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Ed Miliband, shadow climate change secretary, joins Adam and Alex to talk about Labour’s position on windfall taxes and green energy. And Justin Webb, host of Today and Americast, reflects on his emotional interview with Andy Malkinson, who was formally cleared on Wednesday after serving 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of rape. You can join our Newscast online community here: h...

Are bank accounts being closed because of people's political views? It’s a claim made by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who’s at the centre of the story that’s led to the resignation of NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose. Dame Alison admitted she had made a mistake in speaking to the BBC about Farage's relationship with the bank. BBC global trade correspondent Dharshini David is on to talk though her...

Hottest June on record, and July heat near 'impossible' without climate change. Four records have been broken so far this year relating to the world’s climate. To discuss each of them, and understand how they could be linked, Adam is joined by climate editor Justin Rowlatt, as well as climate scientist Ed Hawkins. Tim Leunig, former economic adviser to the then-chancellor Rishi Sunak is also on to...

Wildfires on several Greek islands have left many Brits worrying about how to get home, including BBC sports journalist Warren Muggleton, who was on holiday in Rhodes. He joins Adam and the BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri from Rhodes airport to discuss the impact of the fires on residents and tourists. And Katya Adler is in Madrid unpacking Spain’s election results and reflecting on what they say about extre...

Labour 1, Lib Dems 1, Conservatives 1. For this LIVE Newscast, Adam chats with some of our favourite BBC political correspondents and reporters, Alex Forsyth, Chris Mason, Nick Watt, Jeremy Vine, David Wallace Lockhart, Jenny Kumar and polling expert John Curtice to discuss the ins and outs of the overnight by-election results. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/HK...

Adam is joined by BBC Click presenter Spencer Kelly and lawyer Tarun Tawakley to find out how the UK’s legislation on Artificial Intelligence in the employment sector stacks up, as well as how capable AI could be at replacing the human workforce. And as the Women’s World Cup gets underway Down Under, Fox Sports commentator Jacqui Oatley reports on the first match of the tournament, the atmosphere...

What the UK’s surprise inflation drop means for you… PM presenter Evan Davis and Newsnight’s Ben Chu join Adam to chat about the slight drop in the UK’s inflation rate and what could be behind it, as well as all the different types of ‘flation’ we’ve heard about recently. And Jean Lee, co-host of The Lazarus Heist podcast, discusses what we know so far about US soldier, Travis King, who is being h...

Fast food chain workers speak out over sexual abuse claims. Adam is joined by employment correspondent Zoe Conway and business reporter Noor Nanji who reveal how young people in particular are impacted. We hear from Christine, a former worker who tells us about her own experiences. McDonald's said it would look into all reports of harassment, abuse or discrimination of any kind and that proven all...

Why are temperatures soaring around the world? Amol Rajan comes on Newscast to talk about his new job as host of University Challenge and gives us his thoughts on the BBC presenter scandal after a week of allegations in the media. And the BBC’s Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, dials in from Spain to bring us the latest news from Europe’s heatwave. Eleni Myrivili, the United Nation’s Chief Heat Offi...

Culture editor Katie Razzall joins Adam to explain why, for the first time since the 1960s, both the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America are on strike. They also speak to the actor Brian Cox. There’s more movie news as ‘Barbenheimer’ fever takes over the red carpet. BBC Radio 1’s in-house film critic Ali Plumb is on hand to tell us what’s behind the hype. And friends of the pod Robert...

Rishi Sunak makes what he says is the final offer on pay rises for the public sector. But what’s on the table, and where’s the money coming from? Chris and Faisal join Adam to discuss the government’s offer and the response from the unions. Also, Sofia Bettiza, BBC reporter in Rome, and Mike Berners-Lee, climate scientist, discuss the heatwaves engulfing southern Europe and parts of the US. You ca...

His wife has issued a statement on his behalf. Huw Edwards been named as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, in a statement issued on his behalf by his wife. Media editor Katie Razzall and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani have been covering events since allegations were made in The Sun on Friday. They join Adam in the studio to talk about what’s in...

A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. We go through the new details, and speak to Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, after she interviewed the man in charge of the BBC, director general Tim Davie. And Craig Oliver, former senior editor at BBC News, gives his verdict on how the corporation is covering...

The lawyer for the young person disputes claims against BBC presenter, after a weekend of allegations, but The Sun stands by its story. The BBC’s culture editor Katie Razzall and home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani explain what we know, and what we still don’t know. They explore the legal difficulties in covering this story, including why the BBC presenter can’t be named. You can join ou...

In this Newscast, Adam is joined by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew and tennis commentator Katie Smith to talk about how the crowds reacted when Just Stop Oil stopped play at the Ashes and Wimbledon. And the managing director of Silverstone, hosting this weekend’s Formula 1, tells Adam that the British Grand Prix is pulling out the stops to prevent any attempts to invade the circuit. And...

"I got death threats to my children" Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, tells Newscast that she’s worried about her family’s safety. Adam and Chris are joined by Angela Rayner to talk about her family's safety, her accent, snobbery, Mhairi Black, Taylor Swift and opera. And there’s a new social media app in town called Threads. But can it dethrone Twitter as a go-to platform for jou...

Broadcaster Fiona Phillips reveals her diagnosis, and we’re joined by experts who help us understand the condition. BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh, and professor of clinical neurology Paresh Malhotra explain how common it is, and the drugs that could help us cope with it in the future. And Karen White, whose dad was diagnosed with the condition in 2017, tells us what it’s like to care for a perso...

Meta will launch a Twitter rival app on Thursday. Adam is joined by Shiona McCallum, BBC tech reporter, and Vivian Schiller, the former head of news at Twitter, to talk about the effect they expect it to have on our online lives. Chris Mason is also on with the latest as the police reopen an investigation into a 'jingle and mingle' event at Conservative HQ while Covid restrictions were in place. A...

The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen explains what’s behind what appears to be one of Israel’s biggest military operations in years in the occupied West Bank. And Adam and Chris discuss how fuel retailers will be forced to publish live prices under a new scheme aimed at stopping them overcharging. Plus - the prospect of Orkney Island Council considering an ‘Orkxit’, and what’s ‘new’ about t...

Adam’s joined by Europe editor, Katya Adler, and Amina Kalache, a journalist from the Paris suburb of Nanterre where a 17 year old boy, Nahel M, was shot dead by a police officer while at the wheel of a car. And Hugh Pym, the BBC’s health editor, tells Adam what’s in the Government’s long-awaited plan to plug the long-term gaps in NHS England’s staffing. You can join our Newscast online community...

Tory MPs are accused of interfering with the Partygate probe. Adam and Chris are joined by shadow leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire to discuss what the latest report from the Privileges Committee could mean for freedom of speech. Plus, Conservative peer and former ministerial adviser Lord Finkelstein reveals how his parents’ experience of the Holocaust shaped his own world view. Yo...

Thames Water is in talks to secure extra funding as the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario if the company collapses. Adam is joined by Newsnight’s economics editor Ben Chu to explain why the company is in trouble, and how it could affect the public. And Chris Stark from the UK Climate Change Committee is in the studio to go through a new report by the body, which concludes...

The ex-health secretary says pandemic planning was "completely wrong" in Covid inquiry evidence. Health reporter Jim Reed, who spent three hours watching the testimony joins Adam, along with Emma Norris from the Institute for Government. Also, a damning report into English and Welsh cricket says racism, sexism, classism and elitism are widespread in the game. West Indies cricket legend Michael Hol...

How the BBC uncovered a new suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder. Adam speaks to home affairs correspondent Daniel De Simone who has spent the last two years looking into the police investigation into the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - the UK's most notorious racist killing. Daniel’s investigation has for the first time named a major suspect in the case. We also hear from former BBC correspon...

President Putin decries "betrayal" and "treason" after a dramatic challenge by the chief of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, security correspondent Frank Gardner and broadcaster Gabriel Gatehouse try to make sense of a moving and murky situation in Russia. Today’s extra episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaliy Shevchenko. The series produ...