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Episodes to download
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Trump’s State Visit: King Charles's Royal Reception
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Procession, gifts and a banquet for Trump’s State Visit
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Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza Says UN Commission
Tue 16 Sep 2025
Israel rejects UN Commission finding that it is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Are The Conservatives 'Over'?
Mon 15 Sep 2025
Tory MP and shadow minister Danny Kruger defects to Reform.
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Epstein Victim's Family Speaks Out Over Mandelson
Sun 14 Sep 2025
Virginia Giuffre's family says Mandelson should never have been appointed US ambassador.
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The Mandelson-Epstein Emails - Who Knew What, When?
Sat 13 Sep 2025
We speak about how Starmer knew about Mandelson’s links to Epstein when appointing him.
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The Week: When Keir Starmer Sacked Peter Mandelson
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Lord Mandelson sacked just a few days after Rayner resignation and cabinet reshuffle.
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Peter Mandelson Sacked Over Epstein Messages
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Keir Starmer sacks the US Ambassador a week before Trump’s state visit.
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Will Mandelson Have To Quit Over Epstein Revelations?
Wed 10 Sep 2025
PM defends Mandelson after more revelations over links to Epstein.
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Israel Strikes Hamas In Qatar
Tue 9 Sep 2025
Hamas says six people killed in air strike but its leadership team survived.
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Another Government Plan To Tackle Illegal Migration
Mon 8 Sep 2025
Labour announce another plan to tackle illegal migration
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Has Labour Just Moved Towards the Right?
Sun 7 Sep 2025
With Angela Rayner out, is Keir Starmer’s government more right wing?
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Angela Rayner: How Much Could Her Resignation Damage Keir Starmer?
Sat 6 Sep 2025
We look at the potential last consequences of Angela Rayner’s resignation.
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Angela Rayner: Resignationcast AND a Reshuffle!
Fri 5 Sep 2025
Keir Starmer rearranges his top team after losing his deputy.
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Angela Rayner: The Tax Tangle Continues!
Thu 4 Sep 2025
The Prime Minister refuses to say if he’ll sack his deputy, if she broke the rules.
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Angela Rayner: The Deputy Prime Minister Admits Underpaying Tax
Wed 3 Sep 2025
How did the housing secretary pay the wrong amount of stamp duty?
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The Big Putin, Xi and Kim Jong Un Meeting
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un head to Beijing.
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The Downing Street Shake-Up
Mon 1 Sep 2025
The Prime Minister says he’s in “phase two” of government.
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Old Newscast: Margaret Thatcher Announces Her Resignation, 1990 (Part 2)
Sun 31 Aug 2025
What did the end of the Thatcher era mean for politics?
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Old Newscast: Margaret Thatcher Announces Her Resignation, 1990 (Part 1)
Sat 30 Aug 2025
The day that marked the end of the Thatcher era.
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The Newscast Guide to the New Parliamentary Term
Fri 29 Aug 2025
More turmoil for Keir Starmer in the House of Commons?
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Trump v The Central Bank
Thu 28 Aug 2025
US Fed Governor sues President Trump over his attempt to fire her.
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What is on the Table at Trump’s Gaza Meeting?
Wed 27 Aug 2025
And Labour is back to talking about Brexit.
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Nigel Farage’s Deportation Plan
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Reform UK say they would pay countries for migrant return deals.
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Old Newscast: The Gulf War, The Legacy (Part 3)
Sun 24 Aug 2025
What happened when the fighting stopped?
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Old Newscast: The Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, 1991 (Part 2)
Sun 24 Aug 2025
The ground operation begins.
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Old Newscast: The Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, 1991 (Part 1)
Sat 23 Aug 2025
The air operation begins.
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The Government Prepares To Fight Asylum Hotel Ruling
Fri 22 Aug 2025
The government wants to appeal a ruling that stops a hotel accommodating asylum seekers.
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Israel Begins Ground Offensive in Gaza City
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Palestinians flee Gaza City districts as Israel says first stages of offensive have begun
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Is This The End Of Asylum Seeker Hotels?
Wed 20 Aug 2025
An Epping hotel was blocked from accommodating asylum seekers - could more follow?
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Will Zelensky and Putin Meet?
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees
