22 Aug 2024

UK: Superyacht latest, GCSE 'anxiety', Shetlands rocket explosion, Trump and the Queen

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 22 August 2024

UK correspondent Matthew Parris has the latest on the sinking of the Kiwi-captained superyacht belonging to a British tech entrepreneur.

He looks at business concern over plans for an expansion of union powers, the heightened mental health concerns of GCSE candidates, the spectacular explosion of a rocket during a test at the UK's new Shetland spaceport and was Donald Trump rude to the late Queen?

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump during an event in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump during an event in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Photo: Photo / AFP