https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-s-news-from-the-national-wireless-service--7253213enNewsCopyright national-wireless-servicehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ca8ac030cd21d8d33c1f5d0b07374849.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-s-news-from-the-national-wireless-service--7253213Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:18:48 +0000national-wireless-servicenational-wireless-servicenational-wireless-service@protonmail.comThe News of the day from the National Wireless Service. An AI-generated, vintage radio, 1940s BBC World Service stylefalse0cdb45bf-e2da-5887-b863-6a713c65c8b2episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-25-october-2026-21-05--75983138
We begin tonight with the aftermath of the great gale that has swept across the Irish Sea. Storm Boelo, as it has been named by the meteorological authorities, has left some six thousand households without electric light and power across Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. The Northern Ireland government at Stormont reports that close upon four...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75983138Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:16:22 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Sunday, the twenty-fifth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with the aftermath of the great gale that has swept across the Irish Sea. Storm Boelo, as it...
We begin tonight with the aftermath of the great gale that has swept across the Irish Sea. Storm Boelo, as it has been named by the meteorological authorities, has left some six thousand households without electric light and power across Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. The Northern Ireland government at Stormont reports that close upon four...]]>738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-24-october-2026-21-24--75968963
We begin tonight in Paris, where scenes of considerable disorder were witnessed after nightfall, following demonstrations that had, for the greater part of the day, passed off peacefully. Our correspondent on the Continent reports that fireworks were thrown by elements among the crowd, and that the gendarmerie replied with tear gas in an effort to...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75968963Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:02:09 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Saturday, the twenty-fourth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight in Paris, where scenes of considerable disorder were witnessed after nightfall,...
We begin tonight in Paris, where scenes of considerable disorder were witnessed after nightfall, following demonstrations that had, for the greater part of the day, passed off peacefully. Our correspondent on the Continent reports that fireworks were thrown by elements among the crowd, and that the gendarmerie replied with tear gas in an effort to...]]>623falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-23-october-2026-20-22--75947207
We begin tonight with the weather, which has for once forced its way to the head of the bulletin. A gale of considerable violence, which forecasters have been calling Storm Austen, has been crossing the British Isles since the early hours, bringing with it power cuts to many thousands of homes and grave disruption to road and rail travel alike....]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75947207Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:04:56 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Friday, the twenty-third of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with the weather, which has for once forced its way to the head of the bulletin. A gale...
We begin tonight with the weather, which has for once forced its way to the head of the bulletin. A gale of considerable violence, which forecasters have been calling Storm Austen, has been crossing the British Isles since the early hours, bringing with it power cuts to many thousands of homes and grave disruption to road and rail travel alike....]]>593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-22-october-2026-18-51--75930027
We begin tonight in the West Country, where Devon and Cornwall are battening down the hatches ahead of the storm that has been named Austen. Forecasters at the Air Ministry's meteorological department warn that gusts of wind may reach as much as eighty miles per hour before the worst of it has passed. Harbour masters along the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75930027Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:29:52 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Thursday, the twenty-second of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight in the West Country, where Devon and Cornwall are battening down the...
We begin tonight in the West Country, where Devon and Cornwall are battening down the hatches ahead of the storm that has been named Austen. Forecasters at the Air Ministry's meteorological department warn that gusts of wind may reach as much as eighty miles per hour before the worst of it has passed. Harbour masters along the...]]>571falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-21-october-2026-22-41--75916749
We turn first tonight to the Welsh village of Aberfan, in Glamorgan, where His Majesty The King has spoken on the sixtieth anniversary of the disaster that befell that community. It was on this very day, the twenty-first of October, nineteen sixty-six, that a colliery spoil tip collapsed above the village, engulfing a school and neighbouring houses...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75916749Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:58:29 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Wednesday, the twenty-first of October, twenty twenty-six. We turn first tonight to the Welsh village of Aberfan, in Glamorgan, where His Majesty The King has spoken on...
We turn first tonight to the Welsh village of Aberfan, in Glamorgan, where His Majesty The King has spoken on the sixtieth anniversary of the disaster that befell that community. It was on this very day, the twenty-first of October, nineteen sixty-six, that a colliery spoil tip collapsed above the village, engulfing a school and neighbouring houses...]]>596falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-20-october-2026-18-33--75882248
We begin this evening at Windsor, where His Majesty's Government has extended a most cordial welcome to a distinguished visitor from the Arabian Gulf. The Sultan of Muscat and Oman arrived today for a state visit, and was received with the full ceremony the Castle reserves for a sovereign of a friendly power. Crowds gathered along the route despite the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75882248Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:19:03 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Tuesday, the twentieth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin this evening at Windsor, where His Majesty's Government has extended a most cordial welcome to a...
We begin this evening at Windsor, where His Majesty's Government has extended a most cordial welcome to a distinguished visitor from the Arabian Gulf. The Sultan of Muscat and Oman arrived today for a state visit, and was received with the full ceremony the Castle reserves for a sovereign of a friendly power. Crowds gathered along the route despite the...]]>635falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-19-october-2026-20-53--75864342
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Commonwealth of Australia, where an independent member of the federal Parliament lies gravely injured in hospital tonight, following what is being described as a deliberate attack. The member, an independent politician, was struck by a motorcar in circumstances that police are treating with the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75864342Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:55:04 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Monday, the nineteenth of October, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Commonwealth of Australia, where an independent...
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Commonwealth of Australia, where an independent member of the federal Parliament lies gravely injured in hospital tonight, following what is being described as a deliberate attack. The member, an independent politician, was struck by a motorcar in circumstances that police are treating with the...]]>629falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-18-october-2026-20-55--75850776
We begin tonight with news from France, where the capital has woken to a scene of considerable disorder following two successive nights of public disturbance. Residents of Paris, rising this morning, found burnt-out motorcars littering several streets, shop windows shattered, and premises stripped bare by looters. The trouble arose during what had been...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75850776Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:11:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Sunday, the eighteenth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with news from France, where the capital has woken to a scene of considerable disorder following...
We begin tonight with news from France, where the capital has woken to a scene of considerable disorder following two successive nights of public disturbance. Residents of Paris, rising this morning, found burnt-out motorcars littering several streets, shop windows shattered, and premises stripped bare by looters. The trouble arose during what had been...]]>642falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-17-october-2026-22-05--75841051
We begin this evening with a matter touching the household of one of the Prime Minister's closest advisers. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that officers are examining a notice published under the name of Mrs Sarah Helm, wife of Mister Jonathan Powell, who advises the Prime Minister upon matters of national security and intelligence.

The notice...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75841051Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:58:03 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Saturday, the seventeenth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with a matter touching the household of one of the Prime Minister's closest advisers....
We begin this evening with a matter touching the household of one of the Prime Minister's closest advisers. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that officers are examining a notice published under the name of Mrs Sarah Helm, wife of Mister Jonathan Powell, who advises the Prime Minister upon matters of national security and intelligence.

The notice...]]>766falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-16-october-2026-18-34--75831006
We begin this evening with word from Westminster, where the clearing banks are bracing themselves for what promises to be an uncomfortable Budget. Senior figures within the banking houses have let it be known, through correspondents, that they expect to find themselves, in their own phrase, "on the menu" when the Chancellor of the Exchequer rises later...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75831006Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:39:16 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Friday, the sixteenth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with word from Westminster, where the clearing banks are bracing themselves for what...
We begin this evening with word from Westminster, where the clearing banks are bracing themselves for what promises to be an uncomfortable Budget. Senior figures within the banking houses have let it be known, through correspondents, that they expect to find themselves, in their own phrase, "on the menu" when the Chancellor of the Exchequer rises later...]]>726falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-15-october-2026-19-04--75814361
We begin tonight in Cardiff, where His Majesty King Charles, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Camilla, has formally opened the seventh term of the Senedd, the Welsh assembly. In remarks delivered before members and invited guests, the King spoke warmly of what he described as a distinctly Welsh sense of belonging, a quality he suggested...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75814361Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:16:51 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Thursday, the fifteenth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight in Cardiff, where His Majesty King Charles, accompanied by Her Majesty...
We begin tonight in Cardiff, where His Majesty King Charles, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Camilla, has formally opened the seventh term of the Senedd, the Welsh assembly. In remarks delivered before members and invited guests, the King spoke warmly of what he described as a distinctly Welsh sense of belonging, a quality he suggested...]]>667falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-14-october-2026-18-38--75794731
Good evening. We begin tonight with news from the world of finance, as fresh forecasts for the nation's economic prospects are published on the eve of the Budget.

A panel of international financial experts, sitting in conference at Washington, has upgraded its forecast for growth in the national income of the United Kingdom over the coming year....]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75794731Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:25:12 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Wednesday, the fourteenth of October, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with news from the world of finance, as fresh forecasts for the...
Good evening. We begin tonight with news from the world of finance, as fresh forecasts for the nation's economic prospects are published on the eve of the Budget.

A panel of international financial experts, sitting in conference at Washington, has upgraded its forecast for growth in the national income of the United Kingdom over the coming year....]]>652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-13-october-2026-21-06--75766860
We begin tonight with a statement from the Security Service, touching upon matters of public controversy concerning the referendum of twenty sixteen.

The Director-General of the Security Service, Sir Kenneth McCallum, has cautioned against overstating the extent of Russian interference in that referendum, by which this country determined to leave the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75766860Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:32:12 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Tuesday, the thirteenth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin tonight with a statement from the Security Service, touching upon matters of public controversy...
We begin tonight with a statement from the Security Service, touching upon matters of public controversy concerning the referendum of twenty sixteen.

The Director-General of the Security Service, Sir Kenneth McCallum, has cautioned against overstating the extent of Russian interference in that referendum, by which this country determined to leave the...]]>610falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-12-october-2026-18-44--75734199
We begin tonight with news from Westminster, where the Reform party has set out what must be accounted one of the most far-reaching proposals to come before the public in recent memory. The party has pledged that, were it to find itself in office, it would suspend the whole of the United Kingdom's asylum system for a period of up to five...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75734199Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:59:11 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Monday, the twelfth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with news from Westminster, where the Reform party has set out what must be...
We begin tonight with news from Westminster, where the Reform party has set out what must be accounted one of the most far-reaching proposals to come before the public in recent memory. The party has pledged that, were it to find itself in office, it would suspend the whole of the United Kingdom's asylum system for a period of up to five...]]>775falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-11-october-2026-22-14--75703717
We begin tonight with a statement of considerable weight from Downing Street. The Prime Minister has told the nation that it is, in his words, "clear" that Russian interference played a part in the referendum by which this country determined to leave the European Economic Community. The Prime Minister went further, suggesting that electors were not, at the time,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75703717Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:15:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Sunday, the eleventh of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with a statement of considerable weight from Downing Street. The Prime Minister has told the nation...
We begin tonight with a statement of considerable weight from Downing Street. The Prime Minister has told the nation that it is, in his words, "clear" that Russian interference played a part in the referendum by which this country determined to leave the European Economic Community. The Prime Minister went further, suggesting that electors were not, at the time,...]]>679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-10-october-2026-19-01--75691919
We begin tonight with developments concerning the continuing war in the east of Europe, and an announcement from Washington that has provoked a sharp rebuke from Kiev. President Trump has announced that arrangements have been concluded for the supply of Russian diesel oil to the United States, a deal which the White House characterises as a straightforward...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75691919Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:30:55 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Saturday, the tenth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with developments concerning the continuing war in the east of Europe, and an announcement...
We begin tonight with developments concerning the continuing war in the east of Europe, and an announcement from Washington that has provoked a sharp rebuke from Kiev. President Trump has announced that arrangements have been concluded for the supply of Russian diesel oil to the United States, a deal which the White House characterises as a straightforward...]]>606falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-9-october-2026-18-38--75672613
We begin this evening in north London, where the result of the Holborn by-election has provided Westminster with no small measure of interest. Labour's candidate, Miss Sagal Abdi-Wali, has held the seat for her party, seeing off a determined challenge from Mr Zachary Polanski, leader of the Green Party, who had hoped to make the contest a personal triumph. The...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75672613Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:31:43 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Friday, the ninth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin this evening in north London, where the result of the Holborn by-election has provided Westminster with no...
We begin this evening in north London, where the result of the Holborn by-election has provided Westminster with no small measure of interest. Labour's candidate, Miss Sagal Abdi-Wali, has held the seat for her party, seeing off a determined challenge from Mr Zachary Polanski, leader of the Green Party, who had hoped to make the contest a personal triumph. The...]]>616falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-8-october-2026-21-17--75654085
We begin tonight with a matter of some concern touching upon the security of His Majesty's airfields. Constabulary officers in Gloucestershire report that two Latvian nationals were apprehended in the small hours of this morning, at approximately two o'clock, having been discovered within the perimeter fencing of a Royal Air Force station. The two men, whose...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75654085Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:03:26 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Thursday, the eighth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with a matter of some concern touching upon the security of His Majesty's airfields....
We begin tonight with a matter of some concern touching upon the security of His Majesty's airfields. Constabulary officers in Gloucestershire report that two Latvian nationals were apprehended in the small hours of this morning, at approximately two o'clock, having been discovered within the perimeter fencing of a Royal Air Force station. The two men, whose...]]>690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-7-october-2026-18-28--75625292
We begin tonight with news from Westminster. Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, has declared that her party, were it returned to office, would abolish inheritance tax as it applies to the family home. Addressing delegates at the party's conference, Mrs Badenoch told the assembled gathering that the Conservative Party was, in her words,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75625292Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:55:21 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Wednesday, the seventh of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with news from Westminster. Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, has...
We begin tonight with news from Westminster. Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, has declared that her party, were it returned to office, would abolish inheritance tax as it applies to the family home. Addressing delegates at the party's conference, Mrs Badenoch told the assembled gathering that the Conservative Party was, in her words,...]]>660falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-6-october-2026-18-38--75599758
Good evening. We begin tonight with news of a most disquieting character from the Federal Republic of Germany, where a former head of that country's foreign intelligence service stands arrested on charges of espionage and treason.

August Hanning, who in his day presided over the Bundesnachrichtendienst, Germany's foreign intelligence apparatus, is...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75599758Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:12:08 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Tuesday, the sixth of October, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with news of a most disquieting character from the Federal Republic of...
Good evening. We begin tonight with news of a most disquieting character from the Federal Republic of Germany, where a former head of that country's foreign intelligence service stands arrested on charges of espionage and treason.

August Hanning, who in his day presided over the Bundesnachrichtendienst, Germany's foreign intelligence apparatus, is...]]>822falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-5-october-2026-18-38--75585108
We begin tonight in Birmingham, where the Conservative Party's annual conference has entered its second day, and where the Shadow Chancellor has given the clearest indication yet of the fiscal temper a future Tory government would adopt. In an address to delegates this afternoon, he gave his word that every budget presented by a Conservative...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75585108Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:50:15 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Monday, the fifth of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight in Birmingham, where the Conservative Party's annual conference has entered its...
We begin tonight in Birmingham, where the Conservative Party's annual conference has entered its second day, and where the Shadow Chancellor has given the clearest indication yet of the fiscal temper a future Tory government would adopt. In an address to delegates this afternoon, he gave his word that every budget presented by a Conservative...]]>743falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-4-october-2026-19-19--75570977
We begin this evening with news from the Conservative Party conference, where the party leader, Mrs Kemi Badenoch, has set out proposals to address what has been termed the "cliff edge" in childcare support affecting families earning in the region of one hundred thousand pounds a year. Speaking to the National Wireless Service's political correspondents, Mrs...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75570977Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:17:59 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Sunday, the fourth of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with news from the Conservative Party conference, where the party leader, Mrs Kemi...
We begin this evening with news from the Conservative Party conference, where the party leader, Mrs Kemi Badenoch, has set out proposals to address what has been termed the "cliff edge" in childcare support affecting families earning in the region of one hundred thousand pounds a year. Speaking to the National Wireless Service's political correspondents, Mrs...]]>757falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-3-october-2026-16-35--75550296
We begin tonight with the gravest item upon our list, a matter now before the courts in Manchester which touches upon the safety of that city's Jewish community. It has been disclosed in proceedings that two men were taken into custody on the eve of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, in connection with an alleged conspiracy said to have...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75550296Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:17 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Saturday, the third of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with the gravest item upon our list, a matter now before the courts in Manchester which touches...
We begin tonight with the gravest item upon our list, a matter now before the courts in Manchester which touches upon the safety of that city's Jewish community. It has been disclosed in proceedings that two men were taken into custody on the eve of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, in connection with an alleged conspiracy said to have...]]>715falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-2-october-2026-20-56--75532568
We begin tonight with news of an international character, concerning the supply of fuel upon which so much of our national life, and indeed our industry, depends. The nations of the Group of Seven have announced a coordinated release of some one hundred million barrels of crude oil and diesel from their combined reserves, a measure taken in...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75532568Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:14:20 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Friday, the second of October, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with news of an international character, concerning the supply of fuel upon...
We begin tonight with news of an international character, concerning the supply of fuel upon which so much of our national life, and indeed our industry, depends. The nations of the Group of Seven have announced a coordinated release of some one hundred million barrels of crude oil and diesel from their combined reserves, a measure taken in...]]>796falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-1-october-2026-22-25--75502824
We begin tonight with news from His Majesty's prisons, where a substantial change in the handling of custodial sentences has come into effect. Several hundred convicted persons have this week begun to leave prison under a newly instituted scheme of early release, designed, the Home Office indicates, to relieve what has become an acute pressure upon the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75502824Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:43:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Thursday, the first of October, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with news from His Majesty's prisons, where a substantial change in the handling of custodial...
We begin tonight with news from His Majesty's prisons, where a substantial change in the handling of custodial sentences has come into effect. Several hundred convicted persons have this week begun to leave prison under a newly instituted scheme of early release, designed, the Home Office indicates, to relieve what has become an acute pressure upon the...]]>808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-30-september-2026-20-53--75465590
We begin tonight with distressing news from the air. Passengers aboard a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel have given harrowing accounts of a stabbing that took place during the flight, with several travellers filming the scenes of alarm and confusion that followed in the aircraft's cabin. Details remain sketchy at this hour, and Whitehall has made no...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75465590Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:40:24 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Wednesday, the thirtieth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with distressing news from the air. Passengers aboard a Flydubai aircraft bound for...
We begin tonight with distressing news from the air. Passengers aboard a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel have given harrowing accounts of a stabbing that took place during the flight, with several travellers filming the scenes of alarm and confusion that followed in the aircraft's cabin. Details remain sketchy at this hour, and Whitehall has made no...]]>738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-29-september-2026-21-17--75442018
We begin this evening with developments in Gloucestershire, where police investigating three motor vehicles discovered in the vicinity of Royal Air Force Fairford have confirmed that a quantity of petrol was found within them, but no explosive material of any kind. The vehicles were the subject of considerable attention over recent days, and...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75442018Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:47:57 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Tuesday, the twenty-ninth of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with developments in Gloucestershire, where police investigating three motor...
We begin this evening with developments in Gloucestershire, where police investigating three motor vehicles discovered in the vicinity of Royal Air Force Fairford have confirmed that a quantity of petrol was found within them, but no explosive material of any kind. The vehicles were the subject of considerable attention over recent days, and...]]>697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-28-september-2026-18-53--75414752
Good evening.

We begin tonight in the Province, where the long-running dispute over the Orange Order's parade has once again occupied the attention of ministers and community leaders alike. Readers will recall that the march, which was due to proceed along its traditional route on Sunday morning, was halted when demonstrators gathered upon the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75414752Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:25:10 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Monday, the twenty-eighth of September, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight in the Province, where the long-running dispute over the Orange...
Good evening.

We begin tonight in the Province, where the long-running dispute over the Orange Order's parade has once again occupied the attention of ministers and community leaders alike. Readers will recall that the march, which was due to proceed along its traditional route on Sunday morning, was halted when demonstrators gathered upon the...]]>766falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-27-september-2026-23-25--75402445
Good evening. We begin tonight with a serious development close to home. Counter-terrorism officers have this day arrested five men in connection with what is being described as a major incident in the vicinity of the Royal Air Force station at Fairford, in Gloucestershire. It is understood that three motor vehicles, regarded by the constabulary as...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75402445Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:39:58 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Sunday, the twenty-seventh of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. Good evening. We begin tonight with a serious development close to home. Counter-terrorism officers have...
Good evening. We begin tonight with a serious development close to home. Counter-terrorism officers have this day arrested five men in connection with what is being described as a major incident in the vicinity of the Royal Air Force station at Fairford, in Gloucestershire. It is understood that three motor vehicles, regarded by the constabulary as...]]>663falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-26-september-2026-20-53--75385434
We begin this evening's bulletin with news from the Province of Ulster, where the High Court has issued an injunction restraining the Orange Order from proceeding with its customary Drumcree parade along the Garvaghy Road. Mr Justice Patricia Smyth had earlier requested that the Portadown District Orange Lodge consider a...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75385434Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:36:54 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Saturday, the twenty-sixth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening's bulletin with news from the Province of Ulster, where the High...
We begin this evening's bulletin with news from the Province of Ulster, where the High Court has issued an injunction restraining the Orange Order from proceeding with its customary Drumcree parade along the Garvaghy Road. Mr Justice Patricia Smyth had earlier requested that the Portadown District Orange Lodge consider a...]]>829falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-25-september-2026-21-14--75363935
We begin tonight with events at Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire, where a fire broke out this afternoon in an accommodation block housing serving personnel. One person has been conveyed to hospital for treatment, though the nature and extent of the injuries sustained have not yet been made public. The blaze is understood to have been...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75363935Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:57:39 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Friday, the twenty-fifth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with events at Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire, where a fire broke out...
We begin tonight with events at Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire, where a fire broke out this afternoon in an accommodation block housing serving personnel. One person has been conveyed to hospital for treatment, though the nature and extent of the injuries sustained have not yet been made public. The blaze is understood to have been...]]>680falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-24-september-2026-21-53--75338494
We begin this evening with news from the south coast, where figures released today show that seven hundred and eighty-one migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Wednesday alone, setting a new daily record for the year. The Home Office confirms the figure, while noting that the total number of arrivals so far this year remains below the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75338494Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:06:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Thursday, the twenty-fourth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with news from the south coast, where figures released today show that seven...
We begin this evening with news from the south coast, where figures released today show that seven hundred and eighty-one migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Wednesday alone, setting a new daily record for the year. The Home Office confirms the figure, while noting that the total number of arrivals so far this year remains below the...]]>710falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-23-september-2026-22-51--75323196
We begin tonight with news from Whitehall concerning the future of the Chagos Islands. The Defence Secretary, Mr Wesley Streeting, has confirmed that His Majesty's Government is to undertake a fresh review of the arrangement by which sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago was to pass to Mauritius, while Britain retained the long lease upon the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75323196Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:15:19 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Wednesday, the twenty-third of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with news from Whitehall concerning the future of the Chagos Islands. The Defence...
We begin tonight with news from Whitehall concerning the future of the Chagos Islands. The Defence Secretary, Mr Wesley Streeting, has confirmed that His Majesty's Government is to undertake a fresh review of the arrangement by which sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago was to pass to Mauritius, while Britain retained the long lease upon the...]]>725falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-22-september-2026-18-06--75304624
We begin this evening with word from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andrew Burnham, has given notice that certain proposed industrial regulations emanating from Brussels would, in his judgement, work considerable harm to British manufacturing and commerce. Mr Burnham is to raise the matter directly and without ceremony when he meets the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75304624Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:45:46 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Tuesday, the twenty-second of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin this evening with word from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andrew Burnham, has...
We begin this evening with word from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andrew Burnham, has given notice that certain proposed industrial regulations emanating from Brussels would, in his judgement, work considerable harm to British manufacturing and commerce. Mr Burnham is to raise the matter directly and without ceremony when he meets the...]]>655falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-21-september-2026-18-35--75284518
We begin this evening on the Continent, where the political arrangements of the German Federal Republic appear to be entering a period of some considerable strain. Chancellor Merz, whose coalition has governed with an air of settled purpose since taking office, now finds his administration under scrutiny following a series of resounding defeats in...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75284518Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:09:00 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Monday, the twenty-first of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening on the Continent, where the political arrangements of the German Federal Republic...
We begin this evening on the Continent, where the political arrangements of the German Federal Republic appear to be entering a period of some considerable strain. Chancellor Merz, whose coalition has governed with an air of settled purpose since taking office, now finds his administration under scrutiny following a series of resounding defeats in...]]>804falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-20-september-2026-18-53--75265071
We begin tonight with grave news from the Eastern Front of Europe's continuing troubles. Moscow has endured what its own municipal authorities are calling the largest aerial assault upon the Russian capital since hostilities began. The Mayor of Moscow reports that some four hundred and fifty flying bombs, of the pilotless variety now...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75265071Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:53:19 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Sunday, the twentieth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with grave news from the Eastern Front of Europe's continuing troubles....
We begin tonight with grave news from the Eastern Front of Europe's continuing troubles. Moscow has endured what its own municipal authorities are calling the largest aerial assault upon the Russian capital since hostilities began. The Mayor of Moscow reports that some four hundred and fifty flying bombs, of the pilotless variety now...]]>658falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-19-september-2026-19-22--75241808
We begin tonight in the Arabian peninsula, where the authorities in Riyadh sounded air raid alerts over the Saudi capital for the first time since the Houthi rebels of the Yemen escalated their campaign of long-range strikes. Residents of the city took to their shelters as sirens rang out across the districts nearest the royal...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75241808Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:03:34 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Saturday, the nineteenth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight in the Arabian peninsula, where the authorities in Riyadh sounded air...
We begin tonight in the Arabian peninsula, where the authorities in Riyadh sounded air raid alerts over the Saudi capital for the first time since the Houthi rebels of the Yemen escalated their campaign of long-range strikes. Residents of the city took to their shelters as sirens rang out across the districts nearest the royal...]]>779falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-18-september-2026-18-22--75215101
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where the President of France, Monsieur Macron, has declared that hybrid attacks conducted by agents of Moscow against European nations are growing in both frequency and boldness. The French President has informed his government that critical infrastructure — power stations,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75215101Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:05:21 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Friday, the eighteenth of September, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where the President of France,...
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where the President of France, Monsieur Macron, has declared that hybrid attacks conducted by agents of Moscow against European nations are growing in both frequency and boldness. The French President has informed his government that critical infrastructure — power stations,...]]>697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-17-september-2026-18-59--75194011
We begin tonight with news from the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. The Bank of England has this afternoon announced that interest rates are to be held steady for the sixth consecutive occasion, a decision that will bring a measure of relief to borrowers and mortgage-holders throughout the country, though the Bank's governors were...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75194011Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:22:43 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Thursday, the seventeenth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with news from the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. The Bank of...
We begin tonight with news from the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. The Bank of England has this afternoon announced that interest rates are to be held steady for the sixth consecutive occasion, a decision that will bring a measure of relief to borrowers and mortgage-holders throughout the country, though the Bank's governors were...]]>830falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-16-september-2026-18-33--75172697
We begin this evening with news from the county of Northamptonshire, where the small village of Piddington has this week conducted what can only be described as a most unusual local exercise in the democratic spirit. Residents of the village, numbering rather fewer than the proposed new arrivals themselves, went to the polls in a referendum, to register...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75172697Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:57:11 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Wednesday, the sixteenth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with news from the county of Northamptonshire, where the small village of Piddington has...
We begin this evening with news from the county of Northamptonshire, where the small village of Piddington has this week conducted what can only be described as a most unusual local exercise in the democratic spirit. Residents of the village, numbering rather fewer than the proposed new arrivals themselves, went to the polls in a referendum, to register...]]>661falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-15-september-2026-18-51--75149992
We turn first this evening to a matter of the utmost gravity: the publication of the key findings and recommendations arising from the inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby, the former nurse now serving fifteen whole-life terms of imprisonment for the murder of seven infants, and the attempted murder of seven more, while in her care upon...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75149992Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:37:02 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Tuesday, the fifteenth of September, twenty twenty-six. We turn first this evening to a matter of the utmost gravity: the publication of the key...
We turn first this evening to a matter of the utmost gravity: the publication of the key findings and recommendations arising from the inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby, the former nurse now serving fifteen whole-life terms of imprisonment for the murder of seven infants, and the attempted murder of seven more, while in her care upon...]]>826falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-14-september-2026-20-47--75123904
We begin tonight with news from the four corners of the Kingdom, where the leaders of Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party, and Sinn Fein have together declared that Westminster's time, as they put it, is coming to an end. Speaking separately but in strikingly similar terms, the three leaders have called upon His Majesty's Government to begin...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75123904Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:06:17 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Monday, the fourteenth of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin tonight with news from the four corners of the Kingdom, where the leaders of Plaid Cymru, the...
We begin tonight with news from the four corners of the Kingdom, where the leaders of Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party, and Sinn Fein have together declared that Westminster's time, as they put it, is coming to an end. Speaking separately but in strikingly similar terms, the three leaders have called upon His Majesty's Government to begin...]]>732falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-13-september-2026-18-34--75106598
We begin this evening with news from the Polish border, where a Russian strike has fallen upon a stationary Ukrainian locomotive, mere minutes after it had been vacated by the former Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson, together with a party of senior European officials who had been travelling by rail through the region. It is understood that the train had...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75106598Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:20:22 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Sunday, the thirteenth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with news from the Polish border, where a Russian strike has fallen upon a stationary...
We begin this evening with news from the Polish border, where a Russian strike has fallen upon a stationary Ukrainian locomotive, mere minutes after it had been vacated by the former Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson, together with a party of senior European officials who had been travelling by rail through the region. It is understood that the train had...]]>796falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-12-september-2026-20-43--75091725
Good evening. We begin tonight, as is proper, with affairs at Westminster and within the wider family of nations that look to the Crown.

The party calling itself Reform has this week received a second donation of thirty-six million pounds within the space of two days, the sum coming once again from a gentleman whose fortune has been made in the curious...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75091725Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:57:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Saturday, the twelfth of September, twenty twenty-six. Good evening. We begin tonight, as is proper, with affairs at Westminster and within the wider family of nations...
Good evening. We begin tonight, as is proper, with affairs at Westminster and within the wider family of nations that look to the Crown.

The party calling itself Reform has this week received a second donation of thirty-six million pounds within the space of two days, the sum coming once again from a gentleman whose fortune has been made in the curious...]]>645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-11-september-2026-20-57--75076612
We begin tonight with grave developments in the Red Sea, where the Houthi movement, backed by Persia, has claimed a major advance in the Yemeni interior and has, by all accounts, tightened its grip upon one of the most vital shipping arteries in the world. Reports reaching London this evening suggest that Houthi forces have seized the island of Perim, a...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75076612Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:29:03 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Friday, the eleventh of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with grave developments in the Red Sea, where the Houthi movement, backed by Persia, has...
We begin tonight with grave developments in the Red Sea, where the Houthi movement, backed by Persia, has claimed a major advance in the Yemeni interior and has, by all accounts, tightened its grip upon one of the most vital shipping arteries in the world. Reports reaching London this evening suggest that Houthi forces have seized the island of Perim, a...]]>713falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-10-september-2026-19-25--75057030
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters, where the continuing hostilities involving Persia have sent tremors through the markets of the world and, indeed, through the corridors of Whitehall itself. The price of oil has surged to one hundred and five dollars the barrel, a figure which traders in the City describe as...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057030Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:22:31 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Thursday, the tenth of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters, where the continuing...
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf and its surrounding waters, where the continuing hostilities involving Persia have sent tremors through the markets of the world and, indeed, through the corridors of Whitehall itself. The price of oil has surged to one hundred and five dollars the barrel, a figure which traders in the City describe as...]]>627falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-9-september-2026-20-49--75030608
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf, where the price of oil has this day passed the one hundred dollar mark for every barrel of the world benchmark, Brent crude, for the first time since July. The rise follows an American strike upon five Persian oil tankers on Tuesday, together with further exchanges involving the Houthi movement of the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75030608Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:09:22 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Wednesday, the ninth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf, where the price of oil has this day passed the one...
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Persian Gulf, where the price of oil has this day passed the one hundred dollar mark for every barrel of the world benchmark, Brent crude, for the first time since July. The rise follows an American strike upon five Persian oil tankers on Tuesday, together with further exchanges involving the Houthi movement of the...]]>728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-8-september-2026-21-56--75010383
We begin this evening with news from our own shores, where questions of who may land upon them, and upon what terms, continue to occupy the authorities.

Over the weekend, a vessel of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, having taken aboard some one hundred and twenty migrants from small craft in the Channel, found itself refused...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75010383Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:37:03 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Tuesday, the eighth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with news from our own shores, where questions of who may land upon...
We begin this evening with news from our own shores, where questions of who may land upon them, and upon what terms, continue to occupy the authorities.

Over the weekend, a vessel of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, having taken aboard some one hundred and twenty migrants from small craft in the Channel, found itself refused...]]>747falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-7-september-2026-21-23--74980961
Good evening. We begin tonight in Scotland, where police in the Lothian district have launched an extensive search following a fatal collision near Edinburgh Airport. A man lost his life when a motorcar struck him and its occupants fled on foot, and constables, assisted by a dog unit and a police helicopter, have been combing the surrounding fields and...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74980961Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:45:56 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Monday, the seventh of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. Good evening. We begin tonight in Scotland, where police in the Lothian district have launched an extensive...
Good evening. We begin tonight in Scotland, where police in the Lothian district have launched an extensive search following a fatal collision near Edinburgh Airport. A man lost his life when a motorcar struck him and its occupants fled on foot, and constables, assisted by a dog unit and a police helicopter, have been combing the surrounding fields and...]]>665falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-6-september-2026-21-50--74943753
We begin this evening with matters at home, before proceeding to affairs upon the Continent and further afield, and closing, as ever, with news of commerce, culture, and the weather to come.

Our first item concerns the building trade, and a warning issued by a senior figure in housing circles that the industry stands in need of considerably...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74943753Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:44:40 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Sunday, the sixth of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with matters at home, before proceeding to affairs upon the Continent and...
We begin this evening with matters at home, before proceeding to affairs upon the Continent and further afield, and closing, as ever, with news of commerce, culture, and the weather to come.

Our first item concerns the building trade, and a warning issued by a senior figure in housing circles that the industry stands in need of considerably...]]>739falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-5-september-2026-21-11--74928183
Good evening. We begin tonight with matters closer to home, before turning our attention to the Continent, to the wider world, and finally to the affairs of commerce and of learning.

It was a day of considerable cheer at Royal Deeside, where His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen attended the Braemar Gathering, that most venerable of...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74928183Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:34:58 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Saturday, the fifth of September, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with matters closer to home, before turning our attention to the...
Good evening. We begin tonight with matters closer to home, before turning our attention to the Continent, to the wider world, and finally to the affairs of commerce and of learning.

It was a day of considerable cheer at Royal Deeside, where His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen attended the Braemar Gathering, that most venerable of...]]>669falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-4-september-2026-20-35--74910902
We begin tonight with news from the South Atlantic, where the question of the Falkland Islands has once again been raised in Buenos Aires. President Javier Milei of Argentina has repeated his country's long-standing claim upon the Islands, declaring that what he termed the "winds of change" now favoured his nation's position, and going so far as to...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74910902Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:49:46 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Friday, the fourth of September, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with news from the South Atlantic, where the question of the Falkland Islands has once again...
We begin tonight with news from the South Atlantic, where the question of the Falkland Islands has once again been raised in Buenos Aires. President Javier Milei of Argentina has repeated his country's long-standing claim upon the Islands, declaring that what he termed the "winds of change" now favoured his nation's position, and going so far as to...]]>697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-3-september-2026-23-04--74879983
We begin this evening at home, with word from the War Office that units of the British Army stationed within the United Kingdom, and not presently under orders for deployment overseas, have been instructed to curtail their programme of non-essential training exercises. The measure, we understand, is one of plain economy rather than any...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74879983Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:34:28 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Thursday, the third of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening at home, with word from the War Office that units of the British Army...
We begin this evening at home, with word from the War Office that units of the British Army stationed within the United Kingdom, and not presently under orders for deployment overseas, have been instructed to curtail their programme of non-essential training exercises. The measure, we understand, is one of plain economy rather than any...]]>811falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-2-september-2026-21-08--74830630
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Continent, where the alliance of Western powers has served notice upon Moscow that further recklessness will not be tolerated. Officials in Berlin have laid the blame for a failed attack by pilotless flying machines upon Leipzig airport squarely at the door of the Russian authorities, and both the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74830630Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:32:58 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Wednesday, the second of September, twenty twenty-six. Good evening. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Continent, where the alliance of Western powers has...
Good evening. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Continent, where the alliance of Western powers has served notice upon Moscow that further recklessness will not be tolerated. Officials in Berlin have laid the blame for a failed attack by pilotless flying machines upon Leipzig airport squarely at the door of the Russian authorities, and both the...]]>783falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-1-september-2026-20-45--74797772
We begin this evening with grave developments from the Persian Gulf, where American forces have launched a fresh series of strikes against targets within Persia, and where official wireless bulletins from Tehran report explosions across several districts. The American Central Command has laid the blame for the escalation squarely at...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74797772Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:51:05 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Tuesday, the first of September, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with grave developments from the Persian Gulf, where American forces...
We begin this evening with grave developments from the Persian Gulf, where American forces have launched a fresh series of strikes against targets within Persia, and where official wireless bulletins from Tehran report explosions across several districts. The American Central Command has laid the blame for the escalation squarely at...]]>868falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-31-august-2026-20-42--74772867
We begin tonight with grave tidings from Nepal, where the death toll from the flooding which has beset that mountain kingdom has now reached the melancholy figure of nine hundred and thirty-nine souls. Rescue parties, labouring under conditions of the utmost difficulty, have resorted to the use of explosive charges in an effort to blast a passage...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74772867Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:23:12 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Monday, the thirty-first of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin tonight with grave tidings from Nepal, where the death toll from the flooding which has beset that...
We begin tonight with grave tidings from Nepal, where the death toll from the flooding which has beset that mountain kingdom has now reached the melancholy figure of nine hundred and thirty-nine souls. Rescue parties, labouring under conditions of the utmost difficulty, have resorted to the use of explosive charges in an effort to blast a passage...]]>670falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-30-august-2026-19-24--74758891
We begin this evening with matters of justice and the administration of the criminal law here at home. The Prime Minister has announced sweeping alterations to the early release scheme contained within the Sentencing Act, following public disquiet over the prospect that the men convicted in connection with the death of Police Constable Andrew Harper might,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74758891Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:40:40 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Sunday, the thirtieth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with matters of justice and the administration of the criminal law here at home. The Prime...
We begin this evening with matters of justice and the administration of the criminal law here at home. The Prime Minister has announced sweeping alterations to the early release scheme contained within the Sentencing Act, following public disquiet over the prospect that the men convicted in connection with the death of Police Constable Andrew Harper might,...]]>652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-29-august-2026-21-07--74749669
We begin at home, with a change of considerable interest to Westminster watchers. Mr Cleverly has this week resigned his place upon the Shadow Cabinet, in order to put himself forward as a candidate for the office of Mayor of London. It ought to be said at once that the capital is not due to go to the polls for a new mayor until the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74749669Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:44:07 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Saturday, the twenty-ninth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin at home, with a change of considerable interest to Westminster watchers. Mr...
We begin at home, with a change of considerable interest to Westminster watchers. Mr Cleverly has this week resigned his place upon the Shadow Cabinet, in order to put himself forward as a candidate for the office of Mayor of London. It ought to be said at once that the capital is not due to go to the polls for a new mayor until the...]]>643falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-28-august-2026-21-45--74739907
Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of assisted dying continues to occupy the attention of members of the House of Commons ahead of a vote due in a fortnight's time. Mr Andrew Burnham, the Prime Minister, has confirmed that he will not himself be casting a vote on the matter, taking the view that this is...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74739907Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:10:29 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Friday, the twenty-eighth of August, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of assisted dying...
Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of assisted dying continues to occupy the attention of members of the House of Commons ahead of a vote due in a fortnight's time. Mr Andrew Burnham, the Prime Minister, has confirmed that he will not himself be casting a vote on the matter, taking the view that this is...]]>798falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-27-august-2026-21-12--74739794
We begin tonight with grave news from Nepal, where catastrophic flash flooding has claimed a very heavy toll of life and left a great many still unaccounted for. Nepali police report that some three hundred and fifty-nine bodies have now been recovered, while in excess of thirteen hundred persons remain missing across the stricken districts. Among those...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74739794Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Thursday, the twenty-seventh of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with grave news from Nepal, where catastrophic flash flooding has claimed a very heavy toll...
We begin tonight with grave news from Nepal, where catastrophic flash flooding has claimed a very heavy toll of life and left a great many still unaccounted for. Nepali police report that some three hundred and fifty-nine bodies have now been recovered, while in excess of thirteen hundred persons remain missing across the stricken districts. Among those...]]>645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-26-august-2026-20-52--74704605
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, where flash floods and mudslides have brought catastrophe to the Rasuwa region. Nepalese police report that no fewer than ninety-five persons have lost their lives following torrential rains which struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sweeping away villages and mountain...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74704605Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:33:59 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Wednesday, the twenty-sixth of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, where flash floods and mudslides...
We begin tonight with grave tidings from the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, where flash floods and mudslides have brought catastrophe to the Rasuwa region. Nepalese police report that no fewer than ninety-five persons have lost their lives following torrential rains which struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sweeping away villages and mountain...]]>737falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-25-august-2026-21-29--74687810
We begin this evening in Northern Ireland, where the High Court has quashed a decision by the Parades Commission to restrict the annual Drumcree parade. The Commission had proposed to bar the July procession from entering the Garvaghy Road, an area of chiefly nationalist sentiment, a determination which, it may be observed, has been...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74687810Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:48:08 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Tuesday, the twenty-fifth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening in Northern Ireland, where the High Court has quashed a decision by...
We begin this evening in Northern Ireland, where the High Court has quashed a decision by the Parades Commission to restrict the annual Drumcree parade. The Commission had proposed to bar the July procession from entering the Garvaghy Road, an area of chiefly nationalist sentiment, a determination which, it may be observed, has been...]]>659falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-24-august-2026-18-32--74659852
We begin this evening with domestic political matters, before turning to affairs upon the Continent, the wider world, and thence to home news, commerce, and the arts.

The Reform party has announced that, were it to hold the levers of local administration, it would give preference to British-born applicants in the allocation of social housing. The...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74659852Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:15:13 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Monday, the twenty-fourth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with domestic political matters, before turning to affairs upon the Continent, the...
We begin this evening with domestic political matters, before turning to affairs upon the Continent, the wider world, and thence to home news, commerce, and the arts.

The Reform party has announced that, were it to hold the levers of local administration, it would give preference to British-born applicants in the allocation of social housing. The...]]>713falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-23-august-2026-21-20--74599369
Good evening. We begin this evening, as is our custom, with matters of state and governance here at home, before proceeding to the Continent, to the wider world, and thence to matters of business, culture, and the weather that awaits us in the coming hours.

The Ministry of Housing has this week announced that mayors across England are to be granted new...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74599369Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:45:37 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Sunday, the twenty-third of August, twenty twenty-six. Good evening. We begin this evening, as is our custom, with matters of state and governance here at home, before...
Good evening. We begin this evening, as is our custom, with matters of state and governance here at home, before proceeding to the Continent, to the wider world, and thence to matters of business, culture, and the weather that awaits us in the coming hours.

The Ministry of Housing has this week announced that mayors across England are to be granted new...]]>762falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-21-august-2026-19-56--74474835
We begin this evening with matters of domestic policy. His Majesty's Government has given its approval to a substantial solar generating station, notwithstanding a chorus of objection from residents of the locality and their Member of Parliament, who had argued strenuously against the scheme. The decision, taken in London, reflects the government's...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74474835Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:17:08 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Friday, the twenty-first of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with matters of domestic policy. His Majesty's Government has given its approval to a...
We begin this evening with matters of domestic policy. His Majesty's Government has given its approval to a substantial solar generating station, notwithstanding a chorus of objection from residents of the locality and their Member of Parliament, who had argued strenuously against the scheme. The decision, taken in London, reflects the government's...]]>630falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-20-august-2026-17-44--74413986
We begin this evening with domestic politics, and a proposal from the Reform party concerning the training of the nation's young workers. The party has put forward a scheme whereby firms taking on apprentices would receive a rebate upon their taxation, intended as an inducement to industry to invest once more in skilled labour rather than...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74413986Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:50:31 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Thursday, the twentieth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with domestic politics, and a proposal from the Reform party...
We begin this evening with domestic politics, and a proposal from the Reform party concerning the training of the nation's young workers. The party has put forward a scheme whereby firms taking on apprentices would receive a rebate upon their taxation, intended as an inducement to industry to invest once more in skilled labour rather than...]]>645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-19-august-2026-21-22--74339758
We begin this evening with news from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andy Burnham, has unveiled a scheme intended to see rough sleepers taken off the streets of England before the Christmas season. The plan, which draws heavily upon the "Everyone In" arrangements adopted during the recent public health emergency, will see local authorities...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74339758Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:03:56 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Wednesday, the nineteenth of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with news from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andy Burnham, has...
We begin this evening with news from Downing Street, where the Prime Minister, Mr Andy Burnham, has unveiled a scheme intended to see rough sleepers taken off the streets of England before the Christmas season. The plan, which draws heavily upon the "Everyone In" arrangements adopted during the recent public health emergency, will see local authorities...]]>641falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-18-august-2026-20-45--74268797
We begin this evening with matters at home, in Westminster and across the Commonwealth.

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner, has today issued a pointed warning concerning the government's Prevent scheme, that programme established to identify young persons thought to be at risk of drifting toward political violence. Dame...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74268797Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:03:41 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Tuesday, the eighteenth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening with matters at home, in Westminster and across the Commonwealth....
We begin this evening with matters at home, in Westminster and across the Commonwealth.

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner, has today issued a pointed warning concerning the government's Prevent scheme, that programme established to identify young persons thought to be at risk of drifting toward political violence. Dame...]]>690falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-17-august-2026-21-24--74224812
We begin tonight with troubling word from the Persian Gulf, where the President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump, has issued a most pointed warning to the Sultanate of Oman, a nation with which His Majesty's Government has long maintained cordial and profitable relations. Mr Trump has let it be known, in characteristically forthright terms, that...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74224812Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:38:58 +0000national-wireless-serviceCedric Fairweather speaking, from the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Monday, the seventeenth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with troubling word from the Persian Gulf, where the President of the United States, Mr...
We begin tonight with troubling word from the Persian Gulf, where the President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump, has issued a most pointed warning to the Sultanate of Oman, a nation with which His Majesty's Government has long maintained cordial and profitable relations. Mr Trump has let it be known, in characteristically forthright terms, that...]]>716falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-16-august-2026-18-12--74136443
We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where Moscow has confirmed that its forces launched what is being described as the largest series of strikes against Ukraine since the turn of the year. Reports reaching us this evening indicate that at least seven persons have been killed as fires broke out across the Ukrainian capital,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74136443Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:29:46 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening. Cedric Fairweather here, at the National Wireless Service's microphone, with the news for Sunday, the sixteenth of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where Moscow has confirmed that its...
We begin tonight with grave news from the Continent, where Moscow has confirmed that its forces launched what is being described as the largest series of strikes against Ukraine since the turn of the year. Reports reaching us this evening indicate that at least seven persons have been killed as fires broke out across the Ukrainian capital,...]]>650falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-15-august-2026-18-04--74078497
We begin this evening with grave tidings from the Dutch East Indies, where a powerful earthquake, registering some seven point seven upon the measuring scale employed by seismologists, has struck the island of Flores in the eastern reaches of that vast archipelago. At the latest reckoning, no fewer than forty-seven persons are confirmed to have perished,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74078497Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:49:02 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Saturday, the fifteenth of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with grave tidings from the Dutch East Indies, where a powerful earthquake,...
We begin this evening with grave tidings from the Dutch East Indies, where a powerful earthquake, registering some seven point seven upon the measuring scale employed by seismologists, has struck the island of Flores in the eastern reaches of that vast archipelago. At the latest reckoning, no fewer than forty-seven persons are confirmed to have perished,...]]>860falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-14-august-2026-18-08--74005321
Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs closer to home, in the corridors of Westminster and across the Commonwealth, before turning to news from further afield, matters of trade and industry, some lighter items of culture and curiosity, and finally the weather, which continues to occupy a good deal of the nation's attention this week.

We start with a...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74005321Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:25:22 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is Cedric Fairweather, with the news from the National Wireless Service, for Friday, the fourteenth of August, twenty twenty-six. Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs closer to home, in the corridors of Westminster and across the...
Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs closer to home, in the corridors of Westminster and across the Commonwealth, before turning to news from further afield, matters of trade and industry, some lighter items of culture and curiosity, and finally the weather, which continues to occupy a good deal of the nation's attention this week.

We start with a...]]>674falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-13-august-2026-18-07--73927093
Good evening.

We begin tonight in Westminster, where His Majesty's Government has found itself defending a robust piece of maritime enforcement upon the high seas. Ministers have confirmed the seizure of a tanker believed to belong to what officials describe, somewhat colourfully, as an "irregular fleet" - vessels operating under flags of...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73927093Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:27:41 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Thursday, the thirteenth of August, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight in Westminster, where His Majesty's Government has found itself...
Good evening.

We begin tonight in Westminster, where His Majesty's Government has found itself defending a robust piece of maritime enforcement upon the high seas. Ministers have confirmed the seizure of a tanker believed to belong to what officials describe, somewhat colourfully, as an "irregular fleet" - vessels operating under flags of...]]>587falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-12-august-2026--73859931
We begin this evening in the Gulf of Oman, where American forces have taken direct and forceful action against a vessel accused of running the blockade maintained around the Persian coast. United States Central Command has confirmed that one of its helicopters fired upon a cargo ship flying the flag of Panama, striking the vessel's engine room with the...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73859931Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:32:30 +0000national-wireless-serviceHere is the news for Wednesday, the twelfth of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather, for the National Wireless Service. We begin this evening in the Gulf of Oman, where American forces have taken direct and forceful action against a...
We begin this evening in the Gulf of Oman, where American forces have taken direct and forceful action against a vessel accused of running the blockade maintained around the Persian coast. United States Central Command has confirmed that one of its helicopters fired upon a cargo ship flying the flag of Panama, striking the vessel's engine room with the...]]>764falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-11-august-2026--73827956
We begin this evening at Westminster, where the new Prime Minister, Mr Burnham, has been grappling with what commentators are already calling the thorniest question of his young premiership: the vexed matter of prisoners released before the completion of their sentences. Mr Burnham has told the House that he remains, in his own words,...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73827956Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:56:25 +0000national-wireless-serviceGood evening, listeners. This is Cedric Fairweather of the National Wireless Service, with the news for Tuesday, the eleventh of August, twenty twenty-six. We begin this evening at Westminster, where the new Prime Minister, Mr Burnham, has been...
We begin this evening at Westminster, where the new Prime Minister, Mr Burnham, has been grappling with what commentators are already calling the thorniest question of his young premiership: the vexed matter of prisoners released before the completion of their sentences. Mr Burnham has told the House that he remains, in his own words,...]]>656falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-10-august-2026--73776749
We begin this evening with matters closer to home, and with news from the Channel coast that will occasion no little disquiet among those charged with the defence of our shores. The Home Office has confirmed that a single small vessel put across the Channel over the weekend carrying no fewer than two hundred and thirty souls, believed to be the largest number...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73776749Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0000national-wireless-serviceThis is the National Wireless Service. Here is the news for Monday, the tenth of August, twenty twenty-six, read by Cedric Fairweather. We begin this evening with matters closer to home, and with news from the Channel coast that will occasion no...
We begin this evening with matters closer to home, and with news from the Channel coast that will occasion no little disquiet among those charged with the defence of our shores. The Home Office has confirmed that a single small vessel put across the Channel over the weekend carrying no fewer than two hundred and thirty souls, believed to be the largest number...]]>675falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-broadcast-9-august-2026--73757943
Good evening.

We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of reform to the House of Lords continues to occupy those in political circles. Mr Anas Sarwar, the former leader of the Labour party in Scotland, has told a wireless interviewer north of the border that he remains of the view that the upper chamber ought to be abolished...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73757943Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000national-wireless-serviceThe National Wireless Service presents the news for Sunday, the ninth of August, twenty twenty-six, read this evening by Cedric Fairweather. Good evening. We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of reform to the House of...
Good evening.

We begin tonight with affairs at Westminster, where the question of reform to the House of Lords continues to occupy those in political circles. Mr Anas Sarwar, the former leader of the Labour party in Scotland, has told a wireless interviewer north of the border that he remains of the view that the upper chamber ought to be abolished...]]>798falsefull