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For many of us, the summer holiday is supposed to be the reset button. Listen to this article We count down the days, dream about switching off and...
When it comes to science and technology, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is wrong to put all of our eggs in the AI basket. Listen to this article One of...
Every child in foster care deserves a home that feels stable, and that stability depends on people who are willing to open their homes and remain in...
I need to confess: I couldn’t help but watch 'Let’s Marry Harry' when it landed on Netflix this week. I am now fairly convinced it’s...
The UK's Digital ID scheme never received much love - mired in controversy, the rollout was labelled a 'fiasco' by the cross-party Home...
Last month, Andy Burnham spoke of pubs as a core part of Britain’s heritage and being at the heart of working-class culture. Listen to this article...
As an investigative journalist, I'm paid to be curious. Listen to this article My days are spent chasing information, spotting patterns and...
When did local authorities turn into the fun police? Listen to this article Westminster City Council’s ludicrous war against pavement pints is just...
The education secretary's diagnosis of Britain's schools starts from the idea that written, pen-and-paper learning is holding a generation...
This week, the Wicked mega-star Ariana Grande announced she’ll be taking a step back from public life, following backlash to the dramatic weight...
By Dr Charlotte Armitage For years I have listened to parents who have all said the same thing. Listen to this article Their children are glued to a...
When I read the headlines warning that Britain's Christmas vegetables could be in short supply after this summer's drought, I wasn't...
New research shows a quarter of people would be prepared to hand oral weight-loss medication to a friend or family member, rising to 41% among...
There's a letter that lands on millions of doormats each year, dressed up in the language of menace. Listen to this article "Investigation...
By Baroness Jacqui Smith Where you start in life should never determine where you finish. Listen to this article It sounds obvious, doesn’t it? But...
Andy Burnham is facing heavy criticism for going on a family holiday just weeks after entering Downing Street. Listen to this article His allies point...
Wednesday 5 August 2026. Listen to this article An unremarkable date, you might think. But for the trans & non-binary community it’s a date that...
The UK’s fire chiefs are warning that larger, more complex wildfires like those seen in southern Europe are becoming more likely here. Listen to...
'Victims must come first' is an easy promise for any politician to make, but an extraordinarily difficult one to honour. Listen to this...
The latest statistics released by the Community Security Trust this week paint a gloomy picture, with Anti-Semitic incidents rising by 21% in the...
By Andy Hughes, LBC Crime Correspondent They dragged a police officer to his death. Listen to this article As PC Andrew Harper clung to a tow strap...
When visiting a doctor or clinician, patients need to feel they are being properly heard. Listen to this article They want to know their concerns have...
We need to stop pretending that heatwaves are just a 'bit of a funny week' in the summer. Listen to this article They aren’t. They’re...
Listen to this article The year is 1962. A US spy plane photographs Soviet Nuclear sites under construction in Cuba. In the following days, the US...
Look at the tax calendar for the first week of August and you will see something HMRC would rather you didn't notice. Listen to this article On...
I discovered something years ago that I genuinely think has made life better, and it still surprises me that more people don't do it. Listen to...
By Laurence Turner MP The UK has a life sciences problem. Listen to this article Not a science problem - our research base is world-class. Nor is it a...
Like most Brits, I grew up with a clear idea of what a summer holiday should be. A chance to swap rainy Britain for somewhere reliably warm, welcoming...
As temperatures soar across the UK once again, we hear the same messages repeated every summer: drink more water, stay in the shade and wear...
The announcement that schools in England will be able to offer technical subjects from age 14 is a welcome step towards an education system better...
Across London this week, hundreds of thousands of families have been celebrating the start of the summer holidays. Listen to this article For many of...
It looks like Gianni Infantino's latest grand scheme might finally have hit a brick wall. Listen to this article Essentially, he wants to see...
What is it about Fifa that attracts such greedy charlatans? Listen to this article Brazil’s João Havelange, who ran world football’s governing...
When Robert Bush was charged with 67 offences, including preventing lawful and decent burial, there was rightfully public outrage that this had been...
Counting is now underway for the Manchester Mayoral race - technically the biggest by-election by voter population in British history. Listen to this...
Wildfires are engulfing Europe; there are wars everywhere; I still can’t afford a flat in London. Listen to this article But look! Here’s Andy...
It is the final day of a training course where I've been helping two 18-year-old girls prepare for their first holiday abroad without their...
We're now four heatwaves in, and Britain finally has a chance to fix the trains, roads and water supply that keep buckling under the same...
Today, 31 July, a quiet legal deadline passes that most of the market will not even notice. Listen to this article It is the last day a landlord can...
The Prime Minister's plan for devolution is highly anticipated by councils across the country. Listen to this article For too long, local leaders...
The 2026 World Cup was the most commercially successful sporting event ever staged, with estimated revenues of around $15 billion. Listen to this...
Most people think that winter is the most dangerous time of year for people who are sleeping rough, but the reality may come as a surprise: summer can...
Today, we received a stark reminder of the levels of anti-Jewish hatred experienced by Jews in the UK. Listen to this article Worldwide, antisemitic...
Andy Burnham is right: for too long, Britain has treated university as the only clear route to success when that has never matched the reality of...
Plenty of ink has been spilled over the last nine days since Andy Burnham took office, reflecting on his drastically different approach to political...
Last week my friends and I considered the idea of going to the beach for a day. Listen to this article A twenty-pound return journey, plus the price...
Barely a week into the job, Andy Burnham can perhaps be forgiven not fully comprehending the scale of the challenges he has inherited. Listen to this...
Andy Burnham has said we need to value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap, and he’s right. Listen to this article I think most people...
Andy Burnham is right that the NHS will not recover while social care is left as it is. Listen to this article But the missing piece is not money...
Leadership contests are usually exercises in optimism. Out with the old, in with the new, Fresh slogans and carefully choreographed declarations about...