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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

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  • BBC Chairman apologises for the way Panorama edited a Donald Trump speech

    10/11/2025 Duração: 30min

    The chairman of the BBC, Samir Shah, has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" over the way a speech by President Trump on the day of the US Capitol attack in 2021 was edited for an episode of Panorama. Also: The Chancellor Rachel Reeves again refuses to rule out tax rises in the budget later this month, but hints at changes to the two child benefit cap. And the United Nations climate summit COP30 has opened in Brazil.

  • BBC Director General Tim Davie resigns

    09/11/2025 Duração: 16min

    The BBC's director general, Tim Davie and the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a leaked memo raised concerns about bias at the broadcaster. Also: King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday commemorations in London. UK military personnel and equipment are being sent to Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions and Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in the Philippines.

  • Immigration, Danish-style

    08/11/2025 Duração: 15min

    The Home Secretary is set to announce a major shake-up of the immigration and asylum system later this month, reportedly inspired by Denmark's approach. It comes as Home Office figures show almost 650 migrants crossed the English Channel yesterday. Also:Top Gear's Quentin Willson -- famous for his direct approach to car reviews -- has died at the age of 68.

  • The second man accidentally freed from Wandsworth prison is arrested

    07/11/2025 Duração: 30min

    An Algerian sex offender, who was mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in South London at the end of last month, has been arrested. Also: The woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann is found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family. And the final of the Celebrity Traitors is the most watched show on any channel this year.

  • One of two men accidentally released from Wandsworth prison hands himself in

    06/11/2025 Duração: 30min

    The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has insisted that prison systems are being modernised to try to deal with what he called an unacceptable spike in mistaken releases. Also: Democrat members of a US Congress committee have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor asking to interview him in connection with his "long-standing friendship" with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. And world leaders gather in Brazil for the annual UN climate summit COP30.

  • Police are searching for two men mistakenly released from prison in London last week

    05/11/2025 Duração: 30min

    Two prisoners have been released by mistake from Wandsworth prison in London in the space of a week, including an Algerian national who is a convicted sex offender. Also: Democrats in the United States are celebrating victories in a series of elections, including Zohran Mamdani becoming the mayor of New York. And the French government says it has started the process of suspending the online platform of the fast-fashion retailer Shein.

  • The Chancellor hints that taxes will go up for millions

    04/11/2025 Duração: 30min

    The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has warned voters that she will need to make what she described as "necessary choices" to balance the books, in the Budget, three weeks tomorrow. She took the rare step of publicly laying out her thinking at Downing Street - a move that has been widely interpreted as preparing the ground for tax rises. Ms Reeves refused to rule out breaking Labour's manifesto pledge to not increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance. The Conservatives said the Chancellor had delivered a "laundry list of excuses" and did not need to put up taxes.