This Is Why

Will you be better or worse off than you were before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her tax and spending plans in her long-awaited budget? From the minimum wage and scrapping of the two-child bene...

26 Nov 202516min

Tax rises are expected in the chancellor’s budget. But will Rachel Reeves break any manifesto promises?A leaked memo suggests only murder, rape and manslaughter trials will be heard before juries unde...

26 Nov 202511min

Are you prepared to fight for your country?That's the question Emmanuel Macron will be asking the young people of France this week when he announces a plan to introduce voluntary military service.The ...

25 Nov 202516min

The chancellor's called for unity among Labour MPs - 24 hours before she reveals her budget.Meanwhile, the prime minister's hosting a call between European allies to push for a better peace plan for U...

25 Nov 202510min

Is it time for an NHS screening programme for prostate cancer? The disease is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK and kills more than 12,000 men every year. A decision is expected to be mad...

24 Nov 202516min

Two days out from Wednesday's big budget, Sophy and Wilf talk through what they're looking out for.Ukraine peace talks in Geneva continue today.David Cameron reveals he's been treated for prostate can...

24 Nov 202510min

She’s the Labour home secretary winning praise from the Tories and Reform UK – no wonder Shabana Mahmood’s crackdown on immigration has grated with some of her own backbenchers. But what is driving Ma...

21 Nov 202517min

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's ready to work on a peace plan put together by just the US and Russia. UK drugs could be funding Russia's war effort. Plus, energy bills will rise by 0.2% in January, 35% ...

21 Nov 202510min