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Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 14th April 2026

Behind the Headlines - Monday 13th April 2026

We speak to a Dad campaigning for changes to maternity leave after his wife died from cancer just three weeks after giving birth We’re also at Aintree for Ladies Day at the Grand National Festival. And we bring you the latest on the investigation into the death of a three-month-old girl in a suspected dog attack on Teesside.

It’s a year on since 15-year-old Harvey Wilgoose was stabbed to death at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield. His best friend and cousin speak exclusively about their memories, and what life has been like since. We hear about a 19-year-old jailed for grooming a teenage girl via Roblox. And we’re at Aintree as racegoers brave wind and rain for the Grand National Festival.

Wednesday 8th April, 2026: we report on the sad consequence of when the weather improves; Mayor of London's latest plan to tackle youth crime; concern over sewage in a Mussels hotspot; a new village to tackle homelessness in Glasgow; and the controversial football fans allowed back at their club. Birthday girl Kat Wright is your Behind the Headlines host today.

Wireless festival is cancelled, new figures show e-bike and e-scooter fires hit a record high, and Lincoln City celebrate a long-awaited return to the Championship

More and more Brits are chasing slimmer bodies using weight-loss injections, but 40% of them are ending up in debt paying for them. It equates to hundreds of thousands of people getting into financial trouble just to pay for jabs like Mounjaro and Ozempic.  Our reporter Micky Welch has found in 2026 it's not just your BMI being assessed for the jabs, it's your bank balance too.

A man admits more than 60 offences linked to remains found at a funeral home in Hull, including stealing charity donations. In Sheffield, hundreds gather as 17-year-old Ethan Slater is laid to rest following his death on holiday in East Yorkshire and we also look at a new National Knife Crime Centre.

Wednesday 1st April, 2026: The Prime Minister and Tory leader talk to us about how to deal with the rising cost of living while there's war in the Middle East; a bereaved Mum talks to us about what she thinks about banning social media for under-16s; an update on the weekend's incident in Derby city centre; walking routes in Wales falling into dis-repair; and we almost take to the skies above Bris...

A device is found in a hijacked car outside a police station in Lurgan. A man is jailed for 10 years after his XL bully dog killed his mother-in-law. Plus Denby Pottery appoints administrators, putting a historic Derbyshire employer under pressure.

Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a surprise stop in Belfast, picking up an honorary doctorate from Ulster University as he returns to the city for the first time in 60 years, eight gorillas settle into a new home at the Bristol Zoo Project, and a Norwich fan urges everyone to learn CPR.

We look at the new government guidance on screen time for under-fives, the brother of murdered pregnant mum Natalie McNally speaks about the impact on their family and we have a chat with Nicola Coughlan about The Magic Faraway Tree.

We are on the red carpet at the MOBO Awards in Manchester as the event marks its 30th year, we also hear about the stolen statue of boxing champion Teddy Baldock and for Purple Day we meet a Clydebank runner taking on 827 miles in memory of a friend.

Wednesday 25th March, 2026: in a packed programme we look at: trialling a social media ban for under-16s; concerns surrounding graduated driving licenses in Northern Ireland; a meningitis survivor raises awareness; an exodus of MSPs from Holyrood; Glasgow Central train station's back open; and a warning for farmers about their fuel; and Liverpool fans say their goodbyes to Mo Salah. Kat Wright is...

Behind the Headlines - Tues 24th March 2026

Behind the Headlines - Monday 23rd March 2026

We hear from the city named best place to live, we also go looking for a nine-month-old capybara called Samba who is on the loose after escaping from Marwell Zoo, and we pay tribute to action movie star Chuck Norris

We start with the latest COVID Inquiry report, which warns the NHS “coped, but only just”, we also hear about a couple being scammed out of £16,000 and we hear from ice cream sellers cashing in on the warmer weather

Wednesday 18th March, 2026: reaction to Scotland's government rejecting the assisted dying law... but approving more regulations for certain beauty procedures; we look at which places are on the long list to be the next UK City of Culture; an epic challenge ahead of the Invictus Games; and find out where's bidding to host the Ryder Cup in 2035. Kat Wright is your host.

Behind the Headlines - Tues 17th March 2026

Behind the Headlines - Monday 16th March 2026

Friday 13th March, 2026: a special report on the 30th anniversary of the shooting atrocity in a small Stirlingshire town; we also have reports on tackling drugs gangs, a look ahead to Sunday's Oscars and we're at the last day of the Cheltenham Festival. Kat Wright is your host.

We've been in one part of London where a council's been forced to apologise and remove signs, which warned bird feeders they could be sent to prison. We also have the latest on concerns surrounding the impacts of the Middle East conflict and hear about a group of teenagers' road safety concerns.

Wednesday 11th March, 2026: the Zoos and theme parks claiming weather apps are costing them money; Gen Z as likely as older generations to get scammed online; Birmingham's bin strike - a year on; we speak to a professional footballer about the violence at Sunday's Old Firm derby; and we're at Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival. Kat Wright is your host

Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 10th March 2026