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Andy Burnham's social care revolution will be swallowed by the system it inherits

Andy Burnham's social care revolution will be swallowed by the system it inherits

Andy Burnham's recent promise of free social care for everyone in England, built on NHS principles, sets a high bar. Listen to this article I...

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Dr Devan Moodley

Raising Capital Gains Tax would be a Budget own-goal - is Healey reckless enough to do it?

Raising Capital Gains Tax would be a Budget own-goal - is Healey reckless enough to do it?

Westminster is increasingly tempted to treat Capital Gains Tax as an easy source of extra revenue. Listen to this article With the Treasury under...

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Michael Healy

Andy Burnham's bereavement leave plan creates an uncomfortable hierarchy of grief

Andy Burnham's bereavement leave plan creates an uncomfortable hierarchy of grief

There is no doubt that the Government's announcement of a new statutory right to bereavement leave should be welcomed. Listen to this article For...

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Beth Hale

I help families in fuel crisis - cold homes and skipped meals are becoming Britain’s new normal

I help families in fuel crisis - cold homes and skipped meals are becoming Britain’s new normal

Households across the country are bracing for an expensive winter. Listen to this article Energy costs always increase in the colder months because we...

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Matthew Cole

Watch out for the Del Boys! The sale of fakes is going offline and back to the 1980s

Watch out for the Del Boys! The sale of fakes is going offline and back to the 1980s

For years, the fight against fakes has focused on online marketplaces, social media platforms and rogue websites. Listen to this article Yet...

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Daniel Fletcher

At Labour conference, Andy Burnham has nowhere to hide, writes Bethany Dawson

At Labour conference, Andy Burnham has nowhere to hide, writes Bethany Dawson

Still recovering from the jet lag of being stateside for the UN General Assembly, Andy Burnham now faces one of the biggest tests of his Prime...

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Bethany Dawson

It’s time to ban smartphones for under-16s

It’s time to ban smartphones for under-16s

A smartphone ban for under-16s may sound extreme. Listen to this article But the greater severity lies in pretending parents can manage alone a risk...

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Malcolm Johnson

Russia knows how to sell a lie. Britain must learn how to stop one

Russia knows how to sell a lie. Britain must learn how to stop one

For 25 years, my job has been making things travel in marketing. Listen to this article I launched the teen show Skins on MySpace back when a social...

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James Kirkham

Founders must stop mistaking momentum for strength

Founders must stop mistaking momentum for strength

In the UK, rapid business growth has often been treated as shorthand for success: bigger revenues, more staff, another funding round, another...

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David O’malley

When AI spends our money, who pays if the robot gets it wrong? writes Dean Dunham KC

When AI spends our money, who pays if the robot gets it wrong? writes Dean Dunham KC

We’ve become used to asking artificial intelligence questions. Listen to this article Now we’re approaching something much more significant as...

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Dean Dunham Kc

OpenAI hacked the Australian government. Is Whitehall next?

OpenAI hacked the Australian government. Is Whitehall next?

We prosecute hackers for breaking into companies. Listen to this article When an AI system does something similar, we cannot shrug and call it an...

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Graeme Stewart

An ADHD diagnosis must not mean a lifetime on benefits

An ADHD diagnosis must not mean a lifetime on benefits

Professor Peter Fonagy’s landmark review will reject claims that Britain is suffering from mass overdiagnosis of ADHD and autism. Listen to this...

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Harriet Coombs

Trump’s Greenland retreat is no victory for Europe

Trump’s Greenland retreat is no victory for Europe

In February, I visited Greenland. Listen to this article In Nuuk, people spoke to me about what they called the “psychological terror” of the...

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Dr Al Pinkerton

Wes Streeting should know the price of his space squadron - but proving value for money will be the real test

Wes Streeting should know the price of his space squadron - but proving value for money will be the real test

Wes Streeting may be licking his wounds following Wednesday morning’s encounter with Nick Ferrari, but he shouldn’t be too hard on himself. Listen...

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Graeme Ritchie

Pumping by the printer: Mothers need the legal right to breastfeed at work

Pumping by the printer: Mothers need the legal right to breastfeed at work

Thirty years ago, my mum returned to work while she was still breastfeeding me. Listen to this article Without the time, facilities or support she...

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Rachael Bews

AI has handed abusers a terrifying new weapon against women

AI has handed abusers a terrifying new weapon against women

As online spaces have become increasingly central to our modern lives, technology has amplified existing types of abuse, while also facilitating new...

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Gemma Sherrington

Scotland knows how to reduce drug deaths. It is failing to do so at scale

Scotland knows how to reduce drug deaths. It is failing to do so at scale

People will rightly ask why so many are still dying from drug-related causes. Listen to this article We've had strategies, task forces, targets...

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Gareth Balmer

Michael Marra’s first Holyrood test suggests Labour may stop sitting on its hands, writes Gina Davidson

Michael Marra’s first Holyrood test suggests Labour may stop sitting on its hands, writes Gina Davidson

Two interesting things happened during a constitutional debate in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Listen to this article Not words you hear often,...

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Gina Davidson

The sick-day text reveals everything wrong with Britain’s attitude to work, writes James Hanson

The sick-day text reveals everything wrong with Britain’s attitude to work, writes James Hanson

In the 70s, Britain developed an unfortunate nickname: the sick man of Europe. Listen to this article It was used to describe our failing economy,...

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James Hanson

Love-in meets Love Actually: Burnham holds his own in first Trump meeting, writes Natasha Clark

Love-in meets Love Actually: Burnham holds his own in first Trump meeting, writes Natasha Clark

Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google Andy Burnham and Donald Trump met on the outskirts of the UN summit...

23.09.2026 10

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Natasha Clark

Putin is testing Britain's defences without firing a shot

Putin is testing Britain's defences without firing a shot

By Dr Azeem Ibrahim OBE On the 15th of September, a drone believed to be carrying explosives was shot down over Lithuanian airspace near Kaunas....

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Dr Azeem Ibrahim Obe

Andy Burnham cannot dodge Britain’s spending crisis forever

Andy Burnham cannot dodge Britain’s spending crisis forever

Enjoy your favourite LBC shows with ad-free Catch Up, weekly competition entries and an exclusive newsletter Britain’s latest borrowing figures...

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William Yarwood

Inside the secret world of esoteric warfare

Inside the secret world of esoteric warfare

Esoteric intelligence involves the study and use of unconventional methods to gather information and disrupt state-level adversaries. Listen to this...

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Aran Dharmeratnam

Don't expect a Love Actually moment when Burnham meets Trump

Don't expect a Love Actually moment when Burnham meets Trump

President Trump’s meetings with world leaders are never straightforward. Listen to this article There’s no reason to suggest today’s meeting...

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Andrew Moran

A third of children can't identify a raw potato - do them a favour and pass the peeler

A third of children can't identify a raw potato - do them a favour and pass the peeler

By Kate Hardcastle MBE Like many parents, I’ve kept an eye on milestones when it comes to my children's development. Listen to this article The...

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Kate Hardcastle Mbe

London Fashion Week can be the start of a golden era for a sector which keeps the capital prosperous, writes mayor Sadiq Khan

London Fashion Week can be the start of a golden era for a sector which keeps the capital prosperous, writes mayor Sadiq Khan

Yesterday, London Fashion Week drew to a close – and what a week it was. Listen to this article With the eyes of the world on the capital, we put on...

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Sir Sadiq Khan

PIP would cost less if politicians invested in making life easier for people like me

PIP would cost less if politicians invested in making life easier for people like me

I’m a wheelchair user in my twenties. Listen to this article Every time I hear politicians call the PIP and wider disability bill...

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Anna Landre

Europe is preparing for war, sabotage and major disruption and we need to stop assuming it won't happen here

Europe is preparing for war, sabotage and major disruption and we need to stop assuming it won't happen here

You only had to spend a few minutes looking at social media to feel that something has changed in Europe. Listen to this article In the last week...

22.09.2026 10

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Ej Ward

Putin wants us to panic

Putin wants us to panic

On Friday, President Macron took a bold step. Listen to this article Convening a meeting at the Élysée Palace, the French President brought together...

22.09.2026 10

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Thomas Nurcombe

The Government backed air traffic bosses. Two failures in a month prove they were wrong

The Government backed air traffic bosses. Two failures in a month prove they were wrong

Less than a fortnight ago, when ministers had to be dragged to Parliament to answer for the last National Air Traffic Services (NATS) failure, Andy...

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Richard Holden

London’s strongest defence against knife crime is keeping children in primary school

London’s strongest defence against knife crime is keeping children in primary school

People used to ask what a Violence Reduction Unit had to do with education. Listen to this article We were quizzed on why we were focusing...

21.09.2026 10

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Lib Peck

AI smartglasses risk generating an epidemic in sex crime

AI smartglasses risk generating an epidemic in sex crime

Tech giant Meta’s third-generation AI-powered ‘smartglasses’ offer users access to seamless, real-time search, audio and analytics tools simply...

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Marcus Johnstone

Children are growing up on screens. School trips can get them back into the real world

Children are growing up on screens. School trips can get them back into the real world

The internet can take a child halfway around the world while they’re still putting on their shoes. Listen to this article They can look around a...

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Kim Greenwood

Last Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, our lives changed forever - but British Jews are not going anywhere

Last Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, our lives changed forever - but British Jews are not going anywhere

By Mark Adlestone OBE A year ago, on Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar, our lives changed forever.  Listen to this...

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Mark Adlestone Obe

I thought my daughter’s favourite toy was harmless. Then I learned about 'forever chemicals'

I thought my daughter’s favourite toy was harmless. Then I learned about 'forever chemicals'

My daughter was born at the start of lockdown. Listen to this article Changes to laws on toxic chemicals in children’s toys cannot come soon...

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Helen Jukes

Metropolitan Police given special powers ahead of first Millwall v West Ham match in 14 years

Metropolitan Police given special powers ahead of first Millwall v West Ham match in 14 years

The Metropolitan Police has established a Section 35 dispersal order and is deploying 400 officers to south London ahead of the first Millwall vs West...

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Sophie Clark

Superintelligent AI is an extinction risk. We must ban it

Superintelligent AI is an extinction risk. We must ban it

Last week, Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon resigned, saying that the people building superintelligence “believe it could kill us all by the end of...

19.09.2026 20

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Andrea Miotti

Britain’s mobile policy is disconnected from reality - and it’s costing us billions

Britain’s mobile policy is disconnected from reality - and it’s costing us billions

We have all experienced it. Listen to this article Your phone says you have signal, but the map will not load, the call drops or you cannot check when...

19.09.2026 10

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Lord Cromwell

Your bank knows almost everything about you, but who is allowed to ask for it? writes Dean Dunham KC

Your bank knows almost everything about you, but who is allowed to ask for it? writes Dean Dunham KC

The Revolut data breach should make every consumer sit up and take notice, but perhaps not for the reason you might think. Listen to this article...

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Dean Dunham Kc

Russia is testing Britain’s defences. Our submarines matter more than ever

Russia is testing Britain’s defences. Our submarines matter more than ever

Five years ago this week, Britain launched AUKUS alongside Australia and the United States. Listen to this article Often, AUKUS is viewed as an...

19.09.2026 10

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James Rogers

The monarchy has survived worse than Charles Spencer’s revelations, writes Shelagh Fogarty

If the King and palace officials thought Prince Harry’s book Spare was difficult to manage in terms of press, media and reputation, the book from...

18.09.2026 20

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Shelagh Fogarty

Whitehall has spent too long dithering over Heathrow

Whitehall has spent too long dithering over Heathrow

Britain is an island trading nation. Listen to this article That simple fact means our prosperity has always depended on how well-connected we are to...

18.09.2026 10

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Ed Richardson

Forget winning elections: Scottish Labour's biggest challenge is convincing Burnham to care

Forget winning elections: Scottish Labour's biggest challenge is convincing Burnham to care

Tomorrow, a new leader of Scottish Labour will be announced. Listen to this article But given the low-key nature of this event, you’d be forgiven...

18.09.2026 20

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Gina Davidson

The Government is right to back Youth Hubs. Now it must ensure they last

The Government is right to back Youth Hubs. Now it must ensure they last

This week, the Government announced its plan to open 42 new Young Futures Hubs across England. Listen to this article This is refreshingly good news...

18.09.2026 10

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Louise Norris

London’s housing crisis is pushing young talent we need for growth to Singapore and Dubai

London’s housing crisis is pushing young talent we need for growth to Singapore and Dubai

With private rents at record highs, the number of new homes built at record lows, and the average age of a first-time buyer in the capital hitting 35,...

18.09.2026 10

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Karim Fatehi Obe

We are becoming dangerously comfortable with an unstable Europe

We are becoming dangerously comfortable with an unstable Europe

There is something that keeps me awake at night occasionally, and it isn't really the idea that Russian tanks are suddenly going to appear on the...

18.09.2026 20

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Ej Ward

It’s pretty clear that Earl Spencer Wants to do as much damage to the king as he humanly can. This is a verbal homicide, writes Andrew Marr

It’s pretty clear that Earl Spencer Wants to do as much damage to the king as he humanly can. This is a verbal homicide, writes Andrew Marr

Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google Good evening. Be kind, be a little tolerant to me tonight because...

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Andrew Marr

Why I'm on team Charles Spencer, not Charles Rex, writes Shelagh Fogarty

Why I'm on team Charles Spencer, not Charles Rex, writes Shelagh Fogarty

Who do you believe in the royal row between the two Charleses: Charles the King, Charles Rex, or Charles Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of...

17.09.2026 20

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Shelagh Fogarty

Rising energy bills expose the terrible cost of Britain’s short-term policymaking

Rising energy bills expose the terrible cost of Britain’s short-term policymaking

The latest energy price cap forecast, which predicts a 25% increase in the cap from January, should be a wake-up call for government not to leave our...

17.09.2026 10

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Johnathan McKenna

Are AI companies building hell and calling it success?

Are AI companies building hell and calling it success?

My wife and I recently went to Paris for our wedding anniversary. Listen to this article We spent an afternoon at the Rodin Museum and stood before...

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Guy Hands