In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

• Toilet Bats, Banned Black Cats & "You Can't Do That?!"

  Mike gives the team an exclusive preview of what to expect from Friday’s Halloween episode of Have I Got News for You, before they wrestle with another tricky Odd One Out from Emerald - featuring a UK crocodile sighting, a toilet bat and creepy crawlies scuttling amok in Google HQ. Later, Mike takes us through the unbelievable British laws you didn’t know you could be unwittingly breaking, before Queenie hosts a spooky Missing Words round complete with black cats, psychics and the sixth sense… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your hosts are Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  Mike Rayment And the absent Jack Harris, back next week  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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• Anti-Aging Studies, Smelly Stamps & Apathetic Aliens

  Mike returns to the pod to reveal some top behind the scenes treats from working on the TV show before the team discuss the papers’ obsession with anti-aging studies, the UK’s newest pothole filling vigilante and the latest theory as to why humans haven’t be contacted by intelligent, extraterrestrial life.  Later, they fill in some missing words from headlines about the French post office, Swansea FC, dinosaurs and more… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Mike Rayment And Emerald Paston, joining us again next week!  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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• AI Friends, Porridge Champions & Clairvoyant Cats

  The team discuss how one in five Brits see their AI companions as ‘friends’, the takeaways from the world porridge making championships and Emerald’s Trump-themed ‘Metal Matrix’ game…   Later, they chat about why Stephen King’s marriage was on the rocks, top tips from the World Wine-Tasting Championship and a tarot card reading cat going viral online… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your hosts are Jack Harris Emerald Paston  And Diggory Waite filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment who, don’t worry, will be back soon!  The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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• Homebound Nuns, Dossing Detectives & Smuggled Woodlice

  The team return for another series of the podcast – this time alongside the TV show! They tackle a tricky odd one out involving Austrian nuns, Russian bears and a confused Canadian in the UK before learning about dossing detectives and the UK’s hottest new pet trend: exotic woodlice… Later, they chat about the real root of a suspected gas leak in Lancashire, the name of the new train destined to defeat dangerous leaves on the line and what Labour members were given to survive their recent party conference… If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller  Emerald Paston  And Mike Rayment (hard at work this week but back next week!) The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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• Migrant Protests, Rayner’s Third Home & The Oldest Chicken

  The team discusses the major party’s reactions to the anti-immigration protests taking place outside hotels, Angela Rayner’s new home and holiday photos and Trump’s ramping up of the use of the National Guard. Later, they chat about Gen Z’s work-based plan to combat loneliness, the boy addicted to jacket potatoes, and how – despite all the odds – Pearl the chicken has lived long enough to be crowned the oldest in the world. If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode! For updates on the show, make sure you’re following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing [email protected].  Your hosts are Jack Harris Queenie Miller Emerald Paston  And Mike Rayment   The Producer is Diggory Waite The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton The Music is by Big George In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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