welcome viewers on bbc news and bbc two. we cover news stories, we cover this, we cover that, we cover this, we cover that, we cover this, we cover that, we cover the other but what about the stories that you think we do not cover enough, or that we should do a lot better? on the radio only and are now 5 live phone in so far, it's good you have joined us, we have been getting some amazing colours and they are notjust niche issues, you might think it is a niche issue, but a niche issued to someone is a massive issue to someone is a massive issue to so many people. some of the stuff that has been said so far has been really chiming with people listening. our brilliant correspondentjim connolly here. just for people who have been, not listening, but have been, not listening, but have been watching, very quickly sum up been watching, very quickly sum up some of the stuff we have had so far. up some of the stuff we have had so far-— up some of the stuff we have had so far. we have had calls about how — had so far. we have had calls about how stats _ had so far. we have had calls about how stats are - had so far. we have had calls about how stats are collected when it comes to breast cancer, questions about overpopulation, autism, care for people in care homes and of young ages. we

have had issues around waste and fly—tipping. the conditions for truckers on our roads. it has been massively broad. but that shows how many different issues are so important to different people all around the country. and like you were saying, just because it is a niche issued to you, there are probably loads of people with the very same issue somewhere else in the country so it is bringing those people together into the conversation.- into the conversation. exactly, we did you'll— into the conversation. exactly, we did you'll voice _ into the conversation. exactly, we did you'll voice your - into the conversation. exactly, we did you'll voice your vote i we did you'll voice your vote in the election and we got thousands of messages and gives us and our editor is a real steer as to what we should be covering, as to what we should be doing. they are listening because that is that why they want us to do this across the bbc. -- want us to do this across the bbc. —— you'll voice your vote. this is britain's most listened to phone in. your voice, your bbc news. let's hear the voices of hannah in henley, and in penrith, john in wilmslow, thank you all so much. you and many more coming up. —— anne. what should the bbc be talking

about, hannah?— what should the bbc be talking about, hannah? good morning and thank ou about, hannah? good morning and thank you for— about, hannah? good morning and thank you for having _ about, hannah? good morning and thank you for having me _ about, hannah? good morning and thank you for having me on. - about, hannah? good morning and thank you for having me on. i - thank you for having me on. i think— thank you for having me on. i think you _ thank you for having me on. i think you should be talking about— think you should be talking about medicinal cannabis and the fact— about medicinal cannabis and the fact that the law changed six years— the fact that the law changed six years ago to help children like my— six years ago to help children like my son alfie who does have a prescription on the nhs and since — a prescription on the nhs and since that law changed, not one child _ since that law changed, not one child has— since that law changed, not one child has received a prescription on the nhs for what — prescription on the nhs for what i _ prescription on the nhs for what i can say is life changing medication. the media really help me run my campaign — the media really help me run my campaign in 2018. | the media really help me run my campaign in 2018.— campaign in 2018. i remember. we not campaign in 2018. i remember. we got alfie's _ campaign in 2018. i remember. we got alfie's prescription - we got alfie's prescription because of all the support across_ because of all the support across the media and we're very grateful— across the media and we're very grateful that. across the media and we're very gratefulthat. but across the media and we're very grateful that. but i feel like this story has been forgotten because _ this story has been forgotten because it's been done and actually— because it's been done and actually there are 37,000 chiidren— actually there are 37,000 children in this country with severe _ children in this country with severe epilepsy who also have conditions like autism who are being — conditions like autism who are being failed because they cannot_ being failed because they cannot get access to this medication other than privately. so there are some

children. _ privately. so there are some children, families, paying up to £2000 per month for these prescriptions because they work but prescriptions because they work hut they— prescriptions because they work but they are not available to them — but they are not available to them on _ but they are not available to them on the nhs. so that is something i really feel very strongly is something that i think— strongly is something that i think we will look back with a reel— think we will look back with a real shame and i think there should — real shame and i think there should be some sort of government review as to why access— government review as to why access for— government review as to why access for children is not happening. it needs to happen urgently— happening. it needs to happen urgently to save lives. i think this is really important, it's another aspect of this, the things we do cover and leave alone and then don't cover again and don't follow up and this is a brilliant example of it. just while you are there, loads of people coming to us and i'm so pleased he did this morning because i remember that campaign as well and you did brilliant things. just tell us and explain to people what difference medicinal cannabis would make to your son and so many others? he would make to your son and so many others?— many others? he had a rare condition. — many others? he had a rare condition, one _ many others? he had a rare condition, one of _ many others? he had a rare condition, one of nine - many others? he had a rare condition, one of nine boys| condition, one of nine boys

with— condition, one of nine boys with his _ condition, one of nine boys with his condition which has no research — with his condition which has no research because it is so rare. he was— research because it is so rare. he was in— research because it is so rare. he was in hospital every week with— he was in hospital every week with hundreds of seizures, costing _ with hundreds of seizures, costing the nhs probably nearly £200,000 a year. i was a full-time _ £200,000 a year. i was a full—time carer on carer's allowance and wasn't able to work — allowance and wasn't able to work our— allowance and wasn't able to work. our lives were held his life was— work. our lives were held his life was hell, my life was hell. _ life was hell, my life was hell. we _ life was hell, my life was hell, we didn't have a social worker— hell, we didn't have a social worker until he was six so we didn't— worker until he was six so we didn't have the support we needed _ didn't have the support we needed either. since using medicinal cannabis firstly in holland _ medicinal cannabis firstly in holland legally and then coming home _ holland legally and then coming home and running the campaign, alfie _ home and running the campaign, alfie has — home and running the campaign, alfie has had a prescription now— alfie has had a prescription now for— alfie has had a prescription now for over six years, he has been — now for over six years, he has been seizure—free for over four and a _ been seizure—free for over four and a halt— been seizure—free for over four and a half years, he is in school, _ and a half years, he is in school, he is learning, he is happy— school, he is learning, he is happy and _ school, he is learning, he is happy and we have our challenges still everyday because he has autism and learning _ because he has autism and learning difficulties but he's not having these medical emergencies and i think really importantly he has the nhs over £1 importantly he has the nhs over it million— importantly he has the nhs over £1 million in that time by being _ £1 million in that time by being well and £1 million in that time by being welland i'm now £1 million in that time by being well and i'm now at work paying — being well and i'm now at work paying tax and i think this is a social—

paying tax and i think this is a social and economic issue getting _ a social and economic issue getting people like me back into work and children back into— into work and children back into school, this medicine can do that — into school, this medicine can do that i_ into school, this medicine can do that. ., ., into school, this medicine can do that. . . ., do that. i hear that, we hear that, it's _ do that. i hear that, we hear that. it's a — do that. i hear that, we hear that, it's a very _ do that. i hear that, we hear that, it's a very important i that, it's a very important issue generally about, for example, drugs for dementia, what would be saved. hannah, thank you so much. for example, whenever we discuss this on the phone in, we are inundated with people doing amazing things, home carers, kinship carers as well. and if only they were to get a little bit of help and what it would actually save the nhs. that's their argument. and it has merit in it. anne in penrith, you have the floor, as they say. how are you doing? good morning, thank you for having me on. i would like to hear a lot more about what's happening at the covid inquiry. ifeel like happening at the covid inquiry. i feel like it's not happening at the covid inquiry. ifeel like it's not being covered in the media and you can't help but wonder what is the point in having the inquiry if it's not going to be covered and people are not going to hear what we're finding out

about it? there is no accountability. the most recent example was just a couple of weeks ago. we watched doctor lisa richie and susan hopkins who are in charge of infection control in the nhs and they were being asked about the guidelines, the infection control guidelines in the nhs. there was lots of evidence given about airborne transmission, about the fact that the government were told that the government were told that covid was spread through the air and we have the head of the air and we have the head of the infection control sitting under oath saying that her position is still that covid is spread via droplets, that's in spite of overwhelming evidence, and they are sticking to that falsehood in order to cover their own backs and avoid opening themselves up to

liability because if they had acknowledged airborne spread at the beginning of the covid pandemic, as they should have, then so many lives would have been saved. if they admitted their mistake now and acknowledged the infection guidelines need to be changed today, then they would save lives going forward and stop millions more people getting long covid. but these people are lying under oath and they are lying under oath and they are still in charge. these people are still in the job. has people are still in the 'ob. as a host i people are still in the job. as a host i have to say they are not here to defend themselves. but you have highlighted something, thank you for that, perhaps it is a general problem in news coverage and in media, hour, if you like, our tiktok attention span, we cover something very fully and very competitively and then, jim, the caravans kind of move on because we kind of think we have done that. the because we kind of think we have done that.— because we kind of think we have done that. the last two callers have _ have done that. the last two callers have both _ have done that. the last two callers have both suggested | callers have both suggested executive that. we get bored of stuff in the news, don't we? i suppose there is a new cycle

and we just move on and suppose there is a new cycle and wejust move on and do suppose there is a new cycle and we just move on and do the next thing but people living with these issues and living with these issues and living with these issues and living with the thing, it doesn't change for them, it doesn't change for them, it doesn't change for them, it doesn't change for people that need medical cannabis and who say it is benefiting them, that need doesn't change because we have moved onto the next subject. it is important and i think it's a good reminder to us that we should probably go back more often to the stories that we cover to see if what people have campaigned for and have been given actually happens. that's obviously what has been highlighted thereby hannah previously. and i think that's really important, that we don't just move on and do it. which is so common in this industry because after doing a story you just kind of move on to the next thing and move on and move on but actually holding onto something really could benefit wider society and shine a light more than we are doing. ladle wider society and shine a light more than we are doing. we are uuil of more than we are doing. we are guilty of it- _ more than we are doing. we are guilty of it- it's _ more than we are doing. we are guilty of it. it's one _ more than we are doing. we are guilty of it. it's one of— more than we are doing. we are guilty of it. it's one of the - guilty of it. it's one of the things i do as a team, we have a terrific team here and that's why 1517 00:08:53,630 --