When Russian tanks rolled over the border back in February some predicted Ukraine would be toppled in a matter of days - particularly in the Kremlin. How wrong they were. With key targets missed, more than 100 days passed and no end in sight in this grinding, gruelling conflict: just how long is Russia willing to wage its grim war? ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen and News Editor Emma Burrows - who have travelled through Russia together to report on the conflict - tell you what you n...
Jun 30, 2022•17 min
In the latest episode, ITV News Political Reporter Shehab Khan and US correspondent Emma Murphy discuss what comes next for the US after its highest court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion. Does it mean abortion is now illegal? Could other rights be rolled back? And what happens if a woman wants an abortion, but the state she lives in has outlawed it? Here's what you need to know.
Jun 27, 2022•14 min
ITV News Economics Editor Joel Hills and Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen come together on the week’s second day of rail strikes, where once again workers called for better pay and conditions. Carl and Joel give you a sense of where it'll all go in the next few months, as there are concerns the UK could experience a repeat of the late 1970s' 'winter of discontent', when over 2,000 strikes erupted across the country. Is Britain set for a modern day, summer equivalent?
Jun 23, 2022•14 min
America is at a point of reckoning after two of its most shocking recent attacks. One gave us images we thought we’d never see - the Capitol riots on January 6 2021 - the other tragic scenes that are all too familiar - children left massacred by a gunman in their own classroom. So after all the talk and condemnation - what chance of action or change? From Washington DC - the city where he filmed the now historic and award-winning footage of last year's Capitol Building riots - ITV Correspondent ...
Jun 21, 2022•15 min
The first long burst of summer sunshine has hit Britain. So are we set for wave upon wave of heatwaves this year? How high could temperatures get? And how does it fit in with the extreme heat being seen across the globe? ITV weather presenter Lucy Verasamy tells Faye Barker what you need to know about our changing weather patterns and unpredictable seasons - plus why we're more likely to see snow at Easter than Christmas.
Jun 17, 2022•11 min
Seven asylum seekers were about to be sent more than 4,000 miles away to Rwanda, before an 11th hour court decision meant they could get off a plane that was minutes from departing. The government was determined to press ahead with its controversial plan but an intervention from the European Court of Human Rights has put that on hold. So what is the Rwanda plan, why is it struggling to fly, and what will the government do next? In this episode of What You Need to Know, UK Editor Paul Brand speak...
Jun 15, 2022•17 min
Few have ever seen her compete, and yet trans cyclist Emily Bridges is now one of the most talked about athletes in Britain. She’s at the centre of a polarising, and too often toxic, debate on transitioning that sport is struggling to reconcile. The one voice missing has been hers - until now. In this exclusive conversation for What You Need To Know, Emily sits down with ITV News Sports Editor Steve Scott to tell her side of the story.
Jun 10, 2022•19 min
Boris Johnson says his backing by Tory MPs was "convincing" with 59% coming out in support of their elected leader in his hour of need. But the PM's critics point out both John Major and Theresa May got more support when they faced confidence votes in 1995 and 2018. And we all know how their reigns ended. So are the PM’s days effectively numbered? Or can he survive to face the ultimate vote of confidence at the next election? Political Editor Robert Peston tells Deputy Political Editor Anushka A...
Jun 07, 2022•17 min
Pageants, parades, street parties and a pop concert will celebrate the Queen’s historic 70 year span on the throne. Happy and glorious it may be - but will we ever see the likes of it again? And what big challenges lie ahead for the royals in the next few years? From outside Buckingham Palace, Royal Editor Chris Ship tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know about the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, why public support for the royals may be waning amid all the flag waving, and the impact negative pr...
Jun 02, 2022•20 min
The Archbishop of Canterbury has told ITV News that Prince Andrew is seeking to “make amends” having settled his sexual abuse lawsuit and we must “learn to be a more open and forgiving society”. The Most Revd Justin Welby was questioned in an interview with News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby about whether the upcoming Jubilee celebrations offer the public the opportunity to unite and forgive the Duke of York, who has always denied any wrong doing. Speaking on all things royal ahead of the Platinum ev...
May 31, 2022•21 min
Dozens of cases of monkeypox have been confirmed across the UK, a number that is expected to keep on rising. So what are the signs to look out for? How is it transmitted? Could it be deadly? And can it be stopped? Health Editor Emily Morgan urges calm as she tells Carl Dinnen what you need to know.
May 28, 2022•11 min
From wine stains on the walls and drunken altercations to failures of leadership and judgement - the Downing Street parties report is in and it's damning. Boris Johnson says he's humbled by civil servant Sue Gray's findings, but is he? People think he's got away with it, but has he? From the ITV News Westminster studios, UK Editor Paul Brand and Political Editor Robert Peston tell Carl Dinnen what you need to know.
May 25, 2022•18 min
For several decades no male professional footballer in England dare do it. Now it has taken a 17-year-old to accept national if not global attention into his life by declaring a simple personal truth: he’s gay. So why did it take this long? What difference could Jake Daniels' declaration make? And can football really be inclusive when the World Cup is hosted where homosexuality remains illegal? Sports Editor Steve Scott tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know…...
May 23, 2022•13 min
In 1940 we had Dunkirk. In 2022 the people of Ukrainian have Mariupol - a symbol of defiance in defeat that has fired their belief in winning the war with Russia. But how did a few hundred fighters hold out surrounding forces 100 times stronger for so long? And - now it's effectively over - what does the near-apocalyptic siege on the port city’s steelworks tell us about the way this war is going? And what are the next key battlegrounds? From Ukraine, ITV News Correspondent John Ray tells News At...
May 20, 2022•14 min
From Kiev to Kharkiv and now stalling across the Donbas, it’s fair to say Vladimir Putin’s war is not going to plan. So how are the Ukrainians continuing to defy the Russian invaders? How much longer could they hold out? And could they even win? Senior International Correspondent John Irvine recently ventured to the very brink of the frontline to see Ukrainian and western-delivered weaponry in action. Now back in Tel Aviv, he tells News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know... You can s...
May 18, 2022•17 min
Cancer patients are hailing a new data frontier in medicine that is helping to improve their treatment options and extend lives. And it’s all based around the clues that lie in you and your family’s DNA. Science Editor Deborah Cohen tells Faye Barker what you need to know.
May 16, 2022•14 min
The families of young children with life-limiting conditions wouldn't put a price on the care they receive at hospices. But providing that crucial support is getting harder and harder at hospices in England because of a staff crisis almost twice as severe as the NHS. Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt has been reporting on hospices for years after seeing how they eased his mother's pain before she died. In this episode, he tells ITV News presenter Faye Barker what you need to know about the i...
May 13, 2022•14 min
As seismic moments go in Northern Ireland’s history, Sinn Féin earning the right to hold the post of first minister is right up there. So what does their election success mean for power sharing in the short term? And what now is the long-term chance of a united Ireland and an end to the United Kingdom? Esteemed author, journalist and filmmaker Eamonn Mallie tells News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby - who served as ITV's Ireland correspondent during the historic moments of the mid-nineties - what you n...
May 11, 2022•17 min
Every May Russia holds victory parades to honour the Soviets who fought against the Nazis. But this year why are families of soldiers recently killed in Ukraine still so supportive of Vladimir Putin’s war against their neighbour? And what is state TV not telling them? Having travelled from the streets of Moscow to putin's rural heartland, ITV News News Editor Emma Burrows tells you what you need to know. Emma travelled to Russia alongside Political Reporter Carl Dinnen. You can read more from he...
May 09, 2022•14 min
The Tories have lost control in Westminster - for now just the city council - but what does that defeat and other local election shocks mean for Boris Johnson? Is Keir Starmer right to hail Labour’s gains as a turning point for the party or will he be sunk by the latest beergate developments? And what impact could the local results have on a Lib Dem revival and the result of next election overall? In this special ITV News podcast on the 2022 local elections, Political Editor Robert Peston and IT...
May 06, 2022•27 min
UK inflation is at its highest in decades, with energy, food and fuel prices all soaring - triggering yet another likely rise in interest rates. So how did we get into this cost of living crisis? How much worse could it get? And will it ever end? Business Editor Joel Hills and Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tell News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know.
May 04, 2022•20 min
ITV News has discovered hundreds of people remain stuck in prison today, under a law abolished a decade ago. They include an inmate convicted after stealing a cigarette who is still in jail 16 years later - while a 32-year-old man has never returned home after getting two years for stealing a bike at 17. Northern Reporter Sangita Lal, who reported on this exclusive and extraordinary story, tells ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt what you need to know. You can also see Sangita's repo...
May 02, 2022•15 min
The Archbishop of Canterbury says it goes against God - Boris Johnson says it’s the morally right thing to do. So why has the UK’s plan to send thousands of migrants off to Rwanda proved so divisive? And could it still be stopped? Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana - who has the inside track on disagreements in the Home Office - and Political Reporter Shehab Khan - who has telling reactions from Rwandans having visited the budget facilities in Kigali - tell News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby wha...
Apr 29, 2022•20 min
Life in lockdown may seem a distant memory in the UK - but deserted streets and empty supermarket shelves are a daily reality right now in China. So, amid rising anger at regular mass testing, quarantine centres dubbed 'Covid prison' and total restriction on movements, is the country’s hardline zero-Covid strategy finally at breaking point? Asia Correspondent Debi Edward tells News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know...
Apr 27, 2022•14 min
It was just two years ago that Oxford University researchers first trialled the vaccine that would change the way the world has fought coronavirus. But with the battle ongoing - where do they think we stand now? Is enough being done to prepare the UK and the world for future Covid threats? And what might the next generation of booster vaccines look like? Oxford Vaccine Group director Professor Andrew Pollard, who was the chief investigator of the breakthrough vaccine trial two years ago, tells S...
Apr 25, 2022•16 min
MPs have approved the plan to open an investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled the House over the infamous lockdown parties. So where does this now leave a prime minister who insists he won’t resign amid cries of a constitutional crisis? Political Editor Robert Peston tells Tom Bradby what you need to know as he reflects on some astonishing scenes in the House of Commons. In a typically forensic discussion, Robert evaluates the chances of Johnson holding onto power and the obstacles ahead...
Apr 21, 2022•20 min
The battle for the Donbas has begun in the war in Ukraine so how is Russia hoping to take an eastern region that stretches for 300 miles. After the humiliation of failing to capture the surrounded capital of Kyiv, has Vladimir Putin learned from his mistakes as he begins the second phase of the invasion? Can Ukraine’s army continue to defy expectations and hold off the Russian forces? And how vital is Western support to their efforts? As he prepares to head east from Kyiv to track the unfolding ...
Apr 20, 2022•15 min
News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby speaks to Europe Editor James Mates and US Correspondent Robert Moore about their experience of reporting on war crimes committed in Bosnia, Rwanda and Kosovo. The veteran journalists discuss what lessons can be learned from those conflicts when considering whether Vladimir Putin or his Russian troops could be convicted of war crimes in Ukraine. It comes amid claims that Russia used chemical weapons in an assault on the besieged city of Mariupol....
Apr 12, 2022•31 min
They are the pills that the NHS believes could help us leave the pandemic behind. Drugs designed to protect the most vulnerable when they catch Covid and cut hospitalisations and deaths by almost 90%! But, as their rollout begins, why isn't everybody cheering? Science Editor Deborah Cohen tells ITV News presenter Faye Barker what you need to know. We also share the updated list of Covid symptoms and the new guidance on isolating if you or a loved one gets the virus....
Apr 08, 2022•15 min
America calls Vladimir Putin a war criminal, while China still won’t admit Russia’s even invaded Ukraine. So why does the war in Europe look so different to those in power in Washington and Beijing? And what do the conflicting actions of the superpowers tell us about the prospect of a new world order? Asia Correspondent Debi Edward in Beijing and US Correspondent Emma Murphy in Washington DC tell News at Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know in this special podcast. Plus, what does China's...
Apr 06, 2022•23 min
