In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

The team discuss Keir Starmer's recent polling after his response to developments in the war in Ukraine and how his numbers could be affected by Rachel Reeves' planned welfare benefit cuts, the prospective overhaul of the civil service and changes to planning permissions. They also talk about infighting in the Reform Party, fishy webcams and the result of the 'UK Pie of Pies' competition... E...

The team discusses the recent White House fallout between President Zelenskyy, President Trump, and Vice President Vance, how the media's response has differed between the US and the UK, and the unlikely group that has benefitted the most from the saga... Later, they hypothesise over which prime minister would be best suited to win an Oscar, a faulty lighthouse and complaints from the House of...

The team answers the question 'Who is Friedrich Merz?', discuss the rise of the far right following the results of the German election, before reporting on Trump and Macron’s press conference on Ukraine. In addition, they provide an update on Liz Truss and Nigel Farage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, chat about a Bigfoot bill proposed by a Californian politician and reveal whi...

The team discuss the two sets of peace talks taking place over the war in Ukraine, Keir Starmer’s aspiration to be a bridge between the EU & US and Kemi Badenoch’s recent blunder in PMQs along with her performance as leader of the opposition. They also chat about the ‘trained human sniffers’ employed to smell ancient Egyptian mummies, big hockey game brawls, a not-so-earth-bound asteroid and R...

The team discuss how Labour and the Tories are responding to Reform’s recent rise in the polls, sacked Labour ministers leaked WhatsApps chats and Angela Rayner’s alleged comments about Keir Starmer and Prince Andrew. They also chat about the closure of the UK’s National Poo Museum, the research into the best way you can boil an egg and a feathery alternative to the Super Bowl… EXCLUSIVE NordV...

The team discuss the fallout from Trump’s tariff tantrums, the new behind-the-scenes book on Keir Starmer's rise to power and North Korea reopening its doors to foreign tourists (because who wouldn’t want to visit a 'food stuff' processing factory?) Later, they chat about Britain’s obsession with potholes, Elon Musk's space junk and how Nottingham Forest single-handedly cost a local pub thousa...

The team chat about Trump and Starmer's call to 'get to know each other', Rachel Reeve's plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, the emergence of DeepSeek, prehistoric fish puke, clever footballers and much more! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/inthenews (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/qJfcCwV4wUwYNgTVfPSJGmGl?domain=nordvpn.com)  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day mone...

The team unpack everything about Trump's inauguration from Melania's hat to Mark Zuckerberg's wandering eye before discussing Darth Vader bugs, yellow cards on trains and lots of gravy... EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/inthenews (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/qJfcCwV4wUwYNgTVfPSJGmGl?domain=nordvpn.com) Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! If you enj...

The team discuss Rachel Reeves' promise to take the UK economy "further and faster" (off a cliff?), Tulip Siddiq's resignation from her post as Treasury Minister and Keir Starmer's plan to make Britain an AI superpower... Whatever that means. Next, they talk about the newborn baby named Lucifer, pineapple on pizza and the greatest threat to podcast hosts everywhere... If you enjoy the podcast,...

Join your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment as they discuss Ed Davey's time on Have I Got News for You, Elon Musk's recent outbursts on Twitter (or 'X' - whatever...), the curious case of mystery bananas in Nottingham and introduce the first edition of our new 'Missing Word' round... Make sure you subscribe or follow the podcast to not miss a single episode! F...

In this post US election special, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller and Emerald Paston (with the help of a voice note from the absent usual co-host Mike Rayment) discuss Donald Trump's triumph over Kamala Harris, how Labour politicians are already cozying up to the next US administration and the bin-related activity that ranks amongst the greatest thrills in British life... Make sure you ...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Keir's sausage slip-up in his speech at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, an island-wide rat hunt taking place in Antarctica and the sheer amount Rod ...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment go behind-the-scenes with Jack Harris to discuss the debut of Have I Got News for You US, unpack the fallout from another assassination attempt on Donald Trump and answer th...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment unpack the controversial vote by MPs to support the government's motion to slash the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners, the latest casualty in the Tory Lead...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment guide you through the latest twists in the Tory leadership contest, a disastrous work trip, Belfast's stranded cruise saga, and the new (terrible) social media...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. In this episode, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment react to Keir Starmer's morbid address to journalist's in Number 10's Rose Garden, discuss misleading bottle tops and marvel at the reunification of Oasis...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss how Labour's honeymoon period post election may now be over, the highlights so far from the DNC in the US and why 'boffins' are still trying to convince...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Jack's time kicking off Have I Got News for You US, the Tory Leadership race and both political and pooltical vandalism... Make sure you subscribe to t...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the riots taking place across the UK following the horrific attack in Southport on 29th July, the updates in the Presidential election in the US and how...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Rachel Reeves plans to tackle the financial hole in public finances, round up the best stories from the Olympics and reveal who Larry the Cat's new neme...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Joe Biden removing his candidacy for the US Presidential election, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and the Asparagus Oracle that predict...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, his new presidential running mate JD Vance and the National Trust Thought Police... Make sure you subscribe ...

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week. This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Labour's first week in power, new tourism opportunities for fans of the royals and wheelie bins... Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't ...