Cathy Newman
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United Kingdom
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Inside Boots’ 24-hour shoplifting CCTV hub catching thieves in the act
High street stores are this week expected to report a rise in shoplifting and abuse against their staff. Thefts related to drug abuse, as well as by people struggling to make ends meet, costs retailers over 600-million pounds in revenue annually. And this programme understands that figures released by the… → Read More
Government on NHS crisis: ‘we want to be in a better position than we are now’
We asked the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride about both strikes and the NHS crisis as part of a pooled interview for all broadcasters. → Read More
Archbishop: King’s coronation ‘a huge honour’ but giving me nightmares
Justin Welby has told this programme he’s honoured at the prospect of becoming the first archbishop in 70 years to crown a British monarch. The Church of England’s most senior cleric had a key role in the funeral of the late queen and in the national mourning that preceded it. But he’s drawn political controversy after making pointed interventions over the cost of living and the migrant crisis. → Read More
Exclusive: Committee members reveal increasing ‘politicisation’ of honours process
Leading names from the arts, from sport, from science to charity will be honoured at the end of this month at Buckingham Palace in an awards process that's always been shrouded in secrecy, decided by members of ten Government committees - all perfectly fair and independent, say ministers. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle faced credible threats to her life, says former head of counter terrorism
Neil Basu was in charge of some of Britain's biggest policing operations of the last decade. → Read More
Gavin Williamson’s behaviour like ‘gangland TV drama’, Labour says
We were joined by the chair of the Labour Party, Anneliese Dodds MP and Lord Kerslake, a former Head of the Civil Service and now a crossbench Peer who was appointed by Labour to review how it was run. → Read More
Exclusive: Gavin Williamson’s former deputy alleges ‘wholly inappropriate’ threat made to MP in financial trouble
It's exactly a fortnight since Rishi Sunak became prime minister with a promise to put integrity at the heart of his administration. → Read More
Economy was potentially hours away from meltdown, says Bank of England governor
We spoke to the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey after his announcement, and began by asking him how worried he was about the prospect of a downturn longer than the great depression of the 1930s. → Read More
‘Government needs to act now to avoid housing disaster’, social housing activist says
Higher mortgage rates inevitably feed through to higher rental costs as landlords put up their rents to cover their costs. We’re joined by Kwajo Tweneboa, who began campaigning on behalf of some of the country’s worst-off tenants after watching his father spend his dying days in a cockroach infested housing association flat. → Read More
Brit who promoted Qatar died weeks after detention and ‘torture’ by country’s police
He was the man Qatar called on to help shape their image in the eyes of the world. After the desert state won the right to host the 2022 World Cup later this year, it asked travel and tourism expert Marc Bennett to help sell the country as a modern,… → Read More
Starmer: Government must reverse budget and recall Parliament
The turmoil of the past few days has given Labour the opportunity to portray themselves as the party of economic competence - a message Sir Keir Starmer attempted to hammer home in his conference speech yesterday. → Read More
Bank of England ‘rightly reversed their policy, says Tory MP
Conservative MP and former government minister John Redwood has been a defender of the government's plans, and joined us from his Wokingham constituency. → Read More
Conservatives have ‘lack of connection to what’s happening in the real world’, says Labour member Gary Neville
After having one of the most decorated playing careers in Premier League history, Gary Neville has established himself as one of the country's top football pundits. → Read More
Queen Elizabeth II: ‘She was the world’s most famous woman’, says royal historian
Royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop gave her reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96. → Read More
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died, Buckingham Palace has announced. → Read More
Wes Streeting: NHS facing ‘worst crisis in history’ after 12 years of ‘Conservative mismanagement’
We spoke to Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary, about the NHS crisis which Liz Truss will look to improve. → Read More
‘Inflation is public enemy number one,’ says Dominic Raab
We speak to deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, who is backing Rishi Sunak in the leadership campaign. → Read More
We need to see more done about rising bills, says SSE CEO
We spoke to Alistair Phillips-Davies, the chief executive of energy company SSE – which has just built Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. We asked him how much more help the Government would have to give householders to help with rising bills. → Read More
The Met are ‘papering over the cracks’ says mother of murdered sisters
We spoke to Mina Smallman who has been campaigning for an end to the 'toxic culture' within the Met following the murder of her two daughters. Two police officers were later jailed for sharing photographs and highly offensive comments about the murdered women. → Read More
Russian Ambassador: Ukrainian shopping mall hit by missile was ‘empty’
We spoke to the Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin about his country’s ongoing war in Ukraine. We asked for his response to the missile strike on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk- and if at the very least he would admit that it was a tragic and terrible mistake? → Read More