A 31-year-old suspect remains in police custody after a knife rampage in Nottingham left three people dead. Donald Trump has accused President Biden of “the most evil and heinous abuse of power” after pleading ‘not guilty’ to 37 counts of mishandling classified documents. The Covid Inquiry has heard that the UK was not ‘well prepared' for the pandemic and had given ‘very little thought’ to the idea of lockdowns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 14, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Covid-19 Inquiry into the Government’s response to the pandemic will finally begin its first public hearing this morning. The Privileges Committee report into partygate will publish tomorrow ruling that Boris Johnson lied to Parliament. A mother-of-three has been jailed for more than two years for inducing an abortion after the legal limit. &nb...
Jun 13, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon spent seven hours being questioned by police over the on-going investigation into the SNP’s finances. She has now been released without charge. Boris Johnson sensationally quit on Friday ahead of the privileges committee report into partygate. It follows the blocking of peerages for two of his former allies, Nadine Dorries & Nigel Adams. Rishi Sunak now faces three by-elections as party support for Boris Johnson fades. Over in France, a...
Jun 12, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prince Harry has told the High Court his motive for suing tabloid newspapers over alleged phone hacking was to protect his wife Meghan and hopes his case will stop the ‘abuse, intrusion and hate’. Rishi Sunak will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House today where they’ll discuss the threat posed by artificial intelligence. Millions of holidaymakers face a summer of travel chaos with Heathrow Airport to be hit by the biggest series of strikes in its history. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Jun 08, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prince Harry will return to the High Court for a second day of evidence in his phone hacking case after blaming ‘vile’ tabloids for 'inciting hatred' and having a ‘devastating impact’ on his mental health. Rishi Sunak has said Russia would have hit ‘new lows’ if it’s responsible for the bombing of a major dam in Southern Ukraine that forced the evacuation of thousands of people. A 'game-changing' new weight-loss drug will be offered to thousands of NHS patients to tackle obesity and the Benefits...
Jun 07, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Julia Hartley-Brewer discusses the day's biggest topics with Tom Slater, Editor - Spiked Online...You can listen to the whole show weekdays from 6.30-10am Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 06, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rishi Sunak will claim today the Government’s crackdown on illegal migration is working, despite costs expected to hit £6 billion over the next two years. The first Covid lockdown saved as few as 1700 lives in England and Wales according to a new study, with the benefits a ‘drop in the bucket’ compared to ‘staggering collateral costs’. Prince Harry will finally have his day in court as he gives evidence in his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror for alleged phone hacking. Hosted on...
Jun 05, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Boris Johnson has handed over all his unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks from the pandemic to the Government and now the Prime Minister has until 4pm today to hand the material over to the Covid inquiry. ITV has ordered an independent review of its handling of Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young staffer amid claims of a cover up by the broadcaster. Britain will target Turkey and Bulgaria in efforts to tackle the Channel migrant crisis, as Rishi Sunak urges European leaders to make il...
Jun 01, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITV bosses will be grilled by MPs next week over their handling of Phillip Schofield's affair, with claims the younger colleague received a financial settlement from the broadcaster. The Government has been accused of a cover up as the deadline to handover Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages to the Covid inquiry has been extended to tomorrow. Police had to remove protestors from the Oxford Union last night as feminist professor Kathleen Stock warned universities are becoming ‘propaganda machines f...
May 31, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast ITV executives are under mounting pressure to say what they knew and when after being accused of a 'total cover up' over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger man who worked on This Morning. The Cabinet Office is set for a legal battle with the Chair of the Covid inquiry who is demanding the handover of all Boris Johnson’s Whatsapp messages by 4pm today. The Prime Minister has backed Kathleen Stock, the feminist professor, as she faces huge protests by trans activists as she speaks at the Ox...
May 30, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The crisis at ITV has deepened as Phillip Scholfield’s younger lover hit back at the claims the network investigated the affair fully. It comes as Dr Ranj has spoken out accusing This Morning of presiding over a toxic culture. Rishi Sunak has been warned that his plans to impose 1970s style price caps will lead to food shortages. More than 12,000 Albanians, who entered the UK illegally, have breached their bail conditions before they could be deported. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
May 29, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast The latest immigration figures will be out this morning and are expected to reveal net legal migration to the UK rose above 700,000 last year. Ofgem will announce their energy price cap, it’s expected to fall by £450. The Chair of the Covid inquiry has demanded the government hands over all WhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson and his senior ministers and aids during the Covid pandemic. Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll who sold 100 million records in a career spanning six decades, has ...
May 25, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Boris Johnson has accused the government of a ‘politically motivated stitch-up’ and threatened to sue for giving extracts of his prime ministerial diaries to police amid fresh claims he broke lockdown rules. South Wales Police have referred themselves to the policing watchdog after CCTV footage emerged of a police van chasing two teens on an e-bike before a fatal crash that sparked riots in Cardiff. Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been secretly cremated after dying from cancer two weeks ag...
May 24, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Suella Braverman has insisted ‘nothing untoward happened’ over her handling of a speeding offence as pressure grows on the Prime Minister to launch an investigation by his ethics adviser. The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission is facing a witch hunt by trans activists over her defence of women's rights. Police hunting for Madeleine McCann will search a Portuguese reservoir 30 miles from where she went missing in 2007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
May 23, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rishi Sunak will consult his ethics adviser about Suella Braverman's handling of a speeding offence, however allies of the Home Secretary fears she’s a victim of a smear campaign over her efforts to crackdown on migration. Patients will soon be able to use the NHS app to opt for private hospital treatment in an effort to cut waiting times. Drug driving has now become more widespread than drink driving, according to a new police report. About eighty motorists are caught driving under the influenc...
May 22, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prince Harry and Meghan claim to have been in a ‘near catastrophic’ car chase in New York with ‘highly aggressive’ paparazzi. Labour leader Keir Starmer says he will reopen Brexit talks if he becomes Prime Minister, saying the UK needed ‘a better deal’. Obese patients cost the NHS twice as much each year as those who are a healthy weight, a study has revealed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast We are turning into sick note Britain as 2.5 million people of working age are out of work due to long-term sickness, with the increase driven by a rise in mental health problems and working from home. A massive shakeup of renting will be announced today with a ban on no fault evictions. Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has given a landmark speech in Taiwan calling on the west to treat China as a threat to UK security. A massive shakeup of renting will be announced today with a ban on no fault ev...
May 17, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Home Office has predicted a further rise in immigration by the next election, with another 1.1 million foreign workers and students projected in 2024. One in five taxpayers will be paying higher-rate income tax by 2027 in the biggest tax rise since the 1970's. Rishi Sunak will spearhead an international effort to secure more fighter jets for Ukraine and pledged hundreds of long-range attack drones during President Zelensky’s latest visit to the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
May 16, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Britons will forget how to work as we become too dependent on foreign labour, Home Secretary Suella Braverman will warn in a speech today, adding pressure on Rishi Sunak to cut net migration. Labour leader Keir Starmer is accused of plotting to rig future elections by giving millions of EU citizens the right to vote and lowering the voting age to 16. Turkey's presidential election battle is neck and neck and looks set to go to a run-off as President Erdogan faces a serious challenge after 20 yea...
May 15, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast -The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has branded the government’s plan to tackle illegal migration as ‘morally unacceptable’. -The government has scrapped their promise for a post-Brexit bonfire of EU laws by the end of this year, with only 600 of the 4800 EU laws to be scrapped. -Donald Trump has mocked the woman he's been found guilty of sexually assaulting in a civil case - calling her a ‘lying wack job’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 11, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast -Donald Trump sexually abused a journalist in a Manhattan department store in the 90s, a jury found last night, and ordered him to pay her $5 million in damages. - Keir Starmer has refused seven times to rule out doing a deal with the Lib Dems if there is a hung parliament after the next general election. -The Home Secretary has warned the House of Lords not to defy the 'will of the British people' by blocking the Government’s illegal migration bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
May 10, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pharmacists will be able to hand out prescriptions for common ailments under plans to ease pressure on GPs and free up nearly 30,000 appointments a day. The Metropolitan Police have expressed regret over the arrest of six protesters from the Republic anti-monarchy group before the coronation, none of whom will be charged. 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April. Were the police right to arrest anti-monarchy protesters on the day of the coronation? And tell us w...
May 09, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prince William has paid a moving tribute to his father King Charles at yesterday’s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle saying Queen Elizabeth would be a 'very proud mother'. After last week’s local elections, the Lib Dems are now hinting they would be willing to form a parliamentary pact with Labour at the next general election to form a new government. The Health Secretary has pledged to end the 8am scramble to get GP appointments. Receptionists are set to become ‘care navigators’. Question: P...
May 08, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been a bad night for the Tories and good night for Labour so far as local election votes continue to be counted across England. Final preparations are underway for the King’s Coronation tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 05, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Zelensky has denied a drone attack on the Kremlin was an attempt by Ukraine to assassinate Vladimir Putin. A record 11,500 police will guard the King’s Coronation this weekend in what is set to be the biggest security operation in British history. A breakthrough drug for Alzheimer’s disease has been found to slow mental decline by a third. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 04, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Buckingham Palace was locked down last night after a man was arrested for throwing suspected shotgun cartridges over the gates just days before the coronation. The Royal College of Nursing is threatening more strike action, despite a new pay deal being accepted by the majority of NHS unions. Spies will be brought in to track down text scammers and cold calling banned as part of a new strategy to tackle the £7-billion-a-year cost of fraud in Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
May 03, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Health unions and NHS bosses meet today to vote on the government’s latest pay offer amid hopes it could bring an end to long running strike action. The Home Office is set to buy 10 disused cruise ships, ferries and barges to house asylum seekers in ports across the country. Britain would back keeping the monarchy if a referendum were held tomorrow, a new poll reveals just four days ahead of the King’s Coronation. &nbs...
May 02, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Evacuation flights for British nationals from Sudan are being stepped up today as a three-day ceasefire is due to end tonight, with hundreds now back in Britain. The Home Secretary has warned woke police officers to stay out of controversial issues like race and gender and focus on fighting crime instead. Millions of pupils will miss out on another day of school as tens of thousands of teachers will strike again today in their long-running dispute over pay. &n...
Apr 27, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The first flight carrying British nationals from Sudan has arrived in Cyprus with more planes to leave this morning. The Bank of England chief economist says Britons must accept they’re worse off and stop asking for more pay. US President Joe Biden has announced he will run for re-election in 2024, setting the stage for a potential rematch with Donald Trump. H...
Apr 26, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special forces are racing against the clock to rescue more than 4,000 British passport holders trapped in Sudan, after a 72-hour ceasefire was announced in the war-torn country. The president of the CBI says the business lobby group feels a collective sense of shame and has fired a number of people amid a series of sexual misconduct allegations. Eight million people across the UK will start getting a £301 cost of living payment today, to help with soaring energy costs and food price inflation. H...
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