Cheat Sheet | Asylum reform, Trump Epstein u-turn, house prices fall
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is announcing some of the biggest reforms to the asylum system since WWII. Trump has U-turned on the Epstein files, calling for Republicans to vote for their release. An...
17 Nov 202510min
Why does BBC board’s Robbie Gibb keep getting criticised?
Who is Sir Robbie Gibb and is he the most influential figure at the BBC? In a week marred by controversy, the organisation has seen the departure of two senior figures and has made an apology to the U...
14 Nov 202512min
Cheat Sheet | Reeves's income tax U-turn, renting reforms and Ariana Grande ambushed
Reports say income tax won't increase in Rachel Reeves's budget - but where will the chancellor find the money for government spending shortfalls?The BBC responds to Donald Trump's threat of a $1bn la...
14 Nov 202511min
Is the NHS in good health under Wes Streeting?
A tricky week for Wes Streeting was eased ever so slightly by the news NHS waiting lists have shrunk – if not by much. But the health secretary will still be nursing his bruises a day after having to ...
13 Nov 202515min
Cheat Sheet | The president and the paedophile, children vaping and toy sales boom
New emails and documents provide an insight into the relationship between Donald Trump and the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. He has repeatedly denied any involvement or knowledge about Epstein...
13 Nov 202510min
Is Rachel Reeves' black hole ‘made up’?
Sir Keir Starmer is standing on the edge of a black hole.The budget is looming and Downing Street believes some of the prime minister’s own MPs may move against him if it is badly received. Much of th...
12 Nov 202517min
Unseen: The ‘invisible girl’ abandoned by the state
Nonita had a voice, but nobody heard it.Aged just 18 and in care, Nonita was hit and killed b y a moving train – despite repeatedly warning the professionals responsible for her that she planned to ta...
11 Nov 202520min
Why does Donald Trump want to sue the BBC for ‘$1bn’?
The row over how President Trump was portrayed in a Panorama programme has proved to be a scandal too far for embattled BBC bosses. Director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turn...
10 Nov 202515min
