Breaking the News - Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Raymond Mearns, Madeleine Brettingham, Ignacio Lopez and Alexandra Haddow
Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: Trump's criticism of Keir Starmer over the war in Iran, Inverness in the running to be UK capital of culture, research into dishonest babies, an intervention from Angela Rayner and more.
Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright
Additional material: Alan Hazlie, Ruaridh Miller, Chris Stanners, Chris Ballard, Alex Buchanan & Mark Granger, Ben Moore, Gregor Paton, Matt Reed, Nathan Cowley, Jennifer Walker
Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson
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Published on Friday, 20th March 2026.
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