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Calls for Met Police chief to resign over anti-semitism campaigner incident
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will meet the Met Police Commissioner tomorrow to discuss community relations.
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Conservative MP Menzies quits party after misconduct allegations
Mark Menzies has resigned, after an investigation by the Conservative party said he has shown a “pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs”.
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James’ lead singer Tim Booth on topping the music charts after forty years
Shortly after forming the band ‘James’ in 1982, they turned down an NME cover and later refused a million-dollar campaign to break into the American market – saying they weren’t fussed by commercial success.
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Canary Islands see thousands protest against too much tourism
Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, angry at the impact mass tourism is having on the Spanish archipelago.
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$60 billion aid won’t deliver victory in war Ukraine ‘can’t win’, says retired US Lt Col Daniel Davis
We were joined by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis from the Defense Priorities Foundation whose daily youtube show, ‘Deep Dive’, focuses on military and foreign affairs.
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US Congress vote on $60bn Ukraine aid package explained
In Washington the House of Representatives votes on a number of foreign aid bills including financial support for Israel and Ukraine in their war with Russia.
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Israel-Gaza: at least 9 killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah
An Israeli airstrike in Rafah in southern Gaza has killed at least nine people, including children.
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Taylor Swift’s new break-up album breaks records
They knew it was coming. What Taylor Swift’s legions of fans didn’t know was that her latest release would be a 31-track double album.
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NHS trust fined £200K for failings that led to death of two mental health patients
An NHS Trust has been fined £200,000 for failings that lead to the deaths of two of its mental health patients.
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Sunak vows to end UK ‘sick note culture’ with benefit reform
Rishi Sunak has set out plans to tackle what he calls Britain’s “sick note culture” and a spiralling welfare bill the country can’t afford.
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‘Loose talk about using nuclear weapons is irresponsible and unacceptable’, says head of UN’s nuclear watchdog
We spoke to Rafael Grossi, the director general of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and began by asking how concerned he was about military action near one of Iran’s nuclear sites.
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‘There wasn’t an Israeli attack on Iran,’ says former adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiations team
Benjamin Netanyahu’s ban on Israeli government interviews this week is still in force today.
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Why Israel’s attack on Iran is being played down by both sides
After days of tension and calls for calm, Israel’s response to Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile strike appeared carefully calibrated to avert a wider war.
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Tim Booth of the band James on ageism in music, topping the charts and AI
More than 40 years since they began the band are at the top of the charts. We met their lead singer Tim Booth.
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As India goes to the polls in the world’s largest election – what do British-Indians think?
Tomorrow the world’s largest election kicks off. In India, a billion voters at a million polling stations will spend the next seven weeks deciding their future, with a winner announced in June.