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Revival of August Wilson play Jitney ‘study of Blackness in and of itself’, says director
It's a play about community, about the lives of Black Americans during a time filled with uncertainty and instability.
Arron Banks loses libel case against journalist Carole Cadwalladr
The pro-Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has lost his libel case against the journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a ruling which could have important implications for public interest journalism.
England records further 104 cases of Monkeypox
The number of monkeypox cases in the UK has jumped by almost a third, with a total of 470 infections now recorded across the country.
‘Encouraging few million Brits to eat less meat will have inconsequential impact on climate change’, environment secretary says
The government has released a new landmark food strategy, which the prime minister described as a "blueprint" for what we eat and how it's produced.
NI Protocol Bill ‘new low’ in British-Irish relations, says Irish foreign minister
We spoke to Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney and began by asking him why he's calling this the new low point for the UK and Ireland.
EU accuses UK of breaking international law over plans to change Brexit deal
The rift between the government and the EU has widened again, as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss published plans to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland Protocol.
UK government’s Rwanda asylum policy ‘just for political game playing’, says Yvette Cooper
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper joined us from parliament.
Government plan to abandon rewilding would be ‘incredibly foolish’, says ecology expert
We spoke to biology Professor Dave Goulson who is an expert in ecology and conservation. We began by asking him why he thinks rewilding farmland is so important.
Environmentalists’ fury at PM’s plan to abandon rewilding
Environmentalists have reacted with fury to reports that the government is considering tearing up plans to restore vast areas of farmland to its natural state.
Rwanda flight protesters gather at deportation centre
Human rights activists have been demonstrating at a detention centre near Gatwick Airport against the government's plans to send asylum seekers on a one-way ticket to Rwanda.
‘I’m from the area where being African was the butt of all jokes’ – Lethal Bizzle
Our guest this week is Lethal Bizzle. He’s a rapper and entrepreneur with Ghanaian heritage, who originally hails from Walthamstow.
Record amount of people in contact with mental health services, NHS figures show
Health and social care editor Victoria Macdonald takes a look at the state of mental health in England.
‘Not all of us want to be prime minister or millionaires’, says new social mobility chief
The government says it's committed to improving opportunities - and it's appointed a new social mobility chief to take that on.
Boris Johnson’s housing policy ‘bad use of public money’
We spoke to Lord Kerslake - former permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government - and chair of the Peabody housing association.
Ukraine: ‘The Russians can put a stop to this farce’ – former British ambassador on Britons sentenced to death
We were joined by Sir Tony Brenton - who's a former British ambassador to Russia.