Mina Smallman's daughters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were murdered in a park in Wembley in June 2020. Later two police officers decided to take photos and selfies with their bodies and share them with others on Whatsapp. Mina has since, alongside other mothers of murdered women, marched, spoken and campaigned to stop the killing of women and girls. Now she has decided to pour her experiences and personal story into a book called A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope and Strength -...

Radio 4 is marking Friday 12th as “Just One Thing Day” in celebration of Dr Michael Mosley’s life and legacy. Throughout the week, we’ve asked his friends and colleagues to tell us what change they might have made that was down to him. Speaking to Today’s Justin Webb, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley shares touching tributes, and reflects on his work, influence, and legacy. Listen to the Today programme on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds: 6-9am Monday-Friday; and 7-9am on Saturdays.

Sir Tony Blair agrees that the new Labour government face the prospect of ever-rising taxes alongside under-performing public services. However, the former Prime Minister says embracing the latest technological revolution could slash the cost of government and improve Britain's productivity and growth. Speaking to Today's Nick Robinson, Sir Tony suggests AI could provide solutions for key issues such as industrial policy, public sector efficiency and improved health care. Listen to the...

Former aid worker Simon Boas, whose essays about his feelings towards life and death went viral, has died aged 47. He was told he had terminal throat cancer in 2023 and began writing about his experiences in his local newspaper, the Jersey Evening Post. This inspired readers across the country. His book, A Beginner's Guide to Dying, will be posthumously published in September. If one of his final interviews before his death, Simon spoke to Emma Barnett on Radio 4's Today programme in June...

Norfolk is not usually an exciting place to watch during election night but could this time there be change? The county is facing some pretty tight contests. Eight out of nine seats were Conservative last time, mainly with huge majorities. But the polls suggest that they could be slashed. Martha Kearney has gone on a road trip through some of those constituencies, starting in Waveney Valley, where there is attention on the co-leader of the Greens being one of the candidates. A full list of...

Today listeners put their questions to would-be MPs in the Bolton West constituency. The hustings is chaired by Nick Robinson. Today held similar sessions in two other seats - Wells & Mendip Hills and Motherwell, Wishaw & Carluke.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK after agreeing a US plea deal that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free. Speaking to Today's Mishal Husain, Stella Assange says her children have never seen their father outside of prison and she's "not used to talking about Julian free in the present tense". Listen to the Today programme on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds: 6-9am Monday-Friday; and 7-9am on Saturdays.

On 7 October last year, Ada Sagi's life changed forever. The 75-year-old grandmother of six - who has spent most of her life working towards peace between Israelis and Palestinians - was having a morning coffee at home on the Nir Oz Kibbutz, on the border with Gaza, when suddenly several men working for Hamas burst into her home and forced her barefoot by gunpoint onto a motorbike and took her hostage, alongside scores of others. The Arabic and Hebrew teacher who still supports students...

Today listeners in North Lanarkshire put their questions to would-be MPs in the Scottish constituency of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. The hustings is chaired by Mishal Husain. A similar session will be held next week in the Bolton West seat also adopted by Today for the election.

Today's Martha Kearney reports on how the election race looks in Northern Ireland

Today listeners in Somerset put their questions to would-be MPs in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency. The hustings is chaired by Justin Webb. Similar sessions are to be held in two other seats adopted by Today for the election - Bolton West and Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke. (Photo: The hustings session. Credit: Oscar Pearson/BBC

Co-leader Adrian Ramsay speaks to Justin Webb on the Green Party's manifesto launch. They're promising to tax top earners more and spend the money on public services. The party is also dealing with a row about anti-Semitism among what the party calls 'a small number of candidates.' The Today programme will hear from all the major parties throughout the election campaign.

Nigel Farage speaks to Today's Mishal Husain after becoming leader of Reform UK, formerly the Brexit Party. The party has announced it would freeze non-essential migration, as it seeks to win voters from the Conservatives and Labour. The Today programme will hear from all the major parties throughout the election campaign.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to Today's Nick Robinson about pledging free personal care for adults in need, including the elderly and disabled. Sir Ed is a carer for his disabled son, and also cared for his ill mother when he was younger. The Today programme will hear from all the major parties throughout the election campaign.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to Today’s Mishal Husain about the beliefs that will guide him if the party wins the election. The Today programme will hear from all the major parties throughout the election campaign.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to Today’s Nick Robinson about calling an election for July 4. The Today programme will hear from all the major parties throughout the election campaign.

On Radio 4's Today programme this week we’re looking at housing - the barriers to young people buying a home and their experience of renting. Izzy, a 25-year-old from North Shields, moved back to the family home after living down south for work. Since opening a Help to Buy ISA when she was 14, Izzy hopes moving home will allow her to get on the property ladder. Listen to Today on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds: 6-9am weekdays and 7-9am on Saturdays.

The search for a new First Minister of Scotland has started - the third in three years - after Humza Yousaf announced his resignation yesterday in an emotional speech. Yousaf says he "underestimated" the hurt caused by his decision to scrap the SNP's power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens - a move that prompted two no-confidence votes. The polls suggest there is something more fundamental going on - a belief that ministers here in Edinburgh are simply not delivering the basics, like...

Shops are reporting a rise in abusive behaviour towards staff, and thieves ‘clearing shelves’ in what has now turned into ‘organised crime’. Reporting for the Today programme, Jim Connolly meets shop workers in Halifax and Leeds to see how they are coping with an increase in shoplifting. This week’s Today Debate looked at the issue of anti-social behaviour. You can listen back on BBC Sounds.

The Today Debate is about taking a subject and pulling it apart with more time than we ever could have during the morning. Mishal Husain looks at how lives can be blighted by anti-social behaviour and asks if victims are being failed? Joining Mishal are Emma Dell, a victim of anti-social behaviour; Neil Basu, former Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police; Ndidi Okezie, CEO of charity UK youth, Paul Gerrard, Director of Public Affairs and Campaigns at the Co-op and Katie Kempen,...

A Victims and Prisoners Bill is currently being debated in Parliament and tonight's Today Debate on Radio 4 at 8PM will consider one aspect of it. The legislation largely applies to England and Wales but the issue is one that can disrupt lives everywhere. Campaigners say that anti-social behaviour should not be treated as neighbourly nuisance because it can mean people live in fear in their own homes. It's a reality the Victims' Commissioner Helen Newlove knows all too well. Her husband,...

RAF typhoons flew over the skies of the Middle East to help protect Israel on Saturday night after Iran launched a direct attack on the country for the first time since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The UK was one of several countries, including the US, which helped counter Iran's attack. Today's Nick Robinson speaks to Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron.

Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson's close adviser Bernard Donoughue tells Today about the PM's affair kept secret for half a century and why he's revealing it now. (Photo: Harold Wilson. Credit: Getty Images)

A new documentary series looks at the period between 1976 and 1981 as British Asians faced daily attacks and calls for them to be sent home. The Academy Award-winning actor Riz Ahmed is one of the people behind the Channel 4 series, ‘Defiance - Fighting the Far Right’, and spoke to Today's Mishal Husain.

County cricket is back, and Surrey are looking to win the championship for the third year in succession. It would be a fitting send off for their director of cricket, Alec Stewart, who's retiring at the end of the season after 11 years. Today sports presenter Garry Richardson has been to the Oval -- the home of Surrey cricket -- to meet the former England captain and reflect on his long career.