Breaking the News - Ashley Storrie, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Alice Fraser and Gareth Waugh

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Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The upcoming World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Sir Keir Starmer's last week as prime minister, the proposed Scottish Rock and Roll hall of fame, research into how much we speak, Christopher Nolan and more.

Lead Writer: Claire Cox

Additional material: Dan James & Kyra Carletonm, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Marie Hale, Alan Hazlie, Jaskaran Bahia, James Docherty, Gregor Paton, Nathan Cowley, Polly Owen and Sarane McDougall, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall

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

An Eco-Audio certified Production.

Published on Friday, 17th July 2026.

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