TikTok was founded just six years ago and is already one of the leading social media platforms, becoming the world’s most downloaded app in 2020. It has more than one billon monthly active users and is especially popular with teens and young adults, with 42% of TikTok users aged between 18 and 24. 5 Live Breakfast has been looking at the impact of TikTok as the platform’s popularity continues to rise. TOPICS: 01:43 – Shiona McCallum, a BBC Technology Reporter 04:03 – Jan Gerber, CEO and founder a mental health and addiction clinic 09:25 – Mesha Moinirad - otherwise known as Mr Colitis Crohn’s 14:41 – Influencer Seema Pankhania, content creator and recipe developer 17:58 - Sophie O’Sullivan, in recovery from anorexia and Tom Quinn, Director of External Affairs at the Eating Disorder charity BEAT 25:12 - Sam Ryder, musician and Eurovision star 28:03 - Marianna Spring, BBC’s Specialist Disinformation reporter 33:53 – Zeynab Mohamed who thought she had OCD after watching video...
On Tuesday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's premiership plunged into crisis following the dramatic resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid. They quit within minutes of each other on following a row over Mr Johnson's decision to appoint Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip earlier this year. After a further flurry of resignations on Wednesday morning, the prime minister faced fierce questioning in the House of Commons for what was sure to be a heated edition of PMQs. Following this, Sajid Javid spoke to the House to give his resignation speech after quitting as health secretary last night. With analysis from Editor of The House Magazine, Rosa Prince, and Parlimentary Correspondent Sean Curran.
Former elite gymnast Clare Heafford, Guardian sports reporter Sean Ingle and Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse US Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse, join Colin Murray to discuss The Whyte Review.
Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has recently finished a round of chemotherapy for bowel cancer and is now living with a stoma. She spoke to 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty about everything from naming her stoma, feeling sexy again and how cancer treatment has changed her relationship with her body.
Dr Waheed Arian, a former refugee from Afghanistan, now an A&E doctor, wanted to hear stories from other people like him. He is working to help improve the accessibility of mental health services for refugees like himself. One of the people he spoke to was Nataliia from Ukraine, who arrived in the UK along with her six-year-old daughter a couple of months ago.
BBC Bitesize, in partnership with Netmums, present a live panel to discuss how parents feel about child & parental mental health in 2022. Hosted by 5 Live's Rachel Burden with experts, Dr Ranj and Laverne Antrobus and special guests Carrie Grant and David Grant (broadcasters & vocal coaches), Kelle Bryan (singer & actress) and Annie O’Leary (Netmums Editorial Director). #MentalHealthAwareness
We’re used to seeing security tags on alcohol, electronics and razorblades, but now the Co-op have put anti-theft devices on blocks of cheese – it’s seen as a sign shoplifting is on the increase as the cost of living deepens. Radio 5 Live’s Stephen Nolan asked his listeners if we should be understanding and compassionate towards people who are so desperate they resort to crimes such as shoplifting at times of crisis, or is it important to come down hard?
5 Live Breakfast and BBC Breakfast answer your questions about the war in Ukraine in a joint broadcast. Rachel Burden is joined by the BBC’s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, Russia Editor for BBC Monitoring Vitaly Shevchenko, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet live from Kyiv and the economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh. She also hears from some of those who have fled Ukraine over the past fortnight and whose lives have been devastated by the Russian invasion. Origianally broadcast on Friday, 11 March 2022.
Listen back in full to a rowdy PMQs, as Labour leader Keir Starmer accuses prime minister Boris Johnson of showing "nothing but contempt" for the public over Downing Street lockdown parties. The PM again says he won't resign and insists his government "gets the big calls right" in its handling of the Covid pandemic. It comes as the PM expects to receive Sue Gray's report into parties at Downing Street during lockdown some time later today. Naga Munchetty hears analysis and reaction from Parliamentary political correspondent, Susan Hulme, political correspondent at The Sun, Natasha Clark, and reporter at New Statesman, Harry Lambert. First broadcast at 12:00 on Naga Munchetty's BBC Radio 5 Live show on 26 January 2022.
Boris Johnson faced a rowdy Commons, a day after he was accused of misleading MPs about parties. Labour leader Keir Starmer pressed Johnson on if he was warned that a May 2020 drinks party risked breaking rules. In a dramatic moment, Tory MP Christian Wakeford quit the Conservatives and walked across the floor to join Labour, as well as veteran Conservative and former minister David Davis telling the PM: "In the name of God, go" Naga Munchetty also hears analysis and reaction from the BBC’s Deputy Political Editor Vicki Young and Newsnight Political Editor Nick Watt. First broadcast at 12:00 on Naga Munchetty's BBC Radio 5 Live show on 19 January 2022.