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Today we look at the Post Office Scandal, where over 700 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted due to a flaw in a computer system.

Adam is joined by former sub-postmistress, Jo Hamilton, the writer of the ITV drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ Gwyneth Hughes and former Government minister for postal affairs, Paul Scully.

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Today, we look at Rishi Sunak’s hints of an autumn election and Keir Starmer’s New Year’s speech.

Did the prime minister steal the Labour leader’s political thunder with his election announcement? Adam and Chris discuss Keir Starmer’s plan to convince people that change is possible and what Rishi Sunak’s ‘working assumption’ really means.

And Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle MP talks about Labour’s plans for the economy, AI and the Post Office scandal.

Today, we look at the junior doctors strike, a teenage darting sensation and the return of the Traitors.

As Junior doctors begin the longest strike in NHS history Adam is joined by Dr Adrian Boyle, president of Royal College of Emergency Medicine, to find out what the 6-day walkout means for NHS services.

And at the age of 16, Luke Littler is now the youngest person ever to make the final of the World Darts Championship. What makes him so special? And what does a teenager do with hundreds of thousands of pounds of prize money? Adam speaks to darts boss and sports promoter Eddie Hearn to find out.

Also on tonight is the return of reality TV show, The Traitors. Series 1 winner Hannah Byczkowski tells us what its like to be a contestant on the hit psychological competition.

Today, we look at the government’s claim that it has cleared the backlog of older asylum cases.

The Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has said that “every single” legacy application has been processed, meeting one of Sunak’s pledges, but is that the case? To delve into the numbers, Adam is joined by Madeleine Sumption from The Migration Observatory, and Nick Eardley from BBC Verify.

And, after criticism following the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry, Ofsted announced that inspectors will receive training around mental health at the start of this new term. Adam speaks to headteacher Calvin Henry and education editor Branwen Jeffreys about what the changes at Ofsted mean for education.

Today, we look at the big stories that will dominate the headlines in 2024.

More than two billion people go to the polls next year in elections across the world. So, with that in mind, Adam catches up with political scientist Ben Ansell.

It’s nearly the end of 2023, so time to take a stroll down memory lane and look at what happened in politics over the past year.

Christmas has come early for Adam as he unwraps three Christmas presents.

Today, we look back at the past 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Newscast’s Adam Fleming and The Conflict’s Lyse Doucet discuss the challenges and considerations facing BBC journalists while they report on the war. Revisiting powerful moments from interviews with the BBC’s Gaza Correspondent, Rushdi Abualouf, Anna Foster, Middle East Correspondent and International Editor, Jeremy Bowen - they describe events as they unfolded.

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming and Lyse Doucet. This episode was made by Lucy Boast with Bethan Ashmead Latham. The studio manager was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

Today, we look at Donald Trump’s disqualification from the Colorado ballot.

The state’s Supreme Court has ruled him ineligible because of his actions in the run up to the US Capital riot in 2021. Americast’s Sarah Smith and Justin Webb join to discuss whether this could be the beginning of the end for his 2024 bid.

And the departing First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, is in the studio to talk about his political legacy, as well as really liking cheese.