35:T42b,Today we look at what politicians are saying on camera and behind the scenes about the local elections coming up on Thursday.Laura, Paddy, and Henry discuss whether it could be a good week for all the parties apart from Labour and the Conservatives.And there’s talk of a future coalition between Reform and the Conservative Party. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell with Henry Zeffman. It was made by Chris Flynn and Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The weekend series editor is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.36:T504,

What began as a Sunday Times investigation into Boris Johnson’s finances soon snowballed into a months-long scandal, which led to the resignation of the BBC chairman on Friday. With top civil servant Simon Case now facing calls to quit, could more resignations follow? And will we ever find out who offered to loan Johnson £800,000?

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37:T4d3,Manchester United will face Brentford in West London on Saturday lunchtime looking to pick up back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time under Ruben Amorim. Mark Critchley joins Ian, Andy, and Carl in the studio to preview the game, but are we confident of three points?The man most likely to provide cutting edge in attack is actually one of a host of key/leadership figures who left Brentford in the Summer. Bryan Mbeumo, however you pronounce his name, has started life well at United and as The Athletic's Jay Harris will attest he is a straight-forward, reliable performer.We also catch up with some correspondence covering a broad range of questions including sliding doors moments, Evans-sized chickens, and exciting U21s prospects.Come to our live shows in the Autumn:Talk of the Devils will be on tour again this autumn and we’d love to see you there! Belfast (The Limelight) – October 12 SOLD OUTDublin (Vicar Street) – October 13: Click here to buy ticketsCork (Opera House) – October 14: Click here to buy ticketsManchester (New Century Hall) – November 10 SOLD OUT London (Soho Theatre, Walthamstow) – November 11: Click here to buy tickets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.38:T429,Olly Mann is joined by Matt Deegan (Creative Director, Folder Media) and Kenton Allen (CEO, Big Talk Productions) to discuss the big media news of the week in the plush confines of the Hospital Club.Top Gear returns this weekend and Olly Mann sits down with presenter Rory Reid to talk about how he’s fit in with the new line up - including the difficulties finding a black stunt driver.Plus, we discuss changes to Terms of Trade for UK indies, follow the trends at the LA Scr

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