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Brexit negotiations get another deadline extension
Another day, another deadline extension for the Brexit negotiations.
The deadline for the EU and UK to negotiate a deal was due to expire at 1pm NZT on Monday but leaders have now agreed to continue… Audio
Brexit talks breakdown in Brussels
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told media this morning that there is a "strong possibility" that the UK will fail to form a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. Audio
UK: Boris heads to Brussels for Brexit talks with EU chief
Kathryn talks to UK correspondent Matt Dathan about the looming Dec 31 deadline for the European Union and UK to reach a trade deal, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson flies to Brussels for talks with EU… Audio
Downing Street turmoil, Carrie Symonds' role questioned
UK correspondent Hugo Gye looks at the sacking of Dominic Cummings after an uprising from Conservative MPs and aides upset with his increasing influence. The PM's finance Carrie Symonds is seen as a… Audio
US election: Boris Johnson congratulates Joe Biden on presidential win
Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the US election.
What's the reaction been to the news around the world?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Biden on Twitter, saying the US is the… Audio
Covid's return, trans-rights and anti-lockdown celebrities
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk the new rules introduced to pubs, restaurants and sporting events as the daily case number rises above 6000. There's warnings new customs checks will… Audio
Footballer fights for deprived kids, controversy over race-based inquiry
UK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend the children's food voucher scheme into the summer holidays, which forced a change in policy… Audio
Muller v Bridges: The tactics of Question Time
Parliament has a new Leader of the Opposition with a new strategy in Question Time, we compare his tactics to Simon Bridges' ones. Video, Audio
UK eases Covid-19 restrictions
Up to six people will now be allowed to meet up from Monday in the UK and children up to the age of 10 will be able to return to school and early learning centres; and some retail stores will re-open.
…Coronavirus: Boris Johnson under fire for supporting Cummings
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing trouble from within his own party over his decision to stick by his advisor Dominic Cummings.
The top aide has come under significant criticism after it… Audio
Niall Ferguson: 'Cold War II is happening now'
Renowned historian and author Niall Ferguson says the increasing toxicity between the US and China is a sure sign that we are living in Cold War II. And he thinks it's likely that things will continue… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He discusses the big international… Audio
Coronavirus: Johnson announces UK path out of lockdown
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held a national address where he revealed further details of his government's plan to ease the country out of lockdown.
The UK is one of the hardest hit by the… Audio
How will the UK lift its lockdown
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the expectations being set by Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a weekend announcement about lifting lockdown restrictions. Why is the UK one… Audio
PM's continuing absence, Labour leader's PMQ debut
UK correspondent Matthew Parris talks to Kathryn about the questions being raised about Boris Johnson's continuing absence from politics as he recovers from Covid, how new Labour leader Keir Starmer… Audio
Fears Covid-19 death toll higher in UK rest homes
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about criticism of the way the pandemic has been handled in care homes as roughly one in seven of the UK's 11,300 homes has seen an outbreak of the… Audio
Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on the impact of Covid-19 in NZ
Assuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week. Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the… Audio
Britain's PM in intensive care
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, taken into intensive care and correspondent Stuart Smith explains the concern for his well being amidst the UK's climbing COVID-19 death toll. Audio
UK PM Boris Johnson in ICU
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is in intensive care at a hospital in London after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened.
Downing Street says he is suffering from persistent symptoms of the… Audio
Boris Johnson in ICU
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now in intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.He'd been admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London yesterday with "persistent symptomsâ€�. A… Audio