Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

26/06/2017

The DUP agrees to prop up Theresa May's government, plus fire safety in schools and Qatar corruption claims in World Cup bid.

The Democratic Unionist Party agrees to prop up Theresa May's government in return for 拢1 billion extra spending - but are other areas of the UK missing out on their slice of the pie?

As MPs debate fire safety following the Grenfell Tower blaze, Labour MP & former Fire Minister Jim Fitzpatrick and NAHT leader Anne Lyons discuss the safety of school buildings.

Claims of alleged corruption in Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid are published in the German media; police in greater Manchester investigate a potent new form of the drug MDMA; and British holidaymakers in Majorca describe the moment on a local beach they came face to face with a shark in the shallows.

The US Supreme Court partially lifts the suspension imposed by lower courts on President Trump's controversial measure banning travellers from six mainly Muslim countries from entering the United States for 90 days.

Are you getting enough sleep? A major new international study by a team of researchers based in Canada calls for listeners' experiences of sleep deprivation.

In Back Row, Chi Chi Izundu & Emma Bullimore consider the stand-out moments of Glastonbury, and discuss EastEnders, the BET Awards, and the new Star Wars spin-off in the making, as well as new Netflix drama To The Bone.

And astronomer, author & space broadcaster Mark Thompson answers listeners' questions about space and the universe after midnight.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Jun 2017 22:30

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Jun 2017 22:30