This Might Be The News

We take a look across the pond on this week's podcast to assess how bad things really are in the USA and what President Trump has been doing to take on Coronavirus. 

In a mad 24 hours of news, Boris Johnson has been hospitalised, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer has resigned and the Queen has entered the scene. Listen to our round up of what's been going on.

The UK's top team has been taken down, with Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock both testing positive for Coronavirus. Rory and Lauren chat through the latest news. 

Rory chats with Will about the celebrities embarrassing themselves over Coronavirus, as well as the ones making things a bit better.  

After a historic announcement from Boris Johnson, Rory catches up with his old pal Ed to chat about what the new set of restrictions actually mean for the British public. 

Today we’re chatting with Rory’s doctor pal Gwyn about how Coronavirus is affecting NHS workers. 

Coronavirus has changed British life for the foreseeable future and the most recent development is Boris closing down all the pubs, restaurants, cafes and gyms. Rory and Sophie check in to see what's been happening. 

Boris Johnson is 3 months into the job so Rory and Lauren give him a performance review. We also talk about coronavirus and the weird trend it's caused... 

It's Harry and Meghan's final week in the job so we're chatting about how Megxit happened and what's coming up next for the Royal Family. There's also the Twitter tale of Yorkshire Tea.

Rory is joined by his pal Ed to discuss the Labour leadership contest. We also look at the biggest issues from this week's copy of the Lympstone Herald. 

Westminster had all the drama this week thanks to a major Boris reshuffle. We try to work out what actually happened on this week's podcast. Plus there's McDonalds! And Rod Stewart! 

With so much news to cover, Rory and Lauren take a whistle stop tour of the week's biggest stories, including Storm Ciara, the Oscars and Philip Schofield. 

It's a China special this week with Rory and Sophie investigating the start of the coronavirus outbreak and looking at both sides of the Huawei debate. Plus some important news for fans of hot beverages. 

The results are out and we're looking at a Boris government for the next five years, after a dismal performance from Labour. We reflect on the results of the election this week's episode.

It's nearly polling day! Rory and Sophie take a moment to sit back and reflect on the past month of general election shenanigans. 

Rory and Lauren turn their attention to across the pond and investigate the Donald Trump impeachment story. Rory is then joined by Alex Matthews from the Brexit Party to see how the general election is going. 

In a big week for the UK General Election, we're chatting TV debates and manifesto launches - plus Rory is joined by Conservative candidate, Andrew Baker. 

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is in hot water this week after a Newsnight interview about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal - Rory and Sophie investigate the story. Plus we are joined by the Liberal Democrat candidate for Camberwell & Peckham, Julia Ogiehor, to chat about the general election. And there's a story about drug stealing pigs! 

Rory is joined by his friend James and Dr Vishal Chauhan from Extinction Rebellion to discuss climate change and finds out how bad things really are for the planet. Plus there's general election chat and a bizarre story about some wrestlers in Saudi Arabia 

The General Election is go go go! This week we're chatting about the perils of a Christmas campaign and the likely winners and losers of #GE2019. Rory then dives into the world of showbiz, plus there's alien abductions and thrill-seeking grannies. 

This Might Be The News is back for Series 4! And Brexit still hasn't happened. This week the team looks whether into whether or not we're having a general election and Rory chats with sports presenter Dave Rogers about what all this rugby world cup business is about.  Homework for this week's episode... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50221856 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/19/what-does-the-letwin-amendment-mean-for-brexit-timetable-boris-johnson https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/29/downing-street-signals-compromise-on-potential-general-election-date https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/england-new-zealand-rugby-world-cup-2019-result-score-ratings-rwc-a9172081.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/25/tiny-beetle-named-after-climate-activist-greta-thunberg https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/25/new-mum-draws-eyebrows-newborn-teach-not-fall-asleep-parties-10980558/ https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-10-16/caroline-flack-channel4-the-surjury-controversial/

After a year-long hiatus, This Might Be The News is back! The team might have missed out on Boris Johnson becoming PM, the mysterious case of Wagatha Christie and the death of Grumpy Cat, but there's still news to be covered before the year is done. And cover it we might. 

Rory and Lauren uncover the truth about Jamal Khashoggi, 9/11 and cheese graters on this week's episode.

Rory is joined by Lauren and Sophie to discuss the vote on Brett Kavanaugh. There are also stories about a koala, and an old man who like cats - so it's not all bad news...

The team takes a look at the latest developments in the Elon Musk story, with the Tesla-founder having had quite the 2018.

Rory is joined by Cazz and Tucker to discuss Britain's obesity problem. The conversation inesivtably heads towards Piers Morgan, Mark Wahlberg's daily routine and, of course, naked forest streakers.

Rory and Lauren discuss the exploits of Russ and Al, the two Russian civilians at the centre of the Salisbury Novichok incident. XLb1ROLr3g5FtFyRjqV3

Rory is joined by Sophie and Paul to discuss why Jeremy Corbyn's been struggling to define anti-Semitism. There's also a story about hedgehogs.

Rory, Lauren and James return for Series 3 of This Might Be The News, featuring a round up of the summer's biggest news stories and new feature: In Case You Missed It.

It's all about the Royal Wedding on this week's episode as Rory, Lauren and Helen discuss Harry and Meghan's big day.

Rory is joined by Lauren and Paul to discuss the Government's latest crisis. He then gets a call from Arsène Wenger ,who has a big favour to ask...

It's not been a great few weeks for Mark Zuckerberg so Rory is joined by Sophie and Paul to discuss what's been going on at Facebook Towers. The TaskForce team then helps UKIP turn its fortunes around.

Rory and Lauren help God to plan the ultimate comeback on this week's Easter special.

Rory asks Sophie and Abi to help him understand the achievements of Stephen Hawking. It doesn't go to plan. TaskForce then turns it attentions to the East, and what to do about President Putin.

The TMBTN team digs into the Russian spy scandal in this week's episode. Rory then gets a call from Clare Balding, asking for some help making Crufts millennial.

This week it's all about the snow - and whether or not global warming is to blame. The TaskForce team then turns its attention to saving Toys R Us and Maplin.

Jeremy Corbyn and the Czech spy scandal are the subject of The Facts this week, followed by a call for help from Colonel Sanders and the great KFC crisis.

This week's episode comes to you straight from a parked van in Dorset. Rory is joined by Sophie and Abi to discuss the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote.

Another Tory rebellion is in the works while Theresa May tours China. The TaskForce team then takes on the ambitious challenge of inventing a brand new sport.

Rory and Sophie catch up from across the Atlantic to discuss the Presidents Club scandal and President Trump's State of the Union address.

This Might Be The News is back with its first podcast of 2018. Rory is joined by Helen and Lauren to look at the various stories surrounding President Trump this month. The team then tries to help the Tories with an environmentally friendly rebrand.

Rory and Sophie catch up one last time in 2017 to look at the Damian Green porn scandal and how it's affected Theresa May. The team then tries to decide the word that defines 2017.

Sophie and Paul join Rory to discuss the Brexit deal agreed by Theresa May and her team this week. The TaskForce team then comes up with the next Bitcoin.

It was a big week for US President Donald Trump so Rory is joined by Sophie and Abi to discuss retweets, Russia links and tax cuts. Then, the TaskForce team has a crack at planning Prince Harry's stag do.

Rory is joined by Paul and James to discuss Philip Hammond's make or break budget. The TaskForce team then turns its attention to Black Friday.

The TMBTN team turns its attention to Africa this week, looking at the coup that isn't officially a coup in Zimbabwe and the fall of Robert Mugabe.

Rory is joined by Abi and Alex to discuss the week's biggest news stories, including the Kevin Spacey allegations and the return of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Rory, James and Lauren finally tackle the Catalonia debate on this week's episode. The TaskForce squad then tries to come up with a alternative to smacking children.

Rory and Sophie head to the van for a two-person podcast about Harvey Weinstein and how to get a better night’s sleep.

Rory is joined by Lauren and James to discuss Theresa May's disastrous performance at the Tory conference. The Taskforce team then gets a call from an old friend, President Obama.

Rory and Sophie are on holiday this week but still find time to check in on the biggest news stories of the week: Uber and Ryanair.