Episodes

  • After the riots: What sparked the Tamworth hotel attack?

    After the riots: What sparked the Tamworth hotel attack?
    Sep 4 2024
    A month ago today, on a sunny summer’s evening, fire and fury arrived in a quiet English market town.

    In Tamworth, a protest outside a Holiday Inn housing asylum seekers, spiralled into a siege, following the misinformation that spread over the Southport attack.

    So, how did it happen? Why Tamworth? How much is social media to blame? And has the town recovered?

    ITV News Investigations Correspondent Daniel Hewitt tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know...

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    17 mins
  • The Arctic: The frontline of climate change

    The Arctic: The frontline of climate change
    Sep 2 2024
    It is the front line of climate change: the Arctic.

    Temperatures are rising at three times the global average - melting ice, damaging vital ecosystems and causing sea levels to rise.

    But it’s not just a problem for the region, it’s a problem for the whole planet.

    So, why is it melting so fast? And how can the Arctic be saved?

    From Svalbard, ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew and Producer Phil Sime tell Warren Nettleford what you need to know...
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    13 mins
  • Will the government apologise for historic forced adoptions?

    Will the government apologise for historic forced adoptions?
    Aug 30 2024
    In the latest episode of our quick briefing news podcast, Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker tells Faye Barker why, following an ITV News report last month, more and more women are coming forward to tell their shocking stories of forced adoptions.

    Warning: This episode contains details some listeners may find upsetting.
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    12 mins
  • Why are Oasis reuniting and how much could it earn them?

    Why are Oasis reuniting and how much could it earn them?
    Aug 28 2024
    In the latest episode of our quick briefing news podcast, Arts Editor Nina Nannar tells Lucrezia Millarini why Oasis have chosen 2025 for their long-awaited comeback and how much the UK and Ireland tour is likely to earn Noel and Liam.
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    11 mins
  • What is ‘Swiftonomics’ and how did it boost the British economy?

    What is ‘Swiftonomics’ and how did it boost the British economy?
    Aug 26 2024
    As Taylor Swift brought the curtain down on the European leg of her Era’s tour, she wrapped what’s become the highest-grossing tour in history.

    Having boosted a jaw dropping 1 billion pounds to the UK economy alone, her tour’s generated so much money that it’s been coined ‘Swiftinomics.’

    So, did you cash in? And what impact has it left behind?

    ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi and producer Rhiannon Hopley tell Rishi Davda What You Need to Know…
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    13 mins
  • Why are Scotland’s drug deaths still the worst in Europe?

    Why are Scotland’s drug deaths still the worst in Europe?
    Aug 23 2024
    There’s long been a crisis in Scotland and it’s only getting worse.

    Drug related deaths have surged over the last year, making it the highest rate in Europe.

    And despite the government declaring a public health emergency five years ago, little progress has been made and those who have lost loved ones are desperate for change.

    So, why can’t the government bring the numbers down?

    ITV News Scotland Correspodent Peter Smith tells Lucrezia Millarini What You Need to Know…
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    18 mins
  • What is Mpox and how worried should we be about it spreading to Britain?

    What is Mpox and how worried should we be about it spreading to Britain?
    Aug 21 2024
    A public health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organisation over a new outbreak of Mpox.

    More than 17,000 cases have been confirmed across Africa and just last week the virus made its way to Europe.

    So, how worried should we be? How close is it to reaching the UK? And could this become a global pandemic?

    ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew tells Cari Davies what you need to know...

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    8 mins
  • Tragedy in Turkey: How one British mum died during “BBL” surgery

    Tragedy in Turkey: How one British mum died during “BBL” surgery
    Aug 19 2024
    Kaydell Brown had just celebrated her 38th birthday before travelling to Turkey for cosmetic surgery.

    After several tough years as a hard-working single mum of two, she hoped the surgery would boost her self-confidence, but instead it tragically killed her.

    Now, her family are using this as a warning to the 150,000 Brits who travel to Turkey for surgery every year.

    So, just what went wrong?

    ITV News Correspondent Rachel Townsend tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know...
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    14 mins