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Do Treasury Brexit numbers add up?
The IFS's Paul Johnson on whether Treasury Brexit numbers add up.
18 Apr 2016,45 mins
What will the pope see in Lesbos?
An aid worker describes conditions in the Moria camp, Lesbos, ahead of the pope's visit.
15 Apr 2016,45 mins
World leaders target tax evasion
Heads unite to stamp out fraud, A&E forced to close overnight, and the survival of pelota.
14 Apr 2016,45 mins
Vote Leave will offically lead the campaign to exit the EU.
Douglas Carswell interview, Newspaper regulation row, Lloyd Webber on piano practice.
13 Apr 2016,45 mins
German comic at centre of diplomatic storm under police protection
Will Chancellor Merkel plump for free speech, or friendship with Turkey ?
12 Apr 2016,45 mins
Cameron hits back at tax critics
David Cameron defends his tax affairs in Parliament.
11 Apr 2016,45 mins
Cameron's authority under fire
Expectations of political leaders, the Pope's view of family and a history of leaking.
08 Apr 2016,45 mins
Jewish organisation criticises Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of failing to take anti-Semitism seriously.
07 Apr 2016,45 mins
Anger over government's EU leaflets
With Nigel Farage and Conservative MP Damian Green, a member of Britain Stronger in Europe
06 Apr 2016,45 mins
The prime minister of Iceland resigns over the Panama Papers scandal
Crisis claims first political casualty, Ruto ICC charges dropped, Smithers comes out.
05 Apr 2016,45 mins
Panama tax leak reaction
Panama leak sparks global investigations.
04 Apr 2016,45 mins
Steel workers weigh up job options
Sajid Javid visits Port Talbot; Labour and anti-Semitism; Estonia's DJ president.
01 Apr 2016,45 mins
The threat of nuclear terrorism
World leaders gather, aiming to prevent nuclear terrorism. But how big is the threat?
31 Mar 2016,45 mins
New questions over viability of EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear plant
There are fresh doubts over the viability of EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear plant.
30 Mar 2016,45 mins
Tata Steel 'to sell UK business'
We talk to the unions and to the former business secretary Vince Cable
29 Mar 2016,45 mins
Sharif vows to revenge Lahore killings
Extremists warn they will strike again; US Capitol lockdown; return of 'Captain Britain'.
28 Mar 2016,45 mins
Belgian police have shot and wounded two suspects during a series of anti-terror raids in Brussels.
Arrests in Belgium, France and Germany
25 Mar 2016,45 mins
Karadzic guilty of genocide
Karadzic is found guilty of genocide, will other world leaders be brought to justice?
24 Mar 2016,45 mins
Latest from terror scenes in Brussels
Latest on Brussels terror attacks; aid agencies boycott Greek migrant centres.
23 Mar 2016,45 mins
Islamic State group 'behind Brussels attacks'
Islamic State group 'behind Brussels attacks'.
22 Mar 2016,45 mins
'No further plans' for welfare cuts
Has the PM done enough to heal a rift within his party? A former cabinet minister speaks.
21 Mar 2016,45 mins
IDS resigns over cuts to disability benefits
Iain Duncan Smith resigns over cuts to disability benefits.
18 Mar 2016,45 mins
Referendum Views from Twinned Towns
Ritula Shah in Freiburg and Carolyn Quinn in Guildford
17 Mar 2016,45 mins
Latest on the Budget
The latest on the Budget, and Ritula Shah reports from Germany.
16 Mar 2016,45 mins
Trump hopes to take a lead on US Mega Tuesday
Discussing how angry conservatives and angry liberals are reshaping US politics.
15 Mar 2016,45 mins
Russia announces Syria pull-out
President Putin announces Russian military withdrawal from Syria.
14 Mar 2016,45 mins
Atrocities in South Sudan
Are conditions in the South Sudan crisis now worse than Syria?
11 Mar 2016,45 mins
ECB move suggests Eurozone crisis is serious
The European Central Bank announces major steps to try to revive Europe's economies.
10 Mar 2016,45 mins
Why have there been "significantly high" death rates in 19 of England's NHS Trusts?
We have a special investigation
09 Mar 2016,45 mins
EU-Turkey migrant-exchange plan 'illegal'
Concerns over legality of plans to exchange 'migrants' in Greece for refugees in Turkey.
08 Mar 2016,45 mins