Jim Smith, Ria Lina, Raymond Mearns and Athena Kugblenu

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the UK Government's Budget, the rise in the use of private weight-loss jabs, new research into brain development, a pub that’s caused outrage by banning solo drinkers after 9, Dick Van Dyke at 100 and much more.

Lead Writer: Nathan Cowley

Additional material: Chris Stanners, Scott Graham, Chris Willshaw, Lucienne Cummings, Chris Ballard, Skylar Macdonald, Kit Proudfoot , Gregor Paton, Terry Hughes, Claire Cox

Producer: Chris Quilietti
Producer: Jodie White
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn

Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

An Eco-Audio certified Production