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May 30, 2023 • 27min

Covid Enquiries

Number 10 deny a cover-up over Boris Johnson’s Covid Whatsapp messages. The Covid inquiry has demanded that the former PM hand over unredacted messages, diaries and notebooks by Thursday. Adam talks it all through with political correspondent Alex Forsyth and the Institute for Government’s Catherine Haddon, who also teaches ministers the do’s and don’ts of doing official business over WhatsApp.Plus the BBC’s former China correspondent John Sudworth and producer Simon Maybin talk about their new Radio 4 series which explores Covid’s origin.Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Ben Carter with Madeleine Drury, Rufus Gray and Jack Taylor. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
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May 26, 2023 • 37min

The One With Faisal and Rachel Reeves

The shadow chancellor’s American dreamEconomics Editor Faisal Islam is in the hot seat. Labour’s Rachel Reeves has been in New York and Washington to talk about how one of the US administration’s flagship policies has inspired her own economic vision. America’s Inflation Reduction Act will boost the green economy and provide huge subsidies to consumers who buy American-made products. How might a similar scheme work in the UK?He also gets chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s thoughts. Faisal also asks Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson and Andy Palmer, chairman of electric car battery company InoBat, how the plans might work in practice.Today’s Newscast was presented by Faisal. It was made by Ben Carter with Miranda Slade, Rufus Gray and George Dabby. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.
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May 25, 2023 • 30min

Migration Nation

We chat to Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.Adam is back from his holiday and is joined by Scotland Editor James Cook. They speak to the Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University. Chris Mason is also on a beach (!) in Great Yarmouth reporting on how migration numbers have gone down in parts of the country that voted for Brexit.Today’s Newscast was presented by James Cook and Adam Fleming. It was made by Rufus Gray with Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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May 24, 2023 • 32min

More or Less Inflation?

Inflation has fallen, but will we really notice the difference? Scotland editor James Cook steps in for Adam today. He talks to consumer champion Gemma Godfrey and Tim Harford, presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less, about today’s announcement that inflation has dropped below 10% for the first time since last August.And it’s already been a very busy week in Westminster. Political editor Chris Mason talks through the latest developments.Today’s Newscast was presented by James Cook. It was made by Ben Carter with Rufus Gray and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer was Tim Walklate. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
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May 23, 2023 • 33min

Planet of the Vapes

How illegal vaping is threatening the health of school children.BBC chief political correspondent Nick Eardley is hosting today's Newscast. He’s joined by health editor Hugh Pym and celebrity doctor Michael Mosley to talk through the problems around illegal vaping, both inside and outside the classroom.Jim Gamble, who was heavily involved in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, dials in to discuss a possible development in the long-running case.We hear breaking news from BBC politics reporter Jonathan Blake that Boris Johnson has been referred to police over further potential Covid rule breaches.And, the BBC’s Tomos Morgan gives us the latest on the Cardiff riots.Today’s Newscast was presented by Nick Eardley. It was made by Ben Carter with Rufus Gray and George Dabby. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer was Tim Walklate. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
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May 22, 2023 • 33min

A Braverman Decision to Make

What will Rishi Sunak do with the home secretary?Suella Braverman says she is "confident nothing untoward happened", but has refused to be drawn over whether she asked civil servants to arrange a one-to-one speed awareness course for her. Standing in for Adam today are Americast presenters Marianna Spring and Justin Webb, who are joined by Newsnight political editor Nick Watt and Sir Jonathan Jones, who was the government’s most senior lawyer, to take part in their very own ‘ministerial code awareness course’.And a new investigative journalism team called BBC Verify has been launched today, tasked with countering disinformation and fact checking. But how exactly does it work?Today’s Newscast was presented by Marianna Spring and Justin Webb. It was made by Tim Walklate with Rufus Gray and George Dabby. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The senior news editor is Damon Rose.
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May 19, 2023 • 32min

​​Dermot O’Leary & Tina Daheley Do Newscast

Radio 2 duo get the latest on the G7 summit in Japan. ​​ ​​Political correspondent Alex Forsyth and chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet are around to help, plus Chris Mason sends an audio postcard from Hiroshima. ​​ ​​Plus media editor Katie Razzall reflects on a week of Harry and Meghan's New York paparazzi incident. ​​ ​​Today’s Newscast was presented by Dermot O’Leary and Tina Daheley. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Ben Carter, Joe Wallace and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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May 18, 2023 • 34min

Sewage Happens

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on sewage, social care, and election stunts.Hot off the back of big local elections gains, the Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey joins today’s Newscast hosts, BBC Presenter Tina Daheley and Scotland Editor James Cook. Chris Mason is in Japan with the Prime Minister for a G7 summit. And Dr Tamsin Edwards, a climate scientist at King’s College London, responds to news that global warming is set to break a key 1.5C limit for first time.Today’s Newscast was presented by James Cook and Tina Daheley. It was made by Rufus Gray with Chris Flynn and Joe Wallace. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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May 17, 2023 • 30min

Stop! In the Name of Gove

Landlords could be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England.Adam and Chris question Housing Secretary Michael Gove on the new law being tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, which would also give renters the legal right to request a pet in their home. And, he talks about reports of a rift in government over immigration plans, suggestions that the Brexit deal needs to be revised, and what those accents he did on BBC Breakfast last year were all about.Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Ben Carter and Joe Wallace. The senior editor is Sam Bonham.
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May 16, 2023 • 33min

Farming Todaycast

Adam opens Fleming's Farm and ploughs through trade deals, food security and labour shortages in the farming industry with BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and Anna Hill, presenter of Farming Today.Love Island star and sheep farmer Will Young dials in to discuss what it's like working in the profession.And, BBC gaming correspondent Steffan Powell is in the studio to explain Microsoft's Activision takeover, which was approved by the EU but vetoed by the UK.Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Ben Carter, Chloe Desave, Rufus Gray and Joe Wallace. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.

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