2024, exposing a “worrying” rising trend, analysis shows.
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Inflation slows to 10 month low amid easing petrol and food costsUK inflation has eased to its lowest since March last year on the back of falling petrol prices and slower food price increases, according to official figures.
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School sick days up 50 during flu season analysisSick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84.
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YouTuber and experimental singer songwriter named as UK Eurovision entryYouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.
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Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK firstA nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller.
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Six of Sarah Fergusons companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein filesSix companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.
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Further yellow snow and ice warnings to come into force across much of UKFurther yellow warnings for snow and ice will come into force on Monday, covering large swathes of the UK.
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Starmer pledges to act in months not years to protect children on social mediaSir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s.