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Markle was arrested on a federal complaint alleging he held images that show child sex abuse, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The 82-year-old was arrested in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented for almost 20 years. Also on the programme: Shares in artificial intelligence firms have recovered slightly after an enormous sell-off prompted, in part, by...

Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and sexual assault, and is now expected to face a substantial prison sentence. A jury found the entertainer guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. We speak to the journalist who unearthed several allegations against Brand as well as the former editor of The Sun newspape...

US Vice President JD Vance says the Republicans lost the midterm elections because of the war in Iran. We speak to a long-standing Republican activist in a state where the Democrats triumphed. We also hear from two newly elected members of Congress on why the Democrats won big and a Kansas cattle farmer who switched his vote from the Republicans. And the UK's former Ambassador in Washington explai...

As Americans vote in the crucial midterm elections - what impact could they have on President Trump's foreign policy? If he's constrained by a Democrat surge at home will he take more action abroad? Also in the programme: seven passenger planes across Europe have been inspected following a series of suspected bomb threats. And if you've followed government advice to stock your cupboards for an eme...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has scrapped plans to make foreign care workers already in the UK wait 15 years to qualify for permanent settlement. We hear from the home secretary, a worker from Nepal who’s now facing an uncertain future, and Labour MP Rachael Maskell – who thinks the plans are unfair. Also in the programme: James Coomarasamy reports on one Republican incumbent’s attempts to show...

James Coomarasamy reports from Pennsylvania as Rust Belt voters focus on the economy. Midterm elections are often viewed as a referendum on the party in power – so what verdict might next week’s deliver? James speaks to workers, Republicans and Democrats ahead of votes that will determine who controls Congress during Donald Trump’s last two years in power. Also in the programme: Cryptocurrency gia...

This evening, the death has been announced of the actor Sir Patrick Stewart. We reflect on Sir Patrick's career, which spanned Shakespeare and Star Trek, and hear from his co-star in the science fiction series, Wil Wheaton. Also on the programme: Spanish authorities are working to identify victims from yesterday's train crash near Madrid, which killed at least 69 people; and we'll hear about the o...

Chancellor John Healey has used the Budget to announce that millions of households will receive £100 this winter to help with the rise in energy costs. He will also increase tax on bank profits and has offered tax breaks for some high street shops. We consider the winners and losers. Also on the programme: The Spanish prime minister has said the whole country is in mourning after a train crash kil...

Israeli exit polls suggest Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has won the largest number of seats in the general election but has fallen short of a majority. Eisenkot leads the newly formed Yashar party and is the main figure in the "change bloc", a group of opposition parties with the shared goal of ousting Benjamin Netanyahu. We hear from one of the party's candidates. Also on the programme: the United States...

Israeli citizens living abroad are flying in to vote in the first elections since the October 7 attacks. Polls currently have Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and the opposition bloc level pegging, with neither predicted to pick up enough seats to win a majority. Also on the programme: Anthropic prepares for the first public sale of its shares, with some predicting that the AI firm’s value...

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major offensive in the occupied West Bank after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers before being shot dead themselves. Also on the programme: President Macron of France has condemned what he called a "racist terrorist attack" after a man opened fire in the western suburbs of Paris, killing one person and injuring four. And we hear f...

The vulnerabilities were found within the PHP programming language by AI systems run by OpenAI. But could they just have easily been found by hackers? We ask the former head of the UK Government’s Office for Artificial Intelligence, Sana Khareghani. Also in the programme: We explore the difficulties of accurately diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) after actress Christina Applegate says she was wro...

Governments and cyber-security agencies around the world are urging online companies to fix flaws in their programming language, or take down their websites. We speak to a technology expert who explains how worried we should be. Also in the programme, a 74-year-old American man is released from a Russian penal colony. We hear from the lawyer for Stephen Hubbard. And we take you to the rainforests...

With Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities intensifying, we examine Ukraine's resistance to making a deal to end the war. Also on the programme: The UK is to help defend Saudi Arabia by intercepting drones and missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Why does such a wealthy country need British fire power; and can we avoid mission creep? Is the Government about to give the go-ahead to fresh extraction i...

French cities including Paris, Nice and Lyon have imposed overnight curfews after protests about the cost of living turned violent over the weekend. We hear from the left-wing La France Insoumise party, which has been accused by the Prime Minister of encouraging the violence. Also on the programme: we hear from a friend of an Australian MP who was the victim of an alleged attack; and the controver...

US President Trump is in campaigning mode as the mid-term elections take place in two weeks, but he's simultaneously embroiled in a geopolitical spat with the leader of Ukraine after agreeing to buy millions of barrels of Russian diesel. We look at what impact Trump's foreign policy is having on the mid-term race. Also on the programme: as Prime Minister Andy Burnham says more power should be devo...

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says the US will continue to back Ukraine after meeting with his counterpart in Washington DC Pete Hegseth. That's after critical remarks by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky against Donald Trump in multiple media interviews. Wes Streeting also said he understands that Starlink satellite communications, which Ukraine uses to coordinate its battlefield manoeuvre...

SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellites systems help guide drones towards military targets in Russia and track incoming threats to Ukraine. Elon Musk suggests that the Pentagon, or President Trump, may be behind restrictions on the speed at which some of Ukraine's weapons can travel and still stay connected to the network. Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Foreign Relations Commi...

Doctors took out the tumour during a ninety-minute procedure at the Gemilli Hospital in Rome. Also on the programme: a warning from MI5 on terrorists using AI; the woman who cast RJ Mitte in Breaking Bad remembers a star who broke down barriers for actors with disabilities; and computer-generated birdsong to help endangered species.

The PM says "deeper cooperation" on some key issues - including youth mobility, food and drink, and energy - would help drive economic growth in the UK. But Oliver Lewis, who worked for Boris Johnson as deputy chief negotiator for the UK Government in the UK-EU trade negotiations, tell us the move would be "a real step backwards". Also in the programme: We speak to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize wi...

President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with Vladimir Putin to "immediately release" Russian diesel into the global market. The agreement is designed to lower fuel prices in the US - Ukraine's President Zelensky described the US actions as a "gift to Putin". Also on the programme: New US sanctions could "dismantle" the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former prosecutor Sir Geoffrey Ni...

Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to choose a new MP after former Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he was standing down from Parliament last month. Labour is hoping to fight off a challenge from the Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, who has come under renewed criticism for a policy adopted by Green members declaring Zionism as racist. Also on the programme: Thames V...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax on family homes. But rival parties have criticised the proposal saying it would prioritise support for the wealthiest people in the country. We speak to a leading economist and a member of the shadow cabinet. Also on the programme; we'll hear about the legal arguments over the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennesse...

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days, though some protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas. We hear from Marseille and Paris and look behind the protests to the acute fiscal and political difficulti...

Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday between writing sessions. His fellow former Conservative MP and friend, Gyles Brandreth tells us he’ll be remembered as “a great storyteller”. Also in the programme: As President Trump says the US moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base, we ask the former head of th...