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By Dr Alexandra Mullock When the Terminally Ill (End of Life) Adults Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons on 16th October 2024, it...
With the establishment of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (coming up on a year ago on 1 April), the publication of...
Tricky doesn’t begin to describe the upcoming State visit to the US by King Charles and Queen Camilla. Listen to this article We don’t really know...
By Oleksiy Goncharenko 1,500 days. This war has now outlasted the Soviet Union's own 'Great Patriotic War' on the Eastern Front — the...
The disorder we’ve seen on two evenings on the streets of Clapham this week is utterly appalling and unacceptable. Listen to this article Setting...
At first glance, the government’s crackdown on so-called “subscription traps” is exactly the kind of intervention consumers have been crying out...
The AA's 2,700 strong patrol force are not reporting shortages of fuel ahead of the Easter getaway. Similarly, there has been no rise in the...
Brabazon. Once the name of a revolutionary aeroplane, and an emblem of British engineering ambition. Now it belongs to a new town near Bristol, one of...
The Government’s minimum wage, or ‘National Living Wage’, rose yesterday against a backdrop of ongoing cost of living pressures on households...
Despite having twenty million more people, Britain built more homes in the 1930s than it does today. That should be impossible in a modern wealthy...
When Sadiq Khan wrote on Saturday that "London is... far from falling apart", even I could not have predicted how soon he'd be proved...
Four ‘nationally significant’ cyber attacks a week should be setting alarm bells ringing. Listen to this article That’s the reality in the UK,...
Cyber experts are warning of indirect “spillover” from the current conflict in the Middle East that could affect companies and individuals on home...
Today's announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is, on paper, a landmark moment for British consumers and will be welcome news...
Today’s confirmation from the FCA marks a major turning point for anyone who has used car finance. Listen to this article For many drivers, this...
Orders by Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz are causing huge disruption to global supply chains. Listen to this article The volume of ships able to...
The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to pilot the UK’s first ‘proximity tagging scheme’ to keep offenders away from victims. Listen to...
The debate about where to build has been framed too narrowly around tax for the internationally mobile. Listen to this article It’s UK residents,...
Half of us are just one bad month away from financial ruin. Listen to this article Lots of stats are used to describe financial exclusion, but that...
Two landmark rulings in the US this week dealt another hammer blow to the credibility of Big Tech’s claims that children’s safety is a priority...
I know firsthand what living in a divided community looks like. Listen to this article Growing up in the Troubles, our nearest village was bombed. I...
There seems little point in having an Honours system, a knighthood here, an ennoblement there, if those who receive such rewards only bring shame and...
Every patient deserves the right care, at the right time, without their life being put on hold. Listen to this article But for too many people,...
This winter, Britain got soaked. Listen to this article Much of England saw rainfall that was more than 40% above average, but the reality is that we...
Imagine a bakery owner in Barnsley. Listen to this article She's up at four in the morning, managing her accounts by seven, ensuring the...
As MPs launch an inquiry into student loans in England, it’s clear that the debate around how undergraduate degrees are funded shows no sign of...
There is a long history of politicians coming unstuck during interviews with my LBC colleague Nick Ferrari, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a...
Having a baby should be a moment that is full of joy. Listen to this article Yet for too many women, it has been marred by tragedy. In Shrewsbury and...
For most parents, “special days” at school are harmless fun. Listen to this article For some of us, they’re emotional landmines. World Book Day,...
Want to know what the future of war in Europe looks like? Keep an eye on Iran. Listen to this article The best way to illustrate the breakneck speed...
By Will Guyatt, technology correspondent The word seismic is frequently overused, but the landmark decision in this first social media jury trial will...
There is a growing sense that something in Britain is fraying. Listen to this article You can see it in politics. You can hear it in public debate....
In Britain, the dominant expert view is that there is no strategy or clear objectives in the war with the regime in Iran - only chaos. Listen to this...
Anyone who has taken a pet to the vet in recent years will already sense that something is structurally wrong with this market. Listen to this article...
The United States’ war with Iran has proven that one of the most potent weapons of modern warfare is energy. Listen to this article The chaos in...
Most adults have no idea what children see on social media, and if they did, they would be horrified. Listen to this article Young boys are being...
We tend to think of artificial intelligence as something we actively use - asking questions, generating ideas, speeding up tasks. Listen to this...
Britain’s courts are grinding to a halt. But what are we prepared to give up to get them moving again? Listen to this article In recent months, jury...
Go to your GP with an ailment or illness and chances are you will eventually be prescribed an opioid. Listen to this article Patients with anxiety,...
Last year, nearly half a million people took the difficult step to seek treatment through NHS talking therapies services for anxiety or stress-related...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has declared that NATO is the strongest it’s been since the end of the Cold War, pointing to a new era of European...
By Blythe Crawford CBE In modern warfare, speed, innovation and industrial capacity are the new frontlines of defence writes Blythe Crawford. Listen...