This week:

• As the Middle East inexorably climbs the escalatory ladder, we examine recent events and ask, what next?
• The Tories have narrowed it down to four - we take a look at the visions the contenders for the leadership offered the faithful in Birmingham

This week

• After 14 years Labour celebrate their first party conference back in government - so why so gloomy?
• With talk of a ceasefire in the hostilities with Hezbollah, it only took Bibi a few hours to deflate the optimism - where to now?

This week:

• Sir Keir and Lady Starmer's sartorial excellence has hit the headlines. Why?
• With the Rwanda Plan in the dustbin of history, how's 'smashing the gangs' going?

This week:

• Are the wheels coming off the Labour/Business wagon, despite all the pre-election foreplay?
• Bans on outdoor smoking, over protective childcare, and breakfast clubs for kids - are we seeing the return of the Nanny State?

This Week:

• Having tightened the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Allowance is there anything the Chancellor can, or wants to do, to mitigate the surrounding furore
• Why now might be a good time to invest in an electric vehicle

This week:

• Sir Keir busy schedule...Downing Street Rose Garden, Berlin, and Paris. But why the continually gloomy prognosis - time for some hope?
• Having taken time out to lick their wounds subsequent to the worst defeat since WWII, the Tories are electing yet another leader. Who are the runners and riders, and what are their odds?

It hardly seems like yesterday that Sir Keir was walking through that famous black door, but it's over six weeks and time to have a look at what's been achieved.

Rachel Reeves has her first budget on 30th October and with more black holes than even Jean Luc Pickard could imagine how's she going to balance the books? Welook at the options.

This week

• As Ukraine launches a dramatic incursion in the Russian Kursk region, we discuss the rationale, likely response, and ultimate outcome
• With the ASLEF dispute on the railways looking to be over, we discuss the deal struck and what it means for industrial relations going forward