UK Column News Podcast 5th July 2024

China has sent another unmistakable signal—not only in the Pacific but also in space.Carl Zha joins Jamarl Thomas to unpack a series of major geopolitical developments, from rising tensions between China and the Philippines over the Batanes Islands, to China's latest submarine-la ... Show More

Jerm and PD Lawton argue that Africa's chronic instability is not accidental, but the product of a centuries-old financial network — centred on the City of London, Wall Street, and mining giants like Anglo-American and De Beers — that has kept the continent unsovereign since Ceci ... Show More

Mike Robinson and Basil Valentine present today's UK Column News.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ... Show More

Amol and Nick review the year in news, featuring the biggest moments and their favourite interviews from the Today programme in 2023. They’re joined by some familiar voices including Chris Mason, Martha Kearney and friend of the pod, statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter. Wit ... Show More

Celebrating 50 years of Newsround... Adam chats through some of the highs (and lows) of the programme with his fellow ex-presenters, Julie Etchingham and Krishnan Guru-Murthy, as well as current presenter, De’Graft Mensah.And we talk energy bills with the BBC's Simon Jack and Cla ... Show More

Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Insider's Katherine Long, and The Seattle Times' Claudia Rowe.<p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> 

ITV’s Robert Peston and Sky’s Beth Rigby join Chris and Adam to look back on a tumultuous year in politics, recapping the biggest political moments of 2022 - as well as what happened behind the scenes.Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are on strike in the first of two ... Show More

<p>Times Columnists David Aaronovitch and Sebastian Payne pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by Scottish Conservative Party Leader Douglas Ross&nbsp;</p><p>to discuss Coronavirus, independence and how to save the union</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.7 ... Show More

Taking the next train out of Ukraine... We speak to the BBC’s Fergal Keane in Lviv, where he’s been speaking to Ukrainians fleeing to Poland.Writer and podcaster, Jon Ronson, joins Adam and the BBC’s Marianna Spring to talk about culture wars and misinformation in Ukraine And bro ... Show More

Five years since the vote!Laura, Adam, Chris and Katya are back again to look back at the moments that shaped the Brexit process and how they’ve got us to where we are now.Joining them are David Gauke, one of Theresa May’s Remain supporting cabinet ministers, and Paul Stephenson, ... Show More