Ayesha Roscoe

And it's a big weekend for elections in Europe.

So stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend. Severe storms and tornadoes swept through Kentucky, causing widespread devastation. Rescue crews are now searching for survivors after homes and buildings were torn apart.

So stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend. Severe storms and tornadoes swept through Kentucky, causing widespread devastation. Rescue crews are now searching for survivors after homes and buildings were torn apart.

So stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend. Severe storms and tornadoes swept through Kentucky, causing widespread devastation. Rescue crews are now searching for survivors after homes and buildings were torn apart.

President Trump is taking a sweeping approach when it comes to immigration policy. He wants to speed up arrests and deportations.

President Trump is taking a sweeping approach when it comes to immigration policy. He wants to speed up arrests and deportations.

President Trump is taking a sweeping approach when it comes to immigration policy. He wants to speed up arrests and deportations.

Both votes feature far-right politicians standing against more pro-Western candidates. It comes amid a surge in support for populist parties across the continent.

Both votes feature far-right politicians standing against more pro-Western candidates. It comes amid a surge in support for populist parties across the continent.

Both votes feature far-right politicians standing against more pro-Western candidates. It comes amid a surge in support for populist parties across the continent.

And that's up first for Saturday, May 17th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's up first for Saturday, May 17th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's up first for Saturday, May 17th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

Elena Twork produced today's episode with help from Danny Hensel.

Elena Twork produced today's episode with help from Danny Hensel.

Elena Twork produced today's episode with help from Danny Hensel.

Michael Radcliffe is our director, with support from technical director Andy Huther and engineers David Greenberg and Arthur Holliday-Lorent.

Michael Radcliffe is our director, with support from technical director Andy Huther and engineers David Greenberg and Arthur Holliday-Lorent.

Michael Radcliffe is our director, with support from technical director Andy Huther and engineers David Greenberg and Arthur Holliday-Lorent.

Tomorrow on the Sunday Story, is the U.S. on the path to authoritarianism? Hundreds of scholars believe that the country's liberal democracy is under assault. Tune in to hear the voices of those who fled repressive regimes and found sanctuary in the U.S., only for the Trump administration's tactics to remind them of home.