Summary
Chris returns to discuss the final stretch of the Tory leadership contest and how the PM is spending his final days in office. Also, Adam hosts his own cost of living phone-in, with the help of BBC radio presenters from across the country. Radio Scotland’s Kaye Adams, Coventry and Warwickshire’s Trish Adudu and Radio Cornwall’s Jack Murley share their most memorable calls.
Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Cordelia Hemming and Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello news reaches us of another Jenny Harris marriage. |
| 0:09.4 | So remember that's when Dame Jenny Harrys said at the Dining Street news conference at |
| 0:13.0 | the start of Covid used the restrictions as a way to test your relationship and maybe move |
| 0:17.6 | in together. |
| 0:18.6 | And she said there had been a few breakups, but we just seem to be hearing news of |
| 0:22.0 | marriages. |
| 0:23.0 | So we got this message from Matt and Rachel saying we can confirm we are one of Jenny |
| 0:28.1 | Harris's marriages. |
| 0:29.8 | We were thinking about it anyway, but brought forward moving in together at the start of |
| 0:33.4 | the pandemic after we heard her at the Dining Street news conference. |
| 0:36.9 | We both work in the NHS, a doctor and a nurse. |
| 0:40.9 | And we wouldn't get to see each other otherwise. |
| 0:43.5 | We haven't looked back since. |
| 0:45.1 | Got engaged a few months later and we're married on the 3rd of July this year. |
| 0:49.3 | Thank you for the Nudge Dame Jenny. |
| 0:51.1 | Oh Matt and Rachel that's so nice and yeah as promised I'm passing them all on to matchmaker, |
| 0:57.5 | Jordan there at Dame Jenny Harrys. |
| 0:59.2 | Right, we've got the return of a very close member of the newscast family on this episode |
| 1:04.4 | of newscast. |
| 1:05.4 | Newscast. |
| 1:06.4 | Newscast from the BBC. |
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