Newscast
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The BBC's daily news podcast, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth.Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.Catch Newscast seven-days a week and watch on BBC One at 23:40 on Thursday night or later on BBC iPlayer. GET IN TOUCH:
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Or use the hashtag #BBCNewscastNewscast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Newscast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Americast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Newscast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.Americast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Send us a message or voicenote via WhatsApp to 03301239480
Email Newscast@bbc.co.uk
Or use the hashtag #BBCNewscastNewscast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Newscast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Americast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Newscast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.Americast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
Radical: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r
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Jul 7, 2023 • 34min
Just Stop Sport?
In this Newscast, Adam is joined by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew and tennis commentator Katie Smith to talk about how the crowds reacted when Just Stop Oil stopped play at the Ashes and Wimbledon. And the managing director of Silverstone, hosting this weekend’s Formula 1, tells Adam that the British Grand Prix is pulling out the stops to prevent any attempts to invade the circuit. And drinks journalist Alice Lascelles from the Financial Times celebrates the this summer’s cocktail - the Hugo Spritz. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by Fiona Leach with Rufus Grey and Alex Collins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
Jul 6, 2023 • 33min
Angela Of The North
"I got death threats to my children"Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, tells Newscast that she’s worried about her family’s safety.Adam and Chris are joined by Angela Rayner to talk about her family's safety, her accent, snobbery, Mhairi Black, Taylor Swift and opera.And there’s a new social media app in town called Threads. But can it dethrone Twitter as a go-to platform for journalists? Political Correspondent at PoliticsJOE Ava Santina, and Lucy Fisher. Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times give their take.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Rufus Gray with Miranda Slade. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
Jul 5, 2023 • 28min
Alzheimer's: Am I At Risk?
Broadcaster Fiona Phillips reveals her diagnosis, and we’re joined by experts who help us understand the condition.BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh, and professor of clinical neurology Paresh Malhotra explain how common it is, and the drugs that could help us cope with it in the future.And Karen White, whose dad was diagnosed with the condition in 2017, tells us what it’s like to care for a person with it.And Newscasters who work for the NHS, and the BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym, dial into Adam’s phone-in clinic to give their analysis of the service in 2023.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
Jul 4, 2023 • 25min
Dawn Of The Threads
Meta will launch a Twitter rival app on Thursday.
Adam is joined by Shiona McCallum, BBC tech reporter, and Vivian Schiller, the former head of news at Twitter, to talk about the effect they expect it to have on our online lives.
Chris Mason is also on with the latest as the police reopen an investigation into a 'jingle and mingle' event at Conservative HQ while Covid restrictions were in place.
And, business editor Simon Jack has been investigating what’s going on with Nigel Farage’s bank accounts, after Mr Farage claimed an account of his was shut for political reasons. We hear what he’s found.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The news editor was Damon Rose.
Jul 3, 2023 • 33min
Jeremy Bowen on Israel's Military Operation
The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen explains what’s behind what appears to be one of Israel’s biggest military operations in years in the occupied West Bank.And Adam and Chris discuss how fuel retailers will be forced to publish live prices under a new scheme aimed at stopping them overcharging.Plus - the prospect of Orkney Island Council considering an ‘Orkxit’, and what’s ‘new’ about the New Conservatives.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Miranda Slade, and Alex Collins. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
Jun 30, 2023 • 32min
Paris is Burning
Adam’s joined by Europe editor, Katya Adler, and Amina Kalache, a journalist from the Paris suburb of Nanterre where a 17 year old boy, Nahel M, was shot dead by a police officer while at the wheel of a car.And Hugh Pym, the BBC’s health editor, tells Adam what’s in the Government’s long-awaited plan to plug the long-term gaps in NHS England’s staffing. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereJoanna did, and that’s where she posted her astoundingly detailed spreadsheet, logging every single Newscast intro that’s ever existed. We hear from her on the pod.
Today's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by Fiona Leach with Alex Collins, George Dabby and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
Jun 29, 2023 • 30min
Check Your Privileges Committee
Tory MPs are accused of interfering with the Partygate probe.Adam and Chris are joined by shadow leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire to discuss what the latest report from the Privileges Committee could mean for freedom of speech. Plus, Conservative peer and former ministerial adviser Lord Finkelstein reveals how his parents’ experience of the Holocaust shaped his own world view. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Alison Gee with Cordelia Hemming, Rufus Gray and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Ged Sudlow. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
Jun 28, 2023 • 33min
Thames They Are A-Changin'
Thames Water is in talks to secure extra funding as the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario if the company collapses. Adam is joined by Newsnight’s economics editor Ben Chu to explain why the company is in trouble, and how it could affect the public. And Chris Stark from the UK Climate Change Committee is in the studio to go through a new report by the body, which concludes that the UK is no longer a world leader. They’re joined by climate scientist Dr Tamsin Edwards. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
Jun 27, 2023 • 33min
Hancock's Three Hours
The ex-health secretary says pandemic planning was "completely wrong" in Covid inquiry evidence.Health reporter Jim Reed, who spent three hours watching the testimony joins Adam, along with Emma Norris from the Institute for Government.Also, a damning report into English and Welsh cricket says racism, sexism, classism and elitism are widespread in the game. West Indies cricket legend Michael Holding, and former professional cricketer now journalist, Isabelle Westbury, give their reaction.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade, George Dabby, Alex Collins and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.
Jun 26, 2023 • 25min
Stephen Lawrence: The 6th Suspect
How the BBC uncovered a new suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder.Adam speaks to home affairs correspondent Daniel De Simone who has spent the last two years looking into the police investigation into the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - the UK's most notorious racist killing. Daniel’s investigation has for the first time named a major suspect in the case.We also hear from former BBC correspondent, Danny Shaw, who has reported on the story and the subsequent inquiry, investigations and trials over the last 30 years. And Jane Deighton, the lawyer for Duwayne Brooks, who was with his friend Stephen on the night of the attack talks about the toll it’s taken on her client.You can watch ‘The Big Cases, Stephen Lawrence: The Sixth Suspect’ on BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fwqkm8/the-big-cases-stephen-lawrence-the-sixth-suspectYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
