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🚨 It's Mixtape time! This week's theme: Bodily noises! 🎶 What are the best songs that have bodily noises in them? Let's hear 'em! 👇

At 10am Nicky Campbell is joined by MPs: 🔴Labour MP for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy, Mel Ward 🔵Conservative MP for Isle of Wight East, Joe Robertson 🟠Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain What do you want to ask them?

The UK Health Security Agency says it has seen five new meningitis cases in Kent. Six of a total of 20 cases have been confirmed as the Meningitis B strain. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says it's unprecedented and a "rapidly developing situation". Nicky Campbell asks: Meningitis B: should you worry?

An estimated £18bn is needed to fix all the potholes in England & Wales according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance. It says it’s a “national disgrace”. The Department for Transport says it’s spending more than £7bn across the next four years, with pothole repairs up 15% last year. Laura McGhie asks...Pothole repairs: a price worth paying?

Rachel Reeves will say today she wants to stop British technology companies moving abroad for investment. She’ll say AI is “the defining technology of our era” and the UK must aim for “the fastest AI adoption in the G7”. Laura McGhie asks: Will AI fix the UK economy?

In your relationship, does one of you do all the money stuff? Just a snippet from the new ‘Martin Lewis Podcast’ episode on car finance misselling, joint account and economic abuse, do listen at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…, Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players

Car Finance Mis-selling: what you need do | Top joint bank accounts | Economic Abuse the signs. All this plus mortgages rises, stamp rises, and more in the latest pod. Do give it a listen... podcasts.APPLE.com/.../the-martin… open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1ycEN… BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand/p…

🚨 It's Mixtape time! This week's theme: Crying! 😢 🎶 What are the best songs about crying? Let's hear 'em! 👇

MPs in England are launching an inquiry into student loans following "widespread dissatisfaction" with the system. Graduates on Plan 2 loans have criticised a freeze on the repayment threshold from 2027-2030. The DfE says the freeze "protects lower-earning graduates" and the Chancellor says the government “inherited a broken system”. Nicky Campbell asks: Is the university dream over?

Some GPs have told the BBC they’ve never refused a fit note for mental health reasons. Mental health is the most common reason given for the 11 million fit notes issued in England last year. Of 752 GPs who replied to a BBC questionnaire, 540 said they had never refused such a request. Nicky Campbell asks: Fit for purpose?

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Livvy Haydock explores the story of the Triads in the UK and traces the path of feared criminal Georgie Pai, in a new series of the award-winning podcast, Gangster 🎧 From Britain’s Chinatowns to the street markets of Hong Kong... We uncover the origins of the Triads, and a man at the top who is still feared today. Georgie Pai ruled the streets with violence. But, how did a man, deported to Hong Kong again and again, build one of Britain’s most feared criminal empires? The Story of Georgie Pai isn’t just a true crime series - it’s also a rich social history. It explores the arrival and settlement of the Chinese-heritage community in the UK, how they built their own spaces, and how these were sometimes exploited by the Triads. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Who Really Pays Inheritance Tax? In 90 seconds. Full Inheritance Tax info including how give & live, pensions, marriage, charity and more in the new Martin Lewis Podcast on bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…, Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.

🚨 It's Mixtape time! This week's theme: Keys! 🔑 🎶 What are the best songs about keys? Let's hear 'em! 👇

“Women of a certain age.” “Where are you **really** from?” We’ve all heard phrases like these - but where is the line between what’s fine to say and what isn’t? And who decides? As society shifts, @NickyAACampbell is navigating the grey areas and red lines of the language we use, and how we keep up... Don’t Say a Word Podcast. Listen and subscribe on BBC Sounds.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is delivering her Spring Statement later today. She’ll outline the economic forecasts for the next few years, including growth, inflation, unemployment, and government spending. How do your finances fit into the national picture? Nicky Campbell asks: Your Spring Statement?

President Donald Trump says Sir Keir Starmer has “not been helpful” in the US-Israel war on Iran. The UK has agreed to let the US use its air bases for “defensive” strikes on Iran. The PM thinks the American and Israeli actions are not right, but says it is lawful to protect British allies in the Gulf from attack. Nicky Campbell asks: Trump v Starmer: who’s right?

The PM says the US can use British military bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites: "Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them and it's my duty to protect British lives." Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says “this is a slippery slope. He must not let Trump drag Britain into another prolonged war in the Middle East.” Nicky Campbell asks – Iran & the US: what should the UK do?

The simple way to save £200 on energy bills. This is just a snip from this week's The Martin Lewis Podcast. Listen to it on bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…, Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.

The Green Party have won the Gorton and Denton by-election - their first ever Westminster by-election win. The Greens' Hannah Spencer becomes the new MP, with Reform in second place and Labour pushed into third. Green Party leader Zack Polanski told the BBC "people are ready for an alternative to Labour”. Nicky Campbell asks: Your reaction to the Green Party win in Gorton & Denton?