Breaking the News - Lucy Porter, Rosco McClelland, Jessica Fostekew and Marc Jenning

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Des and the teams are at the Edinburgh Festivals to break up the week's big news, including discussions between the US and EU about ending the war in Ukraine, plans to review the pension age in the UK, the first ever michelin star water menu in the UK, the couple who got married at the Edinburgh Fringe and more.

Lead Writer: Elaine Malcolmson

Additional material: Nathan Cowley, Mike Cooper, Jennifer Walker, Habebe Fazel, Alex Buchanan & Mark Granger, Stephen Holford, Ishbel McLachlan, Ian Searle, Gregor Paton

Producer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

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Published on Friday, 22nd August 2025.

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