Could Reform surge in Scotland?
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NHS spending is higher than ever. Why isn’t it working?
NHS spending has reached record highs and shows no sign of slowing down. The government poured in £205 billion last year, yet waiting lists...
A rugby legend. A dementia diagnosis. And the game that failed him - The Sunday Story
At his peak, Carl Hayman was widely regarded as the world's best tighthead prop. Then, in 2021, at just 41, he was diagnosed with early-onse...
"Ugly ideological baggage": Why I will never get married - The Saturday Story
Marriage rates are at their lowest since 1850, and it's predicted by 2050 just 3 in 10 of us will have tied the knot. Cohabiting is now the...
England’s first five-party election?
Could Thursday’s local elections herald the end of two party politics in England? Labour are expected to lose heavily to parties on the left...
LATEST: An antisemitic terror attack in London
Police have declared a terrorist incident after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green. The suspect, Essa Suleiman, is in custody and...
Q&A: more pain for Starmer but 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' for Iran
Sir Keir Starmer has dodged a bullet on the Mandelson vetting scandal but did he expend too much political capital in the process? With loca...
‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?
South Wales has been a Labour heartland since the party formed over a century ago, but speak to people there today and you'll find support l...
The State of It: Mandelson, Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him
Morgan McSweeney has told MPs that the revelations about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein were like a knife through his s...
Is political violence America's new normal?
White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. The Whit...
Can King Charles fix the special relationship?
This episode was recorded before the events at the White House Correspondents’ Association on Saturday. King Charles arrives in America toda...
Can rugby survive its head injury problem? - The Sunday Story
Shane Christie was one of the brightest rugby stars in New Zealand before suffering multiple concussions, leading to a brain injury that wou...
The fight for the "trillion dollar maps" - The Saturday Story
Hidden in a quiet Belgian archive, century-old colonial maps of the Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to an estimated $24 trilli...
Is the American Dream dying?
The American Dream is as old as the United States itself. But as the country marks its 250th anniversary, with economic uncertainty, politic...
"They tried to firebomb my synagogue": The rise in antisemitic attacks
Attacks targeting the Jewish community have surged in recent weeks, with synagogues and community centres being hit. Many people are feeling...
Is Lebanon the key to peace in the Middle East?
The shaky ceasefire between Iran and the US has been extended. Whether it lasts much longer or fighting resumes depends partly on Lebanon, w...
The State Of It: Starmer picks a fight with the wrong guy
Sir Olly Robbins dropped bombshell after bombshell when he spoke to MPs. Robbins, who was sacked as the Foreign Office’s chief civil servant...
Starmer strikes back over Mandelson vetting scandal
Yesterday evening Sir Keir Starmer defended himself in Parliament, stating ‘the facts are incredible,’ but ‘nobody’ in Number 10 knew that P...
My daughter was shot dead by her father. Why wasn’t he arrested?
Jane Coates’ daughter Lucy was just 23 when she was shot and killed by her father, while visiting him in Texas. US authorities quickly ruled...
Can Britney ever truly be free? - The Sunday Story
A strict conservatorship, control of her finances, breakdowns, nonstop media pressure and divorce. It's been one hell of a journey for the P...
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