Gordon Brown chose the newly built Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham to launch Labour's manifesto. Michael White was there and spoke to cabinet ministers, activists and analysts for our first...

File sharers targeted by new legislation; and bloody chaos in KyrgyzstanJon DennisAndy Duckworth

File sharers targeted by new legislation; and bloody chaos in Kyrgyzstan, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

Labour and the Tories trade blows over tax policy; and Afghan president 'mentally unstable'Jon DennisAndy Duckworth

Labour and the Tories trade blows over tax policy; and Afghan president 'mentally unstable', in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

Parties begin hard-fought campaign. Plus, Obama unveils nuclear strategy; the government cancels part of its order of swine flu vaccine; and band reunions dominate this summer's festival line-ups....

Parties begin hard-fought campaign. Plus, Obama unveils nuclear strategy; the government cancels part of its order of swine flu vaccine; and band reunions dominate this summer's festival line-ups....

Gordon Brown will call the 2010 general election buoyed by a new poll showing Labour within four points of the Conservatives; plus the return of Tiger Woods in our daily audio showMike DuranPhil...

Gordon Brown will call the 2010 general election buoyed by a new poll showing Labour within four points of the Conservatives; plus the return of Tiger Woods in our daily audio show

PM defends Labour's borders policy; and 'defection' signals intelligence effort against IranJon Dennis

PM defends Labour's borders policy; and 'defection' signals intelligence effort against Iran, in our daily audio show with Jon Dennis

Former PM dismisses Cameron's Conservatives; UK's shocking cancer misdiagnoses; success at the Cern; and singer Ricky Martin admits he's gay. With Jon DennisMichael WhiteJon DennisBen GreenRosie...

Former PM dismisses Cameron's Conservatives; UK's shocking cancer misdiagnoses; success at the Cern; and singer Ricky Martin admits he's gay

Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable clash in the first live televised debate of the 2010 general election campaignMichael WhitePhillip InmanMatt WellsAndrew SparrowPhil Maynard

Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable clash in the first live televised debate of the 2010 general election campaign

Will legal highs be made illegal? Plus, thousand of NHS patients turned away due to cost-cutting pressures; a cidermaker responds to the chancellor's raising of cider duty; and a taste of South...

Will legal highs be made illegal? Plus, thousand of NHS patients turned away due to cost-cutting pressures; a cidermaker responds to the chancellor's raising of cider duty; and a taste of South...

Our expert panel examines the Conservative leader's claims to have modernised his partyJon DennisAndy DuckworthJulian GloverAnne PerkinsTim Maby

After David Cameron's embarrassing interview with Gay Times, our expert panel examines the Conservative leader's claims to have modernised his party, in a special edition of our daily news audio...

Our team of experts discuss the winners and losers in the chancellor's final budget before the general electionAditya ChakraborttyTom ClarkLarry ElliottRuth SunderlandMartin KettlePhil Maynard