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As we approach Stephen Lawrence Day, we honour his memory and get an update from BBC journalist Daniel De Simone on what's happened with the case in the last 12 months.We also discuss over-policing of Black owned events and how that's impacting the community with the CEO of Black Lives in Music, Charisse Beaumont, and artist and founder of Black Pound Day, Swiss. Finally, Richie asks what does feminism look like in 2025?
Today, we look at a BBC investigation which has revealed that MI5 lied three times in court to protect one of its own violent, neo-Nazi agents.As it was defending its handling of their agent who had attacked his girlfriend with a machete, MI5 lied to three courts when they said they had stuck to its policy of not confirming or denying their agents' identities. They had actually given information about this agent to BBC investigations correspondent Daniel De Simone as they tried to persuade him not to continue his investigation. MI5 has apologised to the BBC and all three courts.Adam is joined by Daniel who explains the details of his investigation.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Shiler Mahmoudi and Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
George Osborne, presenter of Political Currency, on covering his first Labour budget as a journalist. After it was pulled from the programme of the London Film Festival at the weekend, Katie talks to the makers of the undercover film exposing UK far-right activists some consider too dangerous to show. After Katie's recent interview with Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, we look at how he used the media to promote his message and whether that's still possible in Russia right now. And we meet the executive producer behind the Real Housewives franchise, Andy Cohen.Guests: George Osborne, Co-host, Political Currency podcast; Claer Barrett, Consumer Editor, The FT; Havana Marking, documentary maker; Nick Lowles, CEO Hope Not Hate; Andy Cohen, Host and Executive Producer, Real Housewives franchise; Francis Scarr, Russia specialist, BBC Monitoring; Daniel De Simone, Investigations Correspondent, BBC News Presenter: Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
Today, we answer your questions about the violent disorder which has spread across the UK since the Southport attack. Adam is joined by political and investigations correspondent Joe Pike, senior UK correspondent Sima Kotecha, and investigations correspondent Daniel De Simone.Plus, Adam speaks to disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, about the website whose story gave a false name to the 17-year-old charged over the Southport attack. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Jonny Baker. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
Violent anti-immigration protests have been taking place in cities across the UK for more than a week, leading to hundreds of arrests. The unrest has been linked to the online spread of misinformation about the fatal stabbing of three young girls in the seaside town of Southport in late July. With more protests expected, police have insisted the situation is “manageable” and praised the thousands who have turned out in counter-demonstrations. But how did an isolated attack lead to riots throughout the country?On this episode Caitríona Perry is joined by the BBC's investigations correspondent, Daniel De Simone, to explain what's been happening both on the ground and online, and examine how far-right groups looked to capitalise on uncertainty following the tragic events in Southport.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.This episode was made by Alice Aylett Roberts, Laurie Kalus, Peter Goffin, and Beth Timmins. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith.
Today, we look at the almost 400 arrests made after violence across the country over the past six days.Sir Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting of Cobra on Monday morning to discuss the government's response to the violent disorder. He announced a ‘standing army' of police officers to help tackle the riots.But, what do we know about the people taking part? How will the legal system cope? And, what happens next? James Cook is in for Adam and is joined by political correspondent Alex Forsyth, home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani and investigations correspondent Daniel De Simone. Sima Kotecha speaks to James from Bolton about the impact of the riots on the community. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
Impulse spending, losing glasses and misinterpreting conditions on credit cards can mean a great deal of unnecessary expense for people with ADHD. Within the community some refer to it as the ADHD Tax. Rach Idowu from the Adulting with ADHD newsletter and Prof Amanda Kirby from the University of South Wales who is also chair of the ADHD Foundation Charity, join us. Convicted murderer and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has left prison on parole. The BBC's South Africa correspondent Daniel De Simone speaks to Access All from Pretoria about how the focus of the news locally is on violence against women and girls. Is There Anybody Out There? Ella Glendining went looking for someone who has the same rare impairment as she does, and made a film about it. Find out what discoveries she made along the way. Presented by Emma Tracey and Nikki Fox. Recorded and mixed by Dave O'Neill. The producers were: Beth Rose, Alex Collins and Niamh Hughes. The editor is Damon Rose, Senior Editor Sam Bonham. Email accessall@bbc.co.uk or find us on X.
Three people have been arrested and are suspected of spying for Russia in the UK. It's BBC correspondent Daniel De Simone's exclusive, and he's in the studio to give the background. And, information from 10,000 employees at the Police Service of Northern Ireland has been mistakenly released. An ex PSNI officer is on to discuss why many are feeling unsafe as a result, as well as Jordan Dunbar, presenter of BBC podcast series Blood On The Dance Floor, which is about the killing of a Northern Irish police officer. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner describes what the intelligence services are focussing on, and is on throughout. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by James Cook. It was made by Chris Flynn with Clare Williamson and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Damon Rose. This podcast has been edited since it was first published to delete a section in which a contributor said police suspect the Real Ira of the shooting of an officer and the killing of journalist Lyra McKee. In fact police believe the New Ira are responsible. 01:04 - PSNI data leaks 14:32 - Three are suspected of spying for Russia 20:38 - The focus of British intelligence services
How the BBC uncovered a new suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder. Adam speaks to home affairs correspondent Daniel De Simone who has spent the last two years looking into the police investigation into the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - the UK's most notorious racist killing. Daniel's investigation has for the first time named a major suspect in the case. We also hear from former BBC correspondent, Danny Shaw, who has reported on the story and the subsequent inquiry, investigations and trials over the last 30 years. And Jane Deighton, the lawyer for Duwayne Brooks, who was with his friend Stephen on the night of the attack talks about the toll it's taken on her client. You can watch ‘The Big Cases, Stephen Lawrence: The Sixth Suspect' on BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fwqkm8/the-big-cases-stephen-lawrence-the-sixth-suspect You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
Last year, a 16-year-old boy from Durham became the youngest person ever convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the UK, spurring reporter Daniel De Simone to delve deeper into this shadowy world. Police say right-wing extremism is the fastest growing terrorist threat - and that the coronavirus pandemic may be leaving teens vulnerable to radicalisation. As he investigates the movement, Daniel reveals the inner-workings of these militant extreme right-wing groups who seek to spark a race war and destroy society. Working with investigative journalists in the US and Russia, he tracks down some of the movement’s most extreme and influential men. Producer: Lucy Proctor Reporter: Daniel De Simone Editor: Carl Johnston
We speak to journalist Daniel De Simone about how a militant occult order from the UK has begun influencing far-right terrorist groups all over the world. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
Sudesh Amman had been released from prisons days before he stabbed two people in a Islamist-related terror incident in London on February 2. Within minutes of the attack armed police shot him dead. In 2018 Amman was charged with spreading extremist material but was released after serving half of his sentence. Since the attack took place the government has announced emergency legislation will be introduced to end the automatic early release from prison of terror offenders. In this episode we speak to the BBC’s Daniel De Simone who was at the Old Bailey when Amman was charged in 2018. We also talk to Richard Walton, the Met Police’s former head of counter-terrorism, about how to prevent terror attacks. Producer: Alicia Burrell Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont
This month Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of drugging, raping and sexually assaulting 48 men. The judge told the 36-year-old student from Indonesia that he will “never be safe to be released”. Sinaga targeted young men on nights out in Manchester and lured them back to his flat where he would spike their drinks with GHB, a date rape drug, filming the attacks on his phone. Sinaga was offending for over two years before he was caught. Many of his victims were unaware they had been raped until they were contacted by the police. In this episode we speak to BBC journalist Daniel De Simone, who covered the trials, and Endang Nurdin from the BBC’s Indonesia Service, to hear how the story has been received there. We also talk to forensic toxicologist Simon Elliot about the dangers of GHB. If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, help and support can be found on the BBC Action Line website. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Duncan Barber and Alicia Burrell Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont
On Friday the former BNP poster boy and 23 year-old convicted paedophile Jack Renshaw was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for plotting to murder the Labour MP Rosie Cooper. Renshaw has been a hero to some racists, misogynists and anti-semites in the North West for a few years. We speak to Robbie Mullen, a former neo-nazi who risked his life to blow the whistle on Renshaw; Ruth Smeeth, the Labour MP who told Cooper about the plot, and the BBC’s Daniel De Simone, who covered the case, to understand why neo-Nazis are radicalising against women. Producer: Lucy Hancock Mixed by Nicolas Raufast Editor: John Shields
Four years ago, at the age of 15, Shamima Begum ran away from home in East London to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria. Now she’s 19, has just given birth in a refugee camp - and wants to come home. There has been huge interest in the story, but are we missing out on a bigger and more complex picture when it comes to understanding the role of women in IS? In the second of this series on IS we hear from the BBC’s Daniel De Simone about other foiled terrorist plots and the role women played in hatching them. And academics Joana Cooke and Gina Vale tell us what people get wrong about radicalised women. Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Coan Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: Philly Beaumont
Oct. 28, 2014. John W. Hessler, Chet Van Duzer and Daniel De Simone discuss the book "Christopher Columbus Book of Privileges: Claiming of a New World." Speaker Biography: John W. Hessler is the curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection for the Archaeology and History of the Early Americas at the Library. Speaker Biography: Daniel De Simone is a librarian at the Folger Library and a former curator of the Library's Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Speaker Biography: Chet Van Duzer is an invited research scholar at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, R.I. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6654
Daniel De Simone appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Daniel De Simone was appointed curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection of the Library of Congress in January 2000. He came to the Library after 25 years in the rare-book trade, principally as the owner of his own company. Since joining the Library of Congress, De Simone has organized a number of exhibitions and symposia, including "A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books," which was accompanied by an illustrated exhibition catalog that he edited of books from the Rosenwald Collection. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6118