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Beijing is planning military drills near Taipei after reacting with fury to a controversial visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The BBC’s China correspondent Stephen McDonnell examines the possible outcomes.

And Adam speaks to Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard about the launch of their new footballing podcast, ‘Kammy & Ben’s Proper Football Podcast’.

Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Kamilah McInnis, Cordelia Hemming and Danny Wittenberg. The technical producer was Emma Crowe.

Clip credit: Sky Sports Soccer Saturday

The UK government has been criticised over plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda...

Adam is joined by the BBC’s Mark Easton who’s in the capital Kigali, and Camille Le Coz from the Migration Policy Institute to chew over the plans and explore whether they’ll ever take off.

Also... as trains, planes, cars and boats look set to be hit by travel disruption over the Easter weekend, we speak to John Irving, CEO of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, to see how he’s preparing for one of the busiest bank holidays since the start of the pandemic.

Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe and the assistant editor was Alison Gee.

A national emergency is declared as the UK faces a record-breaking heatwave.

The Sunday Times health editor Shaun Lintern and rail expert Anna-Jane Hunter assess how the NHS and railways will cope if temperatures reach 40C next week.

And Adam discusses the US Capitol riot hearings with the BBC’s Anthony Zurcher and Alex Holder, director of Unprecedented. The documentary about President Trump has been used as evidence by the House of Representatives committee investigating what happened that day.

This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Phil Marzouk and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

Liz Truss speaks to eight BBC Local Radio stations, defending her mini-budget, saying she was prepared to make "controversial and difficult decisions" to get the economy moving.

Newscast has assembled the full set of interviews.

The BBC local radio round has been a pre-conference tradition for political party leaders for many years, a chance to speak directly to voters.

Thanks to our colleagues at BBC Local Radio in Leeds, Norfolk, Kent, Lancashire, Nottingham, Tees, Bristol and Stoke who produced these interviews.

The presenters were Rima Ahmed, Chris Goreham, Anna Cookson, Graham Liver, Sarah Julian, Amy Oakden, James Hanson and John Acres.

Newscast is hosted by Adam Fleming. The producers of this episode were Louisa Lewis, Jonathan Aspinwall, Chris Brindley and Carlie Swain. BBC Westminster Producer, Phoebe Frieze

With Boris Johnson thousands of miles away in India, MPs have approved an investigation into whether he misled Parliament over lockdown parties. Adam is joined by fellow BBC presenters Alex Forsyth and Jo Coburn to talk through how we got here.

Also in the studio is Labour’s Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, who gives his thoughts on what all this means for the PM’s position, and he reflects on life nearly a year after receiving treatment for kidney cancer.

This edition of Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg, Chris Flynn and Miranda Slade. The assistant editor was Alison Gee. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.