{"id":361161,"date":"2026-07-14T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-uk-government-waste-10-billion-on-ppe-during-the-pandemic-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:00:27","slug":"how-did-the-uk-government-waste-10-billion-on-ppe-during-the-pandemic-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-uk-government-waste-10-billion-on-ppe-during-the-pandemic-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"How did the UK Government waste \u00a310 Billion on PPE during the pandemic? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AdC4kT6ddpI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did the UK Government waste \u00a310 Billion on PPE during the pandemic? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdC4kT6ddpI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the Covid inquiry has found that the lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate PPE.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry\u2019s chair, Baroness Hallett described \u201cvast\u201d waste, with almost \u00a310 billion of taxpayers money wasted in the scramble to buy more.<\/p>\n<p>Health reporter and Coronavirus Newscast alumnus, Jim Reed joins Adam to look at how things went so wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, President Trump reverses his threat to impose a 20% fee on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz but presses ahead with Iranian ports blockade.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by chief news presenter Caitr\u00edona Perry and business editor Simon Jack to unpack why hostilities are flaring again and what the war means for the economy.  <\/p>\n<p>00:48 \u00a310 Billion Wasted on PPE<br \/>\n04:30 The PPE Fast Lane<br \/>\n10:40 The Safety of Health Care Workers<br \/>\n18:05 Overnight fire between the US and Iran<br \/>\n24:45 The Knock On Effect on Global Trade<br \/>\n30:25 The Political Pressure on Trump<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Covid inquiry has found that the lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate PPE. 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