The sexual abuse of children is an “epidemic that leaves tens of thousands of victims in its poisonous wake”, according to a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England and Wales.
Sir John Curtice is professor of political science at the University of Strathclyde and he spoke to us about who could be the next leader of the Conservative Party and their prospects in a general election.
We spoke to Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, asking him whether he thought what happened today was a personal tragedy for Liz Truss, who he supported.
Amid all the current economic gloom around the world, not to mention political chaos, the economist Nouriel Roubini has a reputation as something of a pessimist, with his warnings of "cascading financial crises" in the decade to come.