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What You Need To Know

What You Need To Know

By: ITV News
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 The quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories. Our team of specialist correspondents plus guests bring you information and analysis you can trust so you get What You Need To Know in minutes.ITV News Politics & Government
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  • What is 'Baby Botox' and why is it booming? With ex Love Islander Faye Winter

    What is 'Baby Botox' and why is it booming? With ex Love Islander Faye Winter
    Jul 2 2025
    Ever heard of Baby Botox? The latest desirable injections. Their popularity is booming - young people, some still in their early 20s are buying into the promise of being unwrinkled for life.

    But behind the satisfying selfies lies a much darker truth: with many risking lasting damage to their faces by choosing cheap deals online.

    So what is driving the trend? How do you spot counterfeit botox? And who should and shouldn’t do the injections?

    Faye Winter is an influencer and former Love Island contestant who has been open about her own damaging botox experience. She joins ITV News Digital Reporter Cree-Summer Haughton to tell Lucy Watson what you need to know.
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    16 mins
  • The epilepsy drug behind a scandal 'bigger than Thalidomide'

    The epilepsy drug behind a scandal 'bigger than Thalidomide'
    Jun 30 2025
    It's been called a bigger scandal than thalidomide but one you may never have heard of.

    For decades women were taking an epilepsy drug during pregnancy, without being told it could harm their babies.

    How long were the dangers known about - and why weren't they told?

    ITV Meridian Social Affairs Correspondent Christine Alsford tells I'm Lucy Watson and this is What You Need to Know.


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    15 mins
  • Parking QR codes and other scams: how to avoid them

    Parking QR codes and other scams: how to avoid them
    Jun 27 2025
    Hundreds of fake companies. Thousands of scams. An estimated billion euros swindled. But just one entity apparently behind it all.

    ITV News has helped uncover a global scamming network - targeting victims around the world - which appears to use ordinary suburban homes across the UK to hide their operation.

    Sam Holder and Daniel Boal tell Sally Biddulph What You Need To Know.
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    11 mins
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