Jackie Long , Social Affairs Editor and Presenter

The North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has resigned from the Labour party after it blocked him from running for mayor of the north-east. Mr Driscoll – who’s been described as the ‘last Corbynista in power’ – said he plans to run against Labour as an independent when the new Mayoralty is elected next year if he can raise £25,000 by the end of August.

A new drug which slows the progression of Alzheimer’s has been described as a ‘turning point’ in the fight against the disease. Trials show Donanna-mab slows clinical decline by up to 30% – allowing people to keep doing day-to-day tasks like shopping and managing their finances. But the Alzheimer’s Society say the NHS isn’t ready to start delivering it.

Dr Vivek Trivedi, the co-chair of the British Medical Association’s junior doctors committee, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents health service employers and Anita Smith, a teacher at a secondary school in North Leeds.

We spoke to Roger Bolton, who worked for 50 years as a producer, editor and presenter at the BBC, and now hosts the Beeb Watch podcast. 

We spoke to former Head of Religion & Ethics at the BBC Aaqil Ahmed and began by asking him why it took the BBC so long to act on the complaints made in May.

We spoke to the former editor of the Guardian newspaper Alan Rusbridger and began by asking him what he thought of the BBC’s response.

We spoke to Jake Moore, who investigated cyber crime for the police and now works for ESET – a cyber security company.

Kellie Sutton told police that she was ‘very frightened’ of her abusive partner Steven Gane, just weeks before she took her own life.  He was jailed after her death, for controlling and coercive behaviour. And now, in an unprecedented conclusion, an inquest jury has ruled that Kellie was unlawfully killed.

It’s only a small township, so what is the significance of Jenin in this long running conflict?

China has accused the UK of sheltering fugitives as it issued bounties for the arrest of eight pro democracy activists from Hong Kong, including three who live in Britain.

Seven new gambling addiction clinics will open across the country this summer – as NHS England said a record number of people are seeking help with gambling disorders. 

We’re joined by Melissa Chemam, a French-Algerian journalist who lives on the outskirts of Nanterre.

It’s been hailed as the future of working life. A four day week – with the same pay and benefits, but an extra day of rest. Proponents say it would cut down on stress, long term sickness and actually increase productivity.

Anne Rudisuhli is a councillor representing Bouches-du-Rhone, an area which includes the city of Marseilles, and is a member of President Macron’s party.

Professor Justin Hansford from the Thurgood Marshall Civil rights department at Howard University’s law school in Washington