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Eurovision 2022: UK has ‘great chance’ of winning, contest expert says
It's the Eurovision grand final tonight in Turin and there's a clear favourite to win - Ukraine's entry by Kalush Orchestra.
‘Absolutely no chance’ government will halve childhood obesity, campaigner says
We spoke to Caroline Cerny from campaign group the Obesity Health Alliance.
Delayed ban on junk food multi-buy deals criticised by campaigners
As rising food prices add to the strain on people already struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis, one response from the government has been to delay a ban on two-for-one offers on junk food and sugary drinks.
‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Online post was ‘last resort’, says Coleen Rooney
Coleen Rooney has said that her alleged sting on fellow footballers' wife Rebekah Vardy was a “last resort”.
Government plans to cut up to 91,000 civil service jobs
The government has announced plans to cut tens of thousands of civil servants' jobs - saying it will bring numbers down to where they were in 2016.
UK government taken NI border ‘very lightly’, says Good Friday Agreement negotiator
We spoke to Jonathan Powell, who was chief of staff to Tony Blair and a chief British government negotiator for the Good Friday Agreement.
DUP blocks new Northern Ireland Assembly over post-Brexit trading protocol
The DUP had threatened to stop the Northern Ireland Assembly functioning, in protest at the post-Brexit trading protocol, and today that came to pass.
Northern Ireland: stalemate, borders and centrist politics
For the first time in 101 years, a nationalist party is in the majority in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin said the country was entering a “new era” as they overtook the DUP.
Children need much more support after pandemic, says former children’s commissioner
Is it fair to abandon teacher assessment in favour of exams for students who’ve already been through so much disruption? The Department for Education says it has recognised their situation by putting in place adaptations to “support the s...
The Covid Generation: In-person exams return for GCSE and A-Level students for the first time in three years
Across England and Wales, pupils are revising for their A-Level and GCSE exams. Always a stressful time, the pupils facing exams this year have already had to deal with school closures, remote learning, time off with Covid and, for some, dealing with...
Inequalities faced during the pandemic should be prioritised, says chair of Covid-19 public inquiry
Inequalities should be put to the forefront of the Covid inquiry to highlight the unequal impact the pandemic had on different parts of society, according to its chair. It’s one of several new recommendations Baroness Heather Hallett made to th...
Met Police says over 100 fines now issued for ‘Partygate’ lockdown breaches
Government ministers arriving in Stoke for the Cabinet meeting had to fend off more questions about lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall after the Met Police announced they have now issued more than 100 fines. That’s 50 more Fixed ...
‘No option off the table’ over energy firms windfall tax, says chancellor
We sat down with the chancellor in Stoke. We put it to him that just a few days ago we were told by the prime minister that we’d need to grow our way out of this crisis, but that today’s GDP figures show we can’t even do that. We as...
Cost of living crisis: UK economy shrinks 0.1% in March as country tightens its belt
Given the gloom over rocketing fuel bills and rising inflation, it can be no surprise that families are tightening their belts. Now it’s starting to hit the economy – which shrank 0.1% in March. The cabinet met in Stoke-on-Trent today, with t...
Vardy gives evidence for five hours on day two of ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial
Rebekah Vardy has spent the whole of day two of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney on the witness stand.