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Today we look at what politicians are saying on camera and behind the scenes about the local elections coming up on Thursday.

Laura, Paddy, and Henry discuss whether it could be a good week for all the parties apart from Labour and the Conservatives.

And there’s talk of a future coalition between Reform and the Conservative Party.

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Today, we discuss the pictures coming from The Vatican of President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump meeting in St Peter’s Basilica before Pope Francis’ funeral.

Laura and Paddy discuss whether it could be an important moment as discussions about an end to the war in Ukraine continue. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart sp...

Today, we’re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May.

Adam and Chris are joined by friends of the podcast Matt Chorley and Professor Jane Green, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre at the University of Oxford, to discuss the upcoming local elections, and tips for interpreting the results.

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Today, we discuss whether the EU and UK are about to do a deal on a youth visa scheme.

Labour has previously said it has "no plans" for such a scheme, which would make it easier for young people to study and work abroad. But today, the government is no longer ruling it out ahead of a bit summit next month. Adam and Chris discuss the possible “reset”

And, tensions are rising between India and Pakistan following an attack that killed...

Today, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to accuse Zelensky of harming Ukraine peace negotiations following the Ukrainian president telling a news conference he would not recognise Crimea as Russian.

Adam is joined by James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, and Sumi Somaskanda, BBC News Chief Presenter in Washington, to pick over what we know - and what we don’t - about Donald Trump’s proposed deal. Plus, why peace talks in London ...

Today, we look at the world leaders descending on the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, and which cardinal might replace him in the upcoming conclave?

Adam is joined by Catherine Pepinster who is the former editor of the Tablet magazine and Sister Dr Gemma Simmonds, a theologian at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology.

And, for the first time, Chris and Adam took listeners calls and political questions on Jeremy Vine’s ...

Today, we’re going to look back what happened after the collapse of Lehman Brothers - which sparked the global financial crisis.

Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam and columnist at the FT, Gillian Tett.

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Today, Pope Francis has died aged 88.

The first Latin American leader of the of the Roman Catholic Church, Francis had been in hospital for 5 weeks due to pneumonia. Adam and Aleem Maqbool, the BBC’s Religion Editor discuss his legacy.

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Today, we’re going back to September 15 2008, the day the Lehman Brothers collapsed, a pivotal moment in the global financial crash.

Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam and columnist at the FT, Gillian Tett.

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Today, we’re going to look back at the impact after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

It was the deal that brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles - and cost the lives of more than 3,500.

Adam is joined by Nick Watt, Newsnight’s political editor and Annita McVeigh, BBC News chief presenter, who closely followed events at the time.

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Today, we’re going back to April 10 1998, the day the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Belfast.

It was the deal that brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles - and cost the lives of more than 3,500.

Adam is joined by Nick Watt, Newsnight’s political editor and Annita McVeigh, BBC News chief presenter, who closely followed events at the time.

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Today, we look at what yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling means for the NHS.

The NHS will be pursued if it doesn’t follow new guidance on single-sex spaces the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said. Currently the NHS guidance says trans people should be accommodated according to the way they dress, their names and their pronouns. Under the ruling this would be scrapped. Adam is joined by BBC’s social affairs ...

Today, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications for how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales.

Adam is joined by James Cook, Alex Forsyth and the BBC's social affairs editor Alison Holt.

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Today, we look at Birmingham’s bin crisis, with new threats it could spread to other cities.

Why are striking workers threatening further action? And, could the strike inspire copy-cat action across the nation? Adam and Alex speak to the BBC’s Midlands political correspondent Rob Mayor.

Also, US Vice-President JD Vance has said there was a “good chance” a trade deal could be reached with the UK. Meanwhile, President Xi has been visi...

Today, the trial opened on a long awaited antitrust case that could see Meta forced to sell two of its social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp, after being accused of creating a monopoly. Adam speaks to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring and Mark Scott of the Atlantic Council, asking, what does this court case tell us about the relationship between Trump and big tech? Also, why are we talking ...

Today, we look at whether British Steel has enough fuel to keep its furnaces running, and we hear from an MP who was detained and refused entry to Hong Kong.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds refused to confirm if the government can get sufficient supplies in time to keep blast furnaces at British Steel running, after it took control of the plant, owned by Chinese company Jingye.

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Today, we look at the future of British Steel, as MPs voted to take control over a Scunthorpe plant.

They met in Parliament on a Saturday for the first time since 1982.

Chris was there too, and he joins Laura and Paddy to talk through the details, as well as what it says about how the UK is responding to international events.

We also hear from ex PM Gordon Brown, who’s been talking to Paddy.

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Today, we attempt to answer your questions about Donald Trump and the worldwide impact of his tariffs.

James and Alex are joined by Caitríona Perry, BBC News’s Chief Presenter, and Dharshini David, Deputy Economics Editor to relive the week that was. Plus - how could tariffs effect UK consumers and when will people (in the US and UK) start to feel it in their pocket?

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Today, we look at whether President Trump is still interested in Ukraine? It comes as the “coalition of the willing” of European countries meet in Brussels.

James is joined by Ukraine Correspondent, James Waterhouse in Kyiv and former UK Defence Attache to Moscow and Kyiv John Foreman.

Also, is the government about to nationalise British Steel? James and Henry discuss that and the latest government efficiency drive.

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