Behind the Headlines

See how we are getting on with a very special challenge, a mother in Stoke has a special warning ahead of Christmas and would you enjoy an entire Christmas dinner made from chocolate?

We're looking at the lengths shops are going to, to protect their stock, we're at a school in Hereford that has been inspired by this years Strictly winner and we are on the red carpet for this years SPOTY

Police Scotland say it's time to get tough on drunk drivers, plans to give victims more of a voice in the parole system, and the ugliest dog in Britain.

The race for the Christmas Number one is officially on, we speak to Strictly Come Dancing Finalists, and a fairground ride crashes in Birmingham.

We are at the World Pie Eating Championship, we are in Belfast as the Duke of Edinburgh visits, and we head to a library in Liverpool which was destroyed

We're with some famous names helping out at one of our Mission Christmas depots; we're with protesting farmers in their tractors; we look into so-called 'medical misogyny' speaking to one woman who says it's definitely a thing; and could Scotland follow Australia in banning social media for under-16s?

We chat to the Dad of one of those given a  new posthumous bravery award, the most searched for questions on Google, and violence and abuse against Ambulance workers is on the rise.

We speak to BAFTA host David Tennant, we look at the clean up following Storm Darragh, and we take a look at the impact domestic abuse has on a child's life.

As Britain's braced for a battering from the latest storm, we're in some red alert areas; we also speak to the family of man found dead in a lift shaft in Turkey who want answers; we have an interview with the safe-guarding minister on ways to get the hospitality industry to help tackle CSE; and we're with a mountain rescue team and their dogs for some special training

Welcome to Behind the Headlines where we take a bit of extra time to look at the big stories, and the things which are getting people talking, around the UK today, like why Storm Darragh could do some serious damage to your Christmas decorations; two teenagers are sentenced for stabbing another child to death in Bristol, and construction of a spaceport in the north of Scotland is cancelled.