What You Need To Know

The Archbishop of Canterbury says it goes against God - Boris Johnson says it’s the morally right thing to do. So why has the UK’s plan to send thousands of migrants off to Rwanda proved so divisive? And could it still be stopped? Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana - who has the inside track on disagreements in the Home Office - and Political Reporter Shehab Khan - who has telling reactions f...

Life in lockdown may seem a distant memory in the UK - but deserted streets and empty supermarket shelves are a daily reality right now in China. So, amid rising anger at regular mass testing, quarantine centres dubbed 'Covid prison' and total restriction on movements, is the country’s hardline zero-Covid strategy finally at breaking point? Asia Correspondent Debi Edward tells News At Ten Anchor T...

It was just two years ago that Oxford University researchers first trialled the vaccine that would change the way the world has fought coronavirus. But with the battle ongoing - where do they think we stand now? Is enough being done to prepare the UK and the world for future Covid threats? And what might the next generation of booster vaccines look like? Oxford Vaccine Group director Professor And...

MPs have approved the plan to open an investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled the House over the infamous lockdown parties. So where does this now leave a prime minister who insists he won’t resign amid cries of a constitutional crisis? Political Editor Robert Peston tells Tom Bradby what you need to know as he reflects on some astonishing scenes in the House of Commons. In a typically for...

The battle for the Donbas has begun in the war in Ukraine so how is Russia hoping to take an eastern region that stretches for 300 miles. After the humiliation of failing to capture the surrounded capital of Kyiv, has Vladimir Putin learned from his mistakes as he begins the second phase of the invasion? Can Ukraine’s army continue to defy expectations and hold off the Russian forces? And how vita...

News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby speaks to Europe Editor James Mates and US Correspondent Robert Moore about their experience of reporting on war crimes committed in Bosnia, Rwanda and Kosovo. The veteran journalists discuss what lessons can be learned from those conflicts when considering whether Vladimir Putin or his Russian troops could be convicted of war crimes in Ukraine. It comes amid claims t...

They are the pills that the NHS believes could help us leave the pandemic behind. Drugs designed to protect the most vulnerable when they catch Covid and cut hospitalisations and deaths by almost 90%! But, as their rollout begins, why isn't everybody cheering? Science Editor Deborah Cohen tells ITV News presenter Faye Barker what you need to know. We also share the updated list of Covid symptoms a...

America calls Vladimir Putin a war criminal, while China still won’t admit Russia’s even invaded Ukraine. So why does the war in Europe look so different to those in power in Washington and Beijing? And what do the conflicting actions of the superpowers tell us about the prospect of a new world order? Asia Correspondent Debi Edward in Beijing and US Correspondent Emma Murphy in Washington DC tell...

"Nothing I have ever seen has been quite so shocking as loving parents prepared to see their children go to a fate unknown because they have no other choice." In this special first-person account, John Ray reflects on the shocking moment of utter desperation he found deep in the heart of Kabul earlier this year as Afghanistan sinks into the grip of a humanitarian crisis. Having reported in the cou...

Inflation and taxes are on the rise, wages are on the slide - and it’s about to get a whole lot worse. So what are April’s main price rises? And what help is on hand to deal with them? In this Cost of Living crisis special, Consumer Editor Chris Choi explains why things have got so desperate before guiding Faye Barker through all of April’s main price rises to give you what you need to know. And h...

Having delivered scoop after scoop on the Downing Street pandemic parties, UK Editor Paul Brand gives News at Ten Anchor Tom Bradby his expert analysis on the big new twist in the Partygate scandal. What now after the first wave of fines have been issued by the Met Police? Do they prove Boris Johnson knowingly misled Parliament and will he be forced to resign if he too is found to have broken the...

In this special first-person account, ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers reflects on his experiences reporting on the first few weeks of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Dan shares what it was like to broadcast on the eve of war before lying awake all night as the invasion started and, within hours, the events that led him to the very frontline of the conflict. He describes witnessing the devastati...

“It’s not just the most angry I’ve been as a journalist, it’s probably the most angry I’ve been as a human being.”
 ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt had no idea when viewing the home horrors in a family's cramped south London flat at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic that it would be his first steps in uncovering a national scandal. In this special podcast he tells Lucrezia Mill...

As the cost of living soars, ITV Evening News presenter Mary Nightingale delivers this special podcast on Rishi Sunak's attempt to help people facing the squeeze. We hear the key policies delivered by the chancellor in his Spring Statement in the House of Commons, along with the literary-referencing rebuttal from shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Then Consumer Editor Chris Choi and Social Affairs C...

What’s it like on the frontline on the biggest refugee crisis to hit Europe since the Second World War? And, with millions of Ukrainians now displaced across the continent, what’s the UK doing to help? Having returned from reporting on the crisis in Lviv, ITV News Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks tells Faye Barker what you need to know. Romilly shares the heartbreak and the hope she found as...

Is a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine realistic? Why has Russia's advance into Ukraine been so faltering? And has Vladimir Putin's invasion been a massive miscalculation? News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby finds out what you need to know from Europe Editor James Mates. In the episode they talk through the power structure of the Kremlin, the impact of the Western sanctions on Russia, what it wil...

Can the UK survive without Russia’s oil and gas? When will the sanctions on Russia really start to bite? And how will the crisis affect your everyday living costs? ITV News Political Reporter Shehab Khan finds out what you need to know from our Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills and Consumer Editor Chris Choi. In the episode, Joel addresses the tricky exodus of global brands and companies fr...

Who are the untrained Brits who have defied official advice to head to Ukraine? What’ll happen to them if and when they come home? And could they end up doing more harm than good? UK Editor Paul Brand has been filming with people who have travelled from the UK to the Polish border to volunteer to defend Ukraine and in this episode tells ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know a...

Where are we at in the war? What are the rules for British civilians who want to fight? Why is the war affecting fuel prices? And are Western sanctions actually targeting the right Russians? 
 We asked our TikTok audience for their key questions on the war in Ukraine and they delivered. In this episode Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana and International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar talk throug...

Is talk of World War Three far-fetched or factual after Russia's actions in Ukraine? What - if anything - can the West to stop Vladimir Putin? And what are the ramifications for the world order? In this special episode, News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby is joined by ITV News Correspondent Robert Moore, ITN’s former man in Moscow and the reigning Journalist of the Year, to explore Putin's paranoid play...

What’s it like on the frontline of war in Ukraine? From Kyiv, Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo tells ITV News Presenter Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know, including the dramatic moment he found himself filming in the middle of a firefight involving Russian snipers. Rohit also describes his experiences of reporting from the underground bunkers as the city battles to hold back Vladimir Pu...

Claims of war crimes have been labelled against Russia in Ukraine. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky says civilians were deliberately targeted during the massive bombardment of the second-largest city Kharkiv and the International Criminal Court is looking to launch its own investigation into the allegations. So what evidence is emerging on this? Our Europe Editor James Mates updates ITV News...

Why is Russia attacking Ukraine? Can anything be done to stop Vladimir Putin? And just how far could the conflict go? In this special emergency podcast, our team of experts from around the world tell ITV News presenter Nina Hossain what you need to know as they assess the ramifications of Russia's military assault on its neighbour. From the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, our Europe Editor James Mates des...

Is this the right time to relax Covid restrictions? Will a lack of testing weaken our attempts to track new variants? And how much will a lateral flow cost you come April? Health Editor Emily Morgan and our new Science Editor Deborah Cohen deliver the answers as they join ITV News presenter Faye Barker to analyse the government’s Living With Covid plan for England. So how much of a gamble is dropp...

This week Faye is joined by Deputy Editor of Which? Travel, Naomi Leach, to talk all things travel - and how Brits can get abroad this year for their holidays. Naomi gives us tips on where best to find advice, what the guidance is in the most popular destinations (including Spain), and what families can do to make travel as stress-free as possible during the school holidays. We also hear from 'Jes...