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Can Trump Force Zelensky To Do A Deal? Apr 23, 2025

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Today, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to accuse Zelensky of harming Ukraine peace negotiations following the Ukrainian president telling a news conference he would not recognise Crimea as Russian.

Adam is joined by James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, and Sumi Somaskanda, BBC News Chief Presenter in Washington, to pick over what we know - and what we don’t - about Donald Trump’s proposed deal. Plus, why peace talks in London have fallen flat after US officials pulled out.

And the International Monetary Fund is holding its spring gathering in Washington, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pursuing a UK-US trade deal. Faisal Islam, economics editor, has the latest from the frontline of the Trade Wars, and what he’s learned from sitting down with the Chancellor.

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New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade, Shiler Mahmoudi and Kris Jalowiecki. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

What Happens After the Death of a Pope? Apr 22, 2025

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Today, we look at the world leaders descending on the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, and which cardinal might replace him in the upcoming conclave?

Adam is joined by Catherine Pepinster who is the former editor of the Tablet magazine and Sister Dr Gemma Simmonds, a theologian at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology.

And, for the first time, Chris and Adam took listeners calls and political questions on Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2.

New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Julia Webster and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Old Newscast: The Global Financial Crash, 2008 (Part 2) Apr 22, 2025

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Today, we’re going to look back what happened after the collapse of Lehman Brothers - which sparked the global financial crisis.

Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam and columnist at the FT, Gillian Tett.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack MacLaren with Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

The Death of the Pope Apr 21, 2025

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Today, Pope Francis has died aged 88.

The first Latin American leader of the of the Roman Catholic Church, Francis had been in hospital for 5 weeks due to pneumonia. Adam and Aleem Maqbool, the BBC’s Religion Editor discuss his legacy.

New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Old Newscast: The Global Financial Crash, 2008 (Part 1) Apr 20, 2025

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Today, we’re going back to September 15 2008, the day the Lehman Brothers collapsed, a pivotal moment in the global financial crash.

Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam and columnist at the FT, Gillian Tett.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Jack MacLaren. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Old Newscast: The Good Friday Agreement, 1998 (Part 2) Apr 19, 2025

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Today, we’re going to look back at the impact after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

It was the deal that brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles - and cost the lives of more than 3,500.

Adam is joined by Nick Watt, Newsnight’s political editor and Annita McVeigh, BBC News chief presenter, who closely followed events at the time.

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Old Newscast: The Good Friday Agreement, 1998 (Part 1) Apr 18, 2025

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Today, we’re going back to April 10 1998, the day the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Belfast.

It was the deal that brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles - and cost the lives of more than 3,500.

Adam is joined by Nick Watt, Newsnight’s political editor and Annita McVeigh, BBC News chief presenter, who closely followed events at the time.

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The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sex and Gender: What’s the Impact on the NHS? Apr 17, 2025

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Today, we look at what yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling means for the NHS.

The NHS will be pursued if it doesn’t follow new guidance on single-sex spaces the chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said. Currently the NHS guidance says trans people should be accommodated according to the way they dress, their names and their pronouns. Under the ruling this would be scrapped. Adam is joined by BBC’s social affairs editor Alison Holt and BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym.

Also, officials from Ukraine, the US and Europe have been meeting today in Paris to discuss a peace deal. These are the highest level talks, with the US and Europe, about the war since February. Adam is joined by BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale.

New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by It was made by Jack Maclaren and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

The Supreme Court Decision on Sex and Gender Apr 16, 2025

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Today, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications for how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales.

Adam is joined by James Cook, Alex Forsyth and the BBC's social affairs editor Alison Holt.

New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Bella Saltiel and Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Could the Birmingham Bin Strike Spread? Apr 15, 2025

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Today, we look at Birmingham’s bin crisis, with new threats it could spread to other cities.

Why are striking workers threatening further action? And, could the strike inspire copy-cat action across the nation? Adam and Alex speak to the BBC’s Midlands political correspondent Rob Mayor.

Also, US Vice-President JD Vance has said there was a “good chance” a trade deal could be reached with the UK. Meanwhile, President Xi has been visiting neighbouring countries with the hope of strengthening ties. Adam is joined by Faisal Islam BBC economic editor and the BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker who has been speaking to factory workers in China.

New 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/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren and Julia Webster and Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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