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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he "understands the difficulties people face" as the government prepares to scrap the £20 uplift on Universal Credit. You can watch the full interview on our website. https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-10-04/prime-minister-boris-johnson-defends-plans-to-axe-universal-credit-uplift | Granada Reports

Students at Manchester Met say they were given little notice before their accommodation block was locked down. Lee Wilson, told Granada Reports he'd already been isolating with his flatmates for the past week after testing positive for the virus. They'll now have to remain indoors for a further two weeks. He says it's a 'massive overreaction' to keep 1700 students in. The univeristy says the decision was made after talks with PHE. Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-26/coronavirus-o