Sandy Hook mother tackles politics of gun control
Nicole Hockley has turned her grief into determined political activism. Her tenacious campaigning is gaining momentum.
Tonight: Who’d be a teacher?
When we’re all feeling the pinch are teachers right to feel hard done by? Isn’t teaching still a secure cushy number?
Tonight: Tornadoes - Deadly Force
Tonight visits Oklahoma as it begins to rebuild after Monday's devastating tornado to find out what causes the deadly storms.
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Generation Rent: Tonight ITV1 at 7.30pm
Unable to raise large deposits required for a mortgage, but facing up to record rents - the Tonight programme investigates Generation Rent
Read the full storyIs Britain Overcrowded?
The UK population is rising by 1,000 people every day - the Tonight programme investigates the implications for the country.
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Tonight: 2012 and the Best of British
In the last episode before Christmas, Tonight celebrates 2012 and asks was it the year that the Great in Great Britain was truly realised?
Read the full storyPutting young drivers to the test
With concern over the high number of road accidents involving young people, Tonight investigates calls for curbs on newly qualified drivers.
Read the full storyTonight: The Repeat Offenders
Leeds Prison is at the forefront of the "Rehabilitation Revolution" announced by the government - but can it deliver?
Read the full storyBritain's Deadly Gun Trade
A Tonight investigation on ITV1 at 7.30pm looks at how guns are finding their way into the hands of criminals
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Waiting for a Heart
Fiona Foster has been investigating the chronic shortage of donor hearts for the Tonight programme.
Read the full storyThe Best Start In Life?
The private tuition industry is booming as parents seek to ensure success for their children - but at what cost asks the Tonight programme.
Read the full storyTonight: Too scared to speed?
A Court of Appeal ruling means 999 drivers are now given no credit for their training and experience while being considered for prosecution.
Read the full storyVirgin Trains: 'Our own bid was robust and deliverable'
Today's interim report shows just how important our calls were in the summer to find out what went on behind closed doors when deciding the future operator of the West Coast franchise and that it should be opened up to proper detailed scrutiny.
As well as the technical errors the review has identified, it raises fundamental questions around why more favourable treatment was given to one bidder over another and the lack of a clear and consistent account of how and what decisions were made.
– Virgin TrainsAll of this is a matter of serious concern and we hope these issues will be explored in greater detail in the final report by Sam Laidlaw.
Regardless of the catalogue of problems identified with the assessment process itself, we remain very clear that our own bid was robust and deliverable.
Lessons must be learned to prevent the process failures we saw with the West Coast competition from happening again and to protect the taxpayer and passengers from phoney bids that game the system.
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