Behind the Headlines

Friday 29th August, 2025: we look at how councils are reacting to increase of England flags in many towns; the Epping asylum hotel ruling; a chickenpox vaccine being rolled to all children; how girls feels about gaming; we have a catch up with Lewis Capaldi; and we're at the Blackpool Illuminations switch on.

Behind the Headlines - Thursday 28th Aug 2025

Wednesday 27th August, 2025: energy price cap going up again; we hear from an MSP who's defected to Reform UK; a warning from a coalition of cancer charities; we report from the phone theft capital of Europe and reaction to the LOVE STORY of the year!

Behind the Headlines - Tues 26th Aug 2025

A special service has been held at Manchester Airport today - 40 years on from one of the worst disasters in aviation history, a six year old boy from Wales has become Britain’s youngest ever zookeeper, and we are at Reading Festival

GCSE results are out and we have spoken to some young people who turned up in style to get their results, we also look at the topic of smacking and we are at Leeds Festival as the doors open

A man's starting nine years in prison for stabbing his neighbour and attacking a police officer with a crossbow, fresh concerns have been raised about the impacts of vaping and plans for the future of rugby union in Wales have been unveiled.

Sir David Attenborough - no less - has chosen the name of a baby eagle which has made its first flight from its nest in the south of Scotland and we investigate amid calls to protect young people from junkfood marketing that could increase their risk of obesity and cancer

"Skibidi", "tradwife" are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary, Coldplay start their tour in Hull and Monday night football

It's been an emotional day as commemorations have taken place to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, we are in Liverpool as Diogo Jota is remembered ahead of the premier league opener with Bournemouth, and Coldplays Chris Martin performs in a small pub in Yorkshire

Nora is 103 and has become the oldest woman in the UK to go gliding, we are also at colleges as exam results come in

We've been hearing from mechanics about the state of some vehicles on the UK's roads, we've been out in Liverpool as the search for a Valentine's lottery ticket winner enters its final hours - and we have more on a ruling from the Court of Appeal.

Tuesday 12th August, 2025: we find out how people are coping in the latest heatwave and if they're going to more regular. Our political editor also talks illegal migrants; Big Brother helping to talk about the issue of consent and Oasis' farewell to Scotland.

Work on a special mural in memory of Diogo Jota has begun in Wolverhampton, Geese in March are becoming local celebrities and Police are working on a possible link between a murder in Downpatrick and an attack on a priest.

A fisherman on Northern Ireland's North Coast is counting his luck - after catching an extremely rare lobster and dozens of hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes have filled the skies above Bristol for the city's annual fiesta

A councillor's released a protest song about potholes and we speak to the fastest pizza maker in the UK

Wednesday 6th August, 2025: we speak exclusively to the Prime Minister about how AI might help MPs talk to constituents, as well as speaking to one MP trying just that. We also have the latest on Suzanne's Law in Scotland, a clinic to treat children using ketamine; a scheme to cut down on mobile phone snatches; and remembering Hiroshima 80 years on.

Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 5th August 2025

Behind the Headlines - Monday 4th August 2025

Faron Paul who survived two attacks has taken his van to knife crime hotspots in England over the last four weeks and A Day For Thorpe in memory of Surrey and England cricketer Graham Thorpe

A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison at a summer camp, The Dark Hedges could be at the end of their lives, and an underwater living room in Plymouth

Full coverage of the parade for Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, a special service for a mother and her two children in Northern Ireland, and we discover the best place in Britain to retire

We are in central London as the Lionesses parade the trophy to fans and we are in Scotland as Donald Trump opens his new golf course

We are at Southend Airport as the Lionesses return and we are also in Scotland as Trump chats with Starmer

Friday 25th July, 2025: we're in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire awaiting the arrival of Donald Trump; we also have a special look at water safety as summer holidays kick in; we're back in Maguiresbridge for tributes to the children killed in a shooting; and we hear from the star of Happy Gilmore 2.