Is a ban on phones in schools enough to protect our kids?
The chances are your child has a smartphone. But whether they're allowed to use them in school or not could have a huge impact on not only their academic success but also mental health issues and wide...
3 Sep 202517min
Drill, Kemi, drill! Are Tory oil and gas plans a load of hot air?
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wants to end Labour's ban on new oil and gas licences and make North Sea oil and gas a "cornerstone" of the economy. But what would that mean for net-zero targets? ...
2 Sep 202518min
Small town tensions: The asylum crisis in Middle England
A few years ago, the number of asylum seekers in the Warwickshire market town of Nuneaton was in single digits. But it has become another community facing anti-migrant unrest. Our Midlands correspon...
1 Sep 202513min
Will this be Starmer’s toughest term yet?
With Parliament back in action in a few days, Sam and Anne look ahead to the packed autumn schedule in Westminster. In the last episode of the Summer Box Set, both spill the beans on all the latest n...
30 Aug 202531min
Is Trump now “dictator”-in-chief?
Is Donald Trump increasingly acting like a dictator as he power grabs and overreaches on independent institutions?Plus - he’s firing people again. Why?Mark Stone reflects on seeing an immigration raid...
29 Aug 202522min
The cost of living crisis: When will it end?
It feels like we're having to pay more and more for the basics every month. New figures released this week showed food inflation has reached an 18-month high of 4.2% - pushed up by household favourite...
28 Aug 202518min
Why aren’t we having more babies?
The total fertility rate for England and Wales - defined as the number of children a woman can expect to have over her lifetime - has fallen to another record low. It's the third year in a row the r...
27 Aug 202515min
How realistic are Reform’s deportation plans?
Reform UK has outlined its plan to tackle the small boats crisis, which would include detaining and deporting all illegal migrants arriving in the UK. Leader Nigel Farage says his party is willing to ...
26 Aug 202516min
