{"id":318453,"date":"2026-02-16T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/covid-inquiry-begins-its-final-stage-as-students-sue-universities-over-pandemic-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:00:10","slug":"covid-inquiry-begins-its-final-stage-as-students-sue-universities-over-pandemic-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/covid-inquiry-begins-its-final-stage-as-students-sue-universities-over-pandemic-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Inquiry begins its final stage as students sue universities over pandemic fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YhnooO9tcUo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Covid Inquiry begins its final stage as students sue universities over pandemic fees\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhnooO9tcUo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Dozens more universities are now facing legal action from students who claim they didn&#8217;t receive the education they paid for during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>170,000 students and graduates are seeking damages after University College London agreed a settlement at the weekend with the Student Claim Group, which is representing them. <\/p>\n<p>It comes as the UK&#8217;s Covid inquiry begins its final stage. <\/p>\n<p>Evidence is being taken on the impact of the pandemic on society including homeless people and victims of domestic abuse, as well as the key workers who had to keep on working. <\/p>\n<p>Families affected have described it as a &quot;huge moment&quot;.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; UK students take legal action over Covid-era university fees<br \/>\n3:31 &#8211; What was the impact of the pandemic on society?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens more universities are now facing legal action from students who claim they didn&#8217;t receive the education they paid for during the Covid pandemic. 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