Matthew Parris

Mattew Parris with some current affairs from the UK. Audio

The latest news and issues from the UK. Audio

The latest on national politics in the UK. Audio

The case of a missing 3 year old girl has dominated the British media, a 15 year old girl who ran away with her school teacher has been found, and Ed Miliband's recent speech at the Labour party… Audio

The report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Audio

Olympic fever continues and the government coalition is under strain. Audio

The Lords Reform debacle and the death of Tetra Pak heiress Eva Rausing. Audio

The aftermath of the Queen's Jubilee, a parade of former prime ministers before the Leveson Inquiry, and Prime Minister David Cameron leaves his daughter at a pub. Audio

The Queen's Jubilee, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's appearance at the Leveson inquiry. Audio

Huge row over Budget's limitation of tax relief for charity-giving, hand-wringing over the Coalition losing the plot and Abu Qatada is arrested. Audio

The 'mansion tax', upcoming UK Budget, and Prince Harry's visit to Jamaica. Audio

The death of a UK journalist in Syria, and intellectualism in the Conservative Party. Audio

The Queen's 60th Jubilee; a Health Bill causing headache for the coalition; Wind farms. Audio

The Chancellor's Autumn statement and the possibility of going back into recession; Public servants strike; The Leveson Inquiry; The UK Iran embassy attack. Audio

UK debt crisis; Protests about globalism; GDP growth; Cricket betting scam; Use of internet porn. Audio

The Conservative party conference. Audio

James Murdoch likely faces another grilling by British MPs over the phone-hacking scandal, Tory euro-row among MPs and the private member's bill that effectively disempowers abortion agencies from… Audio

The first British patient receives a completely artificial heart, mutterings about David Cameron's leadership and Ed Miliband plans to curb trade unions' influence over Labour. Audio

The phone hacking scandal has brought down a top police chief and has prompted the arrest of a former head of Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper business. Audio

In UK news, unemployment is down, and crime rings have been grooming underage girls in the big cities. Audio