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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...
Westminster is increasingly tempted to treat Capital Gains Tax as an easy source of extra revenue. Listen to this article With the Treasury under...
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...
Households across the country are bracing for an expensive winter. Listen to this article Energy costs always increase in the colder months because we...
For years, the fight against fakes has focused on online marketplaces, social media platforms and rogue websites. Listen to this article Yet...
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...
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...
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...
In the UK, rapid business growth has often been treated as shorthand for success: bigger revenues, more staff, another funding round, another...
We’ve become used to asking artificial intelligence questions. Listen to this article Now we’re approaching something much more significant as...
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...
Professor Peter Fonagy’s landmark review will reject claims that Britain is suffering from mass overdiagnosis of ADHD and autism. Listen to this...
In February, I visited Greenland. Listen to this article In Nuuk, people spoke to me about what they called the “psychological terror” of the...
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...
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...
As online spaces have become increasingly central to our modern lives, technology has amplified existing types of abuse, while also facilitating new...
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...
Two interesting things happened during a constitutional debate in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Listen to this article Not words you hear often,...
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,...
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...
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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Esoteric intelligence involves the study and use of unconventional methods to gather information and disrupt state-level adversaries. Listen to this...
President Trump’s meetings with world leaders are never straightforward. Listen to this article There’s no reason to suggest today’s meeting...
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...
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...
I’m a wheelchair user in my twenties. Listen to this article Every time I hear politicians call the PIP and wider disability bill...
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...
On Friday, President Macron took a bold step. Listen to this article Convening a meeting at the Élysée Palace, the French President brought together...
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...
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...
Tech giant Meta’s third-generation AI-powered ‘smartglasses’ offer users access to seamless, real-time search, audio and analytics tools simply...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Last week, Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon resigned, saying that the people building superintelligence “believe it could kill us all by the end of...
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...
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...
Five years ago this week, Britain launched AUKUS alongside Australia and the United States. Listen to this article Often, AUKUS is viewed as an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...