There’s a new trade deal for Northern Ireland with the EU. It’s goodbye Northern Ireland Protocol, and hello Windsor Framework – but it’s unclear whether the Democratic Unionist Party will back the agreement and bring back the power-sharing government. PM Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen were all warm smiles in Windsor when they pitched their plan to use “green lanes” and “red lanes” to cut customs checks and allow Northern Ireland a say in new EU rules. Adam gets together Brexitcas...
Feb 27, 2023•33 min
Downing Street says they are having "final talks" with the EU on a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Adam, Chris and Katya get together for a Sunday night Brexitcast! Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming. The technical producer was Holly Palmer. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
Feb 26, 2023•26 min
Ukrainians gather for a special broadcast at the BBC Radio Theatre, hosted by Ukrainecast and Newsnight. They share their fears for families at home, feelings of guilt about escaping to safety and the need for justice. Host Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Monitoring’s Russia editor Vitaly Shevchenko and Newsnight’s diplomatic editor Mark Urban reflect on the past year and discuss what the next 12 months could bring. This episode was made by Ben Carter, Fiona Leach, Natasha Fernandes, Luke Radcliff, Ars...
Feb 24, 2023•38 min
The Labour leader sets out his big plan. Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, says it’s part of a ten year vision! And Tom Tugendhat, Conservative minister for security, says the government is already training Ukrainian pilots to fly British fighter jets, as Ukraine prepares to mark one year since the Russian invasion. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Victoria Derbyshire and was made by Cordelia Hemming with Pearse Lynch and Danny Wittenberg. The senior news editor was Sam Bo...
Feb 23, 2023•33 min
Why is there a shortage of fruit and vegetables in the UK? After Tesco became the latest supermarket to introduce limits on sales of certain fruit and vegetables due to shortages of fresh produce, Adam is joined by the BBC’s Faisal Islam and Farming Today’s Anna Hill to discuss what this all means for our shopping trolleys. We hear from JOsh Baker, host of The Shamima Begum Story, Series 2 of the investigative podcast I’m Not a Monster, after her bid to regain UK citizenship was rejected. And Ch...
Feb 22, 2023•31 min
The BBC’s foreign reporters assemble and discuss the war. Adam is joined by Lyse Doucet and Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv, John Simpson in Lviv, Sarah Smith in Warsaw and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow, following two high-stakes speeches from Presidents Putin and Biden. Clive Myrie also "dials up" from Kharkiv to give us the latest from the east of the country. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Danny Wittenberg, Pearse Lynch and Maddie Drury. The technical produce...
Feb 21, 2023•32 min
A body found in a Lancashire river on Sunday was that of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said, before reading a family statement which criticised media intrusion. Adam speaks to the BBC’s Judith Moritz, who is in St Michael's on Wyre, as well as a former detective superintendent - Julie Mackay. And we discuss the heavily criticised changes to Roald Dahl’s books with culture editor Katy Razzall and children’s author Philip Ardagh. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and...
Feb 20, 2023•32 min
Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey, who are standing in for Adam, speak to actor and SNP member Brian Cox about Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, and who he would like to see in charge of the party. And as Rishi Sunak travels to Belfast to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol, they get the latest on developments from Ireland correspondent Chris Page. More NHS strikes have been announced for March. Baron Victor Adebowale, Chair of the NHS Confederation, talks about how they could be resolved. Today's episode ...
Feb 17, 2023•33 min
Scotland is looking for a new first minister. As the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon starts to take shape, Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark, “fresh” off the sleeper train from Edinburgh, and Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, share their views on what’s next for Scottish politics and independence. The family of missing Nicola Bulley say speculation about her private life needs to stop. A policing expert, and a press officer who worked on the Madeleine McCann case, explain why Lancashire Police revealed...
Feb 16, 2023•33 min
Scotland’s first minister says she will resign. Chris Mason (who was on a train en route to Edinburgh) gives his instant reaction to the decision... And we get more analysis about Sturgeon's resignation speech, her legacy and the future of Scottish and UK politics with the BBC’s Alex Forsyth (in Westminster), Scotland editor James Cook (in Edinburgh) and special correspondent Jim Naughtie (in the studio with Adam in London). Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walkl...
Feb 15, 2023•36 min
Why are so many councils in England raising taxes? Adam and the BBC’s Alex Forsyth are joined by Conservative councillor David Shelvey and Labour councillor Bev Craig to look at the pressures on local councils. And Bake Off judge, Prue Leith, and her son, Conservative MP Danny Kruger, debate assisted dying ahead of a documentary they've made together. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming, Chris Flynn and Miranda Slade. The technical pro...
Feb 14, 2023•32 min
Why is the White House shooting down flying objects? Adam is joined by the BBC’s security correspondent, Gordon Corera, and North America correspondent, Sarah Smith, to discuss the mystery that’s gripping America. After a weekend of showbiz news Radio 1 DJ, Jack Saunders, gives his take on the performances and pageantry at the Brits and the Super Bowl. And one week on from the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, we get an update from Lyse Doucet who is in Turkey. Today's episode was presented...
Feb 13, 2023•32 min
The first aid deliveries has started to arrive in Syria after Monday’s deadly earthquakes. Adam speaks to Syrian director, Waad Al-Kateab, who directed of the award winning documentary ‘For Sama’, and her husband Hamza Al-Kateab, a doctor and human rights activist, who say much more support is needed. The UK has narrowly avoided a recession according to new statistics. Paul Johnson, director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies explains what that actually means for people’s daily lives. Today's e...
Feb 10, 2023•30 min
How are search and rescue teams saving people in Turkey and Syria? The BBC's Anna Foster describes how the relief effort is playing out on the ground in one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquakes. Baroness Amos, Labour member of the House of Lords, and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, gives a bit of perspective on the situation in Turkey and Syria. And Lord Frost, former Conservative minister and chief Brexit negotiator talks Brex...
Feb 09, 2023•29 min
Ukraine’s President makes a surprise visit to the UK. We get reaction from one of the people who shared the stage with President Zelensky at Westminster Hall, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons speaker. Chris and security correspondent Frank Gardner are also on hand to chew over what this means in foreign policy terms. And we discuss the latest on missing 45-year-old mother-of-two Nicola Bulley with Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent, and BBC reporter Nick Garnet...
Feb 08, 2023•33 min
Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors under the rubble of buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria after two huge earthquakes on Monday. Adam and the BBC’s Lyse Doucet discuss some of the stories of hope and loss in the aftermath of the quake. They speak to one man from Manchester who’s helping to get aid out to the affected areas. Also, we get the latest on the mini-reshuffle with Chris and Alex Forsyth, host of the BBC’s Any Questions. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fl...
Feb 07, 2023•31 min
Rescue operations are under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria after huge earthquakes have left thousands dead. Kaled Jarkas joins us from Gaziantep, the Turkish epicentre of the tremors, as well as BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen, who gives the overview from London. And Spectator political editor Katy Balls speaks to Adam and Chris, after getting the first interview with Liz Truss since her resignation as PM. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by...
Feb 06, 2023•31 min
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after an alleged Chinese spy balloon flew across the state of Montana. Adam speaks to BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera as well as Aaron Flint, host of the Montana Talks breakfast radio show. And as disgraced pop star Gary Glitter is freed from prison, we hear from BBC correspondent Sarah Campbell who covered his trial in 2015, and barrister Kirsty Brimelow KC who explains why he's served half his 16-year jail term i...
Feb 03, 2023•32 min
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, talks strikes, devolution and Beyoncé. And former MP, and serial cabinet minister, Justine Greening, is in the studio to talk about solutions to government's levelling-up policy, Raab bullying allegations, and whether the Conservatives have any chance at the next election. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Chris Flynn with George Crafer. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
Feb 02, 2023•32 min
On what’s thought to be the biggest single day of industrial action for a decade, we talk to Len McCluskey, the former leader of Britain’s biggest union, Unite. He tells Adam what he thinks Sir Keir Starmer should be doing differently in response, and how he’d be trying to use ‘leverage’ in negotiations. Adam also speaks to Americast presenter Sarah Smith about the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died in Memphis last week after a beating by police. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and ...
Feb 01, 2023•35 min
Everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s strikes with the help of Alan Jones, PA’s Industrial Correspondent. Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bloomberg News Economics, is also on to join the dots between the walkouts and the state of the UK‘s finances, as we learn that the UK economy is expected to shrink in 2023. Also on the podcast, Liverpool officially becomes the Eurovision host city… which also means the launch of Eurovisioncast! Adam is joined by all four of the podcast’s hosts. This ep...
Jan 31, 2023•33 min
Three years since the UK left the EU, talks are still going on over trading arrangements. Why are they happening and what has changed since Brexit? Adam is back in Brussels to mark the anniversary – and we’ve got the whole Brexitcast gang together! There will of course be cake, as well as analysis and memories from the BBC’s Europe editor Katya Adler, and political editors past and present, Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason. We’ve also finally caught up with Michel Barnier! The former EU chief ne...
Jan 30, 2023•46 min
Newsnight's economics editor Ben Chu discusses Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's strategy, and what all those Es stand for. Chris Packham also joins from Ken Hill Farm in Norfolk, where he's been filming a special Winterwatch in which he interviews Sir David Attenborough. And Josh Widdicombe tells Adam what it was like reporting for local papers across the UK with his friend Nish Kumar for a new TV show. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade and Amy Eliz...
Jan 27, 2023•33 min
As a HMRC boss says there are “no penalties for innocent errors”, Adam and Chris talk through the latest with Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs. They’re joined by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, who sets out Labour’s view on the UK’s relationship with Europe. And Dame Arlene Foster, former first minister of Northern Ireland, talks about breaking the Brexit stalemate in Northern Ireland, and the state of the the Good Friday Agreement. This episode of Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chr...
Jan 26, 2023•29 min
Is the West’s supply of tanks to Ukraine a game-changer? Adam is joined by Ukrainecast’s Vitaly Shevchenko and BBC Europe editor Katya Adler to discuss whether the delivery of battle tanks from Washington and Berlin to Kyiv will make any kind of difference in the war against Russia. And we perform a check-up on the health service with Chris Hopson, chief strategy officer for NHS England. Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Rufus Gray, Daniel Wittenberg and...
Jan 25, 2023•30 min
A million people have signed up to a scheme with the National Grid which rewards them with discounts if they reduce how much energy they use. Adam finds out how one customer has already saved £35 after signing up to the scheme and Newsnight’s economics editor Ben Chu explains how it works and why it was introduced. The BBC’s Home Affairs correspondent, June Kelly looks at the future of the probation service, after a report highlighted a catalogue of failings that left a serial offender free to m...
Jan 24, 2023•33 min
Newsreader Huw Edwards is in the Newscast studio to discuss addressing the nation following the Queen's death, the annual BBC Young Reporter Competition and why podcasts maybe aren't his thing. Also, Adam and Chris are joined by tax expert Rebecca Benneyworth to crunch the numbers on Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi's tax headache. Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with George Dabby, Madeleine Drury, Annabel Dry, and Daniel Wittenberg. The techni...
Jan 23, 2023•35 min
The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast duo takeover Newscast. They chat to Laura Kuenssberg about strikes, Sunak’s seatbelt, and unpopular opinions. The BBC’s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, speaks from Kabul after interviewing Amina Mohammed, who's leading the United Nations visit to Afghanistan. And Newscast adopts "Animal News" from Radio 1 , with reports of a giant toads, shouting dolphins, and busy beavers. Today’s episode was presented by Greg James and Roisin Hastie and was made by Chr...
Jan 20, 2023•37 min
With Conservative Business Secretary Grant Shapps, Labour's Bridget Phillipson and the SNP's Mhairi Black. Three of the country’s leading politicians are on the podcast talking through some of the biggest political issues right now, including the UK government blocking a Scottish bill for the first time ever. This episode of Newscast was presented by Chris Mason and James Cook and was made by Chris Flynn with Danny Wittenberg. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
Jan 19, 2023•34 min
Why is UK inflation dropping... while some food prices are still rising? Newsnight's Sima Kotecha is in the hotseat for today’s episode, and she’s joined by the BBC’s Evan Davis and Claer Barrett from the FT, to chew over the latest economic trends. Also, after the head of the food watchdog suggested that it’s unwise to bring cake into the office, The Great British Bake Off winner and Today programme host, Martha Kearney, tells us whether she’ll be taking on that advice. Today’s episode was pres...
Jan 18, 2023•33 min
