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What happened to the boy who killed James Bulger from 2023-12-14T00:01:10
Jon Venables was ten years old when he and another boy tortured and killed two year old James Bulger. He’s now been refused parole on his imprisonment for a separate charge. So how did he end up...
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Criminal or artist? The trial of the rapper Young Thug from 2023-12-13T00:01:52
He's one of the most popular rappers in America: Young Thug is facing up to 120 years in prison for allegedly being the head of a violent criminal gang. State prosecutors in Georgia are using ly...
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Rishi in the dock: Covid and Rwanda from 2023-12-12T01:00:17
With no fewer than five separate Tory factions meeting to discuss whether or not to back the government on its revised Rwanda policy, Rishi Sunak finds himself fighting for his political reputat...
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China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic from 2023-12-11T00:01:39
America’s opioid crisis is now in its third decade and has killed more people than the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam combined. Fentanyl, the most commonly used synthetic opioid, is up to...
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Covid Inquiry: Boris on trial from 2023-12-08T00:01:05
Over the past two days, Boris Johnson faced a grilling at the Covid Inquiry. His appearance came after weeks of testimony from senior officials, politicians and scientific advisers who...
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Does the government’s plan to cut immigration add up? from 2023-12-07T01:01:09
Net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2022 – 745,000 more people arrived in the country than emigrated. After 13 years of promising to cut immigration, the government introduced yet anoth...
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Meet Geert Wilders, the Dutch Trump from 2023-12-06T00:01:59
The victory of Geert Wilders in Holland’s recent election has raised the spectre of a European Donald Trump. Now scrabbling to put together a coalition government, what does the return of an ant...
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'All I know is they want me dead': Iran's web of terror from 2023-12-05T00:01:19
Iran has built an intricate network of gangs, private investigators and assassins to target enemies of the regime around the world. An investigation by The Sunday Times has found that Tehran has...
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Israel-Gaza: When does war become illegal? from 2023-12-04T00:01:34
On Friday, the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza came to an end. But as hostilities resume, are war crimes being committed? We hear from a war lawyer.
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Who should keep the Elgin Marbles? from 2023-12-02T00:01
A diplomatic row has broken out between Rishi Sunak and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Elgin Marbles. Today, we’re revisiting an episode from last December, when David Aarono...
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Nigel Farage in the jungle: What’s his game plan? from 2023-12-01T00:56:22
The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is being paid £1.5 million to take part in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! and is on the trail of Gen Z fans. Could a ...
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Israel/Gaza: What happens when the ceasefire eventually ends? from 2023-11-30T00:56:39
Negotiations to extend the ceasefire continue. But what could happen when the pause in fighting eventually ends? We bring you the view from both sides, with our correspondents in Israel and Gaza...
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Confessions of a (former) royal correspondent from 2023-11-29T00:01:45
As the royals hit the headlines again with the release of another “tell-all” book, what’s it like reporting on ‘The Firm’? Valentine Low, The Times writer on all things royal for the past 15 yea...
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The climate summit hosted by an oil executive from 2023-11-28T00:01:30
This week, COP28 starts in Dubai. The conference will be chaired by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who happens to be the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company. Leaked documents suggest al-...
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Inside the Kinahan crime cartel and their €1 billion empire from 2023-11-27T00:01:26
Christy Kinahan is the former Dublin taxi driver who heads the world’s most wanted international gang. John Mooney, who has been pursuing Christy and his gang for a decade, considers if the net ...
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Play on: How football returned to Ukraine from 2023-11-25T00:01:24
This weekend we're bringing you a documentary special from Times Radio's sister station, talkSPORT.
British-Ukrainian journalist and reporter Andrew Todos looks at how football in Ukraine...
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Five days of chaos at ChatGPT HQ: The Sam Altman saga from 2023-11-24T00:01:08
Last week, Sam Altman the CEO of OpenAI - the makers of ChatGPT - was sacked by his board.
After a dramatic few days, he is back at the company along with a new board. But is it really bu...
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The Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explained from 2023-11-23T00:01:28
It’s been nearly seven weeks since 240 Israeli hostages were seized in a terrorist attack by Hamas. The attack was followed by intense retaliatory bombings of the Gaza strip by the Israeli army ...
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Battle of the blockbusters: Napoleon declares war on Marvel from 2023-11-22T04:00:19
British director Sir Ridley Scott's new epic, Napoleon, is released in cinemas today. It comes as Marvel’s latest film suffered its lowest box office opening ever, raising questions abo...
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How the Tory budget could be a headache for Labour from 2023-11-21T00:01:11
Tomorrow, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will present his Autumn Statement to the Commons. For a government down in the polls, it may offer the opportunity for giveaways - and the Prime Minister says hi...
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Should Joe Biden step aside? from 2023-11-20T00:01:50
Polling ahead of next year’s election shows a majority of Americans think Biden is too old to be president. Rambling speeches, stumbles, and his advancing years are a cause for alarm in the Demo...
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Philippa Gregory's Normal Women from 2023-11-19T11:09:10
This Sunday we're bringing you a bonus episode from a new podcast: Normal Women, from celebrat...
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VAR: Is technology ruining football? from 2023-11-17T00:01:37
Seven years ago, Fifa introduced the VAR system: the video assistant referee. It was meant to help make quicker, more accurate decisions about on-field incidents like off-side and handballs. But...
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The end of The Crown: What did we really learn? from 2023-11-16T00:01:39
The final season of the hit Netflix series The Crown comes out today. The show has reanimated events lost to history, and put our fascination with the royals into overdrive, but it has also made...
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Why the West Bank is about to erupt from 2023-11-15T00:01:50
As Israel focuses on fighting Hamas in Gaza, tensions are rising in the other Palestinian territory, the occupied West Bank. Since October 7, violence between Palestinians and Israeli settlers h...
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Cameron in, Braverman out: Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle from 2023-11-14T00:01:42
Former prime minister David Cameron is back in the government after Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle. Pressure had been mounting on Sunak to sack Suella Braverman after a Listen
Should Zelensky negotiate with Putin? from 2023-11-13T00:01:42
The head of Ukraine’s military says the war is at a stalemate. Meanwhile, Western attention is shifting to the Israel-Gaza conflict. So is a military victory off the table and should President Z...
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The world according to Nadine Dorries from 2023-11-11T00:01:49
“This really is the single weirdest book I have ever read, and anyone who does not reach the same conclusion after reading it should be sectioned.”
That was our colleague Patrick Maguire’s...
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The culture war comes to the National Trust from 2023-11-10T00:01:17
Tomorrow is the Annual General Meeting of the National Trust - and battle lines are being drawn. Over the past two years, a protest faction called 'Restore Trust' has emerged to challenge the UK...
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Gaza protests: The new split in British politics? from 2023-11-09T00:01:35
Suella Braverman has accused the Metropolitan Police of “playing favourites” with protesters as she clashed with Britain’s most senior officer over his decision to give the go-ahead to Saturday’...
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The new Great Power Bloc: How China, Russia and Iran are rallying against the West from 2023-11-08T00:01:07
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a whistle stop tour of the Middle East earlier this week, as part of a frantic diplomatic effort to de-escalate the Israel-Gaza crisis. His visit ...
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Meet Robert Kennedy Jr: The US election wild card from 2023-11-07T00:01:26
Scion of the Kennedy dynasty, Robert Kennedy Jr has ditched the Democrats and declared his candidacy in the 2024 US Presidential race, running as an Independent. But in a Biden-Trump run-off, wh...
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A Very British Scandal: How Captain Tom's charity got caught up in controversy from 2023-11-06T00:01:31
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has come under scrutiny after the Charity Commission opened an investigation into links between her family and the charity set up in his name, the Captain Tom Fo...
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How to win an election from 2023-11-04T00:01:37
As the parties prepare to do battle at the polls, The Times launches a new podcast, 'How to Win an Election', in which we bring together three of the most experienced political strategists of th...
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Is Israel’s war with Hamas winnable? from 2023-11-03T00:31:12
Last night Israel's military said its forces had "advanced another significant stage in the war" and encircled Gaza City, the most built-up area of the Gaza Strip and the heart of the Hamas tunn...
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How ‘ugly’ Birkenstocks conquered fashion and feminism from 2023-11-02T00:01:15
German shoemakers Birkenstock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of more than $8 billion last month, and the sandals are top of John Lewis’ must-have Christmas list this...
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After the blackout: What's happening in Gaza? from 2023-11-01T00:01:38
During a 34-hour communications blackout that began on Friday evening, Israel launched its ground invasion into Gaza. With thousands of Palestinians killed and conditions in the territory deteri...
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WhatsApps, ‘f***wits’ and ‘Dr Death’: The Covid inquiry heats up from 2023-10-31T00:01:27
Dominic Cummings gives evidence to the UK’s Covid inquiry today – the latest in a string of senior advisors to Boris Johnson to do so. The published evidence, including private WhatsApp conversa...
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Why MI5 is so worried about AI and the next election from 2023-10-30T00:01:47
This week world leaders and AI companies will gather for a summit at Bletchley Park, the Second World War code-breaking centre. It’s the most important attempt yet to formulate a shared view on ...
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How Taylor Swift became the voice of a generation from 2023-10-28T23:01:58
Friday was a big day for Taylor Swift. She released the reimagined version of her 2014 album 1989, and was declared a billionaire by business news outlet Bloomberg. So this weekend we'r...
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Sextapes, gossip blogs, and Paris Hilton: How the noughties went toxic from 2023-10-26T23:01:17
This week Britney Spears released her new memoir, and is the latest celebrity to open up about the trauma of being a young famous woman in the 2000s. Post-MeToo and the Russell Brand allegations...
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Does Hamas have a strategy? from 2023-10-25T23:01:44
As Israel conducts 'wide-scale' retaliatory strikes against Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the area has reached devastating proportions. Thousands are dead and food, fuel and water have almost...
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Get out of jail free: The new Tory prisons policy from 2023-10-24T23:02:49
Prisons in England and Wales are at full capacity. Exclusive reporting for the Times revealed judges were being advised to suspend sentences, rather than put prisoners away. After HS2, concrete ...
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Exposing a multibillion-pound cover-up at HS2 from 2023-10-23T23:01:59
As the cost began to spiral, HS2 bosses allegedly shredded documents, sacked whistleblowers and used misleading projections to keep the scheme alive and the cash coming. We speak to the team beh...
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What’s behind Britain’s shoplifting epidemic? from 2023-10-23T03:00
Shoplifting offences have risen by 25 per cent in the past year alone, according to the Office for National Statistics. With some incidents turning increasingly violent, and many perpetrators go...
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Israel-Gaza: Two of our Jewish writers reflect on the past two weeks from 2023-10-19T23:01:21
Two weeks into the current Israel-Gaza conflict, we take a moment to reflect on the events of October 7th and their aftermath. In this personal conversation, our colleagues Josh Glancy and Gabri...
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Israel-Gaza: How the conflict could spread from 2023-10-18T23:01:29
The attack on a hospital in Gaza, leaving at least 500 dead, has led to fears that the situation is spiralling out of control. With each side blaming the other for the bombing, how can a regiona...
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The Great Big Bedbug Outbreak: Real or hype? from 2023-10-17T23:01:45
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that bedbugs on the Underground are a ‘real cause for concern’, after fears that an infestation in Paris could spread to the UK capital and beyond. But how bad is...
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explained from 2023-10-16T23:01:55
The past century has seen the borders of Palestine and then Israel shift. From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 – when Britain first promised a Jewish homeland – a fierce struggle over land and n...
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A fertility deception, DNA and the half sister from 2023-10-16T03:00:01
This story is a disturbing illustration of how one man can seemingly go through life lying to women, abandoning them with children while paying no child support.
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Rape, assault and corruption: The police officers breaking the law from 2023-10-13T03:00:21
The murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer shocked the nation and eroded public trust in the police. Now The Times has exposed the scale of serious crimes committed by 145 by servin...
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The modelling agencies recruiting from refugee camps from 2023-10-12T03:00:11
Modelling agencies are recruiting young people who have fled war-torn African countries and are living in extreme poverty. They are flown to Europe to take part in fashion castings, but some ret...
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Why the next election isn’t yet a done deal from 2023-10-11T03:00:42
The 2023 conference season is winding down. But did the parties achieve what they wanted - and needed - to? And did they shift the dial when it comes to the result of the next general election? ...
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Israel goes to war from 2023-10-09T23:01:27
On Saturday the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 900 people in Israel and taking up to 130 hostages.
In response, Is...
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Is Disney losing the magic? from 2023-10-09T03:00:05
As Disney celebrates its 100th birthday this month, a series of recent flops and gargantuan acquisitions has left people asking whether the shine is beginning to wear off. Plus, we look back at ...
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The problem for Keir Starmer from 2023-10-06T03:00:11
If the polls are to be believed, Sir Keir Starmer is on track for a comfortable victory at the next general election – and just this morning, he has hailed a by-election win in the Glasgow seat ...
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Will the mystery of Tupac’s death finally be solved? from 2023-10-05T03:00:09
Almost thirty years after hip-hop star Tupac Shakur was shot dead in a Las Vegas drive-by, a former gang leader has been charged with his murder. So how did new information come to light? And wi...
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Why the West is starting to fracture over Ukraine from 2023-10-03T23:01:44
Last night, for the first time in American history, the House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker from office. It was a victory for a group of Republicans who oppose giving Ukraine fu...
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Sam Bankman-Fried: The inside story from the author of The Big Short from 2023-10-03T03:00:29
Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, met Sam Bankman-Fried when his crypto exchange was rewriting the rules of global finance and was by his side when the empire imploded. Ahead of his fraud ...
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Europe's drug death capital: Is decriminalisation Scotland’s answer? from 2023-10-02T03:00:14
Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe – and last week approved plans for its first drug consumption room to try and reduce deaths. It’s a step closer to the SNP’s goal of de...
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The reinvention of Rishi: Can he save the Tories? from 2023-09-29T03:00:34
From A-levels to net zero, the prime minister has new plans to bite into Labour’s poll lead. No 10 wants voters to meet the ‘real Rish’ – a decisive PM who focuses on our long-term problems. But...
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The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper from 2023-09-28T03:00:46
In the summer of 1979, Ruth Shaw was a student in Bradford, walking alone one night when she encountered Peter Sutcliffe – the serial killer the papers had nicknamed the Yorkshire Ripper. But he...
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On the frontline: One night in Ukraine from 2023-09-27T03:00:07
We bring you the story of one Ukrainian command post as a patrol runs into chaos on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, with Anthony Loyd who returned from reporting there last week. Plus, wha...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘hell' island and the woman who exposed its secrets from 2023-09-26T03:00:50
For the past four years, the former Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands has been entrenched in a battle with the estate of the financier, paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. In ...
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Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic? from 2023-09-25T03:00:40
It’s a diabetic drug that recently became a weight loss diet fad for the rich because of its ability to suppress hunger. Now, Wegovy, a drug similar to Ozempic, has been approved specifically fo...
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How the rich and powerful try to intimidate the press from 2023-09-23T03:00:16
This week the editors of The Times and The Sunday Times wrote to the justice secretary, calling for a crackdown on the misuse of libel laws by the super-rich. Together with more than 60 editors,...
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How HS2 went off the rails from 2023-09-22T03:00:01
The high speed railway HS2 has been quietly graded ‘red’ by the government’s infrastructure watchdog, meaning successful delivery appears unachievable. The cost of the line - planned to run betw...
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Russell Brand investigation: What happened next from 2023-09-20T23:01:05
Last weekend The Times and The Sunday Times – together with Channel 4's Dispatches – broke the news of allegations against Russell Brand including rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand strongly...
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Death in the blood: The most shocking scandal in NHS history from 2023-09-20T03:00:53
From the 1970s onwards, an estimated 5,000 NHS patients were given contaminated blood products, which contained deadly diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Today, half of those infected have died. H...
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Why is Temu so cheap? Shopping on the popular but ruthless Chinese app from 2023-09-19T03:00:29
Welcome to Temu, the world’s biggest bargain bin. Since launching just five months ago, the app has been downloaded more than nine million times in the UK alone. Our correspondent has spent a da...
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The Ukrainian honeytrappers ensnaring Putin's lonely soldiers from 2023-09-18T03:00:03
Ukrainian women are making fake profiles on dating apps, matching with Putin’s lonely troops and tricking them into revealing information that could help Ukraine win the war. In a rare interview...
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Russell Brand accused of rape from 2023-09-16T20:00:58
This episode contains detailed allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Following an exclusive investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches we hear h...
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Where did all the rockstar authors go? from 2023-09-15T07:57:53
When a list of young British novelists to watch was released in 1983, many of them went on to become household names, thanks to both their talent and their sex appeal. A new list comes out every...
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The Westminster aide suspected of spying for China from 2023-09-13T23:01:19
In an exclusive investigation, The Times and The Sunday Times have revealed that a Tory parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for China was the director of an influential poli...
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Could Hunter Biden's laptop cost his father the presidency? from 2023-09-13T03:00:33
Gabriel Gatehouse breaks down the Hunter Biden conspiracy theories, which all centre around his infamous laptop. What’s actually on the laptop? Why might Hunter Biden be heading to trial? And, w...
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Spanish football: The kiss, its fallout and Spain’s MeToo moment from 2023-09-12T03:00:40
At the Women’s World Cup final last month, the president of the Spanish Football Federation kissed the national team’s star player - on the lips. She said it was not consensual and it sparked co...
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Investigation: Can you trust private hospitals? from 2023-09-11T03:00:56
A new investigation for The Sunday Times finds that unnecessary operations happen every year in private hospitals. And when that happens and patients try to get justice, they can find it impossi...
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Studio Ghibli: Is this the end for the Japanese studio that inspired Pixar? from 2023-09-08T03:00:49
The international premiere of Studio Ghibli’s latest film took place last night, after breaking box office records in Japan in July. The Boy and the Heron is the final film from one of ...
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Schools concrete crisis: What the government knew and when from 2023-09-07T03:00:47
Yesterday the government published a list of over a hundred schools in England which are fully or partially shut because of safety fears over RAAC – a type of concrete that’s started to crumble....
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The untold story of Liz Truss's chaotic 49 days in No 10 from 2023-09-06T03:00:02
A year ago today, Liz Truss stood in Downing Street at the start of her premiership promising “action every day”. Over the tumultuous 49 days that followed, her time as prime minister was derail...
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Investigation: The seven lives of the £2 million fraudster from 2023-09-05T03:00:52
Jody Oliver deceived his wife, children and male fiancés while adopting a colourful array of identities, scamming those around him out of millions of pounds. Now that he’s in jail, his story can...
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Lucy Letby: What makes a female serial killer? from 2023-09-04T03:00:34
Since the nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies, one question has remained – and may always be – unanswered: why?
In this episode we speak to an expert on female serial ...
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Investigation: Who really owns £250m of Britain's best real estate? from 2023-08-31T23:01:04
Foreign leaders’ families have been snapping up some of Britain's most expensive mansions and penthouses, but their identities were hidden from public view – until now.
£250m of UK proper...
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Vivek Ramaswamy: The next Donald Trump? from 2023-08-31T03:00:03
Vivek Ramaswamy - the rising star of the US Republican Party - wants to send troops to the Mexican border, abolish government departments and push for a deal to let Russia keep parts of Ukraine....
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Unmasking a spy: The Chinese agent stealing secrets from the UK from 2023-08-30T03:00:01
The Times has unmasked a Chinese government spy who’s targeting thousands of British professionals on LinkedIn. This person - and their team - are after military secrets and sensitive intelligen...
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What Harry and Meghan did next from 2023-08-29T03:00:57
Despite this week’s release of Prince Harry’s new series for Netflix, Heart of Invictus, this summer has been a chastening time for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Their deal with Spoti...
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Prigozhin's plane crash: The last weeks of the Wagner boss from 2023-08-24T23:01:04
Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences after a plane crash which is believed to have killed the boss of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Once close to Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s relationship...
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The Feud (Pt 5): Atonement? from 2023-08-24T16:39:19
In the final episode of the series, the woman who made an allegation against Martyn speaks out about intimidation by some of his supporters. And has Christ Church tried to hide the astronomical ...
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The Feud (Pt 4): Who blinks first? from 2023-08-24T03:00:27
Martyn’s employer questions the Dean’s mental capacity as the feud shows no sign of abating. And he's in hot water over an article, published on his website, in which he references the Holocaust...
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The Feud (Pt 3): Mystery in the cathedral from 2023-08-23T03:00:51
During the pandemic a woman makes an allegation against Martyn that changes everything.
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The Feud (Pt 2): Immoral, scandalous or disgraceful from 2023-08-22T03:00:26
Two years into his tenure as Dean, a student attacks a man at Christ Church. Dealing with the crisis, Martyn Percy questions how the university college is run, but has no idea the chain of event...
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The Feud (Pt 1): Down the rabbit hole from 2023-08-21T03:00:14
In 2014 The Very Reverend Professor Martyn Percy walks into Christ Church as the new Dean of the Oxford college.
But in this ‘Alice in Wonderland’ universe has this traditional institution...
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Can the Lionesses lift the World Cup tomorrow? from 2023-08-19T11:00:41
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Lucy Letby: The NHS nurse who murdered babies from 2023-08-18T16:02:39
The 33-year-old neonatal nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six, during a year-long period between 2015 and 2016 at the Countess of Chester ...
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The fire at Britain’s wonkiest pub from 2023-08-18T03:00:59
When The Crooked House pub near the West Midlands town of Dudley was consumed by fire and then demolished, much more was lost than just a quirky venue for a drink. Could the loss of yet another ...
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How Spain's civil war became a modern-day culture war from 2023-08-17T03:00:06
After inconclusive elections last month, today Spain's parliament reconvenes to try to form a government. But as Spanish politicians look to the future, questions from the recent past continue t...
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Meet the man saving a glacier (by putting it in his freezer) from 2023-08-16T03:00:24
Last month, Times science editor Tom Whipple stood on what used to be a glacier, on rock that used to be below 40 metres of ice. Then, glaciologist Matthias Huss hacked out a chunk of ice to tak...
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Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police from 2023-08-15T03:00:28
The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of cocaine. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned it’s not a victimless crime. How is so much c...
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El Salvador: The rise of the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ from 2023-08-14T03:00:29
Not long ago, the tiny nation of El Salvador had the highest murder rate in the world. Now, it has the highest incarceration rate. President Nayib Bukele – who has described himself as “the worl...
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Can Lizzo survive a harassment lawsuit? from 2023-08-11T10:47:08
Pop superstar Lizzo has said a lawsuit with claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment are ‘false’. Three former dancers have brought legal action against the singer, her dance c...
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Why so many MPs are calling it quits from 2023-08-10T03:00:42
With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they just jumping before they're pushed? We meet ...
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Why heating our homes with hydrogen could be a pipe dream from 2023-08-09T03:00:19
In the neighbourhood of Whitby in Cheshire, residents had to grapple with a question that many more of us will have to ask in the coming years: how should we heat our homes if we’re no longer al...
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Why Niger's latest coup opens a door for Putin in Africa from 2023-08-08T03:00:59
Niger, in west Africa, has suffered its fifth coup in just over six decades of independence. This one could have repercussions far beyond its borders – not least because Africa, not the Middle E...
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Why Gen Z are giving up booze from 2023-08-07T03:00:56
Younger people are turning away from alcohol, with Gen Z most likely to be teetotal – including Spider-Man actor Tom Holland. Millennials, too, are drinking less than their parents. What's promp...
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The art of the political lunch, with Tim Shipman from 2023-08-05T23:01:29
This Sunday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast – the Red Box po...
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Trump: The charges for conspiring to overturn the election from 2023-08-04T03:00:44
This week, for the third time in only a few months, former president Donald Trump was indicted, pleading 'not guilty' to four federal charges that argue he was part of a conspiracy that sought t...
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The unsolved murder of a private detective and decades of police corruption from 2023-08-03T03:00:57
Last month, it’s understood that London’s Metropolitan Police agreed a record £2million settlement after admitting that a 35-year long murder investigation was mired in corruption and incompeten...
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Andrew Malkinson: One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice from 2023-08-02T03:00:59
Last week, Andrew Malkinson’s 2004 conviction for rape was quashed at the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime.
The 57-year-old spent 17 years i...
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Why it's time to give up ultra-processed food from 2023-08-01T03:00:10
High-calorie, ultra-processed food has taken over the British diet, accounting for 60 per cent of our calorie intake. Now, in an alarming new book, Dr Chris van Tulleken shows what non-natural f...
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Fired, interrogated, killed: Where are Putin's generals? from 2023-07-31T03:00:13
Following the Wagner mutiny, it’s been a difficult few weeks for Vladimir Putin. He has detained, interrogated or fired a number of his top soldiers – including generals – as infighting and disc...
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Is Israel becoming a dictatorship? from 2023-07-28T03:00:41
It's not often that a parliamentary vote changes the fate and character of a nation. But this week Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition pushed through a vote which did just that&nb...
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Greece is burning... is climate change to blame? from 2023-07-27T03:00:58
For the past week, islands in Greece have experienced catastrophic wildfires. Over twenty thousand people have been evacuated - the largest rescue operation in the country's history. It comes am...
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Why single women are going to Denmark to become mothers from 2023-07-26T03:00:37
In the last few years, the UK has seen a 44 percent increase in single women seeking fertility treatment on their own. That means they need sperm - and many are looking towards Danish donors for...
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The Ukrainian spymaster who Putin wants dead from 2023-07-25T03:00
Major-General Kyrylo Budanov is the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence - the 37-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise to become the country's youngest head of the organisation. Russia believ...
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How a fake AI ‘you’ could con your parents out of thousands from 2023-07-24T03:00:20
With just a few seconds of your voice, a scammer can create a fake AI version of “you”, call your parents and potentially scam them out of thousands of pounds. The ruse is on the rise in the UK ...
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Why Hollywood shut down from 2023-07-21T03:00:52
Last week, Hollywood’s actors joined its writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years. The West Wing’s Richard Schiff tells us his fears for new actors and how it feels to know that A...
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How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats from 2023-07-20T03:00:46
The giant panda has become one of China’s diplomatic tools, after a pair were gifted to President Nixon as an act of friendship in the 1970s. But with US-China relations deteriorating - what can...
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Should Rishi Sunak fear a by-election disaster? from 2023-07-19T09:42:03
It’s a by-election triple whammy tomorrow - and seats up for grabs include Boris Johnson's former constituency of Uxbridge. The votes were triggered after three Conservative MPs resigned - and t...
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A bright pink cultural history of Barbie from 2023-07-18T03:00:42
It’s one of the most anticipated movies of the year. After months of bright pink promo ‘Barbie’ - starring Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig - finally hits the big screen this week. Lit...
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Why a group of Scottish islands wants to join Norway from 2023-07-17T03:00:24
Councillors in Orkney have voted to explore ways that the group of Scottish islands could break away from Scotland and the UK. Proposals include becoming a crown dependency or even a self-govern...
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Huw Edwards, the BBC, The Sun and the media storm from 2023-07-14T03:00:31
On Wednesday evening, five days after allegations were first published, Huw Edwards was named by his wife as the BBC presenter accused of paying £35,000 to a young person for sexually explicit p...
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'This generation is more dangerous': The new West Bank resistance from 2023-07-13T03:00:43
Last week, the Israeli army entered the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank and carried out a two-day raid where the target - according to Israel - was the headquarters of local militants. Durin...
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The orca uprising: Why killer whales are attacking boats from 2023-07-12T03:00:40
Since 2020, orcas have been carrying out hundreds of attacks on boats near Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, but last month one of the animals made global headlines when it hit a yacht off the coas...
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Behind enemy lines: Meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive from 2023-07-11T03:00:47
In Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly, behind enemy lines. They're blowing up bridges, identifying targets for bombing raids and killing anyone caught coll...
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Could Ukraine really join Nato? A former secretary-general answers from 2023-07-09T23:01:51
The biggest and most controversial issue for the 31 member nations at the Nato summit in Lithuania tomorrow will be whether to offer fast-track membership to Ukraine. Would this be a step too fa...
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What happens when antibiotics stop working? from 2023-07-07T03:00:21
Scientists are on a mission to solve the problem of drug-resistant infections. It’s a race against time: millions of lives could be at risk when antibiotics stop working. The answer could be a c...
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“The culture is rotten”: What is wrong with English cricket? from 2023-07-06T03:00:31
Today the third Ashes Test between England and Australia gets underway in Leeds. But while fans enjoy England’s national summer sport, last week a damning report found that racism, sexism, class...
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How a killing by French police led to a week of riots from 2023-07-05T03:00:39
Last week a 17 year-old was shot dead at a traffic stop in the French town of Nanterre near Paris. In response, the country erupted in rage and riots. Protesters say the killing is evidence of l...
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Just who are Just Stop Oil? from 2023-07-04T03:00:04
Security measures at Wimbledon have been ramped up to stop the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil from disrupting play. Meanwhile, controversial new police powers came into effect this w...
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How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991 from 2023-07-03T03:00:53
Vladimir Putin may have averted an armed rebellion by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – but if the fall of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 tells us anything, it's that even a failed coup can still spe...
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The Wuhan lab (Pt 2): The shadow project from 2023-06-30T03:00:09
The second of our two-part special on the origins of Covid, drawing from a new Sunday Times investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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The Wuhan lab (Pt 1): Mutant viruses and risky experiments from 2023-06-29T03:00:06
The first of our two-part special on the origins of Covid, drawing from a new Sunday Times investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Newly declassified US intelligence leaves ope...
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The plan to overthrow Europe’s last dictator from 2023-06-28T03:00:57
Belarus’ dictatorial president Alexander Lukasheko is getting ever closer to the Kremlin - this week he even brokered a truce between the Wagner group and president Putin to prevent a march on M...
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Will high interest rates cause a housing crash? from 2023-06-27T03:00:30
Last week the Bank of England put up interest rates to 5 per cent - a move that has already meant increased mortgage payments for many. So could this lead to a crash in the housing market? What ...
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The Wagner mutiny: Is this the beginning of the end for Putin? from 2023-06-26T03:00:41
Vladimir Putin has survived the most serious threat to his authority in two decades of power, following an attempted armed mutiny led by the leader of the Wagner group – and his former ally – Ye...
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Migration: How Europe as we know it is changing for good from 2023-06-23T03:00:39
Mass migration is transforming our continent just as significantly as wars did in the past. For a book he’s written on this very issue, author and journalist Ben Judah followed the path of Hanni...
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Why victims of the Windrush scandal are still waiting for justice from 2023-06-22T03:00:13
It's the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in Essex - the ship that brought some of the first post-war migrants to the UK from the Caribbean to fill labour ...
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A British woman is jailed for abortion - does the law need to change? from 2023-06-21T03:00:31
A woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after using abortion pills to end her pregnancy after the legal time limit, sparking protests and calls for abortion to be decriminalised. But c...
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How Saudi Arabia is buying up the sport of golf from 2023-06-20T03:00:24
The launch of the LIV golf tour by Saudi divided the world of professional golf between those who joined, enjoying large payouts to promote it, and others who took a principled stand against wha...
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Inside Vogue: Fashion's ultimate power struggle from 2023-06-19T03:00:08
British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has announced he's stepping down. But why? In the world of high fashion, was his downfall the result of style over substance, rumours of diva-like...
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The criminal charges that could send Trump to prison from 2023-06-16T03:00:31
This week, Donald Trump became the first US president to be charged with a federal crime. This came less than three months after he was indicted in New York on separate state charges. Why is thi...
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Inside the operation to bring down Italy's most feared mafia clan from 2023-06-15T03:00:51
The ‘Ndrangheta mafia got their start kidnapping for money but now import billions of pounds worth of cocaine into Europe every year. A pan-European raid earlier this month led to the arrest of ...
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Is Kim Jong-un’s sister North Korea’s true leader? from 2023-06-14T03:00:55
Murmurs are emerging from the secretive state that the force behind the dictatorship is female. Could supreme leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, be next in line for the throne? Listen
Boris Johnson resigns. Now what? from 2023-06-13T03:00:19
The immediate events that led to Boris Johnson’s resignation as an MP last week began with a phone call from The Times. A total of three Tory MPs have now quit parliament. So with three challeng...
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The NHS nurse accused of murdering babies: Lucy Letby on trial from 2023-06-12T03:00:18
33-year-old neonatal nurse Lucy Letby has been on trial since October, 2022 over the alleged murder of seven babies and attempted murder of 10 more at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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Planet Hope: Forecasting volcanic eruptions with Andrew McGonigle from 2023-06-10T03:00:07
This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, ho...
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What to expect from the Covid inquiry from 2023-06-09T03:00:10
It’s already been the subject of controversy – causing a row over access to Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages – and it hasn’t even begun. On Tuesday the main hearings for one of the biggest publ...
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Can Rishi Sunak really stop the small boats? from 2023-06-08T03:00:04
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to put a stop to small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel and says that his plans to prevent the dangerous journeys are working. But are they? An...
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Why the Tories are tearing themselves apart over housing from 2023-06-07T03:00:14
The housing crisis is emerging as one of the key battlegrounds ahead of the general election, especially for millennial voters. But as Labour turns up the heat announcing policy, the issue is ex...
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Investigation: The black market behind your takeaway from 2023-06-06T03:00:06
A Sunday Times investigation has found that drivers for Deliveroo, UberEats and other takeaway apps, are selling access to their accounts to people who do not have the right to work in the UK. M...
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Z Generation: Into the heart of Russia's fascist youth from 2023-06-05T03:00:05
As the war in Ukraine shows no signs of coming to an end, Vladimir Putin is betting on a new generation of Russians to march in step with the regime. Russia's Youth Army now has more than a mill...
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Planet Hope: Alleviating human-wildlife conflict with Krithi Karanth from 2023-06-03T03:00:31
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Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: Daniel Finkelstein on his family’s miraculous survival from 2023-06-02T03:00:05
It’s a story of covert archives and freezing wastelands, of concentration camps and gulags. In a new book, Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein reveals how his family took a journey that ended hap...
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Inside Kenya’s doomsday death cult from 2023-06-01T03:00:57
In the Shakahola forest near the Kenyan coast, a taxi driver turned evangelist pastor told his followers that the “rapture” was coming. Four years and more than 200 deaths later, Kenyan police a...
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Why the British Isles still hosts the world’s most dangerous race from 2023-05-31T03:00:29
This week the 2023 Isle of Man TT race - often dubbed the ‘most dangerous’ race in the world - begins.
Six riders died last year at the motorcycle racing event. So why do the competit...
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How Russia’s Wagner group took over the Central African Republic from 2023-05-30T03:00:24
Russia’s Wagner group – already dominant in the conflict in Ukraine – has become the de facto boss in the diamond-rich Central African Republic, where the mercenary force influences not just pol...
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Photographing five prime ministers from 2023-05-29T03:00:16
We’re away for the bank holiday, so in the meantime we're bringing you a highlight from another Times podcast, Listen
Planet Hope: Predicting the Earth’s climate with Tom Matthews from 2023-05-27T03:00:45
This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, ho...
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Are the water companies really making our rivers cleaner? from 2023-05-26T03:00:26
Last week water companies pledged to spend £10bn over the next five years to drastically reduce the number of sewage spills going into the country’s waterways and seas. Over 30 years on since pr...
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Exposed: How online fraudsters are ripping off Britain from 2023-05-24T23:01:10
It took less than an hour on the Telegram messaging app for an undercover Times reporter to infiltrate a network of fraudsters based in the UK. They openly traded bank details for thousands of v...
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How Call of Duty became Britain's post-Brexit battleground from 2023-05-24T03:00:29
Microsoft has found itself in a bitter war of words with both its gaming rival Sony and the UK authorities, over a multi-billion dollar takeover bid of games developer Activision Blizzard. So wh...
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What hardcore porn is doing to a generation of teenagers from 2023-05-23T03:00:15
As a new report from the Children’s Commissioner points to the impact of violent pornography on British children, are the waters around consensual sex being muddied? And should there be greater ...
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Diamonds and divorces: Are the oligarch sanctions working? from 2023-05-22T03:00:30
Russia's deputy defence minister, Timur Ivanov, was sanctioned by the EU last October. Forty days before that happened, his wife, the socialite Svetlana Maniovich, divorced him. The Anti-Corrupt...
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Planet Hope: Revolutionising the world's plastic waste problem with Miranda Wang from 2023-05-20T03:00:08
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The Sunday Times Rich List: Who is Britain's richest man? from 2023-05-19T05:00
The Hinduja family leads the Sunday Times Rich List again, having topped it four times before. But who is the man at the head of the family and how have they achieved such wealth? And aside from...
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The underground bankers funding people smugglers from 2023-05-18T03:00:19
Whilst the government's controversial illegal migration bill moves through parliament, an untraceable and ancient banking system is being used to finance people smuggling across Europe and the C...
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Trouble at the Kremlin from 2023-05-17T03:00:16
It's been a difficult fortnight for Vladimir Putin. Russia has been losing ground in the key city of Bakhmut, the man in charge of the Wagner group of mercenaries seems to be publicly criti...
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Investigation: How ketamine became the UK’s hidden campus killer from 2023-05-16T03:00:48
In the last decade, ketamine has become one of the most popular drugs among students. Part of its appeal seems to be a false reputation for being comparatively safe. But the Times has uncovered ...
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India: The next global superpower? from 2023-05-15T03:00:23
India will soon surpass China as the most populous country in the world. As China’s population slumps, could India’s population rise spell a new chapter in the country’s economic growth, and cou...
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Planet Hope: Establishing a healthier global population with Mark Kendall from 2023-05-13T03:00:09
This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, ho...
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Eurovision 2023: A very political song contest from 2023-05-12T03:00:04
The UK is holding this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine which won last year but can’t fulfil its hosting duties because of the war. So what can we expect? What role is Eurovis...
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Turkey’s knife-edge election: Is Erdogan’s time up? from 2023-05-11T03:00
As polling suggests the public are losing faith in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule, what does this weekend’s election mean for Turkey - and the wider world?
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An MI6 agent's journey from spy to killer from 2023-05-10T03:00:40
A British man was recruited by MI5 and MI6 to infiltrate al-Qaeda training camps – but then brought the horror back home.
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Qatargate: The inside story of the big Brussels bung from 2023-05-09T03:00:23
It’s part thriller, part farce, starring a glamorous Greek MEP, an Italian toyboy and bundles of euros stuffed in suitcases and hidden under beds. So did Qatar buy its way into the European parl...
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Off Air with Jane Garvey and Fi Glover: How Britain prepared for nuclear war from 2023-05-08T03:00:37
We're away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we thought we'd introduce you to one of the newer hit podcasts from the Times stable: Listen
Planet Hope: Navigating the Great Spine of Africa with Steve Boyes from 2023-05-06T03:00:36
This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, ho...
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How to crown a King, 2023-style from 2023-05-05T03:00:37
Tomorrow, Charles will be crowned King at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony marked with hundreds of years of tradition. Just how will the coronation represent our more modern country, and what mig...
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Poison (Pt 4) - UPDATE: Kenneth Law is arrested from 2023-05-04T17:30
Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.
On Tuesday night, police in Canada announced the arrest and charge of a 57-year-old man on two counts of aiding or ...
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The Ukrainian children stolen by Putin from 2023-05-04T03:00:36
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted by Russia since the war began. But why? Where are the children being sent? And who’s trying to find them and bring them home?
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The BBC chairman, the top civil servant and Boris Johnson from 2023-05-03T03:00:18
What began as a Sunday Times investigation into Boris Johnson’s finances soon snowballed into a months-long scandal, which led to the resignation of the BBC chairman on Friday. With top civil se...
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Is an 80-year-old Biden still the best bet against Trump? from 2023-05-02T03:00:46
With President Biden finally declaring last week that he's running for re-election, and Donald Trump still the leader of the Republican Party, America is finding itself in a state of déjà vu.......
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Danny In The Valley: How AI could change medicine forever from 2023-05-01T03:00:56
We’re away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we thought we'd introduce you to another fascinating podcast from the Times stable.
The Sunday Times' West Coast correspondent, Danny F...
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A conversation on suicide prevention from 2023-04-29T03:00:29
Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.
Why does suicide occur? Why is there still a stigma around it? And how can we work to prevent people...
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Poison (Pt 3) - An encounter in Toronto from 2023-04-28T03:00:29
Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.
In the final episode of Poison, James goes to Canada to track down Kenneth Law and confront him over his operation....
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Poison (Pt 2) - The man who sells death from 2023-04-27T03:00:06
Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.
In the second of this three-part series we learn of a man called Kenneth Law who’s based in Canada. Law appear...
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Poison (Pt 1) - The life of Tom Parfett from 2023-04-26T03:00:16
Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.
In October, 2021 David Parfett’s 22-year-old son, Tom, took his own life.
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Poison - Coming soon from 2023-04-25T16:00:51
Warning, this series contains discussions about suicide.
A new three-part investigation begins on Stories of our times this Wednesday, 26 April.
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The swing voters who’ll decide the next election from 2023-04-25T03:00:25
Next week millions of voters will go to the polls as more than 8,000 council seats in England are contested in the local elections – the most significant gauge of public opinion before Rishi Sun...
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Six months of Musk: How Elon changed Twitter from 2023-04-24T03:00:21
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he has brought about sweeping changes – but how successful have they been? And what impact has his purchase of the social media platform had on his many othe...
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Sudan: The general and the warlord fighting for power from 2023-04-21T03:00:54
It’s the seventh day of violence in Sudan. Hundreds are reported dead and while civilians flee the capital, two generals - one a former warlord - are fighting for control of the country. So who ...
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Where did all the Poles go? from 2023-04-20T03:00:11
Twenty years since their country signed up to join the EU, people from Poland are returning home in the thousands. But why are so many leaving? What does it mean for the UK? And could Brits look...
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What we now know about the Pentagon leaks from 2023-04-19T03:00:34
The US government is scrambling to assess the damage from a mass leak of defence documents seen as the most harmful intelligence disaster for a decade. We trace how the documents spread from a s...
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What's going on in the South China Sea? from 2023-04-18T03:00:02
China says its army should increase its preparedness for “real combat” after recent military drills around the island of Taiwan. What’s led to this latest round of posturing and how is Taiwan re...
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Could TikTok be banned? from 2023-04-17T03:00:43
In recent months pressure on TikTok has escalated over fears about how the app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance handle users’ data. The US has threatened to ban the app and two weeks ago...
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Is Trump's indictment hurting or helping him with voters? from 2023-04-14T03:00:49
Last week, Donald Trump became the first US president -- past or present -- to be charged with a crime. But is this historic indictment turning off voters, or drawing them in?
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Russia’s wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich from 2023-04-13T03:00:15
The Wall Street Journal reporter has been charged by Russia with spying on behalf of the US government and Gershkovich’s detention has been described by the Society of Editors as “deeply concern...
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Could this be the biggest case of art fraud in history? from 2023-04-12T03:00:51
Known in his lifetime as the ‘Picasso of the North’, Norval Morrisseau was one of Canada’s most revered indigenous artists. But now, police have charged eight people who they believe produced mo...
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Russian space rescue: Is everyone coming home? from 2023-04-11T03:00:24
Seven months ago, three men - two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut - arrived on the International Space Station. But shortly after, a meteoroid hit the ISS and their ride home was d...
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Britain’s first grand portrait of a person of colour is saved for the nation from 2023-04-10T03:00:12
This bank holiday weekend, we're taking a step back from the news to bring you an update on a story we covered earlier in the year.
One of Britain's most important paintings of a non-white...
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How the 'ceasefire babies' forgot the Troubles from 2023-04-07T03:00:59
They were supposed to be the ‘ceasefire babies’ – a new generation that grew up in peace – but young people south of the border seem to be forgetting the conflict. We hear ab...
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Exposed: How a Tory MP offered to lobby for gambling investors from 2023-04-05T23:01:35
An exclusive undercover Times investigation has found that a Tory MP was prepared to lobby ministers and leak confidential policy documents on behalf of gambling industry investors in return for...
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Is Starmer vulnerable to a Corbynite comeback? from 2023-04-05T03:00:33
Last week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that Jeremy Corbyn would not be allowed to run as a Labour MP at the next general election. But Corbyn has resolved after months of deliberatio...
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The fight for Israel’s democracy from 2023-04-04T03:00:43
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets over the past three months to demonstrate against a judicial overhaul planned by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. We lo...
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How I broke free from anorexia from 2023-04-03T03:00:47
Just after her 14th birthday, Hadley Freeman became achingly aware of her body – specifically, just how ‘normal’ it was compared to a thin classmate. Just four months later, she was hospitalised...
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France on fire: The protests, explained from 2023-03-31T03:00:20
The driving force behind protests against President Macron’s pension plans are young people defending their inheritance: retirement at 62. But for many, it’s also about something much bigger tha...
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The rise and rise of Botox from 2023-03-30T03:00:50
It’s Hollywood’s not-so-secret weapon for getting rid of wrinkles, but as the ‘pretty poison’ turns 21, Sarah Ditum asks: Should I or shouldn’t I?
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The woman who investigated the racist, sexist and homophobic Met Police from 2023-03-29T03:00:21
London’s Metropolitan Police has accepted findings from a landmark report that found racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour inside the UK’s largest police force. Baroness Louise Casey, who led ...
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Are banking tremors the start of a new financial crisis? from 2023-03-28T03:00:28
When a regional bank in California collapsed, it sent shock waves through the financial system. A few weeks later, and we're still feeling the ripples of Silicon Valley Bank's demise. It's trigg...
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What two gay dads can teach fathers about parenting from 2023-03-27T03:00:02
Even though gender equality has come a long way at work, when it comes to parenting the mother is still viewed as the primary caregiver. But does it have to be this way? Paul Morgan-Bentley talk...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (UPDATE) - An arrest from 2023-03-25T04:00:55
Last week police said a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder of Corey Junior Davis.
The 14-year-old was shot dead in broad daylight on 4th September, 2017, in Newham, E...
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Is it over for Boris Johnson? from 2023-03-24T04:00:58
After swearing an oath on the King James Bible, Boris Johnson spent nearly three and a half hours being quizzed by fellow MPs on the privileges committee about gatherings in Downing Street durin...
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The hunt for Disease X: What will cause the next pandemic? from 2023-03-23T04:00:54
It’s three years since the then prime minister Boris Johnson announced the first national lockdown in an attempt to halt the spread of covid. So, as we move on from the last pandemic, what might...
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Iraq 20 years on: Return to Baghdad from 2023-03-22T04:00:59
Twenty years on, the invasion of Iraq is widely seen as a fiasco. But still today the conflict has ongoing consequences for Iraq and Iraqis. Times correspondent Catherine Philp is back in Baghda...
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The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon from 2023-03-21T04:00:05
Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation last month triggered the first election for the leadership of the Scottish National Party in a decade. So, what are the priorities of the three candidates?...
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Iraq 20 years on: The weapons that never were from 2023-03-20T04:00:50
In March 2003, Britain, the US and others invaded the cradle of civilisation, promising to end the perceived threat from Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. But w...
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Off Air … with Jane & Fi - and Dan Snow from 2023-03-17T04:00:29
Today's Friday episode comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Off Air ... with Jane and Fi, who are joined by historian Dan Snow to talk about his latest documentary on the Black Death.
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Uncovering the truth: The killing of Mahsa Amini from 2023-03-16T04:00:53
On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by the Iranian morality police for allegedly dressing inappropriately, sparking protests across the country and beyond. But six month...
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48 hours on the NHS front line from 2023-03-15T04:00:58
The NHS has had a tough few years: Covid, huge winter demand and now strikes have disrupted services. But even on an average day, the pressure in one of the country's biggest hospitals is palpab...
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Can Jeremy Hunt get Britain growing? from 2023-03-14T04:00:20
Tomorrow the chancellor Jeremy Hunt will stand up in the House of Commons to deliver his first full budget. With the UK economy at its most stagnant point in two years, is there anything Hunt ca...
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How vaping took over Britain from 2023-03-13T04:00:07
They are supposed to help adults quit smoking – so why is a Willy Wonka array of disposable vapes being mass marketed to children? The Chartered Trading Standards Institute wants tougher penalti...
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Is Moldova next in Putin’s sights? from 2023-03-10T04:00:48
A small pro-Russian political party is leading anti-government protests in the former Soviet state amid warnings from Ukraine and Moldovan security services that Russia is plotting to overthrow ...
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Ron DeSantis: The next US president? from 2023-03-09T04:00:42
The race for the Republican nominee for the 2024 US presidential race is already underway – with former White House resident Donald Trump throwing his hat in the ring a full two years ahead of t...
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Woman, Mother, Fighter: The Ukrainian MP taking on Putin from 2023-03-08T04:00:36
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, one woman is determined that the world doesn't lose interest. To mark International Women's Day we meet Lesia Vasylenko, the Ukrainian MP who travel...
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Manchester Arena bombing: How MI5 failed to stop it from 2023-03-07T04:00:14
Almost six years after a suicide bomber killed 22 and injured hundreds more at the Manchester Arena, the inquiry into the attack has published its final report. Did the security services have th...
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One man’s mission to meet every Second World War veteran from 2023-03-06T04:00:46
25-year-old Rishi Sharma sleeps in a rental car and eats one meal a day. But it’s worth it, he says – as he travels around the world to interview every surviving Second World War veteran. <...
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The Final Finkelvitch from 2023-03-04T04:00:26
David Aaronovitch has left The Times after nearly 18 years at the paper, and after three years on Stories of Our Times.
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Investigation: The hidden schools of Stamford Hill from 2023-03-03T04:00:04
In the strictly isolated Hasidic community of North London, thousands of boys reach the age of 16 without being able to read or speak much English. The education for boys in the community i...
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Could Britain lose the first grand portrait of a person of colour? from 2023-03-02T04:00:43
One of Britain's most important paintings of a non-white subject could leave the UK forever next week as the deadline approaches to submit an offer to buy the Portrait of Omai from its private o...
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What Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal actually means from 2023-03-01T04:00:16
On Monday the prime minister revealed his big Brexit deal with the European Union, which aims to avoid a hard border across the island of Ireland and in the Irish Sea, as well as preserve sovere...
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'Russian warship, go f*** yourself!’ What really happened on Snake Island? from 2023-02-28T04:00
On the first day of the war in Ukraine, a story emerged of a David and Goliath face-off in the Black Sea, when the Ukrainian soldiers on a small, desolate island responded to a Russian warship’s...
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Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair? from 2023-02-27T04:00:04
This week the final round of voting opens for the 95th Academy Awards – and the Oscars are embroiled in a row about diversity again. The latest controversy centres around a shock nomination for ...
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Borscht, books and ballet: The battle for Ukraine's identity from 2023-02-24T04:00:14
In the days before he invaded Ukraine, President Putin used a televised address to attack the country’s sense of nationhood and deny its right to exist. A year on from the outbreak of war, ordin...
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Haiti: A failed state? from 2023-02-23T04:00:21
Kidnap, rape, riots and murder have become a part of everyday life in Haiti. Still reeling from successive natural disasters, a cholera epidemic and starvation, the people of the Caribbean natio...
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Artificial intelligence: Bright new future or the end of humanity? from 2023-02-22T04:00:27
We have entered what many experts are now describing as a golden age of AI. If machines could be our surgeons, our judges and our artists, what would it then mean to be human? Meet the philosoph...
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The case for a four-day working week from 2023-02-21T04:00:38
After a six-month trial, the results of the world’s biggest four-day working week pilot have been published. It found there was no hit to productivity, while staff wellbeing was improved. But co...
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The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon from 2023-02-20T04:00:30
The race is now on to find a replacement for Nicola Sturgeon, who resigned as first minister of Scotland last week. A formidable force in Scottish politics, we trace the triumphs and controversi...
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Nicola Bulley and the TikTok detectives from 2023-02-17T04:00:38
Lancashire Police is facing a backlash this week for sharing personal details about missing mum Nicola Bulley to the general public. The case has received huge public interest since the 45-year-...
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Daisy’s Law: One woman’s fight to send her rapist father to jail from 2023-02-16T04:00:54
Children conceived through rape will be recognised as victims of crime under new government plans. England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to make this change to the law...
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Who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline? from 2023-02-15T04:00:21
When the Nord Stream pipelines - that pump gas from Russia to Germany - were damaged in September it didn’t take long for investigators to determine they had been sabotaged. Almost six months on...
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How Italy caught the mafia's last godfather from 2023-02-14T04:00:20
After 30 years on the run, Italy's most-wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was finally caught in January. A prolific murderer, Denaro once boasted he’d ‘filled a cemetery’. His organisati...
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The West Bank children who dream of martyrdom from 2023-02-13T04:00:45
Turmoil has once again surged in the Middle East. With at least 40 Palestinian deaths and nine Israeli deaths, it's the deadliest start to a year since 2008. For children growing up in a world o...
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: What happens now? from 2023-02-10T04:00:12
Tens of thousands of people have died in Turkey and Syria after two earthquakes on Monday, but time has almost run out to find survivors. In Turkey, criticism is growing over the speed of rescue...
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Investigation: Why British Gas has been breaking into customers’ homes from 2023-02-09T04:00:18
A Times journalist went undercover to show that British Gas obtained court warrants to break into customers’ homes to force fit prepayment meters. The investigation led to immediate respons...
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Should the UK follow New Zealand’s smoking ban? from 2023-02-08T04:00:07
In 2021, New Zealand announced it would become the first country in the world to outlaw cigarettes for the younger generation, by raising the age of sale year-on-year. How has the country adapte...
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The Hollywood fairytale of Wrexham football club from 2023-02-07T04:00:58
When two actors decided to buy non-league football club Wrexham AFC, they brought the cameras with them to document every moment. With the Hollywood lights came a large injection of cash and mas...
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The scandal that shook the NHS from 2023-02-06T04:00:07
Ten years ago today, a public inquiry concluded that patients were subject to shocking levels of neglect at Stafford Hospital, putting it among the worst care scandals in NHS history. A young lo...
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A breakthrough in the Andrew Malkinson case from 2023-02-03T04:00:55
In 2021, we released a series on Stories of our times called Seventeen Years with journalist Emily Dugan about a man who was convicted in 2004 of a brutal rape in Grea...
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Sunak's first 100 days: Promises, scandals and strikes from 2023-02-02T04:00:25
Rishi Sunak’s been in Number 10 for 100 days. So how’s he doing? What’s he been doing? And with Labour leading in the polls, can the UK’s third prime minister in six and a half months turn his a...
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The school strikes explained from 2023-02-01T04:00:12
Across England and Wales today, many schools are closed and pupils are at home as the UK’s biggest teaching union goes on strike - the first of seven days of planned action. So, after negotiatio...
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Why German tanks are going to war in Europe from 2023-01-31T04:00:03
Last week, Germany confirmed it would send tanks to Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia. The announcement came after weeks of foot-dragging on the issue. So why was the decision apparent...
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What's killing the Teesside crabs? from 2023-01-30T04:00:26
When a nightmarish scene unfolded on the beaches of northeast England in the last few months of 2021, fishermen raised the alarm. The mass die-off of thousands of crabs has led to two government...
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The cache and the caucus: How Biden's documents may strengthen his enemies from 2023-01-27T04:00
On 9 January a story broke that classified documents had been found at a Washington DC office used by President Biden. In the weeks since, four more discoveries have followed. This has been a bo...
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A serial rapist inside the Met police from 2023-01-26T04:00:44
One of the country’s worst sex offenders plead guilty to 48 rapes of 12 women committed over almost 20 years while he was a police officer for the Metropolitan Police. Meanwhile, the force's com...
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Why does Elon Musk want to buy Twitter? from 2022-04-19T03:00:29
In an audacious hostile takeover bid, Elon Musk is holding Twitter to ransom. Either they let him run the whole company, or he'll pull the plug, selling off his stake and sinking their share pri...
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Cancel culture: Did Dostoyevsky predict the culture wars? from 2022-04-14T03:00:48
Whether you like it or not, these days everyone seems to be enlisted in the culture wars. But why does the debate seem so angry and intolerant? Can we find some answers in novels written 150 yea...
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The weapon of war we don't want to talk about from 2022-04-13T03:00:48
Since the first case in Ukraine was reported to The Times, many more have emerged. But why is this particular weapon so hard to talk about?
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Dementia: Could lessons from Covid help find a cure? from 2022-04-12T03:00:14
Just before the pandemic, the government promised a 'dementia moonshot' to blast us towards a dementia cure. What happened to it?
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From Stalin to Putin: A brief history of Russian autocrats from 2022-04-11T03:00:25
The Russian military has suffered an unexpected battering, but Putin shows no sign of backing down. What can history teach us about what might happen next?
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A lost brother (Pt 2) - Seeking answers from 2022-04-08T03:00:55
In the second of this two-part podcast, we find out what effect Mouayed Bashir's death has had on his family in Newport, South Wales - as the inquest into his death is delayed - and look at...
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A lost brother (Pt 1) - A death in South Wales from 2022-04-07T03:00:58
On the 17th February last year, in Newport, the family of Mouayed Bashir called 999. According to his parents he'd been suffering a mental health episode that morning. Nearly three hours later t...
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How the war looks from space from 2022-04-06T03:00:43
Rule No 1 in space is 'don't rock the boat' - and certainly don't talk about politics. But Putin’s bombs are visible from the International Space Station, and a war of words over Ukraine may hav...
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Inside GCHQ: Meet the spies keeping Britain safe from 2022-04-05T03:00:23
Over two episodes, Matthew Syed takes listeners inside GCHQ’s headquarters in Cheltenham. Today, he hears from some of the staff who share how their different backgrounds help contribute to the ...
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Inside GCHQ: A conversation with the director from 2022-04-04T03:00:16
Over two episodes, Matthew Syed takes listeners inside GCHQ’s headquarters in Cheltenham. Today, he speaks to the Director, Sir Jeremy Fleming, on a wide range of topics, from the threats facing...
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The conversion therapy row from 2022-04-02T03:00:43
This week the government said it would ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales, but not for transgender people. The policy followed two U-turns in the sp...
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The Falklands: 40 years on, a father and son’s story from 2022-04-01T03:00:39
In April 1982, Captain Christopher Craig set sail with his crew on the frigate HMS Alacrity to the Falkland Islands after Argentina had invaded the British overseas territory. Four decades on, C...
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P&O Ferries: Lost at sea from 2022-03-31T03:00:25
Since firing 800 of its employees with no warning, P&O Ferries has faced mounting pressure from the government and calls for CEO Peter Hebblethwaite to resign. How did this happen? And what'...
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The Metaverse: New frontiers or same old issues? from 2022-03-30T03:00:22
It's been billed as the future of the internet. But what exactly is 'The Metaverse'? One Sunday Times journalist takes a journey into the the virtual-reality world. It may be for over-13s, but s...
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The Ukrainian exodus from 2022-03-29T03:00:47
Nearly four million refugees have fled the war in Ukraine since it began a month ago. It's the biggest movement of people since records began. We hear stories from the Polish border, as this wav...
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Could Putin be prosecuted for war crimes? from 2022-03-28T03:00:34
Hospitals bombed. Thousands of civilians killed. If war crimes have been committed in Ukraine, as many suspect, have the events of the past month exposed the laws of war as toothless?
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Cocaine and kids: The new face of football hooliganism from 2022-03-25T04:00:25
Every week thousands of fans criss-cross the country to support their football team, but among them are those who others wish would stay at home. A Times investigation has looked into the new ge...
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Ukraine's Foreign Legion from 2022-03-24T04:00:17
When President Zelensky put a call out for fighters to join the defence of Ukraine against the Russian assault, an estimated 20,000 answered - including Shane Matthew, a former member of the Bri...
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Why is everything so expensive? from 2022-03-23T04:00:26
We're feeling the pinch as the cost of everyday items increases. Why is this happening? And what might the Chancellor say in his Spring Statement to alleviate the financial pressure?
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Covid is back. Why? from 2022-03-22T04:00:22
Covid cases are surging in the UK, and more people over 70 are testing positive than at any time in the pandemic. What’s going on? We speak to one of the key members of SAGE, the government’s ex...
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Freezing Putin’s war chest: Are the sanctions working? from 2022-03-21T04:00:56
A number of Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia, its leadership and some of Putin's alleged allies. But are they working?
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Times investigation: Undercover at the DVLA from 2022-03-18T00:05:55
A Times undercover investigation has revealed a catalogue of problems at the DVLA that have led to drivers waiting for months for their licence renewals. What lies behind the crisis at this impo...
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Is Russia's war good or bad for China? from 2022-03-17T04:00:49
This week, in a further sign that the Russian military could be in trouble, it was revealed that the Kremlin asked China for military aid. But will Beijing want to wade into this war? And have V...
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Ukraine: Mothers and babies caught in conflict from 2022-03-16T04:00:28
Last Wednesday, a maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed. The World Health Organisation says there have been 24 attacks in Ukraine on healthcare facilities and five on ambulances, killing at ...
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The 'ghost children' of the pandemic from 2022-03-15T04:00:31
It's been almost two years since the first national lockdown, when schools closed their doors and the nation's families got to grips with home schooling. Since then, an estimated 100,000 student...
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Reporting from Ukraine's front line from 2022-03-14T04:00:36
As the war stretches into its third week, the city of Kharkiv has been among the worst hit. Today: what it's like to report from a city devastated by war, while it's still being constantly ...
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Sporting boycotts and the hockey player who could ice Putin from 2022-03-11T04:00:10
On Thursday Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the government with his assets in the UK frozen, leaving the football club in limbo. Today, we look at what sporting boycotts can ...
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The view from Russia from 2022-03-10T04:00:17
The ruble is in free fall and western companies have pulled out of Russia. Those who are brave enough to protest the war are being arrested, while others are leaving the country. So, how is this...
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Russian forces vs the Ukrainian spirit from 2022-03-09T04:00:10
While Ukrainian cities are being bombarded with Russian fire, it might be of little comfort but Ukraine is winning the information war. Whether it's inspiring daily clips of the president rallyi...
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‘Putin has already lost’: A conversation with the former head of UK armed forces from 2022-03-08T04:00:09
Did the British military see Putin’s war in Ukraine coming? What more should Britain be doing? And how might the war end? Manveen Rana speaks with the former Chief of the Defence Staff, General ...
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What Putin wants from 2022-03-07T04:00:55
What is going through his mind? Where will this end? And would he press that button?
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The murder of Sarah Everard, a year on from 2022-03-04T04:00:19
One year ago this week, Sarah Everard was kidnapped by a serving police officer as she walked home in south London and then raped and killed. Her murder sparked global outrage and shone a harsh ...
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Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian to commander from 2022-03-03T04:00:17
He describes himself as the enemy’s number one target. So, as a plot to assassinate the Ukrainian President was reportedly thwarted by the nation’s armed forces, and the assault on the Ukrainian...
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How the Ukraine crisis has changed Germany's place in the world from 2022-03-02T04:00:13
The war in Ukraine is forcing countries to reconsider their relations with Europe's easternmost neighbour. As Germany prepares to almost double its spending on its military, following the postpo...
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Ukraine: Living in a warzone from 2022-03-01T04:00:05
As thousands flee the bombing to get to safety, we hear from two local journalists about what it's like to watch and report as your home country comes under attack.
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The Russian mercenaries stalking President Zelensky from 2022-02-28T04:00:54
As Ukraine’s capital Kyiv continues to come under fire from Russian forces, a 36-hour curfew has been imposed and residents have taken shelter. One likely reason for that curfew: 400 Russian mer...
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The week that shook the monarchy from 2022-02-25T04:00:35
Following the announcement of Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Guiffre, the Queen was diagnosed with Covid and Prince Charles faced questions over an alleged cash-for-honours scandal. We...
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How the truckers' protests divided Canada from 2022-02-24T04:00:34
Last weekend police swept through Ottawa, clearing a settlement of protestors. For three weeks, truck drivers from all over the country gathered in the Canadian capital. They were furious with c...
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Pam & Tommy: The sex tape that launched the internet from 2022-02-23T04:00:54
When a home video was leaked back in 1995, the intimate lives of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were available for all to see in a way that had never previously happened. So, looking back, was it...
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Putin sends the tanks into Ukraine from 2022-02-22T04:00:14
The drumbeat of war has been ringing loudly in the last few days. Last night it reached fever pitch, as President Putin addressed Russia and the world. Has war now arrived in Europe? Listen
Trump: The 800-pound gorilla in the Republican Party from 2022-02-21T04:00:19
Despite various legal battles closing in on him, Donald Trump remains a looming presence and the de facto leader of the Republican Party in the US. But will the party support a second presidenti...
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The Messiah and his Kittens (Pt 4) - The Kittens who still purr from 2022-02-18T04:00:17
In the final episode of this four part series, we meet those who remain loyal to Adnan Oktar and hear from a British lawyer who was at his trial.
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The US-style conspiracy theorists now at work in Britain from 2022-02-17T04:00
Last week a small mob filmed themselves shouting abuse at the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, including the offensive call of ‘paedo protector’. But who exactly were the abusers and where ...
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Cressida Dick's resignation: What next for the Met? from 2022-02-16T04:00:11
The resignation of Dame Cressida Dick leaves a vacuum at the top of Britain's biggest police force. What eroded London mayor Sadiq Khan's confidence in the former commissioner? And what does it ...
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Being a woman under the new Taliban from 2022-02-15T04:00:21
Today marks six months since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, to the Taliban. They now control the entire country and life there has transformed beyond recognition. So what is it like b...
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What causes long Covid? from 2022-02-14T04:00:46
As Covid swept the world, it also swept The Times. For some colleagues it was mild; for others it meant months in intensive care. And for a third group, including foreign correspondent Jane Flan...
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The Messiah and his Kittens (Pt 3) - The turnstile system from 2022-02-11T04:00:10
Warning: This episode includes explicit sexual references from the start.
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Can magic mushrooms treat mental illness? from 2022-02-10T04:00:30
They're illegal Class A drugs in the UK - right alongside cocaine and heroine. But new research is exploring whether magic mushroom micro-dosing can treat depression and addiction. So what are t...
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Spotify, Joe Rogan and the Covid culture war from 2022-02-09T04:00
It began last month when a number of musical titans began to leave Spotify, accusing Joe Rogan's podcast of spreading Covid misinformation. Rogan's name hasn't left the headlines since. Calls fo...
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How British institutions were funded by the opioid epidemic from 2022-02-08T04:00
For years, the Sackler family were one of the go-to philanthropic organisations in the UK, but now, as they face lawsuits in the US for their role in the opioid crisis which has claimed half a m...
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A MeToo moment for medicine from 2022-02-07T04:00:29
Stories of sexual harassment and assault are emerging in the health professions and some are now speaking out for the first time. We hear what happened to two surgeons and ask how widespread the...
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The Messiah and his Kittens (Pt 2) - Nice girls from good families from 2022-02-04T04:00:59
In the second episode of this four part series, we hear the testimony of a woman who says she was sexually abused by Adnan Oktar. Plus, a former male member of the cult rethinks his own crimes.<...
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Will Putin invade Ukraine? from 2022-02-03T04:00:40
Over 100,000 Russian troops have amassed on the Ukrainian border, stoking fears across the West that President Putin is posturing for an invasion. But what is he really after? And how did we get...
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Myanmar's bloody revolution, one year on from 2022-02-02T04:00:08
It's been a year since Myanmar's violent military junta overthrew the country's democratic experiment and seized power in a coup. With thousands of civilians imprisoned or killed, what has the p...
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Sue Gray, partygate and what it means for Boris Johnson from 2022-02-01T04:00:37
Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman takes us inside the halls of Westminster as a pared-down update on Sue Gray's investigation into partygate is published.
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Sue Gray, partygate and what it means for Boris Johnson from 2022-02-01T04:00:37
Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman takes us inside the halls of Westminster as a pared-down update on Sue Gray's investigation into partygate is published.
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The Beijing Winter Olympics: Should China be left out in the cold? from 2022-01-31T04:00:12
The Winter Olympics is just a few days away, but before the games have even begun they’re already mired in controversy. Several countries are boycotting the event in a stand against China’s huma...
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The Messiah and his Kittens (Pt 1) - The Mahdi wears Armani from 2022-01-28T04:00:30
In the first episode of a new four-part series, The Sunday Times's award-winning Middle East Correspondent, Louise Callaghan, tries to get to grips with one of the most bizarre stories she's eve...
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Remembering the Holocaust: A survivor's story from 2022-01-27T04:00:24
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. In this episode, we'll hear the story of Manfred Goldberg, one of a dwindling number of survivors who are still able to give their testimony firsthand.
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Kim Jong-Un's decade in power from 2022-01-26T04:00:15
When Kim Jong-Un took over from his father as Supreme Leader of North Korea, many predicted he wouldn't last - and that the country would be changed forever, so how has he bucked all expectation...
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Coming soon - The Messiah and his Kittens from 2022-01-25T16:00
A new four-part investigative series begins this Friday, 28th January, here on the Stories of our times, with further episodes released on following Fridays.
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The challengers vying to replace Boris Johnson from 2022-01-25T04:00:01
With the Sue Gray report imminent and a Tory rebellion in the offing, secret campaigning has already started for a new prime minister. Who are the candidates lining up to replace Boris Johnson? ...
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Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell: What happens next? from 2022-01-24T04:00:05
Stripped of his military titles and royal patronages, Prince Andrew – no longer His Royal Highness – has failed to have a sexual assault case against him dismissed. He now faces being cross-exam...
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Veganuary: The myths, the science and the future of food from 2022-01-21T04:00:28
Veganuary broke records this year, with half a million Brits giving it a go. But when even McDonalds and Greggs are getting on board the vegan train, you have to wonder -- is the diet finally be...
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Is Uber over? from 2022-01-20T04:00:51
The firm once hailed as the future of city transport is battling a driver shortage, post-pandemic demand and rising fares, leaving some disgruntled passengers waiting on the pavement. So, is thi...
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Boris Johnson: Is the party finally over? from 2022-01-19T04:00:20
After numerous allegations about parties at Downing Street during lockdown, what does the future hold for Boris Johnson? Is it game over?
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The hidden cost of the Afghanistan war (Pt 2): Coming home from 2022-01-18T04:00:17
Today's episode contains strong language, discussions of suicide, and descriptions of violence in war that some listeners might find distressing.
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The hidden cost of the Afghanistan war (Pt 1): Trauma from 2022-01-17T04:00
Today's episode contains strong language, discussions of suicide, and descriptions of violence in war that some listeners might find distressing.
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What's fuelling the protests in Kazakhstan? from 2022-01-14T04:00:09
Protests and riots have spread across Kazakhstan where the government has responded with deadly force. Russian troops that had entered the country to support the government have started to ...
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Djokovic and the vaccine sceptics in sport from 2022-01-13T04:00:58
It's split families and friendships. Now the debate over vaccinations is tearing through the world of sport. As tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew into Melbourne to compete in the Austral...
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Elizabeth Holmes: The downfall of a billion dollar startup from 2022-01-12T04:00:53
Elizabeth Holmes was once hailed as a visionary, and her company Theranos was set to revolutionise the world of medicine. But her success was a tale of hot air and hubris. Last week, Holmes was ...
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The cost of living crunch from 2022-01-11T04:00:32
The cost of living is reaching a crisis - for people trying to pay the bills and for the government under pressure to find solutions. With tax rises looming, energy bills up and inflation on the...
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The Omicron wave: What next? from 2022-01-10T04:00:33
It's been just over six weeks since the discovery of the Omicron variant. In England, the government now seems to be growing in confidence that it's chosen the right plan. But as other governmen...
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Has the pandemic affected our memories? from 2022-01-07T04:00:41
Sunday Times special correspondent Josh Glancy explores how the pandemic and successive lockdowns have left us in a brain fog struggling with the concept of time.
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Biden and Trump: What to expect from US politics in 2022 from 2022-01-06T04:00:36
A year on from the storming of the US Capitol, 2022 looks to be anything but a quiet year in American politics. We take stock of the year gone by, and look ahead at what to expect from the next ...
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Brexit and Northern Ireland: The year of the protocol from 2022-01-05T04:00:16
It's a year since the post-Brexit transition period ended, and the Northern Ireland protocol came into effect. As Foreign Secretary Liz Truss prepares to resume negotiations with the EU, what ha...
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New Year dispatches from around the world from 2022-01-04T04:00:26
This is a special episode of Stories of our times, where we join Times and Sunday Times correspondents around the globe. Here are their New Year postcards.
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It's more than just football: The Gareth Southgate story from 2021-12-29T04:00:13
As we head towards the end of 2021, we bring you some of the best episodes of the year. Today, we return to the Euros.
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Jamie Cullum: Christmas wines with the piano man from 2021-12-24T04:00:52
Today's episode of Stories of our times comes courtesy of our sister podcast: Wine Times. Pulling crackers and drinking wine with Miquita Oliver and Will Lyons is the broadcaster and mu...
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Joshua's story: Climbing the mountaintop from 2021-12-23T04:00:29
One young man tells the story of how the challenges experienced while undertaking courses in the wilds of Britain with Outward Bound helped his own development as he changed schools and furthere...
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A Life Well Lived: Remembering those we lost in 2021 from 2021-12-22T04:00:59
The Times has an august history of recording the lives of significant people and has been doing so since the 19th century in the obituaries pages. Here we remember some of the people w...
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Will Russia invade Ukraine? from 2021-12-21T04:00:25
In recent weeks Russia has increased its military presence on the Ukrainian border, worsening already-strained relationships with the West. But is Vladimir Putin really going to invade...
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Christmas dispatches from around the world from 2021-12-20T04:00:03
This is a special episode of Stories of our times, where we join Times and Sunday Times correspondents around the globe. Here are their Christmas postcards.
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The Ghislaine Maxwell trial so far from 2021-12-17T04:00:36
Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial have rested their case following two weeks of testimony. So, as the trial continues in New York, we look at the evidence set out so ...
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The refugee chef making a difference from 2021-12-16T04:00
Times columnist Giles Coren meets, Nestor Masudi, a chef from the Democratic Republic of Congo who arrived in the UK with nothing but - thanks to the support of the Scottish Refugee Council - no...
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The Interpreter (Pt 2): Escape from Kabul from 2021-12-15T04:00:05
Yesterday we listened back to our episode from August about an Afghan interpreter, Ahmadzai, whose life hung in the balance as the Taliban regained power.
Today: what happened next.
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The Interpreter (Pt 1): Hunted by the Taliban from 2021-12-14T04:00:55
As we come to the end of 2021, we're revisiting some of the biggest stories of the year.
Today, we look back to the moment the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan – as one former interpr...
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How Pentecostalism is taking over the world from 2021-12-13T04:00
From Brazil to South Korea, Justin Bieber to Bukayo Saka, Pentecostal Christianity is suddenly everywhere. By 2050, the movement is predicted to have a billion believers. In America, Pentecostal...
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The little Somerset village taking on climate change from 2021-12-10T04:00:23
It's just a tiny collection of houses and a church. But could Steart in Somerset have found a pioneering solution for carbon capture? In partnership with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, the v...
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The best-selling author and the man wrongly convicted of her rape from 2021-12-09T04:00:35
In 1981, Alice Sebold gave evidence that sent a man she believed raped her to prison for 16 years. She wrote about her ordeal which took place in Syracuse, New York, and the subsequent trial in ...
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The case of Peng Shuai and the calls for an Olympic boycott from 2021-12-08T04:00
This week the USA and Australia announced diplomatic boycotts of next year's Winter Olympics which are to be held in China. The announcements come at a time when the disappearance of China's top...
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What happens to Afghanistan's female judges? from 2021-12-07T04:00
For years, Afghanistan’s female judges worked at the highest levels of the judiciary, sentencing members of the Taliban, Isis and Al-Qaeda. Since the Taliban swept to power this summer, they’ve ...
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The Prussian prince, the MI6 spy and the plot to kill Hitler from 2021-12-06T04:00:27
In the summer of 1944, some of Adolf Hitler's most trusted senior officers narrowly failed in their attempt to assassinate him. But was that the whole story? A recently unearthed file reveals Br...
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The human cost of the migrant crisis from 2021-12-03T04:00:13
Last Wednesday, 27 people died crossing the Channel from France in a small, inflatable dinghy. On the same day, many more did make it, landing on the beach in Kent. What is it actually like...
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Who killed CJ Davis? (An update) - "Atonement" from 2021-12-02T04:00
As teenage murders reach a 13-year high in London and growing numbers of grieving families seek some kind of justice, The Times's crime correspondent John Simpson heads back to east London looki...
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The Omicron variant: What we know so far from 2021-12-01T04:00:35
The news of a new Covid variant swept the world in hours. Days later, new restrictions were introduced. Today: what the emergence of Omicron could mean for the next few months.
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The end of an era: Barbados becomes a Republic from 2021-11-30T04:00
Fifty-five years ago, Barbados gained independence from Britain. Despite independence, Queen Elizabeth has remained head of state. Today, that's come to an end. Barbados has formally c...
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Can working with abusive men cut violence against women? from 2021-11-29T04:00
Domestic violence programmes have traditionally been tailored for the victims. Now, there’s a push to work with the perpetrators to stop their abusive behaviour. How do these programmes work? Ca...
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Ghislaine Maxwell on trial from 2021-11-26T04:00
On Monday, after 16 months in solitary confinement, Ghislaine Maxwell will finally go on trial in New York, where she is charged with multiple sex trafficking offences relating to the Jeffrey Ep...
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The fourth wave: What's behind Europe's Covid riots from 2021-11-25T04:00:42
Europe is being battered by a fourth wave of Covid. Today we speak to our correspondent in Berlin, to find out how the German-speaking parts of Europe became the epicentre for both the fourth wa...
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Can the NHS cope this winter? from 2021-11-24T04:00:35
The NHS is under intense pressure, but since the peak of the pandemic public attention has largely moved elsewhere. Today we catch up with The Times' health editor – and with the doctors we...
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Crisis on Europe's doorstep: When migration becomes a weapon from 2021-11-23T04:00
Last week tensions at the border between neighbouring Poland and Belarus escalated as thousands of people, looking to start a new life in the West, were stranded in desperate cond...
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Xi Jinping: The man behind the myth from 2021-11-22T04:00:06
Xi Jinping is consolidating his position as the all-powerful president of China. But who is the man at the top of the sharpest pyramid in the world of politics?
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Botched Botox and fillers: The ugly side of the beauty industry from 2021-11-19T04:00
Last month, the government brought in a new law to stop under-eighteens using Botox and fillers for cosmetic reasons in England. But with reports of botched procedures and easy access to&nb...
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COP26: Success - or cop out? from 2021-11-18T04:00
The ink has dried on the agreement and the dignitaries have returned home - so what really happened at COP - and what does it mean for the planet?
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The rise of killer robots: The future of modern warfare? from 2021-11-17T04:00
They used to be the stuff of sci-fi and futuristic Hollywood films. But now, artificially intelligent weapons are transforming armies around the world. A technological arms race has begun - shou...
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The Yorkshire racism scandal engulfing English cricket from 2021-11-16T04:00
The scandal at Yorkshire County Cricket Club has triggered a wave of resignations at the county and condemnation from all corners. It's led to an existential crisis for the game in this country....
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The autism research row: Genetics under fire from 2021-11-15T04:00:25
Spectrum 10k was supposed to be Britain's biggest ever study of autism. But just weeks after launch, it was put on pause. As the genetics revolution picks up pace, could this be among the f...
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The bullying inquiry that's shaken British horse racing from 2021-11-12T04:00
It's a sport in which men and women compete equally. But is horse racing all that it seems? New accusations paint a picture of a culture that condones threatening behaviour - and frown...
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The U-bend U-turn: Why are England’s rivers so dirty? from 2021-11-11T04:00
There was public outcry when MPs voted against stricter penalties for water companies dumping raw sewage into England’s rivers. But following a U-turn, the Government has now passed a new Enviro...
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Insight investigation: The great untold peerage scandal from 2021-11-10T04:00
A Sunday Times investigation revealed this weekend that every chief Conservative Party treasurer in the past seven years gave the party £3m – and every one was offered a peerage. Manveen Rana sp...
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The return of 'Tory sleaze'? Owen Paterson and the rules on MPs lobbying from 2021-11-09T04:00
A debate on changing the procedure by which standards in Parliament are upheld last week led to a backlash from MPs - and a major u-turn. So, as the government defends itself against allegations...
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'Soldier X': What we know so far about the killing of Agnes Wanjiru from 2021-11-08T04:00:04
For the past six weeks, The Sunday Times has been reporting on the unsolved murder of Agnes Wanjiru, a young mother living near a British Army base in Kenya. She was last seen alive with a Briti...
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COP26: Inside the Amazon tribe fighting to save the rainforest from 2021-11-05T04:00
As the first week of COP26 draws to a close, we're going on a journey, deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest to see how one indigenous tribe is fighting miners, farmers and Brazilian Pres...
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Havana Syndrome: Super weapon or hysteria? from 2021-11-04T04:00
Since 2016, a mysterious illness has affected US diplomatic and security staff working abroad. The symptoms include headaches, fatigue and problems with balance and memory, but are they victims ...
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The Trump voters building a new state in the American Redoubt from 2021-11-03T00:01:36
A year on from the US presidential election, America's most conservative citizens are relocating en masse to a remote region in the Pacific Northwest. Times filmmaker Alastair Good tak...
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Lebanon: Anatomy of a failed state from 2021-11-02T04:00
Lebanon is in economic crisis with shortages of food, medicine and electricity on the ground. Today, how did the country, whose capital was once described as the Paris of the Middle East, g...
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Good COP, bad COP: What to expect from the climate summit from 2021-11-01T04:00:33
As delegates from almost two hundred nations gather in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, the stakes couldn't be higher. But can the conference succeed if the leaders of some of the world...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 6) - Police failings from 2021-10-29T03:00
In the final episode of this investigative series, Emily Dugan speaks to the former wife of one suspect from the time. It raises questions about how thorough Greater Manchester Police were in th...
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The pandemic: The best and worst case scenarios for this winter from 2021-10-28T03:00:51
Will this winter be good, bad, or somewhere in between? Today we take stock of the pandemic, and science editor Tom Whipple helps us imagine what might be just around the corner.
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Perez Hilton: The gossip blogger who changed celebrity culture forever from 2021-10-27T03:00:02
Perez Hilton was the original celebrity gossip blogger, who spared no one with his spiky, often malicious posts – and Britney Spears became a favourite target. As his actions come under fresh sc...
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Rishi Sunak's spending review: Is the economy going back to the 70s? from 2021-10-26T03:00
Ahead of the chancellor's budget and spending review tomorrow, we look for lessons from the past. Plus, The Times speaks with Rishi Sunak.
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The tech billionaires trying to outmanoeuvre death from 2021-10-25T03:00:09
The desire to live forever is as old as life itself. Now some of the world's richest people are investing heavily in the science of immortality. Could we get to a point where dying becomes optio...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 5) - 'Forced' to testify? from 2021-10-22T03:00
In the penultimate episode of this investigative series, reporter Emily Dugan speaks to one half of a couple whose testimony helped convict Andrew Malkinson. Dugan also discovers internal emails...
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What can be done to keep MPs safe? from 2021-10-21T03:00:35
In Westminster, the shock was palpable. How could this have happened again?
While MPs' safety is being re-examined following the killing of Sir David Amess, a new bill has been proposed t...
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Eric Zemmour: Right-wing firebrand, potential president? from 2021-10-20T03:00
As politicians in France vie to be the challenger in next year's French presidential election an outsider looks to be a contender. Who is Eric Zemmour, the right-wing journalist and author and w...
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The inside story of Newcastle United's Saudi takeover from 2021-10-19T03:00
In a landmark deal signed earlier this month, Newcastle United was bought by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium. The club now has the richest owners in the Premier League. Fans are ecstatic, but...
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What are Vladimir Putin's mercenaries doing in West Africa? from 2021-10-18T03:00:57
When a cargo plane containing four helicopters and a large consignment of military hardware touched down in the capital of Mali last month, observers raised an eyebrow. The kit was definitely fr...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 4) - Forensics from 2021-10-15T03:00
In episode four of this investigative series, reporter Emily Dugan hears how new DNA testing techniques reveal a different man may have been at the crime scene. Dugan also examines a dilemm...
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Tim Shipman on Boris Johnson's big gamble from 2021-10-14T03:00:40
Boris Johnson may have appeared unassailable last week at Conservative Party conference, but could the next few months cause the prime minister more of a headache than he's expecting? ...
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Testosterone in women's sport: What makes an athlete? from 2021-10-13T03:00:25
In the UK, there is no clear consensus about how trans athletes should be included in competitive sport. Last month, a major review by the Sports Council Equality Group (SCEG) found that tr...
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Nine British soldiers and the murder of Agnes Wanjiru from 2021-10-12T03:00
Nine years ago Agnes Wanjiru was found dead in a septic tank in Kenya. The young mother vanished after British troops enjoyed a debauched night out in a hotel. Now detectives want to question th...
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Prince Andrew: No way back from 2021-10-11T03:00
With allegations of sexual abuse, a dubious friendship with a convicted paedophile and a court case set to unfold in America, is it the end of the road for Prince Andrew? Should the Duke of York...
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Bonus episode: Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory from 2021-10-09T23:01
Something a bit different on Stories of our times today.
Today's show consists of a recording that was thought to have been lost, of an electric performance at the 2014 Times and ...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 3) - Witness testimony from 2021-10-08T03:00
In episode three of this investigative series, reporter Emily Dugan visits the scene of the crime in Greater Manchester. She also meets a survivor of a different sexual assault who explains how ...
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Policing in the dock: What's wrong with the Met? from 2021-10-07T03:00:26
The murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens has brought the force to a point of near-crisis. The government has announced an inquiry. How can the police rega...
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Sick Money (Pt 2): How Big Pharma made a killing from the pandemic from 2021-10-06T03:00
The second of two episodes this week, taking a deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry.
Big drug companies have won plaudits for their work producing Covid vaccines within a year of the...
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Sick Money (Pt 1): Exposing the drug companies' price gouging tactics from 2021-10-05T03:00
In the first of two episodes this week, we're taking a deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry.
How much does the medication you take actually cost? What if a company came along and bo...
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Childcare is a mess. Who will tidy it up? from 2021-10-04T03:00
The childcare sector is on its knees with nursery staff on low wages struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile parents buckle under the pressure of soaring childcare costs. And yet, the government...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 2) - The trial from 2021-10-01T03:00
In the second part of this investigative series on Stories of our times, Emily Dugan looks back at what happened during Andy Malkinson's trial in 2004. She reveals a worrying fact about two witn...
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Britain's supply chain crisis: A new 'winter of discontent'? from 2021-09-30T03:00
It's being called a 'perfect storm'. Rocketing gas prices and a shortage of lorry drivers have combined to cause a devastating ripple of chaos for businesses and families across the country.&nbs...
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Cannabis psychosis: How super-powered skunk blew our minds from 2021-09-29T03:00
Cannabis is far stronger than it used to be, and psychosis rates are soaring. What's causing some cannabis users to develop mental health issues, and how can they be treated?
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The climate change radicals causing motorway mayhem from 2021-09-28T03:00:38
Insulate Britain has staged sit-ins on the M25 and on the roads to Heathrow and the Port of Dover. The protesters are willing to risk going to prison for the cause. Who are they? And will they s...
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Cash for access: Prince Charles and the oligarch from 2021-09-27T03:00
Clarence House is caught up in a scandal involving a Russian banker, a group of royal fixers and a £500,000 donation that went missing. The Sunday Times has been investigating the practice of pa...
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Cash for access: Prince Charles and the oligarch from 2021-09-27T03:00
Clarence House is caught up in a scandal involving a Russian banker, a group of royal fixers and a £500,000 donation that went missing. The Sunday Times has been investigating the practice of pa...
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Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story (Pt 1) - Life turned upside down from 2021-09-24T03:00
In 2004 Andrew Malkinson was sentenced to life in jail after a 33-year-old mother of two was raped and left for dead on a Greater Manchester roadside. But he’s always maintained his innocence. I...
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AUKUS: What lies beneath the new submarine pact? from 2021-09-23T03:00:21
Until last week, it was one of the government's most closely guarded secrets. Only about ten people in Britain had been privy to the details.
And then – out of the blue – the UK, the US an...
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Priti Patel: Turning the tide on the migrant crisis? from 2021-09-22T03:00
In her two years as Home Secretary, Priti Patel has cultivated an image as a hardliner on immigration. Despite all her tough talk, the extent to which she's achieved anything concrete is debatab...
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Coming soon - Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story from 2021-09-21T17:00
Award-winning journalist Emily Dugan from The Sunday Times investigates a potential miscarriage of justice, which could have cost a man nearly two decades of his life wrongfully behind bars.&nbs...
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Trouble for Auntie: Testing times at the BBC from 2021-09-21T03:00:48
It's been an intense year for the BBC: budget cuts, a series of staff departures and redundancies, accusations of bias… and now, it has a hawkish new culture secretary to contend with. Plus, jus...
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Unregistered: The schools unaccountable for child abuse from 2021-09-20T03:00
Violence and neglect are rife in unregistered schools across the UK. We explore how a legal loophole allows these establishments to operate under the radar, ignoring basic educational and safegu...
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Thinking Straight (Pt 7): The ban from 2021-09-17T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms.
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Justin Trudeau: The rise and (possible) fall of Canada's PM from 2021-09-16T03:00
Last month Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau called a snap election, hoping to capitalise on support for his pandemic response. With the election just days away, and polls showing a neck an...
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The history of abortion in America from 2021-09-15T03:00
A new law restricting abortions in the state of Texas could spell the end of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling which guaranteed access to abortion for women in America. Today: the legal history of a...
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San Francisco and the American nightmare from 2021-09-14T03:00:03
Since the internet boom in the mid-90s, San Francisco has become a tech superpower, overtaking Silicon Valley. The city has more billionaires per square mile than anywhere in the US, but it...
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Back to life? What Covid has in store this autumn from 2021-09-13T03:00
As people return to work and school, and Covid numbers continue to rise, just how normal might this autumn be?
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Thinking Straight (Pt 6): Conversion and transitioning from 2021-09-10T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms.
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COP26: The road to Glasgow from 2021-09-09T03:00
Next month world leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26, the annual UN climate change conference, where the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. The summit will be just the culminat...
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Life after “Mutti”: How Angela Merkel shaped Germany and the world from 2021-09-08T03:00
After 16 years as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel is exiting the international stage. What did the world's most powerful woman stand for, and what will her legacy be?
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The lie The Times nearly killed (Pt 2): Publication and reaction from 2021-09-07T03:00
A hundred years ago last month, The Times published a series of articles proving the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a conspiracy theory that Jews were looking to control world governments, wer...
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The lie The Times nearly killed (Pt 1): The Protocols of the Elders of Zion from 2021-09-06T03:00
A hundred years ago last month, The Times published a series of articles proving the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a conspiracy theory that Jews were looking to control world governments, wer...
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Thinking Straight (Pt 5): Faith and queerness from 2021-09-03T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms.
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Thinking Straight (Pt 4): Undercover again from 2021-08-27T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms.
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Who are the 'new' Taliban? from 2021-08-26T03:00:23
The window for rescuing Afghans is rapidly closing, and for many, that will mean adjusting to life under the 'new' Taliban. Diplomatic correspondent Catherine Philp first met the Taliban 20 year...
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The People's Mujahidin: Inside a secretive Iranian resistance camp from 2021-08-25T03:00
It is not marked on maps. Men with automatic weapons guard its border. Few outsiders have ever visited the heavily guarded enclave in rural Albania that is home to the People’s Mujahidin, or MEK...
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An American fable: The rise and fall of Andrew Cuomo from 2021-08-24T03:00:52
The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has left office, resigning after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. How did he go from potential president to political pariah?
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The deal that set the stage for a Taliban victory from 2021-08-23T03:00:52
Every Monday this August, we're looking back at some of the stories from the past year that have stuck with us.
With the Taliban now in control of Afghanistan, we return to the a...
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Thinking Straight (Pt 3): Surviving from 2021-08-20T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors’ treatment rooms.
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Drunk nation: Why do British people drink so much? from 2021-08-19T03:00
We drank our way through lockdown and now we’re back on the razz – doing what we’ve done to let our hair down since ancient times. But why is booze such an intrinsic part of British life? <...
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China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic from 2021-08-18T03:00
Did the World Health Organisation miss its chance to stop Covid-19? More than a year and a half into the pandemic, we're no closer to a definitive answer on the origins of the virus. I...
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'The Taliban will kill me': The interpreter trying to flee Kabul from 2021-08-17T03:00:23
As the Taliban takes power in Afghanistan, we follow one former interpreter for American and British troops who is trying to escape the country – and speak to the retired major general trying to...
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The struggle for the soul of Hong Kong from 2021-08-16T03:00
Each Monday this August, we're looking back at some of the stories from the past year that stuck with us.
In June 2020, with the world's attention on the pandemic, Hong Kong’s freedoms wer...
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Thinking Straight (Pt 2): Undercover from 2021-08-13T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms.
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A brief history of the climate crisis from 2021-08-12T03:00:42
How did we arrive at such a sophisticated understanding of climate change, and yet still end up on the edge of disaster?
Today: how 165 years of science and politics led to the United Nati...
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The law change that will treat journalists as spies from 2021-08-11T03:00
You might think the UK would be a safe place for journalists, but investigative reporters in this country can face threats, lawsuits and intimidation. And now, the Home Office is proposing chang...
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Life after a terror attack: How sport can help from 2021-08-10T03:00
On Wednesday 22 March 2017, police officer Kris Aves sustained life changing injuries in the Westminster Bridge terror attack.
Today, he tells us how, despite no longer being able to walk,...
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Fighting for democracy against Europe's last dictator from 2021-08-09T03:00:46
Each Monday this August, we're revisiting some of the stories from the past year that have stuck with us.
One year ago today, Alexander Lukashenko claimed to win a sixth term as presi...
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Thinking Straight (Pt 1): Conversion from 2021-08-06T03:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country: in village churches, Harley Street clinics and counsellors' treatment rooms. In this first episode of a seven-part series...
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The legacy of Penrhyn Castle (Pt 3) from 2021-08-05T03:00:28
How has slavery shaped modern Britain? Today, the conclusion of our look beyond the grand interiors of Penrhyn Castle in North Wales, where we discover the dark history its foundations were buil...
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The legacy of Penrhyn Castle (Pt 2) from 2021-08-04T03:00:48
How has slavery shaped modern Britain? Today, part two of our look beyond the grand interiors of Penrhyn Castle in northwest Wales, where we discover the dark history its foundations were built ...
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The legacy of Penrhyn Castle (Pt 1) from 2021-08-03T03:00
How has slavery shaped British history? On today's Stories of our times podcast, we look behind the grandeur and fine interiors of Penrhyn Castle, in north west Wales, to discover the dark histo...
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Coming soon: Thinking Straight from 2021-08-02T17:00
Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country, in village churches, Harley street clinics and counsellors treatment rooms.
Reporter Emily Sargent goes undercover to ex...
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Seafarers abandoned in the Gulf from 2021-08-02T03:00
What does it feel like to be abandoned out at sea? We go on board an oil tanker to tell the extraordinary story of those stranded on the MT Iba.
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The pingdemic: The great British unlocking experiment from 2021-07-30T03:00:01
The so-called 'pingdemic' paralysed businesses, public services, and even the cabinet. But it was an inevitable side effect of lifting restrictions and letting the virus spread. As the world wat...
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The pingdemic: The great British unlocking experiment from 2021-07-30T03:00:01
The so-called 'pingdemic' paralysed businesses, public services, and even the cabinet. But it was an inevitable side effect of lifting restrictions and letting the virus spread. As the world wat...
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GB News, free speech and a very polarised nation from 2021-07-29T03:00
Last month, amid much fanfare, GB News was born. It billed itself as a place where people could say the unsayable. But just weeks after its launch, GB News had taken one of its own presenters of...
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The aftermath of the German floods from 2021-07-28T03:00
When parts of Belgium, the Netherlands and western Germany were hit by flooding earlier this month, it left a trail of devastation and over a hundred dead. As the flood waters subsided and local...
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Leaving Afghanistan (Pt 2): Handing victory to the Taliban from 2021-07-27T03:00
Veteran Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd hits the road with Afghan security forces… and meets the Taliban.
The second of two episodes this week looking back at 20 years of...
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Leaving Afghanistan (Pt 1): Our correspondent's diaries from the 20-year war from 2021-07-26T03:00
After 20 years of war, is the difficult truth that Nato has lost to the Taliban?
The first of two episodes this week with Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd, as he looks back at Afgh...
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Footballers' wives: Wagatha Christie in the High Court from 2021-07-23T03:00
In 2019, Coleen Rooney, wife of former England football captain Wayne Rooney, accused Rebekah Vardy— also the wife of a prominent footballer or "Wag"— of leaking false stories about her private ...
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Mass shootings: This is America from 2021-07-22T03:00
2021 is on track to be America's deadliest year for gun violence in two decades. With record numbers of mass shootings across the country, is the US finally ready to confront the problem? Listen
Police and tasers: The death of Dalian Atkinson from 2021-07-21T03:00
Five years ago, the death of an ex-footballer in the Midlands town of Telford made headlines. Last month, the officer who unlawfully killed Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and...
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An interview with Michael Wolff: Inside the mind of Donald Trump from 2021-07-20T03:00
The forty fifth president of the US, Donald Trump, will be talked about forever. Now, Michael Wolff in his new book: Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency, exposes the ...
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European Super League: A busted flush? from 2021-07-19T03:00
Earlier this year football fans, politicians and royalty united against the breakaway European Super League. Today we reveal how the multibillion-pound plan was scuppered and ask: could it still...
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Football and the state of the nation from 2021-07-16T03:00
The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday's Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy has caused outrage across the country. What does the reaction to Sunday's r...
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Covid and freedom day: Lessons from around the world from 2021-07-15T03:00
Despite a surge in coronavirus cases, Boris Johnson is set on lifting all restrictions on what's been dubbed as 'Freedom day' next Monday in England. Today, we look at three examples: Israe...
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The anatomy of a global hack from 2021-07-14T03:00
Over the weekend of the 4th July, as Americans celebrated their national holiday, a group of cyber criminals were working hard. Their attack left hundreds of companies scrambling to protect ...
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Haiti: The assassination of a President from 2021-07-13T03:00
Last Wednesday a group of gunmen broke into the home of President Moïse in Haiti. Posing as American drug enforcement officials, once inside they shot the president dead. Despite arrests be...
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Inside the world of internet pickup artists from 2021-07-12T03:00
An investigation by The Sunday Times has uncovered a dangerous network of pickup artists who profess to know how to coach other men to improve their sexual prowess. How does this websi...
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Gareth Southgate: It's more than just football from 2021-07-09T03:00
At times over the past few years this country has felt quite divided. But now, there's something we can all agree on: it's coming home. Who is the man changing English football?
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The politics of hair: Why are students calling uniform policies racist? from 2021-07-08T03:00
Students at Pimlico Academy in Westminster, have used boycotts and walk-outs to express their dissatisfaction over policies about their dress code, policies which they say are racist because the...
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Dark channel: The people smugglers and their clients from 2021-07-07T03:00
Increasing numbers of people from Iran are being sold an escape package out of Turkey and then onto the UK. Who are the men, women and children risking their lives crossing the world's busi...
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South Africa: Jacob Zuma on trial from 2021-07-06T03:00
One week ago, South Africa's Constitutional Court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt for defying its order to appear at an inquiry into his alleged corruption. Who is the ...
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The new Cold War: What really happened in the Black Sea? from 2021-07-05T03:00
Two weeks ago tensions bubbled up in the Black Sea as a British warship, HMS Defender, sailed through Ukrainian waters and encountered Russian forces. What really happened during those 36 minute...
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Critical race theory and the war for America from 2021-07-02T03:00
It started 40 years ago as an academic movement to critique how historical racism may still be preventing people of colour in the United States from achieving true equality, now it's dividing Am...
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Next slide, please: The enigmatic Chris Whitty from 2021-07-01T03:00
As the pandemic was changing all of our lives, the most private of men was forced into the pressure cooker of public life, facing increasing public harassment. Sixteen months on, how well do any...
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By-election: Welcome to Batley and Spen from 2021-06-30T03:00
Tomorrow voters in Yorkshire’s Batley and Spen constituency head to the polls for the fourth time in five years. The previously safe Labour seat is under threat and this by-election is seen as a...
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The fall of Matt Hancock from 2021-06-29T03:00
It's not often that CCTV footage changes the political landscape. What does the scandal surrounding Matt Hancock tell us about the way government works? And what does his departure mean for...
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The mob boss waging a YouTube war on the Turkish government from 2021-06-28T03:00
A Turkish mob boss who's on the run, has been making unverified claims on YouTube about corruption and organised crime linked right to the top of president Erdogan's government. His te...
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The best books to read for summer 2021 from 2021-06-25T03:00
From Nobel-winning greats and pacey thrillers to memoirs and historical novels, Times Radio's Stig Abell returns to the podcast for our guide to the best reads for the beach.
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Tough times for the Veep: Can Kamala come through? from 2021-06-24T03:00
President Joe Biden put his VP Kamala Harris in charge of stemming the tide of migrants into the United States in March - a seemingly intractable problem. Since then, many have criticised Harris...
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Confronting the scammers from 2021-06-23T03:00
Fraudsters make millions by exploiting a weak banking system, but who are the crooks behind it all? One of our journalists has turned the table on scammers by recording his calls with them and r...
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Should footballers take the knee? from 2021-06-22T03:00
They've been booed and criticised but the England team insist they'll begin tonight's match by taking the knee. A former professional footballer tells us why it matters to the players so much. Listen
Back to Brexitland: Inside Britain’s most pro-Leave town from 2021-06-21T03:00
This week marks five years since Britain voted to leave the European union. Today we go back to the heart of Brexitland in Boston, Lincolnshire.
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Diana, Bashir, and the future of the BBC from 2021-06-18T03:00:17
Princess Diana's 1995 interview with BBC journalist Martin Bashir is among the most famous in broadcasting history. But last month an independent investigation found that Bashir had engaged in “...
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Foreign Aid: An end to British benevolence? from 2021-06-17T03:00
Rebel MPs have been lining up to criticise plans to reduce the foreign aid budget from 0.7% of our national income to 0.5%, a loss of £4 billion. Today we explore the impact of these cuts I...
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What really happened at the G7 from 2021-06-16T03:00
As it was the first time world leaders have met since the pandemic began, there was a huge amount to discuss, including: vaccines, climate change and security. But how much was actually achieved...
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The legacy of China’s one-child policy from 2021-06-15T03:00
China has recently changed its two-child policy and is now allowing families to have up to three children legally. It's a move aimed to combat the country's plunging birth rate, but what does th...
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The Tokyo Olympics: Are the games in jeopardy? from 2021-06-14T03:00
As athletes and competitors all over the world prepare to descend on Tokyo, locals don't seem to want them to come. With just weeks to go, will the Olympics happen?
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Is medicine sexist? from 2021-06-11T03:00
Is medicine sexist, and is female health suffering as a result?
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Is this Netanyahu's last stand? from 2021-06-10T03:00
The fifteen year rule of Benjamin Netanyahu could come to an end this Sunday if a newly formed coalition government survives a vote of confidence. What will it mean for Israel if Netanyahu loses...
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Ethiopia: Terror in Tigray from 2021-06-09T03:00
After an outbreak of conflict back in November last year between the Ethiopian military and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, thousands have been killed, and millions are now displ...
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The ‘super-immune’ residents living in an Italian town from 2021-06-08T03:00
The small, rural Italian town of Vo' Euganeo was sealed off after recording Europe's first Covid death. But now some locals in the village have been dubbed the 'super-immunes' as their blood-tes...
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The third wave: Should the June unlocking go ahead? from 2021-06-07T03:00:56
One week from today, Boris Johnson has a big decision to make. Is it time to declare 'freedom day' on the 21st of June? Or could the government be walking into another mistake? Listen
How student drug-taking reached new highs (and lows) in lockdown from 2021-06-04T03:00
For much of the pandemic, university students have been confined to their halls for months on end. For some, drugs became a way to pass the time. But as lockdown lifts, will the rise in student ...
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Why the Wuhan lab leak theory is being taken seriously from 2021-06-03T03:00
President Biden has launched a 90-day investigation into the origins of the virus, following reports which give fresh life to the Wuhan lab-leak hypothesis. Once regarded as a conspiracy th...
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Trash Island: The mountain of plastic blighting the Balkans from 2021-06-02T03:00:54
In the middle of one of the world's most beautiful rivers, the Drina, there now floats an island of rubbish – with no one taking responsibility. How did a landscape already ravaged by war become...
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Millennials: Why can't they get on the housing ladder? from 2021-06-01T03:00:34
Living the British dream – as dozens of TV shows testify – has always meant owning your own home. But today, if you’re a millennial in a city, a dream is quite possibly what it will remain. What...
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Failures of State: The Dominic Cummings evidence from 2021-05-31T03:00:29
It was a day that brought Westminster to a standstill. Today the Sunday Times Insight team analyses the nearly 7 hours of evidence the former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings gave to...
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Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 6): Questions and Answers from 2021-05-28T03:00
We've been following the story of how a now disgraced financier, Lex Greensill, wormed his way into the upper echelons of David Cameron's government. Earlier this month, the two men at the heart...
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How Belarus hijacked a plane from 2021-05-27T03:00
On Sunday afternoon, a Ryanair flight to Vilnius made a sudden and dramatic landing in Minsk. In what some have described as state sponsored kidnapping, a prominent Belarusian opposition activis...
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The secret life of Bill Gates from 2021-05-26T03:00:40
Since the announcement of the divorce between Bill and Melinda Gates, a fuller picture of the Microsoft billionaire’s life is emerging. What could it mean for the world's biggest private charita...
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The Sunday Times Rich List: How the pandemic spawned more billionaires than ever from 2021-05-25T03:00
The annual Sunday Times Rich List has identified a record-breaking 24 new billionaires this year. For many of us, it's been a bleak year with recurring lockdowns, businesses closed and workers f...
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The Manchester Arena bombing: Four years on from 2021-05-24T03:00
It happened on the 22nd of May 2017, when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb as attendees of an Ariana Grande concert were exiting the Manchester Arena, leaving 22 people dead and hundreds injure...
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Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 5): The Crash from 2021-05-21T03:00:16
We've been following the story of how a now disgraced financier, Lex Greensill, wormed his way into the upper echelons of David Cameron's government. On Monday we found out a lot more about meta...
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Labour's identity crisis: Lessons from the past from 2021-05-20T03:00
The devastating results for Labour at the Hartlepool by-election have made it clearer than ever that the party is facing an existential crisis. But it's not the first time that Labour has been c...
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A view from Gaza from 2021-05-19T03:00
Two-hundred Palestinians, including fifty-nine children have been killed in Israel's bombardment of the Gaza strip over the last week. Despite mounting global pressure on Israeli prime minister ...
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Covid: Will the Indian variant change our roadmap back to normality? from 2021-05-18T03:00
Could the Indian Covid-19 variant pose "serious disruption" to lockdown easing and what does our response tell us about the future of our pandemic strategy?
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Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 4): Sanjeev Gupta, man of steel from 2021-05-17T03:00
We've been following the story of how a now disgraced financier, Lex Greensill, worked his way into the upper echelons of David Cameron's government. Today we explore Greensill's collapse and ho...
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Italy's Five Star Movement: A well executed punchline or a comedy of errors? from 2021-05-14T03:00
Italy's Five Star Movement, a political party co-founded by comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009, promised radical change by putting citizens back in control of politics. Today the party is facing prob...
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What next for Scottish independence? from 2021-05-13T03:00:09
Last week the Scottish National Party won a historic fourth term in government. With a commitment to hold another independence referendum – and a majority in the Scottish parliament for it – wha...
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Empire of pain: The Sacklers and the opioid crisis from 2021-05-12T03:00
Once hailed as a pain obliterating wonder drug, OxyContin helped give birth to one of the most devastating public health crises in the developed world.
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India's second wave from 2021-05-11T03:00
All across India there are scenes of devastation and desperation as the country grapples with a brutal second wave of Covid-19. What went wrong? And will this crisis have a lasting impact on the...
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Investigation: The prince, the palace & Putin from 2021-05-10T03:00
A Sunday Times Insight investigation reveals a royal allegedly using their position to enrich themselves. Going undercover and working with Channel 4's Dispatches, the Insight team filmed HRH Pr...
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Northern Ireland: Who will replace first minister Arlene Foster? from 2021-05-07T03:00
Northern Ireland's first minister, DUP leader Arlene Foster, has stepped down. Who will take over the top job? And what could it mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
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Apps changing how we date: Meet the founder of Bumble from 2021-05-06T03:00
She cofounded Tinder in her twenties, then became the target of misogynistic trolling. Now her female-friendly dating app Bumble has made her one of the world’s wealthiest women aged just 31. Ho...
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Apps changing how we date: Meet the founder of Bumble from 2021-05-06T03:00
She cofounded Tinder in her twenties, then became the target of misogynistic trolling. Now her female-friendly dating app Bumble has made her one of the world’s wealthiest women aged just 31. Ho...
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What does the Hartlepool by-election mean for Johnson and Starmer? from 2021-05-05T03:00
On Thursday the 6th May, voters in Hartlepool will elect the first new MP since Boris Johnson and the Conservatives’ landslide victory in 2019. With polling showing the Tories on course to win t...
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President Biden's grand plan: The new Roosevelt? from 2021-05-04T03:00
President Joe Biden has proposed some of the most expansive and expensive economic reforms in America in recent political memory. He’s been keen to paint himself as a 21st century Franklin D. Ro...
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Corrupt cops and the journalists risking all in the line of duty from 2021-05-03T03:00
After a groundbreaking investigation carried out by The Times back in the 1960s, an anti-corruption police unit was set up to investigate corruption in the Metropolitan police force.&n...
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Anatomy of a No 10 scandal from 2021-04-30T03:00
They're calling it the 'cash for cushions' scandal. How did the refurbishment of the prime minister's flat snowball out of control? And what lies ahead for Boris Johnson?
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The curious case of Sweden (revisited) from 2021-04-29T03:00
During the coronavirus pandemic, Sweden’s approach has been different to most western European nations. But a year on, how have the Swedes fared, and did their government let them walk into a se...
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Mystery: The children who won't wake up from 2021-04-28T03:00
Hundreds of children have succumbed to a mystery illness that can keep them in a sleeplike state for years and scientists are stumped. What does it feel like to sleep for months? And how do you ...
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The rise of crypto art: Power to the Beeple from 2021-04-27T03:00
In March, one digital art creation titled: "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" by artist Beeple, sold for a groundbreaking $69.3 million. What is digital art and why has it taken the world by storm...
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Dispatch from El Paso: Crisis at the border from 2021-04-26T03:00
President Donald Trump came to power promising to "build a wall." Throughout his term there was turmoil at the border. When Joe Biden took office, he vowed to change course and offer a more huma...
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David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 3): A pay app for the NHS from 2021-04-23T03:00
The collapse of a financial company, Greensill Capital, has brought to light how former prime minister, David Cameron, had privately lobbied senior figures in government. Emails provide details ...
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George Floyd: The Derek Chauvin trial - journey to an historic verdict from 2021-04-22T03:00
On Tuesday, the former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. What does the verdict mean for racial equality and policing in the Uni...
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Jordan: A very British history and a royal family feud from 2021-04-21T03:00
Almost exactly a century ago, the state of Jordan was created with the help of the British. Now, the Hashemite Royal Family in Jordan have found themselves in the middle of a family crisis that ...
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Covid-19: The unlikeliest of opportunities from 2021-04-20T03:00
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused global disruption and changed so many of our lives forever. Today we look at cases in which lockdown has presented individuals with the rarest of opportunities.<...
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The Oxfam scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2021-04-19T03:00
An investigation by The Times has brought to light allegations of bullying, sexual harassment, exploitation and assault at Oxfam International's mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What...
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Inside EncroChat: The criminal chat app from 2021-04-16T03:00
Last summer, a hack of EncroChat phones by police forces led to the arrest of criminals involved in gangs, drugs and weapons across Europe. Who were those swept up in one of the biggest police o...
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Fire on the streets of Northern Ireland from 2021-04-15T03:00
Tensions have erupted in Northern Ireland once again, as leaders attempt to preserve a long-standing peace deal in the region. Twenty-three years after the Good Friday Agreement, why does peace ...
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Vaccine passports and data privacy from 2021-04-14T03:00
Last week it was announced by the government that so-called vaccine passports could be rolled out across the country to help ease lockdown measures. But should we be worried about what this migh...
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Britain's race report: What went wrong? from 2021-04-13T03:00
At the end of last month, we saw the release of the Race and Ethnic disparities report, it was controversial and many called into question its integrity. Today we dissect it.
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David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 2): Collapse and aftermath from 2021-04-12T03:00
The financier Lex Greensill enjoyed privileged access to No 10 – and dragged former PM David Cameron into a scandal.
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Philip: The tale of the lost Prince from 2021-04-09T23:01
The longest serving royal consort has passed away after seven decades of steadfast support of our monarch. Today we take you to the moment his wife, Queen Elizabeth the second, learnt she would ...
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David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 1): The rise of Lex Greensill from 2021-04-09T03:00
The financier Lex Greensill enjoyed privileged access to No 10 – and dragged former PM David Cameron into a scandal.
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Free speech on campus from 2021-04-08T03:00
The government is proposing new laws that will allow academics, students or visiting speakers the power to sue universities for compensation, if they feel they've been censored or if their free ...
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Investigation: The leaseholders hung out to dry from 2021-04-07T03:00
Not many feelings come close to the thrill of getting your foot on the property ladder after months of mortgages, solicitors and surveys. But what happens when things start to go wrong? The Sund...
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Britain's overflowing cemeteries: How to solve a grave problem from 2021-04-06T03:00
There's a looming crisis in the cemeteries of Britain: many of them are running out of space. How have we got here and what can we do about it?
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Three incredible tales of scientific progress from 2021-04-05T03:00
Extraordinary scientific advances have taken place over the past year both because of Covid and despite it.
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The Suez Canal: What happened when a ship got stuck? from 2021-04-02T03:00
After the Ever Given vessel was freed earlier this week, the world breathed a huge sigh of relief. But what does this incident tell us about international trade and globalisation?
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The Covid superstitions putting people with albinism at risk from 2021-04-01T03:00
In sub-Saharan Africa, people with albinism – those born without pigmentation in their skin, hair and eyes – have long been discriminated against and even hunted for their body parts, which are ...
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Police, protest and Priti Patel from 2021-03-31T03:00
Tensions between the police and communities across the UK are at an all time high. One woman is behind the push to increase police powers. Who is Priti Patel and what's her plan for Britain?
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The rape culture crisis in Britain's elite private schools from 2021-03-30T03:00
Around the country, girls who have suffered in silence for years at some of England's top schools are finally speaking out about the sexual abuse they've encountered. A stream of hundreds of har...
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Peer pressure: Time for change in the House of Lords? from 2021-03-29T03:00
Is it time to rethink the way British democracy works and reform the upper chamber of parliament?
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British cycling: A doctor, drugs & a scandal from 2021-03-26T04:00
Last week the former Team GB and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of ordering a banned substance “knowing or believing” it was to dope...
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Revisiting old friends after a year of Covid from 2021-03-25T04:00
This week marks a year since the Covid lockdown began. Every aspect of our daily life has been affected and more than 146,000 people have died of the virus in the UK. In today's episo...
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Dog theft: Inside the canine crime epidemic from 2021-03-24T04:00
Throughout the pandemic, demand for dogs has soared, and thieves have taken note. Dog theft has skyrocketed over the last year with criminal gangs cashing in. How are they getting away with it? ...
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General Sir Nick Carter on the threats facing Britain from 2021-03-23T04:00
Yesterday the government published new plans for the future of the military. Manveen Rana speaks to the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, about the changing face of war and Br...
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Prince William: Repairing the crown's image from 2021-03-22T04:00
Almost ten years ago, the world watched as a future king got married. Now, after a bombshell interview, things couldn't feel further removed from that day when the royal family basked in the wor...
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The food critic behind Italy’s deadliest terrorist attack from 2021-03-19T04:00
Federico Umberto D’Amato, the former spy who created the country’s culinary bible, is accused of being behind the 1980 Bologna atrocity. Could this decades old mystery finally be solved?
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The lost children: How school closures hit the most vulnerable kids from 2021-03-18T04:00
Last week schools in England reopened after months of shutdown due to the pandemic, but has keeping kids out of the classroom come at a social greater cost than we realise?
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Sarah Everard: How her vigil galvanised a movement from 2021-03-17T04:00
On Saturday night the Metropolitan Police arrested four people at a vigil for Sarah Everard. What went wrong that night? And what does it mean for the police and for women's rights?
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The invisible epidemic of eating disorders in Britain from 2021-03-16T04:00
Content warning: this episode contains discussion of eating disorders and mentions of suicidal thoughts.
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Hunting the COVID-19 variants from 2021-03-15T04:00
New variants of COVID-19 have caused spikes in infections around the world and rang alarm bells about vaccine resistance. We speak to two scientists tracking mutant strains of the virus. How are...
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What if bitcoin hits $1 million? from 2021-03-13T04:00
Bitcoin is surging. Last month, it surpassed $50,000 per coin, and big institutions are buying in alongside retail investors. The new frenzy has started, partially due to Elon Musk's Tesla annou...
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Failures of State: The origins of Covid-19 (Pt 3) from 2021-03-12T04:00:55
In the final part of our Failures of State series, the Sunday Times Insight team take David Aaronovitch on a hunt for answers.
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The fallout in Scotland: What now for the SNP? from 2021-03-11T04:00
For more than a decade Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon were the dream team that dominated Scottish politics, leading the charge for Scottish independence. But damning accusations have brought t...
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Meghan and Harry v The Firm from 2021-03-10T04:00
In a bombshell world exclusive interview, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, sat down with Oprah Winfrey and talked at lengths about reasons for their departure from the Royal Family. What...
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Failures of State: How Britain made the same mistake twice (Pt 2) from 2021-03-09T04:00:35
In the second of three episodes this week, the Sunday Times Insight team explains how Britain unleashed a second disastrous wave of the virus despite repeated warnings from experts.
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Failures of State: The inside story of Britain’s battle with coronavirus (Pt 1) from 2021-03-08T04:00:18
Last year, a Sunday Times investigation exposed failures at the top of government which may have cost thousands of lives. Now the team behind those revelations has written the first major book t...
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An exclusive interview with the fake heiress Anna Delvey from 2021-03-07T04:00
What happened when Laura Pullman met the newly released Anna Delvey (AKA Sorokin) for The Sunday Times? Anna is a modern day Gatsby who scammed New York’s high society and ended up in prison. Listen
The Spider in the Web: The Hans Globke Story (Pt 2) from 2021-03-05T04:00
Today: from Nazi bureaucrat to the architect of modern Germany. In the second episode of this two-part investigation, we look at the power Hans Globke held during the rebuilding of modern G...
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The Spider in the Web: The Hans Globke Story (Pt 1) from 2021-03-04T04:00
Who was Hans Globke? In part one of this two-part investigation, we meet the German lawyer in the Nazi regime who helped to lay the legal basis for the Holocaust and then came back to build...
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Budget 2021: Who is Rishi Sunak? from 2021-03-03T04:00
Not many knew of Rishi Sunak until he was appointed Chancellor last year. Now a household name, today he will deliver his second budget which will be central to the gove...
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Inside Britain's first gaming addiction clinic for teenagers from 2021-03-02T04:00
What would you do if your child couldn't stop gaming? Jenny Kleeman meets a teenage patient getting specialist help.
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The blame game: What really caused the Texas blackouts? from 2021-03-01T04:00
Texas is still reeling from an unprecedented energy disaster, where unusually cold temperatures brought their power grid to a standstill earlier this month. Now, as the dust settles and the...
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Update on Shamima Begum: Bring Me Home from 2021-02-27T04:00
The Supreme Court has ruled that Shamima Begum will not be allowed to return to the UK to fight her citizenship case. Begum, who was a teenager when she left Britain to join ISIS, has been fight...
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The Jessie Earl story: The family pain of an unsolved murder from 2021-02-26T04:00
Features writer for The Sunday Times Rosie Kinchen examines what it's like to live through the ordeal of losing your daughter and never getting the recognition of what exactly happened.
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Investigation: One bruise and they took the baby away from 2021-02-25T04:00
If one day, you saw your newborn baby with a little bruise you couldn't explain, what would you do? Many people like Holly Kobayashi would ask a professional for advice and reassurance. Ins...
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Guns, skis and corruption: Biathlon from 2021-02-24T04:00
Three years ago, a dramatic raid at the headquarters of a popular winter sports blew open a scandal at the International Biathlon Union. The former president, Anders Besseberg, has been accused ...
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From conspiracy theories to Congress: The Marjorie Taylor Greene story from 2021-02-23T04:00
Who is the Congresswoman who has split the Republican party with her toxic views?
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How China uses LinkedIn to steal state secrets from 2021-02-22T04:00
The Times has uncovered that spies are creating fake business profiles on the professional networking site so that they can identify targets and obtain classified information. Under fake profile...
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Past Imperfect: Nadiya Hussain from 2021-02-21T04:00
In this special bonus edition we are bringing you an episode from another Times podcast - Past Imperfect.
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It's a Sin: Should gay roles be reserved for gay actors? from 2021-02-19T04:00
Before Channel 4's hit series It's Sin was broadcast, writer Russell T Davies made headlines for his comments on how the show was cast. Should LGBTQ+ roles only be played by those with ...
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How Russia's vaccine disinformation war backfired from 2021-02-18T04:00
In October, a Stories of our times investigation blew the lid off a Russian disinformation campaign, which had aimed to stoke fears about the Oxford vaccine.
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A lockdown exit strategy: Lessons from Israel and Australia from 2021-02-17T04:00
On Monday the prime minister will unveil a roadmap for how we exit lockdown. Today we look to two countries which might show us a glimpse of the future: Australia and Israel.
Post-Brexit Britain 2021: Who do we think we are? from 2021-02-16T04:00
It's been over a year since the UK officially left the EU on the 31st of January 2020 in a vote which was fuelled by decades of British Euroscepticism. With terms like 'remainer' ...
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Afghanistan's road to peace: Murder in Kabul from 2021-02-15T04:00
Last month, a team of assassins shot and killed two of Afghanistan’s most eminent women. The murder of the two Supreme Court judges is part of an assassination campaign targeting Kabul’s in...
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The strange case of the spy in the bag: Is it time for a review? from 2021-02-12T04:00
A decade after an MI6 agent was found dead in a North Face holdall, the detective who led the inquiry wants a forensic case review.
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Inside Porton Down: Britain’s top secret laboratory from 2021-02-11T04:00
What goes on inside one of the most secure, secretive and at times controversial British institutions? The Times is the first newspaper to be allowed into some of the most sec...
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Civil disobedience and the future of Myanmar's democracy from 2021-02-10T04:00
Protesters in Myanmar are demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was arrested when the military seized power. How did this country become unstable so quickly and what's nex...
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The second impeachment: Trump on trial again from 2021-02-09T04:00
Today the Senate trial begins: Donald Trump is charged with ‘incitement of insurrection’ over the Capitol riot. After four controversial years in power, the former President's ability to hold of...
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GameStop: A very modern fable from 2021-02-08T04:00
The inside story of how the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit took on Wall Street, sending shares in the struggling retailer GameStop skyrocketing… until they crashed back to earth.
Brain trauma: The issue rugby can no longer ignore from 2021-02-06T04:00
As the annual Six Nations tournament gets underway this weekend, recent high profile lawsuits filed against rugby union’s governing bodies from ex-professionals have cast a shadow over the game....
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How Brussels bungled the vaccine from 2021-02-05T04:00
Two weeks ago AstraZeneca shocked the EU by cutting its vaccine delivery by 60%. What went wrong, and why? And could the high drama that followed have a lasting political impact?
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India: The farmers v the government from 2021-02-04T04:00
For months, protesters have been camping out on the outskirts of Delhi, demanding the repeal of a set of agricultural laws. Last week, as India tried to celebrate its Republic Day, violence erup...
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What's behind the movement to #FreeBritney? from 2021-02-03T04:00
Britney Spears’s private life has been on show ever since she emerged on the music scene back in the late ’90s. In recent years she's been hitting headlines for other reasons, with new questions...
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Love and lockdown: The spike in divorces and breakups from 2021-02-02T04:00
The coronavirus pandemic is keeping us all at home and many of us have been taking a long, hard look at our closest and most intimate relationships - and deciding to call it quits. What's causin...
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Universal Credit, Free School Meals and a history of Tory welfare from 2021-02-01T04:00
As the government wrestles with how best to help those in need during the pandemic, it's brought to the surface many of the historical divisions within the Conservative party. Aft...
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When Decca Met... Jordan Peterson from 2021-01-31T04:00
Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, is a conservative superstar of the culture wars. Known for his confidence in debates, Decca Aitkenhead meets him a changed man. Worshipped by many for h...
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A TikTok conspiracy theory: Helen Keller is a fraud? from 2021-01-29T04:00
A bizarre conspiracy theory on the social media platform TikTok is uncovered after a Twitter thread goes viral. What does this say about how misinformation spreads online? What are the unintende...
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Empireland: How imperialism shaped modern Britain from 2021-01-28T04:00
In his latest book, Empireland, Times writer Sathnam Sanghera attempts to expose what he sees as a blind spot in our understanding of history: the details and impact of the British...
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Amanda Knox: Is our obsession with true crime unhealthy? from 2021-01-27T04:00
In a special series for the Sunday Times, writer Rosie Kinchen examines what's behind our true crime obsession. Kinchen makes contact with Amanda Knox - someone affected by this - and finds out ...
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Is this the end of QAnon? from 2021-01-26T04:00
Conspiracies spread fast on anonymous platforms like 4chan. QAnon's evolution on the site is fuelled by unfounded theories which suggest that President Trump is waging a secret war against ...
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The Arab Spring ten years on: Egypt from 2021-01-25T04:00
For Egypt, the Arab Spring was just the start. Ten years ago, protests erupted in Tahrir Square that would force the president from power and kick off a decade of political transformation. ...
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The mysterious disappearance of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma from 2021-01-22T04:00
Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has emerged into the public for the first time since disappearing in October last year. Growing scrutiny of his business plans has fuelled spec...
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Inauguration Day: Two presidents, two speeches, and an uncivil war from 2021-01-21T04:00
Some 25,000 troops stood guard during the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The high levels of security was just one sign that the country is facing great challenges domestically. What d...
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The Vaccine: What if the virus mutates again? from 2021-01-20T04:00
Some scientists worry that a new vaccine-resistant strain of the virus could emerge. We speak to virologists about concerns that the UK's vaccine strategy could make an 'escape mutant' more...
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Alaska and Trump: Drilling for oil in a wildlife refuge from 2021-01-19T04:00
While attention was pointed towards the storming of the Capitol, over four thousand miles away in north-eastern Alaska, an auction was held to sell the right to drill for oil in the Arctic Natio...
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Impeachment: Lessons from the past from 2021-01-18T04:00
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting a mob that stormed the capitol building - making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice. W...
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The Vaccine: When will we all get it? from 2021-01-15T04:00:22
One of the GPs on the frontline of the UK's vaccination efforts, and the Times science correspondent, on the bottlenecks and obstacles that are holding things up.
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The Arab Spring ten years on: Tunisia from 2021-01-14T04:00
In late 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire, sparking waves of anti-government protests. Within weeks, the Tunisian president had fle...
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Intersex surgeries: Consent, shame and a lifetime of secrets from 2021-01-13T04:00
Should surgery to alter the reproductive organs of children who are born intersex be stopped?
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Could the NHS be overwhelmed in two weeks? from 2021-01-12T04:00
Is the NHS just weeks from the toughest moment in its history?
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty has said the next few weeks will be the worst of the pandemic, and the mayor of London...
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Brex and the City from 2021-01-11T04:00
After a turbulent year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally reached a post-Brexit Trade Deal with Brussels. But the UK's exit from the EU customs Union and single market has left fina...
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Capitol riot: The violent death throes of the Trump presidency from 2021-01-08T04:00
They were scenes that shocked the world: hundreds of supporters of the outgoing president storming into the country's seat of power. On the day expected to be dominated by political shenanigans,...
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Facial recognition technology: A privacy nightmare? from 2021-01-07T04:00
Facial recognition technology is in the spotlight as the surveillance watchdog raises privacy concerns over its use by police forces. Are these new technologies making the country safe...
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Concussion in sport: Why is boxing still allowed? from 2021-01-06T04:00
With safety protocols in elite sport back under the spotlight due to recent high profile cases in rugby and football, the Times' Chief Sports Writer, Matt Dickinson, did some soul searching arou...
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The psychological effects of a world without touch from 2021-01-05T04:00
The British are not known as tactile people, a firm handshake will do while our continental neighbours embrace with hugs and kisses, but is that really the whole picture? And what has the lockdo...
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The truth behind Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment in Iran from 2021-01-04T04:00:50
Could an unpaid British debt be the reason Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held by Iran for the past five years?
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Times cartoonist Peter Brookes: A life in ink from 2020-12-31T04:00:59
Cartoonist Peter Brookes looks back on some of the more memorable images of his almost 30 years at The Times, and walks us through his creative process.
2020: An extraordinary year in Westminster from 2020-12-30T04:00
All this week we look back at the biggest stories of the last twelve months. Today: We ask Matt Chorley and Esther Webber to assess the standout moments from the most eventful political year in ...
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2020: The year that changed everything in the USA from 2020-12-29T04:00
2020 has been quite the year for all of us, but it has been especially tumultuous in the United States. From the coronavirus pandemic to the Black Lives Matter movement to the election, the year...
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Tom Whipple’s year in Covid: from Wuhan to lockdown to vaccine from 2020-12-28T04:00
All this week we look back at the biggest stories of the year. Today: Coronavirus. How should we separate the science from the conspiracy theories? What have we actually learnt about the virus? ...
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Tom Whipple’s year in Covid: from Wuhan to lockdown to vaccine from 2020-12-28T04:00
All this week we look back at the biggest stories of the year. Today: Coronavirus. How should we separate the science from the conspiracy theories? What have we actually learnt about the virus? ...
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In a Covid year, why sport matters from 2020-12-24T04:00
Former table tennis player, Matthew Syed, visits a club in Brighton which gets funding from Sported, one of the charities the Times and Sunday Times is raising money for in its Christmas Appeal....
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Wrapped up in books: What to read this Christmas from 2020-12-23T04:00
David Aaronovitch sits down with Times Radio breakfast show host Stig Abell to share some of their most cherished festive page turners.
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Times Investigation: The tax enforcers chasing penniless families from 2020-12-22T04:00
An investigation by the Times has found that HMRC, the UK’s authority responsible for the collection of taxes used private debt collection companies and letters accusing people left pennile...
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The true price of gold: Inside Ghana's illegal mines from 2020-12-21T04:00
A Sunday Times investigation reveals a shady supply chain stretching from west Africa’s hazardous gold mines through Dubai and on to Europe. Who are the people who work on the illegal mines and ...
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Festive Wines: What to drink this Christmas from 2020-12-18T04:00
With a week to go before Christmas, Stories of our times hosts Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch are joined by journalist and wine expert Jane Macquitty, to guide you through five of the best f...
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Europe's worst shipwreck: What happened to the MS Estonia? from 2020-12-17T04:00
The MS Estonia sank into the icy Baltic Sea in 1994, descending alongside the evidence of what happened that fateful night where 852 people died. Nearly twenty-six years later the shipwreck...
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USA: Will Trump pardon himself? from 2020-12-16T04:00
During four years in office, President Donald Trump has already handed out a number of controversial pardons to friends and allies, but are there more to come? And what is the intended use of th...
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Who’s afraid of a vaccine? from 2020-12-15T04:00
As Britain becomes the first country to embark on a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme, Stories of our times have been given exclusive access to new polling showing just how difficult that task...
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Insight Investigation: The cost of a second late lockdown from 2020-12-14T04:00
Cameron Wellington, a teenager from Walsall, died on November 19th after catching coronavirus. He left a devastated family behind, but could lives like his have been saved if the UK’s secon...
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The rise and fall of Sir Philip Green from 2020-12-11T04:00
After Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group filed for administration last week we trace the rise and fall of the former 'king of the high street'. Is this the final nail in the coffin of his retail e...
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Ampleforth: A British public school and a scandal from 2020-12-10T04:00
The leading Catholic school Ampleforth College has been temporarily banned by the government from taking on new pupils because of safety concerns. The boarding school is challenging a poor Ofste...
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Where are all the gay footballers? from 2020-12-09T04:00
All this week, rainbow coloured bootlaces and armbands are being worn by football players nationwide. This is to mark the Premier League's annual 'rainbow laces' campaign in support of the LGBT+...
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The Impenetrable Forest: The murder of a silverback gorilla from 2020-12-08T04:00
In June, the charismatic leader of the Nkuringo gorilla group was killed by a poacher. The incident shocked the conservation community and caused an international outcry. How has the death of Ra...
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Did pollution kill Ella? from 2020-12-07T04:00
Today, Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah will speak at a High Court inquest into the death of her daughter Ella who died following an asthma attack in 2013. She believes it was the high levels of pollu...
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The assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist from 2020-12-04T04:00
When news broke of the assassination of the head of Iran’s nuclear programme the details suggested an operation straight out of an action film. The Iranian government’s story however was very di...
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What are the options for a Covid Christmas? from 2020-12-03T04:00
This week the UK approved its first coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. With the end now clearly in sight, does the government's current plan for a relaxation of restrictions over Chris...
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Changing gender: A landmark judgement in the Keira Bell case from 2020-12-02T04:00:10
Yesterday at the High Court, a judgement was passed that could have major implications for the treatment of children at gender identity clinics.
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Marcus Rashford and Sir Alex Ferguson tackle the hunger game from 2020-12-01T04:00
In Britain, about 2.4 million children live in families who cannot afford all the food they need. During the pandemic, up to 8.1 million Britons have struggled to pay for food.
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Covid and accusations of cronyism from 2020-11-30T04:00:47
Transparency rules have been cast aside by ministers in their coronavirus panic. The result? Privileged access for friendly lobbyists and £1.5bn of contracts to Conservative-linked companies. We...
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Bring Me Home: (Pt 5) A legal battle over Shamima Begum's future from 2020-11-27T04:00
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether Shamima Begum should be allowed to come back to Britain to fight for her citizenship. It's a legal battle that could have enormo...
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Bring Me Home: (Pt 4) Lessons from Europe from 2020-11-26T04:00
The UK is not alone in having to decide what to do with its citizens stuck in Syrian camps and Iraqi prisons. Thousands of European nationals travelled to the Middle East to take part in the con...
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Bring Me Home: (Pt 3) Deradicalising Shamima Begum from 2020-11-25T04:00
Supreme Court judges are now deliberating on whether Begum should be allowed back to Britain to fight for her citizenship. But would happen if she did return? How does deradicalisation work...
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Bring Me Home: (Pt 2) Life in the camps from 2020-11-24T04:00
In the second part of our series on Shamima Begum, we explore the experience of British nationals detained in Syria. What are living conditions like inside refugee camps? And should Britain repa...
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Bring Me Home: (Pt 1) Shamima Begum's story from 2020-11-23T04:00
It was a chance meeting in a Syrian camp. A veteran war reporter, a young mother, and an interview that polarised a nation. Shamima Begum was just 15 years old when she and two of her school fri...
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Next week: Bring Me Home, a series about Shamima Begum from 2020-11-21T04:00
All next week Stories of our times will examine the effectiveness of the UK’s policy towards those detained in Syria; discuss de-radicalisation; and look at the dissenting views on the idea of repa...
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Meeting the fugitive CEO: Carlos Ghosn from 2020-11-20T04:00
When Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled house arrest in Tokyo and turned up in Beirut in December 2019, the details read like they’d come straight from the pages of a spy thriller. Accused of financi...
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The Princess Diana interview and alleged BBC cover-up from 2020-11-19T04:00:14
Was one of the most famous interviews in UK television history secured by underhand means? Twenty-five years on, the BBC finds itself under fresh scrutiny.
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Can Trumpism survive without Trump? from 2020-11-18T04:00
Donald Trump got more Republicans to vote for him than any US presidential candidate in history. He's changed the party and the country forever. And though he may be on his way out, is...
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Protests and lockdowns: Life on university campuses from 2020-11-17T04:00
It's been a turbulent time on university student campuses, with some erupting in protest against Covid-19 measures. Now, a million students will leave the bubbles they've lived in on campus to t...
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All change in No 10: The battle for the soul of Boris Johnson from 2020-11-16T04:00
After a tumultuous week, the Vote Leave contingent that brought the PM to power was expunged from No 10. But what does the undignified power struggle mean for the future of Johnson's government?...
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The Vaccine: The first glimmer of hope from 2020-11-13T04:00
The first in an unfolding miniseries - The Vaccine - tracking the progress of those tackling this historic challenge. We'll be making sense of the latest developments as they ...
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A trail of violence at the Kakuzi avocado farm from 2020-11-12T04:00
If there's one item of food that defines this era, and a generation of millennials, it's the avocado. But how much do we know about where the avocados in British supermarkets come from?&nbs...
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Jeff Bezos and the rise of the Amazon empire from 2020-11-11T04:00
How did Amazon boom during the pandemic? And how big will it grow whilst other retail businesses suffer?
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Exclusive investigation: Disinformation and Hunter Biden from 2020-11-10T04:00:13
Hares Youssef, a Ukrainian businessman, claims he was promised a US visa in return for information that would damage Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Should these new allegations be investigat...
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Joe Biden: The next President of the USA from 2020-11-09T04:00
What will a Biden presidency look like? And what do we know about the man taking on the top job in the White House?
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French secularism and the resurgence of terror from 2020-11-06T04:00
Over the last few weeks, Islamist terror attacks in France, and then Austria shook Europe, and the world. In response, the UK has also raised its terror threat level to "severe". ...
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The road out of the second lockdown from 2020-11-05T04:00
A new national lockdown starts today. It’s due to end on December 2nd, but just what conditions will be necessary to lift the restrictions? And what can be done to slow the spread of infection?<...
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US election special: No clear winner - what now? from 2020-11-04T08:00:45
Both President Trump and Joe Biden say they are on course for victory. So, what happens now?
The Stories of our times production team has been up all night following one of the most cl...
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US election special: Coming soon from 2020-11-04T04:00:15
The Stories of our times team has been up all night watching the results roll in. A special episode will be dropping in your feeds very soon. Here is a taster of what's to come.
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When Decca met... Tracey Emin from 2020-11-03T04:00
Artist Tracey Emin has always shared her most intimate pain through her work. But now she reveals to Decca Aitkenhead how her body has been ravaged by cancer surgery.
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No such thing as a free lunch? from 2020-11-02T04:00
Half term may be over, but the battle to feed the children of this country, certainly isn’t. What will happen when the next holidays come round?
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US election: Are the polls right? from 2020-10-30T04:00
With just days until the election, Joe Biden is entering the final stretch with a significant lead in the polls over Donald Trump. But could another surprise result be around the corner?
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US election: Is God still on Donald Trump’s side? from 2020-10-29T04:00
In 2016, 80 percent of white Evangelicals voted for President Trump. How has he repaid them? And four years on, can one of the largest denominations of any religion in the US help him stay in th...
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US election: Brexit and Ireland from 2020-10-28T04:00
The so-called "special relationship" between Britain and America is often talked about - but after next week's Presidential election - will America be focussing on our neighbours instead?
US election: A tale of two battlegrounds from 2020-10-27T04:00
As election day approaches, the campaigning in key battleground states has intensified. Florida and Pennsylvania are just two of a handful of states that could play a major role in deciding...
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Investigation: Inside Russia's disinformation war (Pt 2) from 2020-10-26T04:00
This podcast exposed a Russian fake news campaign designed to undermine and spread fear about the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine. Now we follow an intriguing trail which links this Russia...
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Insight investigation: How elderly paid price of protecting NHS from Covid-19 from 2020-10-25T04:00
While ministers delayed lockdown, soaring cases were putting immense pressure on hospitals. An Insight investigation shows officials devised a brutal ‘triage tool’ to keep the elderly and frail ...
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Escaping slavery in modern Britain: Hadi's story from 2020-10-23T03:00
When Hadi took a trip to England, she only planned to stay for a couple of weeks. What eventuated was far more sinister: exploited by British traffickers, she was trapped as a domestic...
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Classical music conductors: Overpaid, oversexed and over the hill? from 2020-10-22T03:00
The Times's chief music critic, Richard Morrison muses over whether a combination of the coronavirus, environmental concerns and the MeToo movement will be the end of the 'maestro' - the classic...
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Inside Operation Venetic: Britain's biggest organised crime crackdown from 2020-10-21T03:00
While you and I were locked down in the middle of this year, the UK's National Crime Agency was frantically carrying out an unprecedented operation. By the time it was made public in July, Opera...
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Extremism in our prisons from 2020-10-20T03:00
A series of attacks by Islamists released from jail highlights the failure to turn them away from extremism. Today: the story of one inmate we know only as 'Jack' and how he was radicalised...
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Westminster and a country in tiers from 2020-10-19T03:00
England's new tiered lockdown system has been in the making for months. How did we get here and what does it mean for the future?
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Investigation: Inside Russia's disinformation war (Pt 1) from 2020-10-16T03:00
In an exclusive investigation, this podcast has uncovered a Russian campaign of disinformation and fake news aimed at discrediting the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Could Covid-19 change universities forever? from 2020-10-15T03:00
Halls have been locked down. Students have asked for their money back. And among staff, there have been complaints of coercion from management and rumblings of industrial action. For universitie...
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Two Cardinals, the Pope and murky Vatican finances from 2020-10-14T03:00
The latest scandal from the Vatican - between two warring Cardinals - has shone a spotlight on the infighting and internal affairs that Pope Francis has been trying to clear up for the last seve...
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USA: An encounter with the Proud Boys from 2020-10-13T03:00
The Proud Boys came to international attention when President Donald Trump told them to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate. But who are they and what do they believe ...
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Len McCluskey and Labour: Unite or divide? from 2020-10-12T03:00
The Unite union executive has decided to cut its affiliation money to the Labour Party by 10%. How much does the modern Labour party rely on unions? And how much do the relationships at the...
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Trump and Covid-19: The health of the president and the constitution from 2020-10-09T03:00
What do we know about the experimental treatment President Trump was given? And although he isn't the first president to fall ill in office, have the past week's events challenged the usual norm...
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Investigation: Safe as houses? from 2020-10-08T03:00
Three years on from the Grenfell tower tragedy, are building safety standards really what they should be?
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The end of the beautiful game as we know it? from 2020-10-07T03:00
The decision by the government to prevent fans from attending football matches in the UK has left many lower league clubs facing an uncertain future. What's it like to play for a National League...
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Harry and Meghan: Have they passed the point of no return? from 2020-10-06T03:00
Last month the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke on US television urging voters to come out for the November presidential election. For some, they were getting involved in politics and oversteppi...
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Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Who's afraid of the Green New Deal? from 2020-10-05T03:00
The Green New Deal is a divisive idea for the economies of the future, derided by the right as ill thought out, its left wing proponents see it as a way of saving the environment while keeping u...
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Escaping the rat race and sailing away from 2020-10-02T03:00
Life in lockdown has left many dreaming of an escape from the 9 to 5, the office, the commute, just our own living rooms. Thom D’Arcy is one who got away from it all when he left on a sailing tr...
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China and Australia: The standoff from 2020-10-01T03:00
The last two reporters working in China for Australian media have flown home after a drawn out diplomatic standoff. Their exit means for the first time since the mid-1970s, there are no accredit...
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Man down: Why are middle-aged men unhappy? from 2020-09-30T03:00
On paper, he’s a success — he’s nailed life’s goals. So why is Matt Rudd, and so many middle-aged men like him, unhappy?
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Matt Rudd, Deputy Editor of The Sunday T...
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When the scammers came for Mum from 2020-09-29T03:00
During lockdown those living alone have faced greater risk, not only to their health but also their finances. According to the Dementia Society the condition has worsened for many during the pan...
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The Covid Act: A rebellion from 2020-09-28T03:00
It's been six months since MPs voted for the Coronavirus Act, a set of laws that gave the government sweeping powers over almost every aspect of daily life. Now a rebellion is brewing. Some MPs ...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Bonus) - "Meet Corey Senior" from 2020-09-25T03:00
In this episode John Simpson tracks down CJ's father and talks to him about being absent from the 14-year-old's life.
Host: John Simpson, The Times' crime correspondent.
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Agent Sonya: The Soviet spy who came in from the Cotswolds from 2020-09-24T03:00
She was a top Soviet spy and a colonel in the Red Army, who had plotted to kill Hitler and sent secrets from the British atomic bomb programme to Stalin. So how did Agent Sonya - or Mrs Burton t...
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RBG and what’s next for the US Supreme Court from 2020-09-23T03:00
On Friday, US Supreme court justice and 87-year old five foot pop culture icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. With her passing, a prized vacancy on the highest and most influential court in the US ha...
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Greece and Turkey: Historic rivals in a showdown from 2020-09-22T03:00
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have reignited this summer over a gas dispute, with the country's leaders trading rhetorical blows. But how precarious is the situation and could the...
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Salmondites v Sturgeonites: The future of Scotland from 2020-09-21T03:00
A Holyrood committee investigating the Scottish government's handling of complaints against Alex Salmond has continued to make headlines. But what does it mean for the future of the SNP and Scot...
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In conversation with Kim Darroch from 2020-09-19T03:00
In an event exclusively for subscribers to The Times and The Sunday Times via Times+, Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the US, has a conversation with Manveen Rana.
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Long covid: A young artist’s battle from 2020-09-18T03:00
In the UK, 60,000 people have reported coronavirus symptoms that last more than three months. Artist Monique Jackson is one of them. What do we know about long covid, and how is the COVID Sympto...
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‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’: Trump’s war with the military from 2020-09-17T03:00
With less than 50 days until the US presidential election, Donald Trump's relationship with the US military has become strained. But how is the fallout impacting his hopes of returning to the Wh...
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Abuse, drugs, revenge: A scandal in French sport from 2020-09-16T03:00
Today: the story of one French athlete with dreams of attending the Olympics. Her hopes were put in jeopardy when she was accused of doping, but everything is not as it seems. Listen
Anti-vaxxers: The doctor who fooled the world from 2020-09-15T03:00
How does Andrew Wakefield’s pseudoscience help us understand our modern post-truth crisis?
Guest: Brian Deer, former Sunday Times investigative reporter, author of The Doctor...
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The Second Wave from 2020-09-14T03:00:27
A sudden rise in coronavirus cases has sparked alarm and a strengthening of public health measures. As of today, much of the UK is living by "the rule of six". Could this be the beginning of a s...
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The trip of a lifetime, with Decca Aitkenhead from 2020-09-11T03:00:52
When Sunday Times journalist Decca Aitkenhead went to report from a Jamaican magic mushrooms retreat last year, she arrived a sceptic – but left feeling profoundly changed.
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Dr Fauci: America's doctor on working with Trump from 2020-09-10T03:00
Anthony Fauci is the most important doctor in America, and he's the public face of the battle against Covid-19 in the US. Does President Trump listen to his advice?
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Putin, Navalny and yet another novichok poisoning from 2020-09-09T03:00:44
On August 20th, Russia's most prominent opposition politician was taken ill on a flight after a suspected Novichok poisoning. Alexei Navalny was put into an induced coma and flown to German...
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Brexit: Britain's bold move explained from 2020-09-08T03:00
Brexit’s back. Trade talks resume today following two bombshells: a leak that Downing Street is preparing to tear up parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the prime minister’s statement that no...
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Surviving Covid: Life after ICU from 2020-09-07T03:00
What are the longterm effects of Covid-19? Times’ journalist Roger Boyes spent weeks under sedation in the intensive care unit after being diagnosed with covid-19 in March. He is one of the...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 5) - "How do we solve this?" from 2020-09-04T03:00:58
On the third anniversary of CJ Davis' death John speaks to the lead investigator in the 14-year-old's murder and reviews the evidence considered in the case.
Host: John Simpson, t...
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Left Out: The inside story of Labour under Corbyn from 2020-09-03T03:00
Jeremy Corbyn’s journey from the backbenches to party leader is well known. But this week sees the publication of a book that takes us down the other side of the slope, and shows how, late last ...
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How do we reopen our schools? from 2020-09-02T03:00
As students all around the country return to school we explore the issues facing pupils, teachers and parents.
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Lockdown and the rise of race hate crime from 2020-09-01T03:00
As Britain went into lockdown fears about health infection rates and the catastrophic impact on the economy set in, but something else was taking hold. We've been speaking to the anti-racism cha...
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The arrest and unravelling of Steve Bannon from 2020-08-31T03:00
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign chief, appeared in Manhattan federal court via video last week. He was arrested and charged for allegedly siphoning money from a fundraising campaign to bui...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 4) - "The murder scene and the wall of silence" from 2020-08-28T03:00
In the latest instalment of the series, we hear from a witness who tried to save 14-year-old CJ Davis after he was shot in a suspected gang killing in east London in 2017.
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Mike and Kamala: Scoping the veep from 2020-08-27T03:00
The US is nearing the finish line of a much anticipated election campaign, and the conventions made headlines this week. It's Trump v Biden for the soul of America, but what about their run...
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Fighting for democracy on the streets of Belarus from 2020-08-26T03:00
Two weeks ago, Alexander Lukashenko claimed to win a sixth term as president of the Republic of Belarus. But after his 26 year rule, many in Belarus have had enough. Since the August 9th el...
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Tracking and tracing the rise of Dido Harding from 2020-08-25T03:00
Last week Dido Harding, the former amateur jockey and TalkTalk boss who since May has been the head of the ramshackle NHS Test and Trace programme, was put in charge of England’s new pandemic re...
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Insight investigation: The curious case of the Cheshire killings from 2020-08-24T03:00
A confidential report has identified a string of murder-suicides that could in fact be the work of a serial killer who attacks vulnerable elderly couples with extreme violence. Could this k...
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BONUS: The Great British Staycation from 2020-08-22T03:00
Sales of camping gear have jumped as more Britons opt to holiday within the UK this summer due to coronavirus. Today we take you under canvas in the great British outdoors.
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 3) - "The gangs of Newham" from 2020-08-21T03:00
14-year-old CJ Davis was shot and killed in broad daylight in east London in 2017. In today's episode we examine the gang culture of east London to look for clues as to what happened to the scho...
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Why the A-levels fiasco is the tip of the iceberg from 2020-08-20T03:00
In the past week the Education Secretary has defended the use of an algorithm to produce A-level grades, categorically ruled out a U-turn and then completed said U-turn. But what if this is just...
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A conversation with the President of Afghanistan from 2020-08-19T03:00
The Afghan war could finally be limping to an end, and a peace deal with the Taliban could now be on the horizon. But will some of the most dangerous Taliban fighters have to be released back in...
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Lampedusa: The island at the heart of the migrant crisis from 2020-08-18T03:00
As the eyes of British news crews are trained on migrants crossing the Channel in boats, Lampedusa on Europe’s southern border is seeing far greater numbers of migrants coming from a new country...
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Inside the Government Whips' Office from 2020-08-17T03:00
An MP has been accused of rape - and questions are again being asked about the role of whips in protecting parliamentary staff. Historically, the whips have a reputation as the shadowy brokers o...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 2) - "Descent into crime" from 2020-08-14T03:00
CJ Davis was shot dead and killed in east London in 2017. He was 14 years old. In part two of this special series, we explore how he was forced to leave mainstream education and attend a pupil r...
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New York versus The NRA from 2020-08-13T03:00
The NRA is one of America's most powerful lobby groups. Now it has become the target of a lawsuit brought by New York's attorney-general. The organisation stands accused of "years of s...
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The Coronavirus Recession from 2020-08-12T03:00
It's official: the UK economy is back in recession. This week we've heard of record-high job losses and a sharp economic downturn - but the worst could still be to come.
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TikTok and the data war from 2020-08-11T03:00
President Trump has ordered firms to stop doing business with social media giant TikTok over security concerns. Microsoft was the front-runner to buy the company, but now Twitter has emerged as ...
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Beirut: The blast that shook the world from 2020-08-10T03:00
In one heart-stopping moment last Tuesday, Beirut, a city that’s seen its share of wars, was rocked by the biggest blast in its history. Now that international donors have pledged a quarter of a...
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Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 1) - "Meet Corey Junior" from 2020-08-07T03:00
In the first of a special series on Stories of Our Times, The Times' crime correspondent John Simpson attempts to work out who killed a 14-year-old boy in broad daylight back in September 2017 i...
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Adieu, Chateau Marmont from 2020-08-06T03:00
At the eastern end of the Sunset Strip is a hotel called Chateau Marmont. For many years it's been the favourite hang-out spot of movie stars and writers; but now the Chateau’s owner has announc...
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75 Years On: Remembering Hiroshima from 2020-08-05T03:00
75 years ago this week, a devastating atomic bomb changed world history. What can we learn from these events?
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Koko Kondo, Hiroshima bomb survivor and peace camp...
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Turkish Uighurs and the Exiled Poet from 2020-08-04T03:00
Stories about the persecution of China’s Muslim Uighur minority have been in the news in recent weeks. We hear the story of one man living in Turkey: Abdurehim Parac, a Uighur poet in exile...
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Insight Investigation: The SAS killing squad from 2020-08-03T03:00
A High Court case been brought by a young man whose family were shot dead by a rogue SAS unit in Afghanistan. The trial has led to the release of documents which suggest a horrifying pattern of ...
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Meghan and Harry: The inside story from 2020-07-31T03:00
Why did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex really quit royal life? A new book purports to take readers into their inner sanctum.
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Valentine Low, Time...
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Wiley and Antisemitism from 2020-07-30T03:00
Wiley - rapper, producer and godfather of grime - has been dropped by his management following an antisemitic Twitter tirade. In the wider conversation that followed, were Black British Jew...
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Justice for Christopher from 2020-07-29T03:00
13 year old Christopher Kapessa died in July last year after he was pushed from a bridge over the Cynon river in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. The Crown Prosecution Service concluded that it w...
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Biden’s choice for Vice President from 2020-07-28T03:00
How do you pick a potential vice president of the USA? With less than a hundred days to go until the American elections, the Democrats still have one major decision to make: Joe Biden’s running ...
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Is shielding ending too soon? from 2020-07-27T03:00
At the start of the pandemic, two million of the most vulnerable people in England were told to 'shield' in order to remain safe. This week, the national shielding programme is being put on paus...
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Fishing in warzones: A rough guide from 2020-07-24T03:00
On today's programme we take a break from the news. Anthony Loyd is The Times' foreign correspondent, and one of the most experienced and respected war reporters of his generation. When he goes ...
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Russian sports doping: The whistleblowers who risked their lives from 2020-07-23T03:00
While Westminster deals with the fallout from one Russian affair, today’s Stories of our Times podcast is about the couple who blew the whistle on Russia’s state sponsored doping operation in sp...
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Britain and China: a new cold war? from 2020-07-22T03:00
China has cracked down in Hong Kong, Britain has banned the Chinese technology giant Huawei from its 5G network, and there’s growing disquiet about human rights abuses against China’s Uighu...
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Scotland's zero-Covid strategy from 2020-07-21T03:00
Over the last fortnight, Scotland has recorded many fewer deaths from Covid-19 compared to the UK as a whole. Does Scotland have a strategy the rest of Britain can learn from?
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Investigation: The burglary tourists from Chile from 2020-07-20T03:00
A spate of high profile burglaries in expensive neighbourhoods and a mountain of stolen goods lead investigators to discover hundreds of burglars, all on holiday in the UK to commit their crimes...
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'Kill-ology': Training US police officers on how to kill from 2020-07-17T03:00
David Grossman is one of America's most prolific and controversial police trainers. His courses on 'kill-ology' put violence and the act of killing at the heart of law enforcement. In the a...
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Dominic Cummings vs Whitehall from 2020-07-16T03:00:52
Dominic Cummings has promised that a ‘hard rain’ will fall on the civil service. And last month Sir Mark Sedwill, Britain’s most senior civil servant, stood down. Has the pandemic created a mome...
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Inside the Stasi spy school from 2020-07-15T03:00
At the height of the Cold War, East Germany operated an elite secret academy designed to train secret police agents in tradecraft and tactics for psychological manipulation. Now, a trove of prev...
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The life and death of a stable lad from 2020-07-14T03:00
Groomsman, Michael Curran, was acclaimed for his dedicated work with top horses but went into a spiral of decline that ended in his tragic suicide. What leads someone who reaches the top of thei...
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100 days of Starmer from 2020-07-13T03:00
Sir Keir Starmer has been Labour leader for 100 days, during which he’s had to deal with his own party’s issues as well as offer a response to the government’s handling of the pandemic.
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The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal: Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? from 2020-07-10T03:00
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell - who was a close companion of Jeffrey Epstein - is facing decades in jail after being arrested over charges which include the enticement of minors ...
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Bill Browder vs Vladimir Putin from 2020-07-09T03:00
Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was killed in a Russian prison in 2009. Bill Browder shares his decade long journey for justice- campaigning for a new UK law that takes on people who breach huma...
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Katie Hopkins: Was Twitter right to ban her? from 2020-07-08T03:00
What does the permanent banning of controversial right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins from Twitter say about the current landscape of social media platforms? And will Parler ever ...
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Bow bells and facemasks: The end of lockdown in the East End from 2020-07-07T03:00
Across Britain, we are emerging from lockdown. But not everything is back to normal. As shops and pubs reopen their doors, we spend some time with three iconic businesses in London's East End.&n...
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Investigating the true origins of Covid-19 from 2020-07-06T03:00
An investigation by The Sunday Times has found evidence that connects a deadly incident in 2012 in southern China with the current global pandemic.
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Jonathan Calvert, Insi...
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Sir David King: are we easing lockdown too soon? from 2020-07-03T03:00
As most of England eases lockdown, we ask: is the government making the right move?
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Richard Desmond: The man, the mogul, the scandal from 2020-07-02T03:00
As the Robert Jenrick planning scandal unfolded, investigative reporter Gabriel Pogrund wanted to speak directly with one of the men at the centre: Richard Desmond.
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Brexit: a tale of two trade deals from 2020-07-01T03:00
A trade deal between Britain and America has been held up as one of the major advantages of the UK exiting the European Union. But the disruption wrought by coronavirus and political turmoil in ...
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The virus: Is Britain heading for a second spike? from 2020-06-30T03:00
Much about the virus remains a mystery. Today, we catch up on everything we’ve learned about the virus so far - and the big unknowns - with The Times' science editor. Could a second spike in the...
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The toxic culture of elite gymnastics: Larry Nassar revisited from 2020-06-29T03:00
The former USA Gymnastics team doctor is now a convicted child sex offender, behind bars for 175 years. You might think that was where the story ended. But for many survivors, his sentencing was...
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Stig Abell: Why don't I have any friends? from 2020-06-26T03:00
1 in 5 men in the UK say they don't have any close friends. Stig Abell is one of them. What are the obstacles to making friends as an adult, and could a psychotherapist help him find answers? Listen
Luke Jones: After coronavirus, will British theatre survive? from 2020-06-25T03:00
This week Manveen and David take a break as Times Radio presenters host the podcast, ahead of the launch of the station on the 29th June.
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Jenny Kleeman: A pandemic and the world of surrogacy from 2020-06-24T03:00
This week Manveen and David take a break as Times Radio presenters host the podcast, ahead of the launch of the station on the 29th June.
The images of babies born via surrogate, waiti...
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Aasmah Mir: The psychological impact of racism on black families from 2020-06-23T03:00
This week Manveen and David take a break as Times Radio presenters host the podcast, ahead of the launch of the station on the 29th June.
Since the death of George Floyd, black familie...
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John Pienaar: Is test and trace working? from 2020-06-22T03:00
This week Manveen and David take a break as Times Radio presenters host the podcast, ahead of the launch of the station on the 29th June.
The government's Covid-19 contact tracing syst...
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Madeleine McCann: who is the new suspect? from 2020-06-19T03:00
This month German police have identified a convicted sex offender as a prime suspect in the case of the missing British girl - last seen in the Algarve in 2007.
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Davi...
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Edwin Moses: Sport and the race for change from 2020-06-18T03:00
For years, many elite black athletes felt they had to hold back from commenting on race and racism. Today multi-Olympic gold medallist Edwin Moses speaks out.
House Hustlers: Inside Nationwide Corporate Finance from 2020-06-17T03:00
A business offering instant loans to struggling small businesses has been accused of using aggressive and unethical tactics. 76-year-old widow Jill Eade acted as guarantor on a loan with the com...
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All at sea on the Covid cruise from 2020-06-16T03:00
What happened to the passengers and crew on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, when there was an outbreak of coronavirus in February?
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Katie G...
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Defund the police? The US city that restarted its police force from 2020-06-15T04:03:24
Policing in the US is under the spotlight more than ever. A city in New Jersey has cut crime and won the support of its citizens by scrapping its police force and rebuilding from scratch. C...
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Bristol: A tale of two statues from 2020-06-12T03:00
This week, statues have fallen like dominoes around the world, and a new discussion about the people commemorated in our public spaces has begun. We go back to Bristol where the week's events st...
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Prince Andrew and the Royals in a pandemic from 2020-06-11T03:00
The Royal Family have been in the headlines a lot during this pandemic - not always for the right reasons. But has the pandemic changed the Windsor's relationship to the public forever? Listen
The pandemic: A country divided? from 2020-06-10T03:00
In the first weeks of lockdown we saw Brits come together in a show of astonishing unity. But a new poll reveals divisions are emerging. What could this change of heart mean for the UK's fu...
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Freedom under threat? The struggle for the soul of Hong Kong from 2020-06-09T03:00
Last week Britain offered a possible route to citizenship for around three million Hong Kong residents. Why might that be needed? As Beijing passes a new national security law which could u...
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Lessons from lockdown: policing post pandemic from 2020-06-08T03:00
Is lockdown an opportunity for police to tackle crime differently? We meet the police commander behind a new initiative, where officers visit criminals in lock down and try and turn their l...
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Riots, protests and a US election year from 2020-06-05T03:00
As rioting and protests continue to engulf the United States, we examine President Trump's reaction to the demonstrations. How did previous American presidents respond in similar circumstances?<...
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Back to the Commons or no going back? from 2020-06-04T03:00
The Government has U-turned on its controversial plans to end remote voting in Parliament, following a backlash from MPs, who feared this would be discriminatory against vulnerable and elderly M...
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Smartphones and the virus: an experiment on the Isle of Wight from 2020-06-03T03:00
We are now entering the 'test and trace' phase of fighting the pandemic where we could use our smartphones to keep us all safe from a second spike. One UK population has been chosen as guin...
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George Floyd protests: 'I can't breathe' from 2020-06-02T03:00
Protests and riots have been sparked across the US by the killing of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man, was filmed dying as a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minut...
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Back to School? from 2020-06-01T03:00
As Primary Schools across the country begin to reopen today we examine the moral dilemma parents and teachers face.
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Sian Griffiths, Education ...
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The mind (and blogs) of Dominic Cummings from 2020-05-29T03:00
What can we learn about the Prime Minister's chief adviser from his own words?
Guests:
Ian Leslie, writer and journalist.
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A mayor in Prague and a Russian poison plot from 2020-05-28T03:00
A local mayor in Prague is in police hiding following reports that agents from Russia plotted to have him assassinated. It’s an international incident that began when the mayor removed a statue ...
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Coronavirus: Becoming a vaccine guinea-pig from 2020-05-27T03:00
We’re almost six months into the pandemic. But how close are we to developing the cure we all so desperately want? We meet a participant in one of the hundreds of trials happening around the world....
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Murder in Stockholm: who killed Olof Palme? from 2020-05-26T03:00
More than three decades on from the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, new evidence has been brought to light that may reveal the identity of his killer. But after 34 years and ...
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Insight investigation: why was the UK so slow to lockdown? from 2020-05-25T03:00
Britain has the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe despite the government insisting they followed the best scientific advice. The Sunday Times Insight team brings you the inside story into w...
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Murder in the Kingdom in the Sky from 2020-05-22T09:14:22
The Prime Minister of Lesotho has resigned amid accusations that he was involved in the murder of his estranged wife. His third wife is also set to stand trial over her alleged involvement in th...
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Happiness in lockdown with Laurie Santos from 2020-05-21T03:00
With experts suggesting that long term lock down will negatively affect our mental health, we ask: what can we all do to bring delight and joy into our lives during the crisis?
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Care homes: what went wrong? from 2020-05-20T03:00
Care home deaths in England and Wales now account for forty percent of all deaths from coronavirus - and one result has been a political row. Why have things gone wrong for our most vulnera...
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Diary of a funeral director from 2020-05-19T03:00
When Lee Solomon set up his funeral home, he had one mission: to give families the sendoff they really wanted. But now that's no longer possible. For a month Lee has been keeping an audio diary ...
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Inside the Sunday Times rich list from 2020-05-18T03:00
The Sunday Times rich list has published the names of the wealthiest people in Britain since 1989. Today we meet its compiler to find out who reached the top this year and explore what drives th...
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Coronavirus: Could testing in an Italian village save the world? from 2020-05-15T03:00
The Italian village of Vo’ Euganeo was the home of the first European to die in Europe of covid19. Now the same town has become a unique test-bed for scientists to learn how to combat the diseas...
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Stay alert: the psychology of changing lockdown messages from 2020-05-14T03:00
Behind the scenes, a group of social scientists has been advising the government on how to communicate to the public during the crisis. But has some of their advice been ignored?
Universal Medicine: taking on a cult from 2020-05-13T03:00
An Australian cult is operating from a B&B in Somerset and despite court rulings against it, is ripping families apart. It is just one of an estimated one thousand cults that operate in the ...
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Coronavirus: cheating death in ICU from 2020-05-12T03:00
Some 10,000 people in the UK have needed critical care to deal with the virus already. What's it like to be in an ICU with Covid19?
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Roger Boyes, Diplomatic Editor a...
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How to recover from a coronavirus recession from 2020-05-11T03:00
As we begin to relax the lockdown, the UK is facing its biggest economic shock for 300 years. Can past recessions teach us what to do next?
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Dav...
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Victory over coronavirus: the lessons of VE day from 2020-05-08T03:00
What can the jubiatilion and uncertainty of VE day teach us about what 'victory' over coronavirus might look like?
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Ben Macintyre, associate editor, columnist and a writer-...
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Europe: life after lockdown from 2020-05-07T03:00
This weekend Boris Johnson is expected to talk about the UK's exit strategy and outline the beginning of the end of lock down. But what can we learn from other European nations and their approac...
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The US and China: the coronavirus conspiracy theories from 2020-05-06T03:30
In recent weeks the world’s two biggest superpowers have been playing a blame game around the global pandemic. What do the Chinese communists and the American Republicans stand to gain from the ...
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Have the Taliban won the Afghan war? from 2020-05-05T03:00
Four decades of war have ravaged Afghanistan, cost America $2 trillion and left more than one million dead. As US troops prepare to withdraw, what next for a nation more divided than ever?<...
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The Hound of Hounslow and the Flash Crash from 2020-05-04T03:00
An extraordinary story about the man who helped trigger one of the biggest financial crashes in US history - ten years ago this week - from his bedroom in a West London semi-detached house.
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Policing a lockdown from 2020-05-01T03:00
Under lockdown, police have been given extraordinary new powers. What do the new rules mean for bobbies on the beat, and how will they change our relationship to the police force?
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Hold your horses: Should Cheltenham Festival have gone ahead? from 2020-04-30T03:32:07
Cheltenham Festival was the last major sporting event to take place prior to the national lockdown in the UK. But should it ever have happened? The four-day fixture took place in March and has sinc...
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Donald Trump and the corona protests from 2020-04-29T03:00
Donald Trump is under pressure as libertarian demonstrators insist their freedom is being infringed by lock down. Has the virus revealed the gap between the President's rhetoric and the reality ...
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s return to No 10 from 2020-04-28T03:00
How has the government fared enforcing their mantra of: 'stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives'?
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Caroline Wheeler, Deputy political editor of The Sunday Times.<...
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Coronavirus and ethnic minorities from 2020-04-27T03:00
Times writer Sathnam Sanghera goes on a personal journey to find out why people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds are suffering disproportionately from Covid-19.
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Planet Corona with Liz Bonnin from 2020-04-24T03:00
The waters have cleared in Venice, air pollution over China has dropped and goats have reclaimed a Welsh town. But just how sustainable are these seemingly positive side effects of the coronavir...
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Could tech giants get us out of lockdown? from 2020-04-23T03:00
Technology might be the answer to our problems - but could we be giving up our privacy in return for our liberty?
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Danny Fortson, The Sunday Times West Coast co...
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Inside The Sunday Times investigation into coronavirus and Boris Johnson from 2020-04-22T03:00
Last weekend's investigation by the Insight team into the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic made headlines around the world.
We talk to them about how they r...
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Zookeeping under ISIS: Meet the Father of Lions from 2020-04-21T03:09:49
We take a break from social distancing and life in lockdown to bring you an extraordinary story from Iraq. The Sunday Times' Louise Callaghan tells Manveen the tale of Abu Laith- the z...
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When staying at home is not an option from 2020-04-20T03:00
Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives. But what if you don't have a home to stay in? Greg Hurst on the government campaign to protect the homeless.
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Human origins: who do we think we are? from 2020-04-17T06:53:46
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens were not alone. Tom Whipple explains how we once shared the earth with Neanderthals and even 'hobbits'.
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The curious case of Sweden from 2020-04-16T03:00
The Swedish government's approach to coronavirus has been controversial. Unlike in the UK, they have urged citizens to take personal responsibility for enforcing social distancing rath...
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The future of Julian Assange from 2020-04-15T03:00
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is fighting extradition to the US, after seven years holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy. This week it was revealed that he secretly started a famil...
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The search for a remedy from 2020-04-14T03:30
As a number of existing therapies are being re-purposed to help patients with the most severe Covid-19 symptoms, we speak to a UK-based bioscience company about a drug they've developed and expl...
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What to read in lockdown from 2020-04-13T03:00
With reading on the rise under the lockdown, the Times Literary Supplement editor Stig Abell suggests three books for a little escapism during these uncertain times.
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ICU: A doctor's story from 2020-04-10T03:00
We have been warned that the Easter bank holiday could see the peak of the coronavirus crisis in the UK. But are our hospitals ready?
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?Lucy Cocker, Junior Doctor and Deput...
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President Trump and the virus from 2020-04-09T03:00
It looks like the US will be badly hit by coronavirus. Could President Trump's approach be his downfall?
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Henry Zeffman, the Washington Corresponde...
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Voices from New York from 2020-04-08T03:00
The United States is now at the centre of the global coronavirus crisis and New York is the worst hit city in the country. What’s it like for regular New Yorkers at the centre of the pandem...
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Brazil: a country divided from 2020-04-07T03:00
As Brazilian politicians argue over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, we speak to three residents about their experience of the crisis.
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Lucinda Elli...
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Keir Starmer: the man, the party, the crisis from 2020-04-06T03:00
On Saturday Labour party members selected a new leader. Is this the end of Corbynism? And what is the role of the opposition in the time of crisis?
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Rachel Sylves...
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WHO knows best? How to beat the virus from 2020-04-03T03:00
Are we doing enough to stop the spread of coronavirus? And what does the World Health Organisation think our approach should be from here?
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Dr ...
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Fighting the lockdown with a new volunteer army from 2020-04-02T03:00
An army of volunteers has sprung up across the country in response to the coronavirus crisis. Today, we tell their stories. And we ask: is there a new team spirit that will outlas...
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How do we get out of lockdown? from 2020-04-01T03:00
As we get used to our new lives in isolation, there’s a question on everyone’s lips: how long will this last? And perhaps even more importantly: what needs to happen for life to return to normal...
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Lessons in isolation (from Antarctica) from 2020-03-31T03:00
One week into the shutdown, and millions of us are dealing with the effects of isolation for the first time, but one British doctor is better prepared than most of us. Dr Beth Healey shares her ...
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What does the coronavirus mean for jobs? from 2020-03-30T03:00
We follow the owner of a food-to-go shop as he tries to keep his workforce employed. Our Enterprise Editor explains what the government's economic interventions really mean for jobs.
Love (and divorce) in the time of corona from 2020-03-27T04:00
Couples all around Britain are being asked to make tough decisions. Apart or together, the Health Secretary's advice is clear: "make your choice and stick with it." We speak to one couple in the...
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Lessons from a past pandemic from 2020-03-26T04:00
In the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS pandemic called for a clear, bold public health message. David Aaronovitch explores whether there are lessons to be learned for the government's response to Covid-19. ...
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Living with the lockdown: Meet Norman and Jorge from 2020-03-25T04:00
Norman and Jorge are flatmates. But Norman happens to be 92 and Jorge is 26. In the time of coronavirus, this makes their friendship hard to navigate. What does the future hold for our inte...
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Bonus episode: You must stay at home from 2020-03-24T05:30:27
As strict new restrictions on daily life are announced by Boris Johnson we ask: what does it say about his leadership?
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Daniel Finkelstein and Matthew Parris, ...
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Fighting to save Australia's koalas from 2020-03-24T05:00
Will the iconic koala be able to survive after Australia's recent bushfires left the country's vast wildlife population in peril?
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Has the government done enough? from 2020-03-23T04:30
What's going on behind the scenes at Number 10 to tackle coronavirus? And is the government moving fast enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 across the UK?
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The Virus: An Olympic sized problem from 2020-03-20T04:00
Should the Olympics be postponed? And what could this mean for athletes? The Times's own Olympian and sports columnist Matthew Syed has the story.
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Matthew Syed,&nbs...
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The Virus: A world shut down from 2020-03-19T04:00:15
David Aaronovitch talks to the editor-in-chief of the Lancet, Dr Richard Horton, and Times science editor, Tom Whipple, about the global response to the crisis. Which country has got the right a...
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The Virus: Splendid isolation with Jon Ronson from 2020-03-18T04:00
The World Health Organisation has recognised that the coronavirus crisis is generating stress and has advised people to avoid watching, reading or listening to news that causes feelings of anxie...
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The Virus: When the doctors get sick from 2020-03-17T04:00
What happens when doctors get coronavirus and how will the NHS cope? Manveen Rana speaks to two NHS doctors who've tested positive - and are about to return to work.
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The Virus: The race for a vaccine from 2020-03-16T04:00
The story of a former resident of Wuhan - the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak - who is now part of a UK team racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
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- Dr Kai...
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Introducing: Stories of our times from 2020-03-04T19:54:41
Introducing the best journalism from Britain’s most trusted newspaper, now as a podcast. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and...
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