
Breaking the News
Breaking the News
Stuart Mitchell, Josie Long, Alistair Barrie and Sara Barron
24 April 2026
Available for 6 days
Des and the teams break up the biggest news of the week, including the latest with Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson, John Swinney declining a trip to the US, and a rise in 'granny cooking'.
Lead Writer: Elaine Malcolmson
Additional Material: Nathan Cowley, John O'Neill, Stuart Beale, Alan Hazlie, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick-Wright, Jon Paisley, Gregor Paton
Producer: Lauren Mackay
Senior Producer: Dave Flynn
Researcher: Chris Quilietti
Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson
An Eco-Audio certified Production.

