james nelson

Sky News Daily

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The Sky News Daily podcast with Niall Paterson brings a deeper look at the big stories - with Sky News correspondents and expert guests. Every night at 5pm, Niall is joined by the correspondents we have around the UK and across the globe to take a breath and help you get your head around the topics of the day. We're joined by guests too who can take you through the questions you have about the news. Less breaking news, more understanding news.  The full story at 5pm. Email Niall skynewsdaily@sky.uk 

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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USA '24: Why some Latino voters want stronger borders 04.11.2024

America goes to the polls tomorrow, and from Arizona's deserts to Michigan's college campuses, our team of correspondents in the US James Matthews, Yousra Elbagir, and Shingi Mararike speak to different voter groups just days from the big decision.       In Arizona, Shingi meets Latino voters split on Trump and Harris, where a booming economy clashes with tough border stances     Meanwhile, Yousra...

USA '24: Do Harris’ hopes come down to female voters?  03.11.2024

With just two days until election day, join our US correspondents on the road.      Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss how the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, could influence the result. Stone attends one of Musk’s million-dollar-a-day giveaways which have become embroiled in a court case.      They’re also joined by former US correspondent Cordelia Lynch in Georgia, to ask whether this ha...

USA '24: Political division and the economy 02.11.2024

With three days until election day, both sides are throwing everything behind winning over those last few undecided voters in swing states.      Pennsylvania is one of the bigger prizes - Kamala Harris is scheduled to do five events in that state on Monday alone.     Sky News international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn is also there, speaking to one Republican couple with opposite views on Donald...

USA ‘24: How Trump and Harris are using the final days 01.11.2024

With just four days until polling day, join our US correspondents on the road as they examine the closing arguments from each campaign.       James Matthews takes listeners inside Donald Trump’s Maddison Square Graden rally and finds out if controversial jokes by a support act could jeopardise his chances with Hispanic voters - a key demographic in vital swing states.       And Martha Kelner heads...

Silent prayer and religious chanting: Why the UK is protecting abortion clinics 31.10.2024

Starting today, new protection zones around abortion clinics will make it illegal to harass, obstruct, or attempt to influence anyone seeking or providing abortion services within 150 metres. But what does this mean for women accessing clinics and the potential impacts on pro-life protests?     Host Liz Bates visits a London clinic to hear from medical staff who have faced abuse when going into wo...

Is this the biggest budget ever? 30.10.2024

Rachel Reeves has delivered a historic budget - Labour's first in 14 years, the first ever from a female chancellor, and the biggest tax-raising fiscal event in more than 30 years.      On the Sky News Daily, host Darren McCaffrey is joined by economics and data editor Ed Conway and deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss their reflections and expert analysis on the momentous budget.      Pl...

USA '24: Who is the real Kamala Harris? 29.10.2024

Next week Kamala Harris could be elected as America’s first ever female president. But despite decades in politics the narrative of her life has been closely guarded by her aides.   Sky’s Martha Kelner has spent the past two months uncovering who the real Kamala Harris is and shares all with today’s host Liz Bates on the Sky News Daily.   Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott Editor: Philly Beaumont 

USA '24: Trump at Madison Square Garden: Rally or reckoning? 28.10.2024

Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, in the heart of Manhattan, nine days before US voters go to the polls has been compared to the 1939 pro-Nazi German American Bund. Is this a fair comparison?      On this episode of the Sky News Daily, host Darren McCaffrey explores the significance of the rally, the political climate surrounding it, and the polarising reactions it...

USA '24: Why Arab-American voters are swinging behind Trump 25.10.2024

With just 11 days to go until the US election, Sky's dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the choice for president.    Mark Stone is in Michigan, where Arab-American voters are a key demographic seemingly swinging towards Trump. Some in the community feel abandoned by the Democrats because of their approach to Gaza, and as the consequen...

Assault, screaming, overcrowding: What is it really like inside prison? 24.10.2024

Sky News has been given exclusive access to HMP Elmley in Kent, a prison operating at almost full capacity. Our correspondent Mollie Malone has been inside the prison, just as more than 1,000 inmates are released early to ease overcrowding.      Joining Niall Paterson, Mollie shares the chaos she witnessed inside, from the noise and violence staff face, to the struggles of inmates facing drug addi...

'I was suicidal': The teachers being bullied by their colleagues 23.10.2024

Over 300 teachers have told Sky News that they have been bullied by fellow teachers and colleagues at school.    Niall Paterson is joined by our correspondent Amelia Harper, who's been speaking to some of those teachers about their experiences, including a teacher who faced racist and sexist abuse in the staffroom, and a deputy head forced out for being critical of new school leadership.    Niall...

'I feel like I have to do this’ Bianca Gascoigne on Al Fayed accusations 22.10.2024

Paul Gascoigne's daughter has told Sky News she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she worked at Harrods as a teenager.      Speaking publically about her experience for the first time, British model Bianca Gascoigne joins more than 60 women who have made allegations against Al Fayed since a documentary on the businessman who died last year.       On this episode, Niall Pa...

'You are not my King!': Will Charles be Australia's last monarch? 21.10.2024

The King and Queen are in Australia for his first overseas visit since becoming monarch. But as they met Australian parliamentarians in Canberra, it wasn't exactly the reception they were expecting, let alone hoping for.     Lidia Thorpe, the first female Aboriginal politician from the state of Victoria to become a senator, heckled Charles, yelling: "You are not our King, you are not sovereign......

USA '24: Can Kamala win the black male vote? 18.10.2024

It's just 17 days to go until the US election, and Sky News' team of correspondents have been reporting on the campaign trail across the country.     This week, US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone are joined by one of the most recognisable faces on American television, NBC's pollster Steve Kornacki. They discuss the swing states to watch and if it's really true that a few hundred thous...

Yahya Sinwar: Will Hamas leader’s death change anything in Gaza? 18.10.2024

Israel has confirmed it has killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of terror group Hamas, who is regarded by Israel to be the architect behind the October 7 attack.     But despite his death, Israel has said the war in Gaza will not end.      On this extra edition of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our military expert Professor Michael Clarke to examine what consequences this pivotal moment...

Liam Payne: Fame in a flash and why it wouldn't happen again 17.10.2024

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at 31.     Payne had been in the limelight since 14 and formed One Direction at 16 as part of reality show X Factor. With the band, his rise to fame was swift, and they became one of the most successful pop groups worldwide.       But some former X Factor contestants have remarked about a lack of support while on the show, something about which Dean Pi...

Why don't we talk about dying? 16.10.2024

Terminally ill people in England and Wales could soon have the right to choose to end their life, as the Assisted Dying Bill is introduced to Parliament.       For the first time in almost a decade, MPs are being asked to vote on the way we die in the UK, but are we ready for the conversation?      On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Dr Rachel Clarke, a practicing palliative care docto...

The ‘pick n mix’ of disinformation which fed the summer riots 15.10.2024

Sky News can reveal that the majority of the most influential accounts responsible for spreading disinformation and orchestrating the far-right riots in the UK came from accounts and users abroad.   On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire, who has been investigating who is behind the rise of the far-right and how online platforms are giving oxy...

The weight loss drug with a waitlist 14.10.2024

Sky News has revealed thousands of people with severe obesity are being denied access to effective treatment, partly because of a slow NHS rollout of the weight loss jab Wegovy.      Just 800 of the estimated 13,500 patients eligible to start receiving Wegovy had been prescribed the injection through hospital weight loss services by the end of April. Studies show people lose on average 15% of thei...

How the conflict in the Middle East might put Donald Trump in the White House  12.10.2024

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim .    For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon.    They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss".   And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask whether t...

USA '24: A storm of misinformation as early voting begins 11.10.2024

It's less than a month to go until the US election, and Sky News' team of US correspondents have been reporting on the campaign trail across the country.     Martha Kelner is in the swing state of Arizona, where early voting is under way. Abortion is a key issue here, and as well as their presidential vote, Arizonans have the option to vote on whether to enshrine the right to choose abortion in th...

Milton: The hurricane scientists were dreading 10.10.2024

Hurricane Milton has torn through Florida bringing 100mph winds, flooding and storm surges with it. Several people have lost their lives, and more than three million homes and businesses have been left without power.      On today’s Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our US correspondent James Matthews from the heart of the storm in Tampa, Florida, about the scale of the damage so far. He’s also join...

What's gone on with the Tory leadership contest? 09.10.2024

On Tuesday afternoon, James Cleverly got the most votes from Tory MPs in the party’s leadership contest. One day later and the next round of voting went a different way. Cleverly failed to make the final two.    Party members will now choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick in a clear indication that the party will shift towards the right in the months after its election defeat.    So, wha...

Can special advisers be too powerful? 08.10.2024

The departure of Sue Gray, as Sir Keir Starmer's most senior adviser in Number 10, has shone a spotlight on the role of special advisers in government.      So on today’s Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our deputy political editor Sam Coates to find out exactly what role these advisers, often known as SpAds, play in the running of the country.     Niall also speaks to former Conservati...

Can there be a peaceful solution in the Middle East? 07.10.2024

It's one year on since Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel, which was followed by Israel's mission to eradicate the terror group in Gaza. In short, what followed was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Iranian attacks on Israel, and Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon.     With the region yet to find a sustainable path away from conflict, on the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson takes a step back and asks...

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