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Breaking the News

Breaking the News

Amy Matthews, Scott Agnew, Athena Kugblenu and David Kay

17 April 2026

28 minutes

Available for 87 days

Des and the teams break up the week's big news, including: The first TV debate of the 2026 Holyrood Election, Donald Trump having a war of words with the Pope, an unusual job interview, the Hungarian election and more.

Lead Writer: Madeleine Brettingham

Additional material: Robbie Taylor-Hunt, Claire Cox, Alan Hazlie, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Ben Moore, Stuart Beale, Alex Buchanan & Mark Granger, Ruaridh Miller, Christopher Stanners, Jon Paisley, Duncan Black

Producer: Chris Quilietti

Senior Producer: David Flynn

Researcher: Jodie White

Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

An Eco-Audio certified Production