UK Covid Inquiry: Response 'too little, too late'

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry says the government response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late". The inquiry report says imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England. It also says lockdown could have been avoided altogether if steps such as social distancing and isolating those with symptoms had been introduced earlier. We get more details from our reporter and hear from people who suffered from long Covid symptoms.

Medical sources in Gaza say that four people, including a young girl, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the south of the territory today. We have been hearing from her since she was 16 when the war started. She has now passed her exams and secured a scholarship to go to university.

A fire has broken out in one of the pavilions where COP30 - the UN Climate Conference - is taking place in Belém. We speak to our climate editor there.

We hear a conversation with two women, both passionate about the climate, and who have grappled with the decision of whether to have children or not.

Presenter: Rob Young.

(Photo: Coronavirus - Tue Jan 12, 2021: A "Stay Home Save Lives" government sign in Portsmouth during England"s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)