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Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 25th August 2026

Behind the Headlines - Monday 24th August 2026

The Premier League is back, and we’re taking you behind the hype ahead of Arsenal’s opening-night clash with newly promoted Coventry City. Plus, alarming new figures on drivers going the wrong way on motorways. And we hear calls for tougher laws on “smart” glasses.

Prince Harry and Meghan are set to move back to the UK. We hear what it could mean for relations with William, the King, and security arrangements The Prime Minister promises a crackdown on illegal waste and fly-tipping, with tougher penalties and a look at some of the worst sites in Bradford. Plus, Glasgow becomes Gotham as The Batman Part 2 films in the city

Wednesday 19th August, 2026: we have the latest from the latest deaths off the south coast of England; the Prime Minister's pledge to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas; the interim report in the train derailment at Lewes; one family's desperate measure to get a suitable home for their daughter - and we're at the start of the Tour of Britain Women and at the races with Queen Camilla....

We're being encouraged to learn how to help someone who is choking, as St John Ambulance says too many are dying because of a lack of knowledge or confidence to intervene. There's warnings about the number of children who are becoming fixated with violence. Highland Wildlife Park have welcomed back a monkey that escaped, and Glasgow's being transformed into Gotham City as filming for Batman begins...

Thousands gather in Swansea to say their final goodbyes to legendary Welsh singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler. Hear from campaigners calling for tougher laws on illegal e-bikes after a huge surge in police seizures of them. Plus, Scotland’s men’s team welcomes a new head coach.

We get the latest on the wildfires across England and Wales — with the Prime Minister calling in the military a Also today Nigel Farage returns to Parliament after winning the Clacton by-election Plus, line dancing’s TikTok comeback

Students across the UK have been getting exam results, with pass rates up. We hear the reactions from teenagers planning their next steps We also head to the West Midlands where police have created “grab bags” to help domestic abuse victims who flee with nothing. Plus: the partial solar eclipse - we are with people around the country

Wednesday 12th August, 2026: most significant solar eclipse until 2090; PM chairs emergency meeting about the heatwaves; the stats and impacts on children injured by eScooters; a couple of energy issues; and the row over drinking on the streets of London's West End. Kat Wright is your host.

We're asking if there's too many vape shops and betting venues on high streets, as councils are to give permission for new ones to open. Temperatures are heading for 38C so we've found out how chocolatiers are managing to keep products from melting. Plus, we’re at the scene of a major wildfire in the New Forest, where protected heathland and ancient trees have been damaged. And we’ve got everythin...

In today's episode, we're looking at the ways that smart glasses are being used, for both visual impairment and discreet recording. We have audio of the moment a house in Buckinghamshire exploded, and have heard how Harry Potter fans have worked their magic to protect a Dobby memorial. We've also got details on the protests taking place after the culling of 51 cows, and how the Prime Minister will...

Most 16 and 17-year-olds say they’d opt out of the government’s planned overnight social media curfew After a third night of unrest in Thetford, Norfolk, police continue patrols Plus, farmers warn the bluetongue outbreak is worsening in the hot weather, and we head to Bristol’s International Balloon Fiesta

A 73-year-old farmer who shot dead his lodger and hid his body in concrete for six years has been jailed for life. We also meet a Telford police officer and his two teenage daughters, honoured for rescuing a man from the sea in Cornwall. Plus, the government’s plan for 150 new mental health centres, pressure on families facing rising school uniform costs, calls for Northern Ireland’s first safe re...

Wednesday 5th August, 2026: reaction to increase in antisemitic incidents across the UK; Scotland's First minister's plea to missing Commonwealth Games athletes; we hear both sides of the argument as single-sex space laws change; and we're at the opening of the Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall.

Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 4th August 2026

Behind the Headlines - Monday 3rd August 2026

Behind The Headlines - Friday 31st July 2026

More than 250 families trusted a funeral director in Hull to lay their loved ones to rest. Instead, police say bodies were stockpiled, ashes were falsified, and charity money was stolen — a case officers described as “something from a horror scene”. Senior reporter Rebecca Quamby takes you inside the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors investigation, from the raid on Hessle Road to the arrest at...

Behind the Headlines - Thursday 30th July 2026

In today's episode, we delve into the case that's seen a fan of the TV serial killer Dexter sentenced for multiple murders. We discuss FIFA's plan to sell stakes in its major football competitions and we've investigated how bed blocking's now affecting homeless services. There's also an update on a fire in the Scottish Highlands, that's been burning for two weeks now. And hear from a young man who...

Behind the Headlines - Tues 28th July 2026

Behind The Headlines - Monday 27th July 2026

Step inside a Samaritans night shift in Leeds as the charity shares an exclusive look at the calls that come in after dark — and the volunteers who say they’re quietly saving lives Plus, a national crackdown on waste crime: illegal sites shut down, permits revoked, and criminal investigations launched as communities complain of stench and dust. We’re also in Glasgow as the Commonwealth Games begin...

In this new documentary, Senior Correspondent Mick Coyle is given exclusive access to a night shift at Samaritans. The charity offers 24/7 support on its helpline and Mick meets volunteers clocking on at their Leeds branch, gearing up to answer the phone at a time most of us are in bed. 720,000 people called 116 123 between the hours of 10pm and 6am last year, and Never Too Late hears about the li...