Behind the Headlines

Behind the Headlines

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Behind the Headlines episodes

  • Gulls just wanna have lunch

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s summer tour rolls on ahead of Parliament’s return

    Plus the rising cost of following Carlisle United away

    and the latest on Britain’s seagull “food theft” problem

    16 min
  • The Premier League is back

    The Premier League is back, and we’re taking you behind the hype ahead of Arsenal’s opening-night clash with newly promoted Coventry City.

    Plus, alarming new figures on drivers going the wrong way on motorways.

    And we hear calls for tougher laws on “smart” glasses.

    9 min
  • Harry & Meghan - return to the realm

    Prince Harry and Meghan are set to move back to the UK. We hear what it could mean for relations with William, the King, and security arrangements


    The Prime Minister promises a crackdown on illegal waste and fly-tipping, with tougher penalties and a look at some of the worst sites in Bradford.

    Plus, Glasgow becomes Gotham as The Batman Part 2 films in the city

    11 min
  • The PM's plan to tackle homelessness by Christmas

    Wednesday 19th August, 2026: we have the latest from the latest deaths off the south coast of England; the Prime Minister's pledge to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas; the interim report in the train derailment at Lewes; one family's desperate measure to get a suitable home for their daughter - and we're at the start of the Tour of Britain Women and at the races with Queen Camilla. Kat Wright is your host.

    15 min
  • A runaway monkey’s Highland adventure comes to an end

    We're being encouraged to learn how to help someone who is choking, as St John Ambulance says too many are dying because of a lack of knowledge or confidence to intervene.

    There's warnings about the number of children who are becoming fixated with violence.

    Highland Wildlife Park have welcomed back a monkey that escaped, and Glasgow's being transformed into Gotham City as filming for Batman begins again.

    13 min
  • Bonnie Tyler's Swansea Funeral

    Thousands gather in Swansea to say their final goodbyes to legendary Welsh singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler.

    Hear from campaigners calling for tougher laws on illegal e-bikes after a huge surge in police seizures of them.

    Plus, Scotland’s men’s team welcomes a new head coach.

    12 min
  • The rising threat of wildfires

    We get the latest on the wildfires across England and Wales — with the Prime Minister calling in the military a

    Also today Nigel Farage returns to Parliament after winning the Clacton by-election

    Plus, line dancing’s TikTok comeback

    12 min

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