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For more than five years, Nicola Sturgeon has been the most powerful person in Scottish politics, and she has always stressed the importance of a key figure in helping her get there – Alex Salmond. The story of this political partnership has become increasingly complex and could have long-term effects on Scottish politics. In this episode, host Dermot Murnaghan speaks to MSP Alex Neil about the rise of Ms Sturgeon and what it’s been like to work alongside both party leaders, and Sky’s Scotland bureau chief James Matthews about what the Salmond report means for Ms Sturgeon’s career.

In this special edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, people across the country share their experiences - including the Burr family who welcomed baby Flora as the UK’s first lockdown began.Plus, quantitative futurist Amy Webb speaks to Dermot about reshaping societies and the challenges ahead.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we discuss differing perceptions of risk versus benefit and examine the potential impact of recent reports about the jab on the vaccine rollout.We are joined by GP Dr Ellie Cannon and ‘risk doctor’ David Hillson, an international thought-leader in risk management.Daily podcast team: Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyPodcast producer - Robyn Montague Interviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

Last year it was revealed that children under the age of 16 in the care system had been living in ‘unregulated accommodation’, which, in extreme cases could be in caravans, barges or even tents. In September, this will be made illegal. How were children that are labelled as ‘looked after’ been put into these situations and what effect has it had on them? In this episode, host Ashna Hurynag speaks to Maddie Davis about her experience of living in unregulated housing, and Sky News politics and people correspondent Nick Martin and producer Fiona Mackie, about how the government is attempting to reform the care system.

Digital currency bitcoin reached new highs this year, hitting over £36,000 in value. With investors like Tesla fuelling the current bitcoin boom, is this a bubble set to burst? Or are we on the brink of a new era in how we conduct businesses globally?Host Dermot Murnaghan speaks to economist Gary Stevenson about bitcoin sustainability, plus Coinfloor CEO Obi Nwosu explains why Africa and Southern Asia could lead the charge in digital currency innovation.

A year ago, we received the news that those of us that were able to, must work from home. It was unlike anything this country had seen before, people frantically creating makeshift offices wherever they could in their houses. It has brought with it a variety of positives and negatives, but it has left many of us wondering – has the pandemic meant the end of the office? In this episode, host Katerina Vittozzi speaks to tech entrepreneur and blogger Jo Groves about what it’s been like as an employer; Emma Mamo, head of workplace wellbeing at MIND speaks about the effect on people’s mental health and employment lawyer Sarah Evans explains about employees’ rights in the new workplace.

The death of Sarah Everard, who went missing in south London on 3 March, reignited a powerful debate about women's safety - as well as responses such as #NotAllMen on online newsfeeds.On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we explore the importance of men in tackling this societal issue as we are joined by clinical forensic psychologist Dr Mike Berry, ex-Met detective Hamish Brown MBE, journalist Victoria Richards and Women's Equality Party leader Mandu Reid.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

For 10 years, the world has seen Syrian cities bombed to rubble, videos of civilians suffering the effects of chemical attacks and photos of alleged torture victims – it has been the most documented war in history, but could those responsible for alleged war crimes ever be brought to justice? In this episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Jayne Secker speaks to Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding; Dr Monzer Khalil, a founder of field hospitals in Syria for civilian victims; Dyab Srieh tells his story about five years inside the infamous Sednaya prison; and Nerma Jelacic from The Commission for International Justice and Accountability explains the measures it has been taking to attempt to hold the regime to account.

As part of our special Stranger Times series on the Sky News Daily podcast, our home editor Jason Farrell speaks to Allison Neagle, a liver transplant patient.We also hear from staff at London's Royal Free about the pressures on services beyond cancer treatment.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

Experts say Asia Pacific is now the biggest market in the world when it comes to the meth trade – so what is being done about it?On the Sky News Daily podcast, Dermot Murnaghan talks to our South East Asia correspondent Siobhan Robbins and Angela Me, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

A Buckingham Palace statement on behalf of the Queen says issues will be addressed by the family privately.On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan we are joined by our royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills, US entertainment journalist KJ Matthews, PR expert Sven Hughes and Alexandra Messervy, a former employee in the Royal Household.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

When the doors to betting shops were closed in lockdown, many asked what this would mean for the UK’s gambling habit.The pandemic has revealed many things we didn’t know before about how much we bet, and how, in an increasingly digital world, some have moved deeper into crypto-gambling on the “black market”. In this episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Jonathan Samuels is joined by Sarah Grant, a recovering gambling addict; Dr Heather Wardle, a researcher from the University of Glasgow and Tony Marini, an addiction therapist from the Castle Craig treatment centre.

On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, 16 year-old Esther Oladejo talks about coping with mental health struggles as Matt Timothy and his wife share their experience of lockdown with two autistic children. We are also joined by Tom Purser from the National Autistic Society and Megan Wright from Parent Talk, a one to one online chat service for parents from Action for Children.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

In England, white people are more than twice as likely to have been vaccinated as people from black backgrounds, and three times as likely as people from mixed ethnic backgrounds, according to the Royal College of GPs. But what is causing this? In this episode, host Ashna Hurynag is joined by Dr Nikki Kanani, who launched the NHS blueprint to tackle BAME vaccine hesitancy, and Reverend Nims Obunge, pastor at the Freedom Church in Tottenham, who is engaged in efforts to educate people about the benefits of the coronavirus vaccine. Plus, Sky News investigative journalist Sanya Burgess reveals how the anti-vax movement has infiltrated the high street.

Emergency support measures due to COVID, more borrowing, plans to balance the books, and a vision for future economic success.On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we are joined by Treasury minister Kemi Badenoch and our business correspondent Paul Kelso.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

In February, Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was detained by the Myanmar military, who declared her 2020 election victory fraudulent, sparking weeks of violent clashes on the streets.On the Sky News Daily podcast, host Dermot Murnaghan explores what the military coup means for Myanmar with South East Asia correspondent Siobhan Robbins, and he speaks to journalist Toe Zaw Latt about his experience on the ground

As more people in the UK are forced to stay indoors, there’s one business that’s been booming during the pandemic. The drugs trade. On this episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Dermot Murnaghan speaks to Adele Robinson, who’s done an investigation into the buying and selling of illegal sleeping and anxiety pills, Nick Conn, cocaine addict in recovery and founder of Held4Addiction. Plus, Yuval Ben-David, a cyber analyst for intelligence company Sixgill, explains more about the drugs market on the dark web.Alcohol and Drug Rehab Clinics for Addiction - Free helpline & Information (help4addiction.co.uk)

The man, the politician and the economic challenges ahead of the Budget.On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan we are joined by PR expert Polly Mackenzie, Lord Lamont and Kuti Miah, who has known Rishi since he was a baby.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

From war hero to national treasure, we look at how he will be remembered.On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, Dermot Murnaghan is joined by our royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills and Ellie Orton from NHS Charities Together as 91 year-old Margaret Payne and Win Page, who is 100, speak about being inspired by the late WWII veteran.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer – Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive – Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler

The Supreme Court ruled that a group of Uber drivers who brought legal action against the ride-hailing app in 2016 are to be classed as workers, and not self-employed. What does this mean for Uber and the gig economy? And how have the self-employed fared during COVID-19? On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, host Dermot Murnaghan is joined by Sky’s technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe and employment solicitor Aleksandra Flack to assess the future of the gig economy.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler