5 Live News Specials

Anna Foster reports from Washington at the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. She spoke to Americans at the Inaugural Concert at Lincoln Memorial the night before, many had traveled from all over the country to see the event and support their new President. She also heard from those who are opposed to Trump's presidency and who were intended to march in protest....

Your calls and views on mental health, the government's promise to improve mental health support at every stage of life.

2016 was the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to reach Europe. More than 3,000 people died trying to cross from Libya to Italy. BBC Radio 5 live's Lucy Grey reflects on the 12 days she spent broadcasting live from a search and rescue ship as it pulled nearly 400 people from the sea near the Libyan coast. She hears harrowing descriptions of rape and brutality, families separated by gunfire a...

5 live Daily's Adrian Chiles reunites the survivors and rescuers of a forgotten cruise ship tragedy, which claimed the lives of 95 passengers, most of them British, and 33 crew.

'15 minutes from Mosul' tells the stories of people who've escaped a life of violence under the so called Islamic State terrorist group in Northern Iraq, in the time it takes to travel from IS-controlled Mosul to the safety of the refugee camps. Mosul has been sealed off from the outside world for more than two years, and in this podcast 5 live presenter Anna Foster hears for the first time from m...

More than 11,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK each year - that's one man every hour. Figures from the charity - Prostate Cancer UK - also reveal that you're more at risk if you are black - with a quarter of black men likely to be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives, compared to 1 in 8 white men. Men over 50 and those with a family history of prostate cancer all face a higher t...

As part of the BBC's 100 women season, Adrian Chiles speaks to Claire, Emma and Denise about what their hair means to them, and how it defines them.

Extreme adventurer & ultra-triathlete Sean Conway tells Dotun Adebayo how he managed to cycle, run & swim 4200 miles around the coast of Britain.

Is 30 the new 20? Four women on the cusp of turning 30 speak to Dotun Adebayo about what it means to them.

Rhod Sharp goes to a shelter for the homeless in Salem, Massachusetts, on the day after Thanksgiving to find out what people expect from a Donald Trump Presidency. He finds mixed opinions, political activism and some very personal stories, from a group of people who were barely talked about during the election campaign.

Steph Leese, AKA “the pink plasterer” guest edits the programme and asks why aren’t there more women working in manual trades? A charity has told 5 live they make up less than 2% of the workforce in jobs like plumbing and construction.

84% of women told a 5 live survey that it was more difficult for women than men to have a successful career and raise a family. Anna Foster and Tony Livesey discuss with a panel of guests, including Dragon’s Den star Sarah Willingham, why that might be.

Your calls and views on the wildlife documentary everyone's talking about...

Stephen Nolan speaks to survivors, emergency workers and the families of those who died about the day that changed their lives forever. Warning: You may find some of the audio distressing.

Experts explain why the Supreme Court is so significant during this election race.

Actor Richard Schiff discusses the US Election with Calum Macdonald. He's been campaigning for Hillary Clinton.

Samuel Singyangwe, Dr Harry Edwards, Nomiki Konst and Harlan Hill join Dotun Adebayo and Calum Macdonald to discuss whether the Black Lives Matter movement may influence the outcome of the US Election 2016.

George Takei talks about Star Trek, being in a internment camp during WW2, what it was like working with John Wayne and his views on the US election.

In Marblehead, Massachusetts, a bitterly fought election causes dismay in a cradle of the American Revolution.

Millions of Americans tune in to talk radio, but how is talk radio dealing with such an unpredictable campaign? Dotun Adebayo speaks to Thom Hartmann, the United States' most listened to progressive talk radio host and Jim Bohannon, host of the sixth most popular talk radio show in the country.

Dotun Adebayo looks at the role of comedians in the US political conversation in the company of two stand-up comedians; Michael Loftus, presenter of the right-leaning satirical news show “The Flipside” and a former writer for The Daily Show Alingon Mitra. First charting the rise of “The Daily Show with John Stewart” and then discussing how modern satirists are reacting to such an unpredictable rac...

Milo Yiannopoulos, Ben Shapiro, Nomiki Konst and Harlan Hill join Calum Macdonald to discuss whether the Alt Right may influence the outcome of the US Election 2016.

Head of local Democrats Iliana Holguin, head of local Republicans Adolpho R Telles & El Paso Times editor Bob Moore look ahead to the US presidential election with Anna Foster.

The UK votes to leave the European Union, prompting David Cameron to announce he will step down as prime minister. Hear Anna Foster and Tony Livesy bring you the key moments as David Cameron resigns, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage react to the news they'd fought so hard for, and Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon suggests a second Scottish referendum on independence might now be triggered....

Peter Allen hosts a special EU referendum audience debate from Dover - featuring Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith from the Leave campaign and Labour MP Liz Kendall for the Remain camp