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ENSPIRING.ai: How accurate are coronavirus tests? - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: How accurate are coronavirus tests? - BBC Newsnight

The video explores the challenges and implications of the PCR testing method for detecting COVID-19, specifically focusing on false positives. In Aberdeen, lockdowns have been reimposed, and similar scenarios have surfaced across other regions, raising concerns about the reliability of these tests. The PCR test can detect virus fragments from

ENSPIRING.ai: The Covid Generation - Will disadvantaged pupils be downgraded in the rest of the UK? - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: The Covid Generation - Will disadvantaged pupils be downgraded in the rest of the UK? - BBC Newsnight

The video discusses the current controversy in the UK surrounding the grading system for students, especially focusing on the Scottish government's approach amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst criticism, students, particularly from deprived areas, have been adversely affected, sparking political apologies and calls for changes in the grading methodology.

ENSPIRING.ai: US Election 2020 - What is the Democratic strategy? - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: US Election 2020 - What is the Democratic strategy? - BBC Newsnight

The Democratic Party's 2020 strategy involves addressing the critical errors made during Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, focusing primarily on significant battleground states like Wisconsin. The party recognized that Hillary Clinton’s failure was not due to a major defection to the Republicans but rather a lack

ENSPIRING.ai: What will happen when the Chancellor turns off the furlough tap? - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: What will happen when the Chancellor turns off the furlough tap? - BBC Newsnight

The video discusses the challenges and strategies associated with the furlough scheme implemented to address unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the furlough scheme has successfully mitigated a spike in unemployment, its prospective end raises questions about whether it prevented a jobs crisis or merely postponed it. With sectors like

ENSPIRING.ai: Coronavirus - The 'reasonable worst case scenario' this winter - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: Coronavirus - The 'reasonable worst case scenario' this winter - BBC Newsnight

The video discusses the potential challenges faced by the UK's NHS during a winter influenced heavily by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. An official sensitive model prepared by Sage for the Cabinet Office outlines a reasonable worst-case scenario, suggesting significant excess deaths and a peak in demands for critical

ENSPIRING.ai: 600,000 leaseholders unable to sell homes with cladding - BBC Newsnight

ENSPIRING.ai: 600,000 leaseholders unable to sell homes with cladding - BBC Newsnight

The video discusses the challenges faced by homeowners and leaseholders in the UK due to stringent fire safety regulations on buildings with cladding, following the Grenville Tower disaster in 2017. It highlights the struggles of individuals like Helen Truman, who are unable to sell their properties because of the requirement