UK Tonight With Sarah-Jane Mee

Sarah‑Jane Mee opens the show with a rundown of the headlines that have dominated the news cycle this week – soaring energy bills, the latest NHS waiting‑list figures and the fallout from the recent local elections. She sits down with the Health Secretary to press for details on the new staffing plan and hears from a family coping with delayed surgery. A panel of MPs and a trade‑union leader spar over the government's cost‑of‑living strategy, while a climate scientist explains the link between recent floods and rising temperatures. Later, Mee interviews a police reform advocate about the proposed changes to stop‑and‑search powers, and a young activist shares how a grassroots campaign is forcing a major retailer to cut plastic. The episode wraps with a quick look at the weekend’s cultural calendar, giving viewers a clear picture of what’s shaping life across the UK tonight.