The News Meeting

The Duke of Sussex has won £140,000 pounds in damages in his phone hacking case against Mirror Group Newspapers. It’s the first victory in his battle against the British press.Click here to listen to ...

20 Dec 20238min

As the war in Ukraine approaches its two-year anniversary and with ammunition running out, the country’s leader has been flying from Washington DC to Europe in a desperate bid to persuade world leader...

19 Dec 20237min

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.In this episode the best-selling author and journalist Tim Marshall joins th...

18 Dec 202337min

By 2037, the NHS hopes to have 10,000 physician associates. Now the government is beginning a legal process to set new rules around NHS staff in non-doctor associate roles.To find out more about Torto...

18 Dec 20236min

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise deputy editor Giles Whittell.In this episode he’s joined by political editor Cat Neilan, climate editor Jeev...

15 Dec 202334min

For the first time in three decades of UN climate talks, nearly 200 countries have agreed a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, including oil and gas. Is it really a turning point in efforts to...

15 Dec 20236min

The prime minister has won a crucial vote in parliament on his government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. What does it tell us about the state of the Conservative Party and the future of...

14 Dec 20238min

He was nicknamed “the mad man” in school. But can Javier Milei actually follow through on any of his controversial election promises?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a l...

13 Dec 20237min