Rising to the Ashes

Today, on the first full day of his premiership Prime Minister Andy Burnham has laid out plans for scrapping VAT on household electricity bills and has claimed he wants a ‘cost of living government’. Burnham said he would scrap VAT on household electricity bills in October, savin ...  Show more

Today, Chris speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, about the resignation of his defence secretary John Healey, his plans for the Defence Investment Plan, and whether or not he’ll fight a potential leadership election.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If ...  Show more

With the men's Ashes underway, Alex and Kate discuss the first Test and get busy going through the No Balls email inbox. 

Hear from Ollie Watkins and Kyle Walker with talkSPORT’s Faye Carruthers. England legends David Seaman, Terry Butcher and Stuart Pearce have their say on Southgate. Listen to an in-depth analysis of De La Fuente’s Spain. Jimmy Anderson retires from test cricket for England and ...

On today's episode we talk cricket as a new report released today highlights sexism, elitism & racism. We hear from TalkSPORT's cricket editor Jon Norman and Kick it Out's Tony Burnett.

Plus we are joined in the studio by Ricky Hatton & Alan Pardew.

England bowler Kate Cross and World Cup winner Alex Hartley discuss the Women's Ashes Test, plus discover that some people think a cornflake sandwich is a good breakfast option...