This Is Why

The podcast discusses the unexpected July election announcement by PM, analyzing political landscape, polling data, and risks. It explores internal party dynamics, challenges, and shifting faction views, as well as the influence of smaller parties like SNP, Liberal Democrats, Greens, and Reform. Political journalists share their excitement and dedication to covering the six-week election period, despite challenges.

The former Post Office boss, Paula Vennells, has been testifying at the Inquiry examining the Horizon IT scandal.It's the first time Paula Vennells has spoken publicly in nearly ten years.The hundreds of wronged Post Office workers, and their families, have been keenly anticipating her evidence, as, on her watch, prosecutions continued, despite mounting evidence that there was something wrong with the system.On the Sky News Daily, Sarah-Jane Mee has been in Fenny Compton, in the village hall where Alan Bates began his campaign against the Post Office, to meet the sub-postmasters whose lives were ruined by Horizon.Plus, one former sub-postmistress, Nicole, shares her story for the first time.Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Soila ApparicioEditor: Wendy ParkerPodcast Promotion: Jada-Kai Meosa John

Sky News correspondent Nick Martin discusses the challenges of balancing job preservation with environmental concerns in industries like steelmaking. Pilot Tim Atkinson explains how pilots prepare for and handle turbulence to ensure passenger safety.

The infected blood scandal was "not an accident" and its failures lie with "successive governments, the NHS, and blood services", a public inquiry has found. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 after being given contaminated blood products and transfusions - about 3,000 of whom have since died.Sir Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry, said the scale of what happened was "horrifying". On the Sky News Daily, Matt Barbet talks to Sky's health correspondent Ashish Joshi about the report and Rosamund Cooper who was given blood products contaminated with Hepatitis C. Producer: Soila Apparicio Editor: Philly Beaumont

Exploring the tainted blood scandal, failures in accountability and compensation, risks of contaminated blood donations in the 70s, personal impacts of infected blood in the UK, and government inaction in the inquiry.

Sky News Daily features discussions about the strategic partnership between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and their vision of a new world order. They also dissect Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's six pledges ahead of his election campaign, including issues like economy, healthcare, security, energy, social matters, and education.

Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir discusses the deadly migrant passage from Senegal to the Canary Islands and the challenges faced by asylum seekers in the UK. The podcast sheds light on the perilous sea journey, economic motivations for migration, difficulties in tracking individuals for repatriation to Rwanda, and the government's immigration deterrent plan.

Sky News Daily talks with Thomas Moore about the potential of anti-obesity drug Ozempic in reducing heart disease. Dr. Simon Clarke explains how the drug works. The implications of lowering heart disease cases for the NHS are discussed, along with the drug's impact on obesity.

A landmark parliamentary inquiry into traumatic childbirths has called for an overhaul of the UK's maternity services after finding poor care is "all-too-frequently tolerated as normal".  The report calls for a new maternity commissioner who will report to the prime minister, better staffing levels on maternity wards, and for mothers to be listened to more. On the Sky News Daily, Matt Barbet speaks to campaigner and mother-of-two Tinuke Awe about her experiences of giving birth and is joined by Sky correspondent Laura Bundock to find out what the government plans to do to address the issues raised in the report.   Producer: Rosie Gillott Podcast Promotions Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John    Interviews Producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles  Editor: Wendy Parker         

Across the UK anger is brewing among farmers.  Protests have already been held in London, Dover and Wales, with more on the way - mirroring similar tensions seen across Europe in the last six months.     Their anger is focused on cheap foreign imports and changes to subsidies forcing farmers to give up land in favour of environmental schemes.    But what does this mean for the food on our table - and is British produce now a luxury product for the wealthy only?    On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by West of England and Wales correspondent Dan Whitehead to find out why farmers are so concerned, and speaks to Liz Webster, the founder of Save British Farming, about why she believes eating British isn't just good for our farmers - it's good for the nation's health, too.   In response to our report, Farming Minister Mark Spencer, said:“We firmly back our farmers. British farming is at the heart of British trade, and we put agriculture at the forefront of any deals we negotiate, prioritising new export opportunities, protecting UK food standards and removing market access barriers.“We’ve maintained the £2.4 billion annual farming budget and recently set out the biggest ever package of grants which supports farmers to produce food profitably and sustainably.”The Welsh government said: “A successful future for Welsh farming should combine the best of our traditional farming alongside cutting-edge innovation and diversification. It will produce the very best of Welsh food to the highest standards, while safeguarding our precious environment and addressing the urgent call of the climate and nature emergencies.” Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  Podcast Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku  Editor: Paul Stanworth