5 Live News Specials

A rescue deal for the airline Flybe has been agreed with the government, by deferring air passenger duty payments. But should we be saving airlines when we need to tackle climate change? 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell puts the question to callers.

At 10 Downing Street, BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker asks the prime minister about Iran, Brexit and Harry and Meghan.

After hearing coverage of the British teenager found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of young Israelis in Cyprus, one listener, ‘Rachel’ got in touch and wanted to share her story. 20 years ago Rachel (not her real name) says she was raped whilst on holiday in Ayia Napa, but chose to not report it to Cypriot police. She told 5 Live's Emma Barnett that it has played on her mind ever si...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent. BBC Radio 5 Live callers share their views on whether they back Harry and Meghan’s decision.

In the first Prime Minister's Questions of the new parliament, year and decade, Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashes with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over Iran. Listen back to the first 30 minutes of debate, plus hear analysis and reaction from 5 Live’s Emma Barnett, associate editor of the Daily Mirror Kevin Maguire and Sunday Times deputy political editor Caroline Wheeler. First broadcast 8th Ja...

Following the story of Reynard Sinaga - "the most prolific rapist in British legal history" - 5 Live hears from survivors of male rape and the man who led the prosecution. Sinaga was found guilty of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes, and sentenced to life in prison. The 36-year-old targeted men leaving nightclubs and bars before leading them to his flat in Manchester city centre, where he drug...

Tensions between the US and Iran have been high recently, following the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the US in Baghdad. Iran declared it would no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal, and President Donald Trump threatened that the US could strike back at Iran in the event of retaliation for Soleimani's death "in a disproportionate manner". So wh...

In a galaxy not so far away, 5 Live's Rachel Burden is joined by callers, real Jedi followers and Star Wars actor Warwick Davies - to discuss how the films became part of our shared culture.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn face each other in the BBC's Prime Ministerial debate.

Thomas Gray was one of the heroes who tackled terrorist attacker Usman Khan to the ground on London Bridge. He tells Stephen Nolan about what happened.

Nick Robinson chairs an election debate in Cardiff between leaders and senior figures from the seven major political parties of Great Britain.

Fiona Bruce presents a Leaders Special edition of Question Time. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon take questions from an audience in Sheffield.

In a Newsnight special, Emily Maitlis interviews the Duke of York as he speaks for the first time about his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and allegations which have been made against him over his own conduct. You can watch the interview, filmed at Buckingham Palace, on BBC iPlayer. This interview was broadcast on Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunda...

A victim of modern slavery has told BBC Radio 5 Live how he was forced to work seven days a week for seven years. Sanu, not his real name, came to the UK from Bangladesh to study and was befriended by a man who offered him a job in his shop. This man manipulated every aspect of Sanu’s life and forced him to work continuously without a day off. Sanu told Nihal Arthanayake that the man ‘controlled m...

The election is looming - and already we're seeing polished films on social media, snappy campaign slogans and fiery exchanges between politicians. Behind the scenes are groups of specialists - all coming up with what they think is *THE* strategy to secure their party's place in Number 10. So what might we see over the next six weeks? 5 Live's Anna Foster and Tony Livesey put the question to four...

Fertility issues affect an estimated 3.5 million people in the UK. IVF is an option for some couples, but attending many medical appointments - alongside dealing with the physical and mental effects of treatment - can be difficult at work. 5 Live's Nicky Campbell speaks to callers about their experience. This programme was part of #BBCFertilityDay - a joint production for Radio 5 Live and Radio 2.

In Northern Ireland, the laws on abortion and same-sex marriage are due to change at midnight on 21st October. Abortion will be decriminalised while, under the same act, same-sex marriage will become legal. To find out what the impact of legalising abortion will be, Emma Barnett talks to pro-choice campaigner Ashleigh Topley, who was not able to have a termination despite her baby having a fatal f...

On the surface, he was the charming, caring young man who gave sermons in his father's Baptist church. But Ben Field had a sinister project: to seduce vulnerable individuals and get them to change their wills. 5 Live’s Jo Black takes an in-depth look behind the murder investigation that shook one street in the picturesque village of Maids Moreton. Includes excerpts of Ben Field’s sermon recorded b...

Fairbourne is a small village on the west coast of Wales. In the shadow of Snowdonia, the village, thanks to rising sea levels, is expected to be the UK’s first community to be decommissioned as a result of climate change. Sea defences will stop being maintained in the 2050s, but Gwynedd Council said it may begin "decommissioning" the village before then and start moving residents out. People livi...

After 32 years presenting the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, last month John Humphrys hung up his headphones and stepped away from the microphone for the final time. He's interviewed every British prime minister from Alec Douglas-Home to Theresa May, but it’s time for Humphreys’ role as interviewer to be reversed, as he speaks to Emma Barnett.

An anti-abortion billboard campaign targeted at pregnant MP Stella Creasy is being pulled down amid claims the posters were a form of harassment. Clear Chanel, which owned the billboards, apologised and said it was taking immediate action to remove them. Ms Creasy tabled a recent amendment to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland, which was passed by a majority in the Commons in July. Emma Ba...

The health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all children going to school in England. Some experts have suggested it may be necessary to address falling rates of immunisation and a surge in diseases like measles. 5 Live's Rachel Burden speaks to experts to answer questions about vaccinations and hear views from callers.

Theresa May’s former right-hand man, her Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell, tells Emma Barnett why he thinks she failed to deliver Brexit.

Travel expert Simon Calder and personal finance expert Martin Lewis take questions from 5 Live listeners about the collapse of Thomas Cook, in a special Your Call hosted by Nicky Campbell. What should you do if you’re on holiday at the moment, if you have a wedding planned, and what to do if you’re employed by the company? The tour operator has ceased trading with immediate effect, triggering the...

This week former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying he wanted to ‘break the stigma’ around it. However he said he wouldn’t have done it, if a tabloid had not made threats to publish the information. In an emotional interview with 5 Live Breakfast presenter Nicky Campbell, Thomas criticised the fact a reporter approached his parents before the family had discusse...