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The Covid inquiry has found doctors and nurses could not protect themselves during the pandemic due to failures with planning. @Sarah_Montague asks Dr Kevin Fong, former national clinical adviser to NHS England during the pandemic, if there is a way to prepare for the unknown.

"We landed on Love's Labour's Lost... It's just a really visceral, powerful experience." Indiana Lown-Collins, director of the flamenco-inspired production at the Globe Theatre this summer, talks about how growing up in Spain inspired the staging.

"There's no way you can try him and then you think that you can deport him... You are basically picking and choosing who you want to keep." Zulfi Bukhari, a former official who worked in Imran Khan's government, talks about the government changing the law to deport Shabir Ahmed.

"We bonded from day one" Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75. Fellow musician Suzi Quatro tells The World at One about her friendship with the late singer, and how she'll remember her.

‘At the end of the day, the Trump administration is going to have to pay a lot of money.’ @Sarah_Montague speaks to former commander of the US Army in Europe, Ben Hodges, about the collapse of the ceasefire with Iran.

"I have a real level of sympathy for Nigel Farage in the respect that he clearly is going to be a target." Lord Walney, former government advisor on political violence, says Reform UK's leader should 'produce evidence' of his claim about being blocked from accessing security.

"Black British children by a black British author? It was like, 'oh, my days'. And that's how I found my voice." New Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence talks about how reading Malorie Blackman helped her on her way.

"I think he's more than capable on being prime minister. But does he really want it?" Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will be making a statement this afternoon. Party member Tim Montgomerie reflects on his appetite to become PM.

Would Reform survive without Nigel Farage? With the party leader due to speak at 2pm about his 'future in public life', Reform UK member and founder of Conservative Home Tim Montgomerie says there is more to Reform than its leader.

"I expect the demand to increase significantly as a result of this news." Olivier Picard, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, says the industry expects to see a surge in demand of the Wegovy weight loss 'magic pill' that is now available privately in the UK.

"You may end up in a worse place than you came from." Prof Jens Juul Holst, GLP-1 expert and the godfather of weight loss drugs, stresses the importance of warns about long-term use of weight loss medication as Wegovy tablets become available to buy in the UK.

Uefa has condemned Fifa's decision to overturn a red card given to US striker Folarin Balogun, after an intervention by President Trump. David Bernstein, FA chair in the early 2010s, says it creates 'chaos' for the referees and future players given a red card this World Cup.

Acting Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme Carl Skau tells @JonnyDymond a humanitarian pause is needed to safely reach those caught up in conflict, in Sudan.

A major study on social media and children's mental health suggests the evidence does not support a blanket ban for under 16s. Sarah Bauermeister and Julian Turner from the research group, BrainWaves, spoke to @JonnyDymond.

In his first interview since stepping down as Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney spoke to Nick Robinson on his podcast, Political Thinking. Nick told #BBCWato that although McSweeney now backs Andy Burnham, his premiership could face similar hurdles.

"The problem about blanket apologies...is they erase so many individual stories" Former BBC Head of News Roger Mosey shares his experience of forced adoption following the Prime Minister's public apology in the House of Commons today.

"We did increase defence spending, was it enough? No." Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge is asked about previous Conservative governments' record on defence spending.

"The first thing that will be on his desk is how we ensure that our country is best able to protect itself from the threats it faces from abroad." Labour MP Jake Richards is asked what Andy Burnham knew ahead of the publication of the Defence Investment Plan.

As Andy Burnham steps closer to Downing Street, one of his closest political allies - Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotherham explains how devolution is central to his plans.

"What will a No 10 of the north actually do?" Following Andy Burnham's first major policy speech since launching his bid to become prime minister, Conservative Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow questions the MP's focus on devolution.