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Breaking the News

Breaking the News

Marjolein Robertson, Geoff Norcott, Kate Hammer and Stuart McPherson

10 July 2026

Available for 89 days

Jay Lafferty hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

This week Jay and the teams break up the week's news, including: Nigel Farage’s resignation announcement, Nigel Farage’s announcement that he’s standing, concerns about FIFA’s integrity at the World Cup, Andy Burnham’s thoughts on Scottish independence, new research into fitness, Taylor Swift's big day and more.

Lead Writer: Nathan Cowley

Additional material: Alan Hazlie, Jon Paisley, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Rachel Powell, Lee Jevon & Garth ApThomas, Matt Oakley, Charlie Owen, Lucienne Cummings, David Nuttall, Stephen Holford, Gregor Paton and Kat Hyde

Producer: Chris Quilietti

Senior Producer: David Flynn

Researcher: Jodie White

Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson

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