October 10, 2025 - "American Week": Trump brokers peace in Gaza, but warmongers at home

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:...

October 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces breakthrough over Gaza

Simon's live update for "Nick Ferrari at Breakfast" on the UK's LBC.

October 8, 2025 - Risk of civil war between competing law enforcement agencies grows as Trump flexes authoritarian muscle

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

October 3, 2025 - "American Week": Trump engages in maximum pressure campaign on Democrats amid government shutdown

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the USA for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week: Trump's government shutdown,...

September 26, 2025 - "American Week": Trump turns on the UK

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in America, for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or...

September 24, 2025 - Trump challenges UN to step up

Simon's live update for Newzroom Afrika, South Africa's leading 24-hour news channel, with Hugo Ribatika presenting.

September 24, 2025 - Kimmel returns to the airwaves....but not everywhere

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

September 22, 2025 - Charlie Kirk memorial service fuses governance and evangelical Christianity in America

Simon's live update for "Nick Ferrari at Breakfast" on the UK's LBC.

September 19, 2025 - "American Week": Trump visits Britain, and wages war on free speech in America

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm o...

September 18th, 2025 - Kimmel gone, as Trump demands NBC late-night hosts' firing as well

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on LBC, as free speech in the United States is further diminished by the indefinite suspensi...

September 17, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: King Charles and President Trump toast one another at Windsor

Simon's live update on the speeches made at Windsor, as the King welcomes President Trump to the state visit's banquet.  With Iain Dale on the UK's LB...

September 14, 2025 - Scores of employees fired across United States for social media posts about Kirk assassination

Simon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Sunday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.

September 12, 2025 - "American Week": Charlie Kirk's assassination stuns America

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States, dominated this week by the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and the react...

September 12, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump says suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination is in custody

Simon's live update for Shelagh Fogarty's programme on LBC about the suspect detained in connection with the killing of Charlie Kirk.

September 11, 2025 - FBI releases images of Kirk assassination suspect

Simon's live report for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.

September 11, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Mandelson fired; manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer continues

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

September 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump leads mourning for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, assassinated in Utah

Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.

September 10, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: President Trump announces death of MAGA icon Charlie Kirk

Simon's breaking news report for LBC, with Iain Dale.

September 10, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Charlie Kirk in critical condition after assassination attempt

Simon's live update for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.

September 10, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Leading pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk shot in Utah

Simon's live update on the breaking news from the United States about the shooting of pro-Trump conservative activist Charlie Kirk, attacked as he spo...

September 9, 2025 - Mandelson faces fresh questions about his friendship with Epstein

September 9, 2025 - Epstein "birthday book" contains lurid Trump doodle and message

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

September 8, 2025 - US Roundup: Trump threatens "war" on Chicago

Simon's live natter with Nick Abbot on his Sunday night / Monday morning programme on LBC.  Listen live every week at 0045am, or find it here on-deman...

September 6, 2025 - Trump to skip G20 in South Africa, but host 2026 summit at his own golf resort

Simon's live update for South Africa's Newzroom Afrika on the President's decision to boycott the G20 Summit this November in Johannesburg. Courtesy:...

September 6, 2025 - Trump restores "Department of War" name at Pentagon

Simon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Saturday afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.

September 5, 2025 - "American Week": Mr. Farage Goes To Washington

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week: portents of a collision be...

September 3, 2025 - Trump confirms he is not dead

Simon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on LBC, after President Trump endured a weekend of social media lunacy suggesting he had pa...

September 1, 2025 - Washington Post: White House considering detailed plan to depopulate and rebuild Gaza

Simon's live update for CNA, with Arnold Gay and Julie Yoo anchoring.

September 1, 2025 - US Roundup: Speculation mounts over Trump's health

Simon's live roundup of events in the US with Nick Abbot on LBC.  Listen every Sunday night / Monday morning at 0045am, or find it on-demand here afte...

August 30, 2025 - Federal appeals court rules Trump's global tariffs are iilegal

Simon's live chat with Vanessa Feltz on the UK's LBC. What happens if the Supreme Court upholds the appeals court decision?

August 30, 2025 - Starmer urged to take more confrontational approach towards Trump

Simon's chat with LBC's Ranvir Singh after Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced he will boycott a State Banquet for President Trum...

August 29, 2025 - "American Week": Trump lays claim to limitless executive powers

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Friday's drivetime programme on LBC, presented by Ben Kentish.  Today: #Trump lays claim t...

August 26, 2025 - Swift and Kelce announce the nuptials of the century

Simon's update on the impending nuptials, for LBC News.

August 22, 2025 - "American Week": Putin sends Trump's Ukrainian ball into the long grass

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for LBC's Friday drivetime programme, with Ben Kentish in the chair.  This week, Putin plays T...

August 21, 2025 - US Roundup: Russia dismantles Trump strategy on Ukraine, and Trump talks about...grass

Simon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.

August 21, 2025 - Russian steadily demolish Trump's Ukraine initiative

Simon's live update for CNA, with Arnold Gay and Julie Yoo anchoring.

August 19, 2025 - Trump sends clear signal to Zelensky and allies that he's still enthralled by Putin

Simon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.

August 19, 2024 - AS IT BROKE: Trump accuses European leaders of "playing cute" and echoes Putin talking points on Ukraine

Simon's live update on President Trump's interview with Fox News that challenged suggestions that European leaders on Monday suceeded in pulling him b...

August 19, 2025 - Questions abound over outcome of talks between Zelensky, Europeans and Trump over Ukraine

Simon's live report for Richard Spurr's overnight programme on the UK's LBC, on the very uncertain outcomes from today's Ukraine summit at the White H...

August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: White House meetings on Ukraine end, with contested outcomes claimed by Trump

Simon's live update on the culmination of today's day-long events at the White House involving President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and 7 European...