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Behind the Headlines
Hosted by Bauer Media · EN
Behind The Headlines takes you deeper into breaking news stories across the UK.
We have reporters across the country bringing you the story direct from the scene as well as teams of journalists investigating the issues that matter to you.
Our reporters go behind the headlines to the scene of the story to talk to the people involved and bring you the very latest - whenever and wherever it happens.
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Cairngorms wildfire: evacuations and fear
4d ago00:15:37Tap to summarizeEngland are out of the World Cup after a heart breaking defeat to ArgentinaWildfires are burning through the CairngormsCalls grow for more newborn head measurements to spot brain conditions
Transcribe →Old football rivalries reignited - it's England-Argentina
5d ago00:13:38Tap to summarizeWednesday 15th July: we gear up to tonight's World Cup semi-final; we're also at the inquest of an England World Cup hero; Sir Keir Starmer's final PMQs as Prime Minister; building up to the Commonwealth Games and the Body Coach tells us how to keep kids active this summer holidays. Kat Wright is your host
Transcribe →Poisoned up a mountain - the dog rescued from Ben Nevis
6d ago00:11:19Tap to summarizeBehind the Headlines - Tuesday 14th July 2026
Transcribe →Tributes and Terror - Counter terror police take over investigation into the death of Anne Widdecombe
1w ago00:11:54Tap to summarizeBehind the Headlines - Monday 13th July 2026
Transcribe →Anne Widdecombe murder arrest: Police appeal
1w ago00:06:40Tap to summarizeA developing story leads today’s Behind the Headlines, as police in Devon arrest a man on suspicion of murdering former Conservative and Reform politician Anne WiddicombeIn Merseyside, a new summer operation targets drink drivers, with speeding motorists pulled over and breathalysed using new evidential technology outside Liverpool John Lennon Airport.Plus the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham
Transcribe →Bonnie Tyler dies at 75: Wales mourns a legend
2w ago00:09:55Tap to summarizeRecord-breaking heat is back, and we’re out across the UK to see how people are coping.We also bring you tributes after the death of Welsh singer Bonnie TylerAnd a first look at a Sir David Attenborough maize maze in York.
Transcribe →"If he wants to spend the summer 'arguing with a bin', I won't stop him."
2w ago00:16:19Tap to summarizeWednesday 8th July, 2026: we're in Clacton with the latest political response to a by-election there; ways to stay safe and cool in the heat; some shocking stats from the RAC on speeding motorists; we catch up with firefighters who've been helping in earthquake-hit Venezuela; and we have the ssssssstory of the esssscaped snakes. Kat Wright is your host.
Transcribe →'Never been angrier' - we take a look at why Nigel Farage is stepping down as an MP
2w ago00:11:52Tap to summarizeBehind the Headlines - Tuesday 7th July 2026
Transcribe →Is it really coming home? We take a look at one of the nation's greatest ever victories.
2w ago00:10:01Tap to summarizeBehind the Headlines - Monday 6th July 2026
Transcribe →Forever 20: Jota memorial at Anfield
2w ago00:07:19Tap to summarizeA year on from the tragic deaths of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother, we’re at Anfield where a permanent memorial has been unveiled.Plus, as British Grand Prix weekend begins, we visit the Milton Keynes karting track where F1 newcomer Arvid Lindblad first raced.And we look at the impact of NHS opt-out HIV testing in A&E.
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