The Fourcast

‘There’s very few young men left’ - how Putin’s war in Ukraine is ‘DESTROYING RUSSIA’

What is it like for ordinary Russians living in Vladimir Putin’s Russia at war? What do they really think? Award-winning war correspondent Åsne Seierstad has travelled

Zelenskyy feels ‘BETRAYED’ - the real reason Trump has turned on Ukraine

Ukraine relies on the good will of two volatile American billionaires to hit Russian targets and defend  their own skies - but this week that relationship with Elon Musk

‘MAJOR MISCALCULATION’ - Have the Saudis realised they can’t beat the Houthis?

A dramatic escalation in Yemen has plunged the Middle East into a fresh geopolitical crisis, after a series of deadly Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports an

Do we take our freedom for GRANTED?

What influence does the UK still have on the world stage? And can it use it to prevent some of the world’s worst atrocities? On this episode of the Fourcast, we’re joine

What next for Zack Polanski as Greens LOSE Holborn & St Pancras by-election?

Zack Polanski and the Green Party are facing pressing questions after Andy Burnham’s Labour held Keir Starmer’s former seat in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Th

SPY WARS: can Europe’s spooks handle ‘EXPLOSION’ in Russian spy attacks?

In the last few days a former German spy chief has been accused of selling state secrets, a British navy sailor has been charged with espionage and now two Latvians have

What next for Christa Pike as death row inmate WAKES UP after two lethal injections

The unprecedented survival of Christa Pike following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee has plunged the American capital punishment system into a deep legal and cons

SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP? What the RAF Fairford saga tells us about UK-US relations

The sudden withdrawal of American heavy bombers from RAF Fairford back to the United States follows a major incident near the Gloucestershire airbase. Five men were arres

Israel-bound FlyDubai flight CHAOS: what happened? | The Fourcast Indicators

An Israel-bound Flydubai flight plunged more than 14,000 feet in just 30 seconds after the co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot and tried to take control of the aircraft

Does Man City’s golden era now deserve to be FORGOTTEN?

In a seismic ruling that has sent shockwaves through football, Manchester City have been found guilty of dozens of financial charges spanning a nine-year period from 2009

What would it take to GROW THE ECONOMY? Mariana Mazzucato and Fraser Nelson

Can John Healey deliver the growth Britain desperately needs? At Labour’s conference in Liverpool, the Chancellor promised a new age of industrialisation, more opportunit

Is the horn of AFRICA about to EXPLODE?

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in a two-year between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopia's government which ended in a peace deal in 2022.  Today the trauma and fe

Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping - new balance of POWER?

US presidents typically welcome foreign leaders at the White House, but on Wednesday Donald Trump laid out the red carpet to greet China’s premier Xi Jinping.In today’s e

Could our OBSESSION with free speech threaten DEMOCRACY?

Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned of an "insidious campaign" of hostile foreign interference aimed at stoking domestic di

Britain is ‘SKATING ON THIN FISCAL ICE’ - former Bank of England economist

Can Andy Burnham turn the UK economy around? With just a few weeks to go until his first Budget, the new prime minister is facing a difficult economic outlook, as he dea

Can Trump block Canada's Europe alliance?

The EU President Ursula Von der Leyen has offered Canada ‘associate membership of the EU’, a move which Donald Trump called ‘laughable’ - but still threatened ‘serious sa

Paloma Faith: Ed Sheeran should QUIT TOUR as well over Palestine row

Ed Sheeran has found himself embroiled in a huge row after the rapper Macklemore was dropped as a support act from his tour, after he made comments in support of Palestin

Mehdi Hasan: Criticise Israel - not Judaism

Is British politics becoming more like America, dominated by billionaires, huge donations and increasingly polarised media?  Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by journalist

What America got WRONG after 9/11 - former US diplomat

Twenty-five years after 9/11, its consequences are still shaping the world. From Tony Blair and George W Bush to Trump, MAGA and the rise of populism in Europe, how much

Could Britain’s Israel sanctions actually HELP Netanyahu?

The UK has signalled a major change in its approach to Israel, after its Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced what he called a “reset” of relations, as well banning ex