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Should you be able to pick your baby's genetic code?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

A US clinic is offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like height and intelligence to "genetically optimise" their future babies on top of the usual screenings for hereditary diseases.

Critics of the start-up company have questioned the ethics of this and experts in human genetics are also questioning the science behind it.

Niall talks to Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke about what the concerns are.

Producer: Tom Gillespie

Editor: Wendy Parker

Cheat Sheet | A ‘survival’ budget, Washington DC shooting and Royal Fawlty Towers fans

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

A £26bn tax rise, pension changes and an accidental OBR publication. There's a lot to unpack from the Chancellor Rachel Reeves's budget.

US President Donald Trump has responded to the shooting of two national guard members who were targeted near the White House.

There's been a fatal fire in Hong Kong with 300 people still missing.

And the Prince of Wales has told John Cleese his children have just discovered his hit 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers and "love it".

Sophy and Wilf get you up to speed on all the day's news, in just 10 minutes.

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Budget 2025: Are you a winner or loser?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Will you be better or worse off than you were before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her tax and spending plans in her long-awaited budget? 

From the minimum wage and scrapping of the two-child benefit cap to ISA caps and tax threshold freezes, Niall looks at how the budget will impact you with personal finance expert Iona Bain. 

Producers: Tom Gillespie and Araminta Parker 

Editor: Wendy Parker 

Cheat Sheet | Budget Day, scrapping jury trials and the 6-7 trend

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Tax rises are expected in the chancellor’s budget. But will Rachel Reeves break any manifesto promises?

A leaked memo suggests only murder, rape and manslaughter trials will be heard before juries under a radical plan to clear a backlog of nearly 80,000 court cases. The Ministry of Justice says "no final decision" has been taken.

And has the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer killed off the 6-7 trend?

Sophy and Wilf have everything you need to know, minus the doomscrolling, in just 10 minutes.

Europe embraces national service - should the UK do the same?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

Are you prepared to fight for your country?

That's the question Emmanuel Macron will be asking the young people of France this week when he announces a plan to introduce voluntary military service.

The threat posed by Russia and a US that has a questionable commitment to NATO means Mr Macron isn't the only European leader who has had to ponder such a move.

Should the UK follow France's lead and introduce some form of military service?

Niall is joined by former armed forces minister James Heappey.

Producer: Tom Gillespie

Editor: Mike Bovill

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