5 Live News Specials

Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday.The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others.5 Live's Nicky Campbell speaks to people affected in Beirut and the UK, and finds out more about the political and economic situation in Lebanon.

Millions of people in parts of northern England are now facing new restrictions, banning separate households from meeting each other at home after a spike in Covid-19 cases.The rules impact people in Greater Manchester, east Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire.The health secretary told the BBC the increase in transmission was due to people visiting friends and relatives.To help people navigate the changes, 5 Live's Rachel Burden invited virologist Dr Elisabetta Groppelli from St George's University of London onto the Breakfast show to answer questions on picnics, weddings, Eid, childcare and holiday bookings. Please note: All the guidance contained in this podcast was correct at the time of broadcast - 9am on Friday 31st July. Please check the Government website and BBC News live page for the latest advice.

Colin Murray is joined by Dean Ashton, Gail Emms and Keith Gillespie to discuss the importance of talking about mental health.They talk about bereavement, the pressures of social media, looking after family members with mental illness, and the importance of reaching out.

Rapper Wiley’s Twitter account has been temporarily locked while Instagram said it had deleted some of his content, after a long series of anti-Semitic posts on both platforms on Friday and Sunday. 5 Live’s Emma Barnett, whose grandmother escaped the Nazis from Austria, spoke out about the rapper’s views, saying his words “burn deep”. She also spoke to Stephen Bush, political editor of the New Statesman and Chair of the board of Deputies of British Jews’ report on racial inclusivity and Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of Holocaust Education trust as well as members of the public who contacted 5 Live to have their say on the rapper’s posts.

Holidaymakers are facing disruption following a decision to require travellers arriving in the UK from Spain to quarantine for 14 days.To help people make sense of the situation, 5 Live's Rachel Burden put questions from callers to a panel of money and travel experts. They discussed everything from employment rights during quarantine, to accessing return flights if you are already on holiday, and getting refunds if you did not book flights and hotels together.

Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change talks to 5 Live's Colin Murray about the importance of righteous anger and non-violent action, civil rights activists John Lewis and C.T. Vivian and her hopes and her fear that “a very important moment” could be “missed”.

Are you worried about how you’ll wean your children off screens after lockdown? Or has the pandemic given you a new appreciation for games and apps like TikTok, Fortnite and Zoom?BBC Radio 5 Live invited listeners to share the screen situation in their homes.

The Duchess of Cornwall has become a strong campaigning voice in recent years for domestic violence charities.While guest editing the Emma Barnett Show, Camilla mentioned her involvement started after hearing one woman’s story at a conference put on by the domestic abuse charity Safe Lives.That woman was Diana Parkes, mother of Joanna Brown who was killed by her violent husband in 2010.After hearing the duchess mention her on air, Diana contacted the programme to tell her story to listeners.She said her two grandchildren, who she took in after their mother was killed, have given her “a purpose in life”Please note: this episode contains discussions of violence and domestic abuse that some listeners may find disturbing. If you have been affected by issues raised in this podcast, there are a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. You can find them listed on the BBC's Actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

It is a decade since Raoul Moat went on a shooting spree in Gateshead and Newcastle - in what was described as Britain's largest manhunt for 44 years.The former nightclub doorman shot and injured his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart; shot and killed her new partner Chris Brown and blinded police officer David Rathband, who later took his own life.Moat then went on the run across Northumberland, eventually shooting himself after being cornered in the village of Rothbury. 5 Live’s Rachel Burden speaks to Sue Sim, who as chief constable of Northumbria Police in 2010 led the manhunt for Moat. She says it "concerns" her that some people still see Moat as a "hero". Please note: this episode contains discussions of violence and suicide that some listeners may find disturbing. If you have been affected by issues raised in this podcast, there are a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. You can find them listed on the BBC's Actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Gerald Krasner, the administrator trying to make sense of what’s gone wrong at Wigan Athletic, speaks to Colin Murray. He says he still has lots of questions for the owner, Au Yeung Wai Kay to answer – including how, and why he bought the club. Au Yeung says the Covid-19 crisis is to blame for the club’s collapse, but the EFL says it fundamentally disagrees.

The Duchess of Cornwall joins Emma Barnett to undertake her first ever radio guest edit. She reflects on what we’ve all learned about ourselves in lockdown, chatting about safe homes, loneliness, cooking, dogs and everything in between.Through her charity interests, Camilla discusses what has taken on new importance in the time of coronavirus. She explains how it was “so hard not to hug her grandchildren” when she saw them again after three-and-a-half months, and tells Emma about her prowess as a “silver swan” dancer. In this 5 Live News Special, you can hear the first 30 minutes of the duchess’s guest edit. To listen to the full programme, search for ‘The Emma Barnett Show’ in BBC Sounds, and select the episode from 7 July.

The pandemic has forced change on all our lives - for some temporarily, for others things will never be the same again. But could it be a turning point not just for individuals, but for societies? This week BBC Radio is coming together for Rethink - exploring how things could change after the pandemic, in our own lives and collectively, and whether that change could be for the better. We’ve asked an eclectic collection of contributors to tell us not what they predict will happen, but what they want to happen.Former world champion hurdler Colin Jackson asks how we can learn to look after our bodies better.

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Sonia Winifred who is a Labour Cabinet Member for Equalities & Culture on Lambeth Council talk to Colin Murray about the people who arrived from the Caribbean to start a new life in Britain 72 years ago who became known as the Windrush generation. Sonia Winifred’s parents made that journey in 1957, then Sonia made the same one in 1965. Poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah’s mother made the journey in 1957 one year before he was born in 1958. They talk about the hopes they had when they arrived, the racism they experienced and the Windrush scandal which emerged in 2017 and still affects people today.

As part of the BBC's Rethink project, 5 Live is looking at how life could change after COVID-19. As care homes residents were particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, 5 Live's Rachel Burden and Chris Warburton ask experts and callers what changes they would like to see in the care system going forward.

Hollywood actor Sean Penn talks to 5 Live's Emma Barnett about his prominent role in getting Americans tested for coronavirus, the importance of community response, and the future of cinema post-pandemic.This interview was originally broadcast on 5 Live's Emma Barnett show on Tuesday, 16 June 2020.

André Leon Talley has spent almost 50 years at the heart of the fashion world, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Andy Warhol. Not bad for a man who describes himself as "a poor black boy from North Carolina." The former editor-at-large of Vogue talks to 5 Live's Emma Barnett about the George Floyd protests, racism, sexual abuse and what it was like being Anna Wintour’s right-hand man.

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Dotun Adebayo has been keeping a diary of his thoughts and feelings over recent days following the death of George Floyd in the US. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody on 25 May. Video footage showed a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes while he is pinned to the floor. The Up All Night presenter reflected on events with Tony Livesey and Anna Foster on 5 Live Drive in a deeply personal and emotional interview.

American four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Chris Latchem about the impact of the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being restrained by a white Minneapolis police officer on 25 May. Protests have been held across the US and UK.

The death of George Floyd in the US has created a new momentum to change the conversation around race in the UK. One woman who has been trying to make change happen for the past 15 years is Gee Walker. In 2005, her son Anthony, 18, was ambushed in a park in Liverpool and murdered by two white men, Michael Barton and Paul Taylor.The judge described Anthony’s murder as an “act of racist thuggery of a type poisonous to any civilised society”. In the wake of her son’s death, Gee set up the Anthony Walker Foundation which tackles hate crime and racial equality.She talks about how she and her family have dealt with the news and aftermath of George Floyd's death, and what help is needed to "conquer racism" for good.

Protests have continued in the US over the death of an African-American man, George Floyd, who died when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.With demonstrations now taking place in the UK, Nicky Campbell speaks to 5 Live listeners about what they feel needs to change for people from black and ethnic minority groups in the UK.