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Nigel Farage: Ban Channel migrants from claiming asylum
The former UKIP leader wants to penalise anyone using people smugglers to reach the UK.
31 Oct 2022,7 mins
"It's always been about reflecting the music of the streets..."
Presenter Bobby Friction reflects on 20 years of the Asian Network.
28 Oct 2022,4 mins
Elon Musk "bought a Nokia for an iPhone price"
Former Twitter VP Bruce Daisley says investors will be looking for a hefty return.
28 Oct 2022,5 mins
"Put your head in the water," Lewis Pugh urges world leaders after Red Sea swim
UN oceans envoy warns of risk to reefs from climate change ahead of COP27 in Egypt.
27 Oct 2022,5 mins
Gaming may boost memory, thinking skills and brain development in children, says new study
A parenting podcaster and a professor of neuroscience react and discuss the findings.
25 Oct 2022,5 mins
Parm Sandhu: Met racism "more obvious & accepted" than Stephen Lawrence era
Former officers & victims reflect on Louise Casey's review of how the Met polices itself.
17 Oct 2022,10 mins
Iran's media must "be on the side" of anti-regime protesters
Zarah Afshari, who was a political prisoner, hails the bravery of Iran's young activists.
14 Oct 2022,4 mins
Philip Hammond: Truss's growth agenda "in tatters" after U-turn
Former Chancellor says his party has "thrown away" its reputation for fiscal competence.
14 Oct 2022,7 mins
"We were enveloped in the smoke and suddenly I didn't care..."
Michael Morpurgo reflects on how the Flying Scotsman continues to captivate young minds.
14 Oct 2022,4 mins
Memorial: Nobel Prize won't ease repression inside Russia
Maria Eismont says winning the Peace Prize won't change the banned group's prospects.
07 Oct 2022,4 mins
Union: "Bored, aggravated" migrants threatening processing centre staff
ISU's Lucy Moreton says the Manston detention centre is over-crowded and under-resourced.
07 Oct 2022,4 mins
Christiane Amanpour: Reach of Iranian protests is 'extraordinary'
British-Iranian journalist reflects on the 'Gen Z' rebellion
05 Oct 2022,4 mins
Mel Stride: Chancellor may need to ‘unwind’ more tax cut plans
Conservative MP calls for pragmatism after 45p tax U-turn
03 Oct 2022,3 mins
45p tax cut U-turn ignites Conservative conference debate
Sarah Montague tests the mood of party conference delegates
03 Oct 2022,7 mins
Market fears about Kwarteng plan need to be addressed head-on, says Gerard Lyons
Netweath chief economic strategist says more could've been done to keep markets 'on side'
26 Sep 2022,5 mins
Bank of England needs “tough response” to pound’s fall
Jim O'Neill said the bank have been timid in raising interest rates so far
26 Sep 2022,4 mins
Mantel “will be remembered like George Eliot and Dickens”
Author Kate Mosse reflects on the literary legacy of Hilary Mantel.
23 Sep 2022,5 mins
Treasury Minister: "It's not the job of the government to lay out forecasts of growth"
Andrew Griffith refuses to predict when the goal of 2.5% growth will be met.
23 Sep 2022,8 mins
'We're not going to do some nuclear massacre' says Putin ally
Yevgeny Popov is an MP from Russia's largest political party & deputy in the State Duma
21 Sep 2022,4 mins
Who is Liz Truss?
The World at One guide to Britain's new Prime Minister.
05 Sep 2022,6 mins
Boris Johnson surprises rapper during dawn police raid
Rapper Splinter Sales explains what happened when he saw the Prime Minister with police
01 Sep 2022,2 mins
How to adjust your boiler to reduce your energy bills
Jo Alsop from The Heating Hub explains how to turn down your boiler's flow temperature.
31 Aug 2022,3 mins
Blackout Memories: Daniel Postgate
The illustrator and writer, whose Dad created Bagpuss & The Clangers, was 10 in 1974
31 Aug 2022,3 mins
Former Mi6 boss hails 'balance' in Russia-Ukraine war
Sir Alex Younger says the two armies are equally matched but Russia's strength will fade.
30 Aug 2022,8 mins
Does Sir Keir Starmer need to 'get a spine' on strikes?
USDAW's Paddy Lillis warns fellow union bosses to attack the Tories rather than Labour.
29 Aug 2022,6 mins
Postal workers strike for "pay justice"
CWU boss Dave Ward and Royal Mail's Simon Thompson on why the two sides can't agree.
26 Aug 2022,10 mins
"Game-playing" orcas target vessels off French coast
Sailor Rolf Storkston recounts how orcas "as big as the boat" destroyed his rudder.
26 Aug 2022,5 mins
Rishi Sunak pledges support for a Truss government
The would-be PM insists he could still win but will remain loyal to the party regardless.
25 Aug 2022,11 mins
High fliers: Brother beats sister's round-the-world record
Zara and Mack Rutherford on flying a microlight around the world, and sibling rivalry.
25 Aug 2022,4 mins
Zoe Billingham: NHS mental health services failing families
The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust chair admits it's not yet safe for patients.
25 Aug 2022,9 mins