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The NHS vs Covid: The Fight Goes On (2022)

Two years since the start of the pandemic, the NHS is facing a new Covid crisis. The latest coronavirus variant, Omicron, is producing the biggest wave of infection yet, adding to the normal winter pressures and a waiting list that now stands at nearly six million in England. Panorama reporter Jane Corbin returns to University Hospital Coventry, where she was when the pandemic first hit, to see how it is coping now with a surge in cases and a shortage of beds and staff.

Britain's Killer Roads (2022)

Richard Bilton investigates the increased risks we face when we get behind the wheel of a car and asks whether weaker policing could be to blame.

Anti-Social Behaviour: Afraid in My Own Home (2022)

When a Middlesbrough homeowner shouted at kids climbing onto a neighbour’s roof, he had no idea it would trigger a series of violent attacks on his property, some caught on CCTV. Panorama reporter Rory Carson investigates how anti-social behaviour blights communities across Britain and discovers how hard it can be to get help. Research by Panorama reveals that many local councils and police forces are failing to use the full force of the law to stop anti-social behaviour and how, if left unchecked, it can have serious consequences.

Boris Johnson on the Brink (2022)

Panorama tells the extraordinary story of how Downing Street parties led to the greatest crisis of Boris Johnson’s career. Senior Conservatives, backbench MPs and former civil servants explain how the allegations of lockdown breaches have consumed the party and engulfed government. Tracing other recent scandals, reporter John Ware asks what 'partygate' says about the prime minister’s character - and his relationship with sticking to the rules and honesty.

Afghanistan: A Country at Breaking Point (2022)

It is being described as the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. After decades of war, eight million people are now facing starvation in Afghanistan. A million children could die. Reporter John Simpson goes back to explore the shocking unravelling of a country he has been reporting on for more than 40 years. The Taliban takeover and sanctions imposed by the west have contributed to economic collapse. There is food in the markets, but families are being driven to the edge because they simply don’t have the money to buy it.