Today, we look at rising cases of measles in the UK, and a huge boost to Trump’s presidential campaign.
As the government launches a catch up campaign for missed MMR Vaccines - we ask why are so many children not being vaccinated? It comes as the West Midlands has seen more than 200 cases of measles since 1st of October. James talks to Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, and Helen Bedford, Professor of Children’s Health at UCL Institute of Child Health.
And in the US, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out the race to become the Republican presidential nominee, endorsing Mr Trump. Is the race to challenge Joe Biden effectively over? BBC US Special Correspondent, Katty Kay, brings us the latest from the campaign trail. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Sam McLaren and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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