Wednesday 8th July, 2026: we're in Clacton with the latest political response to a by-election there; ways to stay safe and cool in the heat; some shocking stats from the RAC on speeding motorists; we catch up with firefighters who've been helping in earthquake-hit Venezuela; and we have the ssssssstory of the esssscaped snakes. Kat Wright is your host.

Wednesday 8th July, 2026: we're in Clacton with the latest political response to a by-election there; ways to stay safe and cool in the heat; some shocking stats from the RAC on speeding motorists; we catch up with firefighters who've been helping in earthquake-hit Venezuela; and we have the ssssssstory of the esssscaped snakes. Kat Wright is your host.

"If he wants to spend the summer 'arguing with a bin', I won't stop him."

Behind&nbsp;The&nbsp;Headlines takes you deeper into breaking news stories across&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK.We have reporters across&nbsp;the country bringing you&nbsp;the&nbsp;story direct from&nbsp;the&nbsp;scene as well as teams of journalists investigating the issues that matter to you.Our reporters go&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;headlines&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;scene of&nbsp;the&nbsp;story to talk to&nbsp;the&nbsp;people involved and bring you&nbsp;the&nbsp;very latest - whenever and wherever it happens.

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