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The online hospital will finally make NHS care fit modern life

The online hospital will finally make NHS care fit modern life

Every patient deserves the right care, at the right time, without their life being put on hold. Listen to this article But for too many people,...

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Zubir ahmed

When it rains, it pours: Britain’s businesses face a drought they can’t ignore

When it rains, it pours: Britain’s businesses face a drought they can’t ignore

This winter, Britain got soaked. Listen to this article Much of England saw rainfall that was more than 40% above average, but the reality is that we...

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Craig dallison

Britain's family businesses are being crushed. Labour still has time to stop it

Britain's family businesses are being crushed. Labour still has time to stop it

Imagine a bakery owner in Barnsley. Listen to this article She's up at four in the morning, managing her accounts by seven, ensuring the...

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John Longworth

Why two year degrees could save students thousands and get working sooner

Why two year degrees could save students thousands and get working sooner

As MPs launch an inquiry into student loans in England, it’s clear that the debate around how undergraduate degrees are funded shows no sign of...

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Gareth smith

Labour is all at sea on defence: Defence Secretary's extraordinary blunder proves that, writes James Hanson

Labour is all at sea on defence: Defence Secretary's extraordinary blunder proves that, writes James Hanson

There is a long history of politicians coming unstuck during interviews with my LBC colleague Nick Ferrari, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a...

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James Hanson

British women are forced to give birth amidst crumbling walls and leaking ceilings - we must do better

British women are forced to give birth amidst crumbling walls and leaking ceilings - we must do better

Having a baby should be a moment that is full of joy. Listen to this article Yet for too many women, it has been marred by tragedy. In Shrewsbury and...

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Helen Morgan

Easter bonnet day is a nightmare for SEND parents

Easter bonnet day is a nightmare for SEND parents

For most parents, “special days” at school are harmless fun. Listen to this article For some of us, they’re emotional landmines. World Book Day,...

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Oonagh barrington

The future of war in Europe is already playing out in Iran, and we’re not ready for what’s coming

The future of war in Europe is already playing out in Iran, and we’re not ready for what’s coming

Want to know what the future of war in Europe looks like? Keep an eye on Iran. Listen to this article The best way to illustrate the breakneck speed...

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Jonas Malmgren

Big Tech’s smoking gun whiffs of Big Tobacco

Big Tech’s smoking gun whiffs of Big Tobacco

By Will Guyatt, technology correspondent The word seismic is frequently overused, but the landmark decision in this first social media jury trial will...

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Will Guyatt

Cockney culture can heal a divided Britain

Cockney culture can heal a divided Britain

There is a growing sense that something in Britain is fraying. Listen to this article You can see it in politics. You can hear it in public debate....

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Saif osmani

Call it chaos if you like - but Trump's military strikes are working in Iran

Call it chaos if you like - but Trump's military strikes are working in Iran

In Britain, the dominant expert view is that there is no strategy or clear objectives in the war with the regime in Iran - only chaos. Listen to this...

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Justin forsyth

The vet bill reckoning is overdue - but doesn't go far enough, writes Dean Dunham

The vet bill reckoning is overdue - but doesn't go far enough, writes Dean Dunham

Anyone who has taken a pet to the vet in recent years will already sense that something is structurally wrong with this market. Listen to this article...

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Dean Dunham

Iran has proven that energy is the frontline - We need to defend it like one

Iran has proven that energy is the frontline - We need to defend it like one

The United States’ war with Iran has proven that one of the most potent weapons of modern warfare is energy. Listen to this article The chaos in...

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Chris Bernkopf

Children need a social media ban, not another consultation, writes Laura Trott MP

Children need a social media ban, not another consultation, writes Laura Trott MP

Most adults have no idea what children see on social media, and if they did, they would be horrified. Listen to this article Young boys are being...

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Laura Trott

AI is quietly deciding which brands succeed and most people don’t realise it yet

AI is quietly deciding which brands succeed and most people don’t realise it yet

We tend to think of artificial intelligence as something we actively use - asking questions, generating ideas, speeding up tasks. Listen to this...

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Sophie attwood

Britain’s courts are collapsing, and we’re about to sacrifice jury trials to keep them running

Britain’s courts are collapsing, and we’re about to sacrifice jury trials to keep them running

Britain’s courts are grinding to a halt. But what are we prepared to give up to get them moving again? Listen to this article In recent months, jury...

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Dr shaun yates

Britain’s opioid crisis is killing thousands and we’re still handing out the pills

Britain’s opioid crisis is killing thousands and we’re still handing out the pills

Go to your GP with an ailment or illness and chances are you will eventually be prescribed an opioid. Listen to this article Patients with anxiety,...

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Graham woodward

I have to turn anxiety patients away because the NHS won’t offer them the right care

I have to turn anxiety patients away because the NHS won’t offer them the right care

Last year, nearly half a million people took the difficult step to seek treatment through NHS talking therapies services for anxiety or stress-related...

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Ellen dunn

NATO's strength will mean nothing without unity on digital and industrial power

NATO's strength will mean nothing without unity on digital and industrial power

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has declared that NATO is the strongest it’s been since the end of the Cold War, pointing to a new era of European...

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Alex catlin

Prepare for war now or fall behind: Britain is not ready for the speed and scale of modern conflict

Prepare for war now or fall behind: Britain is not ready for the speed and scale of modern conflict

By Blythe Crawford CBE In modern warfare, speed, innovation and industrial capacity are the new frontlines of defence writes Blythe Crawford. Listen...

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Blythe Crawford Cbe

The job interview is the new front line: North Korean AI spy imposters are infiltrating British businesses

The job interview is the new front line: North Korean AI spy imposters are infiltrating British businesses

Reports that a “mini army” of North Korean IT operatives are using AI to pose as remote workers should be a wake-up call for UK businesses. Listen...

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Adenike cosgrove

Today in north west London, Jewish lifesavers became targets, writes Rabbi Benjy Morgan

Today in north west London, Jewish lifesavers became targets, writes Rabbi Benjy Morgan

By Rabbi Benjy Morgan News of an attack on four Hatzola ambulances has shaken our our entire community to the core. Listen to this article These were...

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Rabbi benjy morgan

Labour’s school uniform cap risks fuelling inequality, not fixing it

Labour’s school uniform cap risks fuelling inequality, not fixing it

The Prime Minister has pledged to break down barriers to opportunity for children, yet the Government’s own school uniform policy is threatening to...

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Matthew Easter

We haven’t lost our British identity - we’ve lost the confidence to articulate it

We haven’t lost our British identity - we’ve lost the confidence to articulate it

If you listen to how we talk about British identity at the moment, you’d think it had disappeared. Listen to this article Over the past year,...

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Chad Teixeira

The Arctic is opening, and the West is sleepwalking into another strategic defeat

The Arctic is opening, and the West is sleepwalking into another strategic defeat

By Dr Helena Ivanov, and Graeme Downie MP As the Arctic opens up, Western governments face a strategic inflection point. Listen to this article...

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Dr Helena Ivanov

From dojo to Hollywood: Remembering Chuck Norris, the relentless warrior who became a global icon

From dojo to Hollywood: Remembering Chuck Norris, the relentless warrior who became a global icon

Security and Martial Art Expert Aran Dharmeratnam pays tribute to American Karate champion and action hero Chuck Norris Listen to this article In...

22.03.2026 10

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Aran Dharmeratnam

Starmer says we're not at war with Iran, but Tehran has already started targeting us, and it's only going to get worse

Starmer says we're not at war with Iran, but Tehran has already started targeting us, and it's only going to get worse

Britain is no longer watching the Iran conflict from a safe distance, we are now inside it, just not in the way the public expect. Listen to this...

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Ej Ward

2,689 miles of free medicine: England’s coastal path is a rare national win we should actually use, writes Shelagh Fogarty

2,689 miles of free medicine: England’s coastal path is a rare national win we should actually use, writes Shelagh Fogarty

The President of Finland is pleased. Listen to this article For the ninth year in a row his nation has been declared the happiest country in the...

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Shelagh Fogarty

We pay more, get less, and still get fined this is the madness of modern local government, writes Nick Ferrari

We pay more, get less, and still get fined this is the madness of modern local government, writes Nick Ferrari

By A bizarre coincidence, earlier this week I had just finished taking your calls and hearing your views on what seems to be the endless over-reach...

21.03.2026 10

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Nick Ferrari

My Mutton March is fighting back against women being called 'too much'

My Mutton March is fighting back against women being called 'too much'

They say that after a certain age, a woman should become a whisper. Listen to this article We’re told to trade our sequins for beige, our hemlines...

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Amanda fitzgerald

Polite but peripheral: Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats must grow up or step aside

Polite but peripheral: Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats must grow up or step aside

I write this with sadness, not anger. Listen to this article Ed Davey is a good man. A decent man. Liberal to his fingertips. And he led the Liberal...

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Mathew Hulbert

The manosphere is a mirror, and we won’t like what we see

The manosphere is a mirror, and we won’t like what we see

The manosphere did not appear from nowhere. Listen to this article It is the inevitable consequence of a generation of young men raised without...

20.03.2026 10

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Lorin Krenn

Sadiq Khan has let the unions run London and everyone knows it

Sadiq Khan has let the unions run London and everyone knows it

By Cllr Laila Cunningham Londoners just want to get to work. That’s it. Listen to this article They don’t want to wake up and check if the...

20.03.2026 10

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Cllr Laila Cunningham

Trump's impetuous war has the rest of us over a barrel, writes James Hanson

Trump's impetuous war has the rest of us over a barrel, writes James Hanson

Throughout Donald Trump’s political career, there have been those who have tried to explain or justify his decision-making as that of a master...

19.03.2026 10

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James Hanson

Angela Rayner is right – Labour’s ‘earned settlement’ plan breaks trust and punishes working people

Angela Rayner is right – Labour’s ‘earned settlement’ plan breaks trust and punishes working people

Angela Rayner has criticised the Government’s proposed changes to the immigration system – known as the “earned settlement” model - as...

19.03.2026 10

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Minnie Rahman

Britain’s small businesses are being forced to act as the banks of big business, and it’s costing billions

Britain’s small businesses are being forced to act as the banks of big business, and it’s costing billions

When politicians talk about economic growth, they talk endlessly about productivity, investment and innovation. Listen to this article But they rarely...

19.03.2026 10

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Terry corby

Private developers don't build the affordable homes we need. Government must step up and do it themselves

Private developers don't build the affordable homes we need. Government must step up and do it themselves

London is now building homes at a lower rate than any other major city in the developed world. Listen to this article We should all be ashamed of this...

19.03.2026 10

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Jerry tate

Meningitis moves fast. So does misinformation - but only one of them has a vaccine

Meningitis moves fast. So does misinformation - but only one of them has a vaccine

Meningitis is one of the most feared conditions in medicine. Listen to this article It can take hold with terrifying speed, moving from mild symptoms...

19.03.2026 10

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Dr danny chambers

Foreign money is rotting British politics - and we're in no position to stop it

Foreign money is rotting British politics - and we're in no position to stop it

We need to fix our political finance system. Listen to this article It was designed for a more innocent age - when we faced fewer threats from...

18.03.2026 10

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Matt Western

Ignore the doomers - founders never stopped choosing London

Ignore the doomers - founders never stopped choosing London

For the past few years, London has been at the centre of a fairly relentless narrative of decline. Listen to this article We are told that wealth is...

18.03.2026 10

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Charlie fletcher

I'm a pharmacist - this is what I wish people knew about meningitis

I'm a pharmacist - this is what I wish people knew about meningitis

The recent outbreak of meningitis B in Kent has understandably caused concern. Listen to this article Although this type of infection is uncommon, it...

18.03.2026 10

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Jason Murphy

Social media is making you sicker

Social media is making you sicker

It’s hard to have missed the debate about whether social media harms mental health or spreads misinformation. Listen to this article Less discussed,...

18.03.2026 10

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Dr deborah cohen

Tech companies must be criminally liable for harmful chatbots

Tech companies must be criminally liable for harmful chatbots

Harms caused by AI chatbots are severe and increasing - and since the turn of the year, public awareness of them has been heightened. Listen to this...

18.03.2026 10

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Maeve walsh

MPs can avoid the £100k tax trap. For millions of workers it isn't that easy

MPs can avoid the £100k tax trap. For millions of workers it isn't that easy

MPs’ salaries are set to rise toward £110,000 in the coming years, placing them squarely within one of the UK tax system’s most notorious...

18.03.2026 8

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Michael Healy

Childcare is not a luxury, but the foundation that gives every child the best start in life, writes Bridget Phillipson

Childcare is not a luxury, but the foundation that gives every child the best start in life, writes Bridget Phillipson

By Bridget Phillipson For years, the cost of childcare in this country has been going in one direction: up. Listen to this article For working...

18.03.2026 10

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Bridget Phillipson

From Putin’s pipelines to Iran’s war, Europe is still paying the price for its own energy insecurity

From Putin’s pipelines to Iran’s war, Europe is still paying the price for its own energy insecurity

For three days last month, Europe’s leaders said things at the Munich Security Conference that would have been unthinkable just a year ago. Listen...

17.03.2026 10

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Danijel višević

After years of rising concern over safety, more women are learning how to fight back

After years of rising concern over safety, more women are learning how to fight back

One of common questions I often get asked when carrying out self-protection courses, is Can a woman really fight back against bigger stronger male...

17.03.2026 10

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Aran Dharmeratnam

One old arrest can stop you entering the USA, even if you were never convicted

One old arrest can stop you entering the USA, even if you were never convicted

For many international travellers, entry to the United States is assumed to be routine. Listen to this article The Electronic System for Travel...

16.03.2026 10

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William diaz

We help drop the bombs on Iran, then slam the door on its refugees

We help drop the bombs on Iran, then slam the door on its refugees

With 3.2 million Iranians now displaced, we’re witnessing the silent humanitarian cost of a war the UK claims to support. Listen to this article...

16.03.2026 9

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Poppy lindsey

Two reports, one brutal verdict: Britain must back its farmers

Two reports, one brutal verdict: Britain must back its farmers

Two reports landed this month. Neither was written with the other in mind. Together, they make an argument that our government urgently needs to hear....

16.03.2026 10

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Steve Bennett