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Behind the Headlines
By Bauer MediaNews
Behind the Headlines episodes
- VJ Day and Chris Martin sings in a pub
It's been an emotional day as commemorations have taken place to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, we are in Liverpool as Diogo Jota is remembered ahead of the premier league opener with Bournemouth, and Coldplays Chris Martin performs in a small pub in Yorkshire
8 min - Results day and the oldest glider in the UK
Nora is 103 and has become the oldest woman in the UK to go gliding, we are also at colleges as exam results come in
9 min - A search for a lottery ticket winner and concerns about unroadworthy vehicles
We've been hearing from mechanics about the state of some vehicles on the UK's roads, we've been out in Liverpool as the search for a Valentine's lottery ticket winner enters its final hours - and we have more on a ruling from the Court of Appeal.
11 min - Are hotter summers here to stay?
Tuesday 12th August, 2025: we find out how people are coping in the latest heatwave and if they're going to more regular. Our political editor also talks illegal migrants; Big Brother helping to talk about the issue of consent and Oasis' farewell to Scotland.
13 min - Geese causing havoc and Diogo Jota mural
Work on a special mural in memory of Diogo Jota has begun in Wolverhampton, Geese in March are becoming local celebrities and Police are working on a possible link between a murder in Downpatrick and an attack on a priest.
9 min - Rare lobsters and hot air balloons
A fisherman on Northern Ireland's North Coast is counting his luck - after catching an extremely rare lobster and dozens of hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes have filled the skies above Bristol for the city's annual fiesta
9 min - A song about potholes and fast pizzas
A councillor's released a protest song about potholes and we speak to the fastest pizza maker in the UK
10 min - An MP turns himself into an AI chat bot
Wednesday 6th August, 2025: we speak exclusively to the Prime Minister about how AI might help MPs talk to constituents, as well as speaking to one MP trying just that. We also have the latest on Suzanne's Law in Scotland, a clinic to treat children using ketamine; a scheme to cut down on mobile phone snatches; and remembering Hiroshima 80 years on.
13 min - The children leaving primary school unable to read properly and how people could save more trees
Behind the Headlines - Tuesday 5th August 2025
13 min - Storm Floris and the possible collapse of a football club
Behind the Headlines - Monday 4th August 2025
13 min
About Behind the Headlines
From the publisher's feed
Behind The Headlines takes you deeper into breaking news stories across the UK.
We have reporters across the country bringing you the story direct…
from the scene as well as teams of journalists investigating the issues that matter to you.
Our reporters go behind the headlines to the scene of the story to talk to the people involved and bring you the very latest - whenever and wherever it happens.