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Is co-housing the answer to living a happy old age?
Sarah Montague meets the residents of New Ground co-housing community.
14 Sep 2023,5 mins
Afghanistan Aid: “The biggest culprit is the UK”
Sir Mark Lowcock on the lack of funding as humanitarian needs grow globally.
12 Sep 2023,9 mins
Mel Stride: The triple lock "is not sustainable" in the long term.
The Work and Pensions Secretary on the state pension triple lock.
12 Sep 2023,5 mins
Shoplifting epidemic: Are high streets becoming a "looting ground"?
Retailers will now help fund the police to clamp down on shoplifting.
11 Sep 2023,8 mins
Corruption in Prisons
The escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife raises deep questions about prison corruption
08 Sep 2023,8 mins
Period Apps: Tracking our data?
How do period tracker apps collect and use data from their users?
08 Sep 2023,5 mins
Panda diplomacy: Edinburgh zoo to return pandas to China
Tian Tian and Yang Guang have to go back under the terms of a 10-year loan
07 Sep 2023,4 mins
US Open heat: 'you cannot think, it makes the tennis worse'
Former player Jo Durie reacts to Medvedev's warning that a player could die from the heat
07 Sep 2023,3 mins
Jailbreak prison "short of staff"
Prisons inspector Charlie Taylor warns England's jails are over-crowded and lack staff.
07 Sep 2023,7 mins
Rolling Stones announce first album in 18 years
We hear from Tim Burgess of The Charlatans
06 Sep 2023,5 mins
Weight loss drugs: "Patients with diabetes should come first"
Royal College of GPs warns against using Wegovy if you aren't particularly overweight
05 Sep 2023,4 mins
Was RAAC mis-sold?
Dr John Roberts always has misgivings about RAAC
04 Sep 2023,4 mins
Harriet Harman: A team the country can have confidence in
Labour MP Harriet Harman on what the reshuffle could mean for a future labour government.
04 Sep 2023,4 mins
9/11 families demand plea deals for Guantanamo inmates
As some trial evidence is ruled inadmissible, families seek justice by another route.
01 Sep 2023,9 mins
Why is M&S poised to re-enter the FTSE100?
Kate Hardcastle on how fashion basics and TikTok have restored M&S's profitability.
30 Aug 2023,5 mins
Feargal Sharkey: Housing pollution rule changes "utter shambles”
Clean rivers campaigner says ministers have "left the environment to fend for itself".
29 Aug 2023,11 mins
Henry Dimbleby: Govt must fund ultra-processed food probe
Former food tsar calls for "serious money" for research into highly-processed food harms.
28 Aug 2023,12 mins
Letby murders spark renewed call for "signalling system"
Dr Bill Kirkup says unusual death patterns on wards should be identifiable within weeks.
18 Aug 2023,5 mins
Andy Burnham calls for an independent inquiry into Andy Malkinson case
Andy Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit
18 Aug 2023,7 mins
Michael Palin and David Attenborough remember Michael Parkinson
Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88
17 Aug 2023,13 mins
England beat Australia to reach Women's World Cup final
We get reaction from Kate Dale of 'This Girl Can' and ex Aussie diplomat Alexander Downer
16 Aug 2023,8 mins
Andy Malkinson: 'There isn't any aspect of this case that can avoid public scrutiny'
DNA of another man was identified three years after Malkinson was wrongly jailed for rape
16 Aug 2023,10 mins
UK wages grow at record rate
We discuss what's going on in the labour market
15 Aug 2023,10 mins
Kabul Evacuation: "It's something that will stay with me forever"
Two years on from the evacuation of Kabul, we hear from personnel who were on the ground
14 Aug 2023,15 mins
Steve Barclay accused of 'naked political hit' over NHS comparison
Welsh Health minister Eluned Morgan hits back after criticism of waiting times
14 Aug 2023,5 mins
Is there a fifth force in the universe?
Jim Al-Khalili on the physics phenomenon.
11 Aug 2023,4 mins
"To reveal that information… can end up being a death sentence”
A former Northern Ireland Police Officer gives her reaction to the data breach.
10 Aug 2023,6 mins
Is 10,000 steps the wrong target?
New research shows that 3,967 steps a day are enough to reduce mortality.
09 Aug 2023,4 mins
Should victims of miscarriages of justice pay for their jail time?
Michael O'Brien had jail costs deducted from compensation for his wrongful imprisonment.
27 Jul 2023,10 mins
Andrew Griffith: Banks must restore trust after Farage row
Treasury Minister says banks must explain to customers why their account is being closed.
26 Jul 2023,10 mins