Matt Frei , Europe Editor and Presenter

He hasn’t had a proper job since losing his seat as an MP. But now Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, has landed on his feet in Silicon Valley. He’s off to California in a new, and presumably well-paid, role as global affairs and communications chief at Facebook. Mr Clegg said he was looking forward…

Former head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, discusses the Jamal Khashoggi case. The Saudi king and crown prince have denied any involvement in, or knowledge of, his disappearance.

Theresa May’s beleaguered Brexit plan is facing yet more opposition from within her own ranks, this time from Scottish Tories, who’ve rejected any moves to delay Britain’s departure from the Common Fisheries Policy. Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the policy had been “bad for Scotland and bad for the UK”, and had influenced many people to vote…

Vice President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness, and Conservative MEP, David Campbell Bannerman, discuss Brexit.

EU leaders will meet this week to discuss Brexit. But one issue which has consumed most of their discussions over the past two years, and which has helped increase support for the far right, is the arrival of people seeking refuge in Europe. The 2015 migrant crisis changed the political landscape of Europe, but it’s…

The abuse of psycho-active drugs in prisons across England and Wales is “completely out of control”, according to the prisons watchdog. In her annual report, Elizabeth Moody warned that jails were struggling to cope with the consequences – including “all too often, death”. She said there was an urgent need for a national strategy to…

Brexit negotiations ramped up a stage today, with the EU chief negotiator meeting the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, with the thorny issue of the Irish border at the top of the agenda. Arlene Foster took an uncompromising stance, saying Northern Ireland should not be treated differently to the rest of the UK.

Jair Bolsonarohas, the far-right candidate in Brazil’s election, has railed against those who want to fight climate change with a cut in emissions.

It’s being called an informal, nationwide gesture of remembrance: the film-maker Danny Boyle has urged people to honour the millions of lives lost or changed by the First World War, by etching silhouettes in the sand on beaches around the country to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. The director said beaches were “the perfect place to…

Former FBI Special Agent, Mike Campi, tells us what can reasonably be achieved in a week as President Trump confirms FBI investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.

One of the pivital moments yesterday came when Senator Jeff Flake was confronted in a lift by two women claiming to be survivors of sexual abuse. We speak to one of those women – Ana Maria Archila.

Bereaved families say they feel like they’ve been “punched in the stomach”, after senior judges ruled the suspects in the Birmingham pub bombings should not be named in fresh inquest hearings. Twenty-one people died in the IRA atrocity in 1974. Julie Hambleton’s sister Maxine was killed in the bombings.

Now is the best time to be alive. You might not think so with populists on the march across Europe, wars raging around the world and an unfolding refugee crisis. But the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker claims our life is actually getting better. Matt Frei met him at the ‘How The Light Gets In’ philosophy…

The Pentagon unveiled its first Trump-era strategy for cyber security earlier this week – naming Russia and China among the main threats. From the risk to critical infrastructure and financial institutions, to the democratic process itself – modern warfare and defence is entering a whole new realm. We’ve been talking to a former director of America’s National…

Erica York, from the Tax Foundation think tank, and Republican strategic adviser, John Burnett, discuss the trade dispute between the US and China.