The BBC’s daily news podcast with episodes available Monday to Sunday at 5pm. Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest news, developments in politics in Westminster and beyond. Newscast is hosted by trusted politics and news journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. 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. Catch Newscast seven-days a week. Watch on BBC One at 2...
Latest episodes
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Can The Government Actually End Rough Sleeping By Christmas?
Today, Andy Burnham has doubled the funding for his pledge to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. £432 million pound will be announced for the plan in Wednesday’s budg…
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Could A Major Part Of Brexit Be Reversed?
The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to free movement between the UK and European Union.In an interview…
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The Secrets Of Creating A Budget
On Wednesday the Chancellor John Healey will deliver his first Budget. In this episode we hear from his predecessor’s chief of staff of nearly five years. Katie Martin lifts the li…
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The Week Before The Secret Budget
There’s less than a week to go until this year’s autumn statement and the Chancellor has been keeping things tightly under wraps. Adam, Alex, Chris and Faisal get together in the N…
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Have We Just Entered A New Era For Cyber Security?
Today, millions of websites around the world are dealing with the discovery of a potential cyber-security threat using artificial intelligence.Vulnerabilities were found in the PHP…
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Jackdaw Gas Drilling Gets Government's Go-Ahead
Today, the government has approved drilling at Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea after years of arguments and a legal challenge by GreenpeaceAdam and Chris unpack how the decision…
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Covid Inquiry: Care Homes Were An “Afterthought”
Today, the latest report from the Covid-19 Inquiry found that action to protect the social care sector came too late, with government failings helping create conditions in which th…
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29 min ↗
The Politics Behind The French Riots
Today, French cities were been given the power to implement partial curfews after violence across France over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for protests a…
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Can Labour Prevent Another Winter NHS Crisis?
Today, around 3000 people are being treated in hospital corridors, as nurses and charities call on the government to take action as the annual NHS winter rush approaches. As the BB…
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Why Is Trump Criticising Zelensky And Complimenting Putin?
Today, President Trump blocked sanctions on Russia a month after he signed them into law. This comes after he said he ‘wasn’t a big fan’ of Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, the Ukrai…
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The Week: Is Labour Ready To Talk About Welfare Reform?
Today, Chris Mason joins us from the SNP party conference, where the party mood seems, once again, very high. Adam and Chris are joined by Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, Labour peer and…
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Was Zelensky 'Betrayed' By Trump?
Today, Zelensky admitted he felt ‘betrayed’ by Trump in an interview with Piers Morgan - so where does that leave the US-Ukraine relationship? Adam is joined by Sarah Smith, Americ…
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Did An OpenAI Employee Bug Their Boardroom?
Today, an OpenAI employee has been charged with allegedly installing a recording device inside a boardroom. The AI firm said it had discovered the toilet paper-wrapped device hidde…
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Why Andy Burnham Wants To Talk About Brexit Again
Since Andy Burnham has been in office he has consistently mentioned Brexit and why he thinks it has been a bad deal for the UK. Now, he says he wants to “deepen” the UK’s relations…
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Does Trump's Energy Ceasefire Actually Exist?
Today, does the energy ceasefire President Trump announced between Russia and Ukraine actually exist? Over the weekend Trump said a truce had been reached. But whilst Ukraine’s Pre…
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Why Is Trump Calling For Zelensky To Go?
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" as he responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of the US diesel d…
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Can Zack Polanski Control The Green Party?
Today, we look at critical voices from within Green leader Zack Polanski’s own party, plus calls for a rule change on how the party decides policy.Last week a motion that declared…
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Does Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis?
Labour wins the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with the Greens coming in second. But what does that result mean for Zack Polanski’s tenure as leader of the green party? Adam a…
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants Unlawful
Today, Thames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants it used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes earlier this year were unlawful. Adam is joined by policing c…
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BONUS: The Rhun ap Iorwerth Interview
In this bonus episode, Adam speaks to Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first minister of Wales about his first few months in office, Welsh independence, and why he's asking Andy Burnham for a…