‘Wish I’d acted earlier’: Matt Hancock’s defence at the COVID inquiry
Matt Hancock took the stand at the COVID inquiry for the first of two days of giving evidence on Thursday. In 2021, the then health secretary was forced to resign after he admitted he broke the govern...
30 Nov 202324min
Royal race 'revelation': PR stunt or genuine mistake?
The sale of a new book about the Royal Family has been halted in the Netherlands after publishers of the Dutch translation of Omid Scobie's Endgame appeared to name a member of the Royal Family who al...
29 Nov 202318min
Is war fatigue Ukraine's new enemy?
The world's attention has been turned to the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in the war in Ukraine falling further down the news agenda. Not only does this impact keeping pressure on Putin but in Ukr...
28 Nov 202320min
The team helping the victims of revenge porn
The Revenge Porn Helpline has seen the number of phone calls it receives rise by nearly a third.It was set up when revenge porn was made a crime in 2015 – and this year alone, has handled more than 10...
27 Nov 202322min
Is the COVID inquiry missing the point?
The COVID inquiry is now into its second round of public hearings – examining how key decisions were made in Westminster as the coronavirus began to take hold around the world in early 2020. The evide...
24 Nov 202320min
‘Curious not furious’: How to negotiate with hostage takers
Qatar has announced key details of the planned pause in fighting and release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. In the first phase of the agreement, Hamas is due to release 50 hostages from Ga...
23 Nov 202319min
Autumn statement: What does it mean for you?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed his autumn statement. Among the proposals National Insurance is to be cut by two percentage points, and NI payments for the self-employed have been abolished. There...
22 Nov 202332min
Nicola Bulley: What did the police get wrong?
Police who investigated the disappearance of Nicola Bulley from beside a riverbank have been heavily criticised in a damning report. Lancashire Police's decision to reveal the mother-of-two's mental h...
21 Nov 202321min
