Newscast Podcast
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The ѿý's daily news podcast, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth.
Newscast picks the brains of ѿý News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.
Follow the new Labour government led by Sir Keir Starmer. How will Kemi Badenoch do as leader of the Conservative party? Newscast will give you all the best insights from ѿý News so you're across all the day's top stories.
Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, ѿý 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 ѿý Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
Catch Newscast seven-days a week and watch on ѿý One at 23:40 on Thursday night or later on ѿý iPlayer.
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Newscast is part of the ѿý News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Newscast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Americast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Newscast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.
The Global Story: /sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
The Today Podcast: /sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r
Americast: /sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Ukrainecast: /sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
Episodes to download
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Could Zelensky Still do a Deal With Trump?
Sun 2 Mar 2025
The Ukrainan president says he’s "ready to sign" a minerals deal.
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The Tates in the States
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Self-described misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have landed in Florida.
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Starmer and Trump, United in America?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
The Prime Minister flies out for crucial meeting with US President.
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Starmer Goes On The Defensive Before Trump Showdown
Tue 25 Feb 2025
The PM raises defence spending to 2.5% by 2027.
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The Macron And Trump Bromance Returns
Mon 24 Feb 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Donald Trump at the White House
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German Electioncast! (The Results)
Sun 23 Feb 2025
Conservatives declare victory but there’s a big surge from the far right.
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How Far Will The UK Go To Protect Ukraine?
Sun 23 Feb 2025
And is the government’s stance on Russia shifting?
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German Electioncast! (The Lookahead)
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Everything you need to know before votes on Sunday.
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Trump v Zelensky?
Wed 19 Feb 2025
President Trump calls President Zelensky a “dictator” in latest round of war of words.
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Outside the Room Where the Russia-US Peace Talks Happened
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Russia and the US agree to appoint teams to start negotiating the end of the war.
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Will Europe Send Troops to Ukraine?
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Leaders have been meeting in Paris to discuss a peace deal.
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Can Starmer Bridge the Gap Between Trump and Europe?
Sun 16 Feb 2025
European leaders have called an emergency summit over the war in Ukraine.
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The Week: What Next For Ukraine, The New World Order And Some Signs Of Growth?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Adam, Chris, Caitríona and James wrap up the week
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Could the War in Ukraine be About to End?
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Trump says there’s a “good possibility” it could be.
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Has the Met Police Just Become Less Safe?
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Met officers who fail internal vetting scheme may keep jobs thanks to court ruling.
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Government Minister Sacked Over Whatsapp Messages
Sun 9 Feb 2025
Health minister Andrew Gwynne sent a string of offensive and abusive messages.
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Interview: The Families Taking TikTok to Court
Sun 9 Feb 2025
Laura speaks to parents suing TikTok for the alleged wrongful deaths of their children.
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A Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine?
Sat 8 Feb 2025
Reports suggest a proposed US peace plan could be unveiled this week.
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Brexitcast Returns
Fri 7 Feb 2025
Adam, Laura, Chris and Faisal bring back Brexitcast for a night in the ѿý Radio Theatre.
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Starmer’s Plan to ‘Build Baby Build’
Thu 6 Feb 2025
And a look back at the Coronavirus Newscast era.
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