Should vaccinations be compulsory for schoolchildren?
The health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all children going to school in England. Some experts have suggested it may be necessary...
30 Sep 201945min
Where did Brexit go wrong?
Theresa May’s former right-hand man, her Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell, tells Emma Barnett why he thinks she failed to deliver Brexit.
24 Sep 201926min
Thomas Cook: Your questions answered
Travel expert Simon Calder and personal finance expert Martin Lewis take questions from 5 Live listeners about the collapse of Thomas Cook, in a special Your Call hosted by Nicky Campbell.What should ...
23 Sep 201946min
Gareth Thomas: ‘A journalist told my parents I was HIV positive’
This week former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying he wanted to ‘break the stigma’ around it. However he said he wouldn’t have done it, if a tabloid had not made t...
18 Sep 201913min
Behind the Supreme Court - with Baroness Hale
The Supreme Court is hearing two appeals to decide whether the Prime Minister's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks during the run-up to Brexit was lawful.Overseeing proceedings is Baroness ...
17 Sep 201924min
Stories of Love and Separation
What is it like to be separated from someone you love?Nihal Arthanayake speaks to three people forced to be apart: Danielle whose husband is in prison, Lisa Jones whose husband serves abroad in the mi...
12 Sep 201935min
Boris Johnson's first PMQs
In his first Prime Minister's Questions, Boris Johnson clashes with Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit and the possibility of a snap election.Listen back to the first 40 minutes of debate, plus analysis and re...
4 Sep 201950min
Parliament suspension: Are you outraged or ecstatic?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament days after MPs return to work.It means MPs are unlikely to have time to pass laws that could stop the UK leaving the European Uni...
29 Aug 201930min
