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Boris Johnson privately joking about unsocially distanced parties, shock inside Number 10 when he denied all knowledge of them in public, and Downing St staff shredding evidence. Those are just a few of the fresh revelations aired in a new ITV News podcast, Partygate: The Inside Story, that lifts the lid even further on one of our era's biggest scandals. So why does it all still matter? UK Editor...

What links Richard Branson, the Rolling Stones and space travel? The answer was meant to lie in the British skies in an attempt to make UK space history this week. Yet things quickly did not go to plan. So what was Virgin Orbit's mission? Why did it fail? And what does it mean for the future of UK space travel? ITV News' Martin Stew tells Daniel Hewitt what you need to know...

The NHS is not in crisis and is getting the funding it needs - so says the government. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine claims ministers are in denial. So how bad are things in the health service? Why is it under such pressure? And how is it affecting emergency care? ITV News Health Editor Emily Morgan tells Faye Barker what you need to know...

A new year has brought new record temperatures across the continent as frost-hardened Europeans bask in some unexpected sunshine. For this year at least it’s meant skiers are now donning hiking boots and shorts on slopes without any snow. But is this a blip or will these abnormal highs now become the norm? And if so, what’s the lasting impact of the warm winter weather? From the picturesque French...

Three British prime ministers, the end of a Royal era, war in Europe and economic crisis. It’s far to say 2022 has been eventful - and seen almost constant political turmoil. So how do we reflect on it now? What lessons can be learnt from it? And what challenges lie ahead in 2023? In a special bumper festive edition of the quick-briefing podcast, Investigations Correspondent Daniel Hewitt and Poli...

While Covid-19 ravaged Russia, Vladimir Putin bunkered down outside Moscow, plotting his next big move. The result was to wage war in Ukraine. But, in doing so, did this increasingly isolated - some may say paranoid - leader also spark his own downfall? Our resident Russia specialist Emma Burrows tells News at Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know…

Strep A is most commonly a mild infection, but at its worst it’s deadly, claiming the lives of more than a dozen children this winter. So what exactly is it? What are the symptoms to look out for? And are concerns raised over the UK’s supply of antibiotics justified? Health Editor Emily Morgan tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know…

A World Cup that started with so much controversy is ending with a mouth-watering final showdown between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Kylian Mbappe’s France. So has the Qatar tournament won over its critics? What next for England and Gareth Southgate? And why is the World Cup as we know it about to radically change? In a final quick-briefing from Doha, Sports Editor Steve Scott tells Faye Barker w...

The countdown to Christmas has started yet imagine among the cards dropping through your door came a letter demanding you leave your home within weeks. That’s the brutal news that could be delivered to almost a million people across England this winter. So can anything be done to help them? We sent our Investigations Correspondent Daniel Hewitt to find out. He tells Lucrezia Millarini what you nee...

Since Elon Musk became the self-proclaimed Chief Twit the company he bought for $44 billion ($35.7 billion) has rarely been out of the headlines.

 A free speech absolutist, Mr Musk announced: "The bird is free." But ITV News has new evidence suggesting hate speech on the platform has risen at an alarming rate since the purchase. So
 is this a new beginning or the beginning of the end for Twitter?...

After all the controversies before it kicked off, when it comes to the football, the Qatar World Cup has undoubtedly delivered on the pitch so far - unless, perhaps, you’re a Welsh fan heading home. So have the thrilling matches overshadowed the widely reported problems off the field? Or is Qatar living up to its promise that all the world was welcome? From Doha, Sports Editor Steve Scott and Repo...

It was a passenger plane shot out of the sky over conflict in Ukraine in 2014. Eight years on, three men have finally been convicted of murdering the 298 people on board Flight MH17. But they didn’t fire the weapon and none is likely to ever serve jail time. So, for the families of the victims, has justice really been done? Having attended the verdicts at the courtroom next to the runway just outs...

He’s out to make America great again! Donald Trump has thrown his MAGA hat into the ring for 2024. But has his movement lost its momentum? Do the recent midterms prove election deniers don’t win office? And who - besides Joe Biden - stands in his way of the White House? From Washington, Robert Moore tells ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham what you need to know….

Inflation is soaring. The cost of living is punishing. And with it comes ever-increasing debt.

 Across the UK, millions of households are running well into the red to cover their absolute essentials.

 So what help is out there? What immediate steps can people take? And what happens if you simply can’t pay? 
In a Q&A special, Richard Lane, an expert from the debt charity Step Change, tells Daniel...

There’s never been a World Cup like it: a Middle Eastern nation hosting football’s biggest prize during a Northern Hemisphere winter. And there’s never been a World Cup so divisive, before a ball is even kicked in Qatar. So why is it so controversial? How will the fan experience differ from previous tournaments? And what's expected of England and Wales on the pitch? Before heading out to Doha, Spo...

History tells us winter plays a critical role in warfare, with freezing conditions helping to stop everyone from Napoleon to Hitler in their tracks. Yet Vladimir Putin hopes this winter will make the key breakthrough for his Russian forces in the war in Ukraine. So will his tactics work or come back to bite him? Our resident Russian expert Emma Burrows tells News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you...

If you think British politics is in a bleak place at the moment, save a thought for America. Still reeling from the traumas and aftershocks of the last election, their democracy now seems even more imperilled as the nation heads to the midterm polls. So could vengeful Trump supporters still crying foul really rig future votes? Robert Moore has been on a big trip to find out. In this episode, he te...

Britain’s economic mess means an uncertain future for Liz Truss for sure. But nothing compared to the uncertainty for those hit hardest by the soaring cost of living. So what sacrifices are they making? And what life-changing decisions are they facing? We sent one of our top investigative reporters to find out and his report was startling. Daniel Hewitt tells News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby what you...

For weeks now, women in Iran have been protesting for their rights after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been in police custody. But what actually happened and what is it they’re fighting for? Amani Ibrahimi speaks to a woman in Iran, who tells you what you need to know about being a female under the regime right now.

You don’t need a degree in economics to know the UK economy is in a pretty bad place at the moment. But you do need to know a fair bit about numbers to understand why, and what needs to be done about it. Fortunately, we have our own expert on hand to bring you up to speed in just 15 minutes. Inspired by his wife's own demand for understanding, Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills tells Lucrezi...

It’s every parent’s nightmare: your child goes off on a school trip abroad and never comes home again. It became the tragic reality for Tony and Brenda Lawson when their daughter Jessica drowned in southern France in 2015. Now a French court has decided her teachers were not to blame. So why did the ruling take seven years and where does it leave her family’s search for answers? Ian Woods, recentl...

MPs at war, a major u-turn and her key speech hit by protesters; it’s hard to imagine a worse first party conference for a prime minister. So where does Liz Truss go from here? How damaging could the new battles over benefits get? And could her days really, already, be numbered? Political Editor Robert Peston tells Romilly Weeks what you need to know at the end of a quite extraordinary Conservativ...

Liz Truss pledged to kick start the UK economy. Instead her chancellor’s tax-slashing measures have seen it get an absolute kicking, with a plummeting pound, a major bailout by the Bank and a fresh mortgage crisis. So as she prepares to face the wrath of the people who put her in power, will the threat of electoral disaster force her to change plans? From Westminster, Political Correspondent Libby...

The government has lost control of the economy. So says Sir Keir Starmer. So what’s he proposing to do to regain control? And after his big pitch to be prime minister at party conference, has he done enough to convince voters outside the party faithful to put their trust in Labour at the next election? From the Labour conference in Liverpool, Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tells Political...

The biggest swathe of tax cuts in 50 years is the new government’s bold first step to solving Britain’s economic crisis. It backfired back in 1972 - so why is the new chancellor so confident history won’t repeat itself? And what could happen if he’s wrong? From Westminster, our Political Reporter Shehab Khan tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know…