What You Need To Know

After weeks of speculation about whether Boris Johnson will survive, now comes weeks of speculation over who will replace him. The Conservative Party is about to elect its fourth leader in six years. Whoever wins, will become the next prime minister. And right now, the contest looks wide open. With their ear to the ground for all key developments, private tweets and Westminster gossip, Daniel Hewi...

***This episode was recorded before reports of Boris Johnson's resignation emerged*** A wave of resignations rocked Boris Johnson’s government - and yet the prime minister remained in office and vowed to fight on. He has now bowed to pressure and will resign. So why did the Chris Pincher issue prove so damaging compared to previous scandals? And who’s primed to replace him? Amid the flurry of resi...

The Horn of Africa’s facing its worst ever hunger crisis. And many are blaming Russia's invasion of Ukraine. So why is war in Europe proving so catastrophic for millions living 3,000 miles away? And why aren't more African leaders blaming Vladimir Putin? Having gone to east Africa to find out, ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar tells you what you need to know…

When Russian tanks rolled over the border back in February some predicted Ukraine would be toppled in a matter of days - particularly in the Kremlin. How wrong they were. With key targets missed, more than 100 days passed and no end in sight in this grinding, gruelling conflict: just how long is Russia willing to wage its grim war? ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen and News Editor Emma...

In the latest episode, ITV News Political Reporter Shehab Khan and US correspondent Emma Murphy discuss what comes next for the US after its highest court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion. Does it mean abortion is now illegal? Could other rights be rolled back? And what happens if a woman wants an abortion, but the state she lives in has outlawed it? Here's what you need to know.

ITV News Economics Editor Joel Hills and Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen come together on the week’s second day of rail strikes, where once again workers called for better pay and conditions. Carl and Joel give you a sense of where it'll all go in the next few months, as there are concerns the UK could experience a repeat of the late 1970s' 'winter of discontent', when over 2,000 strikes erupt...

America is at a point of reckoning after two of its most shocking recent attacks. One gave us images we thought we’d never see - the Capitol riots on January 6 2021 - the other tragic scenes that are all too familiar - children left massacred by a gunman in their own classroom. So after all the talk and condemnation - what chance of action or change? From Washington DC - the city where he filmed t...

The first long burst of summer sunshine has hit Britain. So are we set for wave upon wave of heatwaves this year? How high could temperatures get? And how does it fit in with the extreme heat being seen across the globe? ITV weather presenter Lucy Verasamy tells Faye Barker what you need to know about our changing weather patterns and unpredictable seasons - plus why we're more likely to see snow...

Seven asylum seekers were about to be sent more than 4,000 miles away to Rwanda, before an 11th hour court decision meant they could get off a plane that was minutes from departing. The government was determined to press ahead with its controversial plan but an intervention from the European Court of Human Rights has put that on hold. So what is the Rwanda plan, why is it struggling to fly, and wh...

Few have ever seen her compete, and yet trans cyclist Emily Bridges is now one of the most talked about athletes in Britain. She’s at the centre of a polarising, and too often toxic, debate on transitioning that sport is struggling to reconcile. The one voice missing has been hers - until now. In this exclusive conversation for What You Need To Know, Emily sits down with ITV News Sports Editor Ste...

Boris Johnson says his backing by Tory MPs was "convincing" with 59% coming out in support of their elected leader in his hour of need. But the PM's critics point out both John Major and Theresa May got more support when they faced confidence votes in 1995 and 2018. And we all know how their reigns ended. So are the PM’s days effectively numbered? Or can he survive to face the ultimate vote of con...

Pageants, parades, street parties and a pop concert will celebrate the Queen’s historic 70 year span on the throne. Happy and glorious it may be - but will we ever see the likes of it again? And what big challenges lie ahead for the royals in the next few years? From outside Buckingham Palace, Royal Editor Chris Ship tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know about the Queen's Platinum Jubilee,...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has told ITV News that Prince Andrew is seeking to “make amends” having settled his sexual abuse lawsuit and we must “learn to be a more open and forgiving society”. The Most Revd Justin Welby was questioned in an interview with News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby about whether the upcoming Jubilee celebrations offer the public the opportunity to unite and forgive the Duke o...

Dozens of cases of monkeypox have been confirmed across the UK, a number that is expected to keep on rising. So what are the signs to look out for? How is it transmitted? Could it be deadly? And can it be stopped? Health Editor Emily Morgan urges calm as she tells Carl Dinnen what you need to know.

From wine stains on the walls and drunken altercations to failures of leadership and judgement - the Downing Street parties report is in and it's damning. Boris Johnson says he's humbled by civil servant Sue Gray's findings, but is he? People think he's got away with it, but has he? From the ITV News Westminster studios, UK Editor Paul Brand and Political Editor Robert Peston tell Carl Dinnen what...

For several decades no male professional footballer in England dare do it. Now it has taken a 17-year-old to accept national if not global attention into his life by declaring a simple personal truth: he’s gay. So why did it take this long? What difference could Jake Daniels' declaration make? And can football really be inclusive when the World Cup is hosted where homosexuality remains illegal? Sp...

In 1940 we had Dunkirk. In 2022 the people of Ukrainian have Mariupol - a symbol of defiance in defeat that has fired their belief in winning the war with Russia. But how did a few hundred fighters hold out surrounding forces 100 times stronger for so long? And - now it's effectively over - what does the near-apocalyptic siege on the port city’s steelworks tell us about the way this war is going?...

From Kiev to Kharkiv and now stalling across the Donbas, it’s fair to say Vladimir Putin’s war is not going to plan. So how are the Ukrainians continuing to defy the Russian invaders? How much longer could they hold out? And could they even win? Senior International Correspondent John Irvine recently ventured to the very brink of the frontline to see Ukrainian and western-delivered weaponry in act...

Cancer patients are hailing a new data frontier in medicine that is helping to improve their treatment options and extend lives. And it’s all based around the clues that lie in you and your family’s DNA. Science Editor Deborah Cohen tells Faye Barker what you need to know.

The families of young children with life-limiting conditions wouldn't put a price on the care they receive at hospices. But providing that crucial support is getting harder and harder at hospices in England because of a staff crisis almost twice as severe as the NHS. Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt has been reporting on hospices for years after seeing how they eased his mother's pain before...

As seismic moments go in Northern Ireland’s history, Sinn Féin earning the right to hold the post of first minister is right up there. So what does their election success mean for power sharing in the short term? And what now is the long-term chance of a united Ireland and an end to the United Kingdom? Esteemed author, journalist and filmmaker Eamonn Mallie tells News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby - wh...

Every May Russia holds victory parades to honour the Soviets who fought against the Nazis. But this year why are families of soldiers recently killed in Ukraine still so supportive of Vladimir Putin’s war against their neighbour? And what is state TV not telling them?

 Having travelled from the streets of Moscow to putin's rural heartland, ITV News News Editor Emma Burrows tells you what you need...

The Tories have lost control in Westminster - for now just the city council - but what does that defeat and other local election shocks mean for Boris Johnson? Is Keir Starmer right to hail Labour’s gains as a turning point for the party or will he be sunk by the latest beergate developments? And what impact could the local results have on a Lib Dem revival and the result of next election overall?...

UK inflation is at its highest in decades, with energy, food and fuel prices all soaring - triggering yet another likely rise in interest rates. So how did we get into this cost of living crisis? How much worse could it get? And will it ever end? Business Editor Joel Hills and Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tell News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby what you need to know.

ITV News has discovered hundreds of people remain stuck in prison today, under a law abolished a decade ago. They include an inmate convicted after stealing a cigarette who is still in jail 16 years later - while a 32-year-old man has never returned home after getting two years for stealing a bike at 17. Northern Reporter Sangita Lal, who reported on this exclusive and extraordinary story, tells I...