LIVE At Castfest: Could Trump Use The Falklands To Punish The UK?
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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at a report that suggests the US could review its position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands.
An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed had failed to support its war on Iran.
The options discussed also included seeking Spain's suspension from Nato over its opposition to the war. BBC News has not been able to review the email.
In this special episode, five of the Newscast gang are together for a special programme from the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London as part of Cast Fest.
Adam, Chris, Laura, Paddy, and Henry also discuss whether the King’s visit to the US next week could smooth things over.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Chris, Ayes shall we explain why you and me are on a Saturday episode of Newscast |
| 0:09.7 | and also why it sounds like we're in a historic, legendary recording studio? |
| 0:13.8 | Well, yeah, we have been invited, haven't we, alongside newscasters in the room in front of us, |
| 0:18.1 | to Made A Vale in North London, |
| 0:25.2 | quite a spot in BBC and music history, isn't it? |
| 0:30.1 | And quite the place to spend the afternoon in the company of regular newscasters and the full newscast ensemble of presenters, which is great, isn't it? |
| 0:35.5 | And we get to sort of gently appear on Paddy and Laura and sort of Henry's weekend |
| 0:41.1 | output, which is great. |
| 0:42.6 | Hello, Laura. |
| 0:43.4 | Hello, Patty. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello, Henry. |
| 0:44.8 | Hello. |
| 0:45.9 | Would you like to paint a picture of where we are? |
| 0:48.2 | Well, we are in the incredible historic, as Chris said, BBC Made of Vale Studios. |
| 0:52.9 | We have a portrait of Bing Crosby looking down on us. |
| 0:56.4 | We have perhaps the ghosts of many fantastic music stars |
| 1:00.9 | who've come here to record incredible art over many, many decades. |
| 1:05.3 | And for some reason, they've let all of us in today. |
| 1:08.0 | And if you're listening to, rather than watching this, |
| 1:10.7 | we are in quite a, I suppose, |
| 1:11.7 | a kind of art deco room. We've got our usual newscast chairs, which Chris has already moaned |
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