Behind the Headlines

The Prime Minister talks to use about free school meals, Beyonce fans queue in the rain and its sausage roll day

Wednesday 4th June 2025: we speak to the Chancellor about her latest spending promises; the 3-year old who died after he "became invisible" to authorities; trying to save a theatre in Northern Ireland; misogyny in the music industry; and on the road with Sam Thompson as he walks, runs and rides from Chelsea to Manchester United.

Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 3rd June 2025

Behind the Headlines - Monday 2nd June 2025

A festival celebrating seagulls, Aberdeenshire primary pupils go viral and young Welsh speakers aren't chatting in Welsh to their friends

Police have charged a 53-year-old man with several offences after Liverpool crash, and a body is found in a Yorkshire reservoir

This is the final episode in a three-part series about Cyber Stalking. In 2021, Journalist Victoria Glover discovered she was being stalked by a stranger online. In this episode, Victoria is invited to an NHS Trust board meeting to address some of the issues that need to change, and she visits Paladin: National Stalking Advocacy Service to hear about the evolving threat of cyber stalking from...

We're behind the scenes on Behind the Headlines - finding out what rugby legend Kevin Sinfield is up to next in the name of his great friend Rob Burrow. We're given access to a new state-of-the-art training facility that will save lives in NI And would you be more likely to buy something that was sold by a child? - we get a heads up about life as an "Kidfluencer" From the team that bring you the n...

What started as a triumphant title parade for thousands of football fans in Liverpool descended into a terrifying ordeal as a car drive into crowds in the city centre. We were reporting live from the parade as the incident unfolded, and as the police investigation into what happened continues, we're piecing together how a day full of joy and celebration ended with dozens injured and a city in shoc...

We speak to the Prime Minister about knife crime, Spurs celebrate their Europa League win, and we speak to a rapping politician

Tottenham will hold an open-top bus parade to celebrate their Europa League win, dogs help students at one university with their exams, and Manchester Arena bombing anniversary

Wednesday 21st May, 2025: Southport survivor campaigns for rounded kitchen knives; rise in foodbank demand; wild camping laws on Dartmoor; Europa League Final preview and Tom Cruise talks stunts and biplanes.

Behind the Headlines - Tues 20th May 2025

Behind the Headlines - Monday 19th May 2025

Three deaths after a fire in Oxfordshire, man who murdered a mother at the Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed, and we speak to Tom Cruise on the red carpet

King Charles visits Bradford and 'iconic' Sheffield music venue - the Leadmill - is to close later this year.

Wednesday 14th May, 2025: we hear from the mother of boy killed in a house explosion in Newcastle after drug dealer jailed; the latest development on Scotland's assisted dying laws; calls for mandatory health MOTs and rounded knives - and we're with an historic organ to mark a Glasgow milestone. Kat Wright hosts

Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 13th May 2025

Behind the Headlines - Monday 12th May 2025

The two men who cut down the world famous Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland have been found guilty, litter is at a 'tipping point' in Wales, according to an environmental charity

As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we've been speaking to those who remember if first hand and share their stories

Wednesday 7th May 2025: Kat Wright has stories on students getting exam results; making criminals turn up in court for sentencing; Northern Ireland's biggest sporting event - and the ducks that have finished a race almost 20 years on.

Behind the Headlines - Tues 6th May 2025

This is the second in a three-part series about Cyber Stalking. In 2021, Journalist Victoria Glover discovered she was being cyberstalked by a stranger. In this episode, she sits down with another stalking survivor to hear about her story and the support she received. Victoria also visits Cheshire Police HQ to meet with Consultant Forensic Psychologist Daniel Price Jones, who rehabilitates stalker...

We have been across England as election results come in, we are apparently happier than we've been since the start of Covid, and we are in court as Russell Brand makes an appearance