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Two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak
The specific strain of the infection has not been identified.
The University of Canterbury has moved away from face-to-face teaching and students have been queueing for antibiotics amidst a meningitis outbreak that has killed two people. We get the latest from the BBC’s health editor and speak to a survivor of meningitis.
Also on the programme: Donald Trump hits out at the US’s allies over their perceived inaction in the Strait of Hormuz.
And the earliest recording of whale song has been rediscovered. What does it tell us about the changing song of the sea?
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