Catastrophic wildfires continue to rage across Australia. Gandhi’s great-grandson joins protest at law isolating India’s Muslims. Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skipping space station. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - del...
Dec 22, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 146
British PM points to harder Brexit and 10-year rule. One dead in shooting at Russian intelligence agency in Moscow. McConnell and Pelosi set for showdown over next steps of Trump impeachment. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - deliv...
Dec 20, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 145
US House of Representatives marches toward Trump impeachment. Paul Manafort’s fraud case tossed over double jeopardy. EPA sued for allowing slaughterhouses to pollute waterways. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased...
Dec 19, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 144
US Congress passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill. Trump accuses Democrats of 'attempted coup' on eve of impeachment vote. Violence in Paris amid nationwide pension reform protests. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering...
Dec 18, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Boeing crisis escalates as 737MAX production is halted. Immigrants seeking driver’s licenses line up across New York. Pro-Indian 'fake websites targeted decision makers in Europe'. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, ve...
Dec 17, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Hong Kong violence breaks out again in shopping centres. Washington bracing for impeachment as battle lines harden. Disappointment as marathon climate talks end with slim deal. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verifi...
Dec 16, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 141
UK comes to terms with Tory election victory. US governor issues 428 pardons during final days in office. Three-digit suicide prevention hotline given green light in US. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and...
Dec 14, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 140
UK on track for Brexit with an election landslide win for Johnson. US House panel presses toward historic impeachment vote. Greta Thunberg changes Twitter bio after Trump dig. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verifie...
Dec 13, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Boris Johnson hides from reporters in a refridgerator. FAA let Boeing 737MAX fly, despite crash risk. Greta Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful world news da...
Dec 12, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 138
House Democrats unveil impeachment charges. The US, Canada and Mexico sign NAFTA replacement. Water company and city officials knew about Flint poison risk. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful wor...
Dec 11, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 137
FBI’s Trump-Russia probe justified, no bias says report. Putin and Zelensky hold landmark talks in Paris. New Zealand volcano: Five dead and eight missing after eruption. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, an...
Dec 10, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 136
FBI say Pensacola attack is presumed terrorism. More than 40 dead in Delhi factory blaze. Rival British leaders make final campaign push, ahead of Thursday election. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and tru...
Dec 09, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 135
PG&E announces $13.5 billion settlement of claims linked to California wildfires. Trump halts plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists. Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate -...
Dec 08, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Pensacola Florida shooter was Saudi aviation student. British diplomat in US resigns, saying she can't 'peddle half-truths' on Brexit. Uber weighs next steps after jarring sex assault report. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering...
Dec 07, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Macron pension reform: France paralysed by largest strike in years. India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing. Climate models have accurately predicted global heating. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, v...
Dec 06, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Legal experts tell Congress that Trump's actions are impeachable. Pelosi announces impeachment. Nearly 700,000 Americans to lose food stamps under new US policy. 58 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and c...
Dec 05, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Macron clashes with both Erdoğan and Trump at Nato summit. Photos contradict Trump's claim not to know Prince Andrew. Sight of polar bear daubed with graffiti sparks outrage. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified...
Dec 04, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Congress pushes ahead on Trump impeachment. US mulls retaliation to French tech tax. Don't fiddle while the planet burns, U.N. chief warns climate summit. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful world...
Dec 03, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Malta leader to resign over protests. BBC to air interview with Prince Andrew accuser. Bank of England's Governor to become U.N. climate finance envoy. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful world ne...
Dec 02, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 128
London Bridge: Attacker had been convicted of terror offence. North Korea threatens Japan with 'real ballistic missile'. Chick-fil-A faces rightwing backlash after cutting ties to Christian groups. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - deli...
Nov 30, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Two people killed in London Bridge terrorist attack. Ohio introduces one of the most extreme abortion bills. Free solo climber falls to his death. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful world news da...
Nov 30, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 126
China warns US over support of Hong Kong protests. Walmart offers Thanksgiving workers discount in place of holiday pay. Greenhouse gases in atmosphere reach record high. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, an...
Nov 28, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands. Britain's December election prompts surge in voter registrations. 'Bomb cyclone' storm expected to upend Thanksgiving travel. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verifie...
Nov 28, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Judge orders White House council to comply with subpoena. Albanian earthquake kills 16. Maryland trio set free after being wrongfully jailed for 36 years. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful world...
Nov 26, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is running for President. Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy. London will not renew Uber's license. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthf...
Nov 25, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 122
New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo. 'France's shame': thousands protest against gender violence. Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified, and truthful...
Nov 23, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Children bear the brunt as the world's biggest measles epidemic sweeps Congo. Sacha Baron Cohen: actor accuses tech giants of running the ‘greatest propaganda machine in history’. Canadian official's email saying Boeing 737MAX software must go. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering ...
Nov 22, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Israel’s Netanyahu charged in corruption cases. US Russia adviser tells lawmakers to stop promoting 'falsehoods'. U.S. labor market slowing; manufacturing mired in weakness. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest, verified,...
Nov 21, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Britain’s Prince Andrew to step back from public duties. Ambassador testimony blows holes in Trump's Ukraine defence. Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering honest...
Nov 20, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 118
White House expert tells hearing that Trump made improper 'demand' of Ukraine. Jeffrey Epstein: prison guards charged with hiding failure to keep watch. Man sues Burger King for cooking vegan burger and meat on same grill. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinNews Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, ...
Nov 19, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 117
