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Breaking the News

Breaking the News

Susie McCabe, Ahir Shah, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn

5 December 2025

28 minutes

Available for 52 days

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: The fallout from Rachel Reeves's Budget, Gaelic and Scots being recognised as official languages, the prickly debate around Christmas trees, travelling from Dull to Vienna, Zarah Sultana’s new political party and more.

Lead Writer: Adele Cliff

Additional material: Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Nathan Cowley, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright , Andrew Duthie, Skylar Macdonald, Alan Hazlie, Matt Oakley, Chris Willshaw

Producer: Chris Quilietti

Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay

Series Producer: David Flynn

Researcher: Jodie White

Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

An Eco-Audio certified Production