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‘This war is happening between two bad actors,’ says Sudanese political activist
We spoke to Sudanese political activist Amgad Fareid Eltayeb and started by asking him whether he thought the talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces were futile.
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Warring sides refuse to show up as Sudan peace talks begin
Efforts to get fresh peace talks underway to resolve Sudan’s 16-month long war have run into trouble after neither of the warring factions turned up. The Sudanese army had already warned that it would boycott the talks in Switzerland. Although the rival Rapid Support Forces had agreed to attend, they failed to enter the room…
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Care system for children ‘has to change’, says charity
We were joined by Katharine Sacks-Jones, who’s chief executive of Become, a national charity for children in care, and Dr Mark Kerr, head of The Children’s Homes Association.
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Children in care being moved miles away from home
One big challenge for the new Education Secretary is the growing number of children in care, with the cost falling to cash-strapped local councils. But growing even faster is the sheer number of these children in care who are being moved miles away from everything they know, their hometowns, friends, sometimes their schools and even…
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UK inflation rises to 2.2%
Inflation rose slightly last month, but by less than expected, with overall prices up by 2.2% in the year to July. The increase is mostly down to the cost of gas and electricity, which has fallen, but by less than it did a year ago. So what does all this mean for the economy and…
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Scottish ministers told to cut ‘all but essential’ spending
Scotland’s finance secretary has told ministers to cut back “all but essential” spending in order to fund public sector pay increases. Among the “difficult choices” they’ve been warned about are scrapping universal winter fuel payments to all pensioners, in line with Westminster. We’re joined by David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Ukraine captures ‘hundreds’ of Russian prisoners as shock advance continues
It was a sight no one expected to see after more than 900 days of war: a correspondent from Ukraine’s state television news reporting from inside Russian territory as Ukrainian forces tore down a Russian flag and handed out humanitarian aid. Ukraine said it was creating a security zone inside Russia’s Kursk region and planned…
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More than 400 people now charged as riot sentencing continues
More than 400 people have now been charged in connection with the recent disorder, with 64 people sent to jail. Among those handed prison sentences today, a man who joined a mob storming a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, a man who live-streamed himself shouting racial slurs during riots in Sunderland, and a 53-year-old…
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‘No way to justify deaths of innocent Palestinians and Israelis’, says ex-US ambassador to Middle East
Ambassador David Satterfield served as the US special envoy for Middle East Humanitarian issues until April this year. He joined us from Houston where he’s the Director of the Baker Institute at Rice University.
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‘It can go out of control’: Former Israel PM Ehud Olmert on Middle East escalation
We spoke to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and discussed the talks which will resume tomorrow for the release of the Israeli hostages.
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Gaza ceasefire talks to begin under shadow of Iran Israel attack
Talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza are due to begin in Doha tomorrow: an Israeli delegation is on the way, while Hamas says it won’t be in the room but is open to separate discussions with mediators. The obstacles seem insurmountable. Iranian officials have warned an attack on Israel will go ahead if…
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Nancy Pelosi on Elon Musk, Donald Trump and hammer attack horror
In a special edition of the American Fourcast, Matt Frei talks to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk and the man whose name she will not mention.
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How should the UK deal with child offenders?
Some of the country’s leading justice groups say children should no longer be put in prison – arguing that the system is beyond reform.
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Wildfires reach Athens forcing thousands from their homes
A raging wildfire is burning out of control on the edge of the Greek capital Athens.
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Israel-Gaza: 142 Palestinians killed in past 48 hours, officials
Thousands of Palestinians are once again on the move as Israel continues its military offensive in Gaza.