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Drowning in news? Let The Story guide you.
Each morning, hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you today's most important story, told by the journalists who know what really happened.
In depth, honest, and mixed in with exclusive reports and groundbreaking investigations.
Discover the story behind the story with the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.
In the remote Himalayan valley of Humla, Rinzin Phunjok Lama is protecting endangered species like the snow leopard and wild yak. Using Buddhist principles, local knowledge, and community-led conservation, he is tackling climate change in one of the world’s harshest landscapes. He tells Adam Vaughan why saving one Himalayan valley matters to the world.
Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times
Guest: Rinzin Phunjok Lama, Conservation Biologist and Rolex Award Laureate
Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia
Sound Designer: David Crackles
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As England’s Red Roses head into the World Cup final tomorrow, it might be the largest audience that women’s rugby has ever seen. With its TikTok superstars and crocheting players, it’s creating new fans and connecting with people in ways the men's teams can only dream of. So why has it taken so long to get here?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Elgan Alderman, Co-host, The Times' Rugby podcast, The Ruck.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Shabnam Grewal.
Read more: Rugby World Cup: how Canada ‘crowdfunded’ way to final
Further listening: The Ruck: Women's Rugby World Cup final preview!
Clips: @worldrugby, BBCSport, ITN News, @mandabed, @rugbyworldcup, @nwsirensgirlsrfu, @ilonamaher, Whistledown Productions, BBC Radio4, englandrugby.
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A geopolitical battle between Russia and the EU will unfold this Sunday as Moldovans vote in a pivotal parliamentary election. The result could steer the country closer to the EU, or back towards Moscow. With Russia accused of bribery and vote rigging to sway the outcome in its favour, which path will Moldova choose?
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Guest: Jack Clover, assistant foreign editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Edith Rousselot and Dave Creasey
Read more: Inside Putin’s propaganda playground — cash, clicks and clergy
Clips: European Parliament Youtube channel, DW News, AP News.
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An undercover Times investigation reveals how US-inspired Christian activists are running services across the UK, offering pro-life advice to those looking for impartial support. They also recommend exploring an ‘abortion reversal pill’, against national guidelines. So who are these groups, and what is their real mission?
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Guest: Constance Kampfner, Northern Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Rosie Stopher.
Photo: YouTube/March for Life UK / Composite design by Cecilia Tombesi.
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President Trump has publicly linked the use of Tylenol, or paracetamol, during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism, despite experts saying the connection is unproven. The extraordinary announcement came after months of dramatic changes at US public health bodies, spearheaded by the health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. So, how did health become politicised in America? And could the same thing happen in the UK?
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Guests: David Charter, assistant editor (US), The Times, Tom Whipple, science writer and special correspondent, The Times.
Host: Rosie Wright.
Producers: Micaela Arneson and Shabnam Grewal.
Read more: Trump to claim taking Tylenol in pregnancy is linked to autism
Further listening: The momfluencers embracing ‘Make America Healthy Again
Clips: Forbes Breaking News, NBC News, WHAS11, PBS Newshour,New York Post, Joe Rogan Experience, Lex Fridman, Club Random with Bill Maher, MSNBC, ABC News, ITV News.
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The UK, Australia and Canada have formally recognised Palestine as a state ahead of high level meetings at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly this week. But as the votes and debates continue, little seems to change outside the diplomatic bubble. We discuss with a former Deputy Secretary-General of the UN what relevance the organisation still holds.
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Guest: Mark Malloch-Brown, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/britain-recognise-palestine-state-9fz0pvq87
Clips: United Nations, ABC, Getty, Clinton Presidential Library, The Economic Times, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Global News.
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With his gorgeous looks, infectious charisma and string of hits, Robert Redford was the face of mainstream Hollywood cinema in the 1970's. But he was so much more than a pretty face, and quickly moved into directing and producing awards winning films, before pivoting to focus on what really mattered to him: the Sundance Film Festival, to support independent film. Despite his huge public profile, Robert Redford remained an elusive, unknowable and very private man.
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Guest: Anna Temkin, deputy obituaries editor for The Times, Ed Potton, arts commissioning editor for The Times.
Host: Rosie Wright
Producer: Shabnam Grewal
Read more: Robert Redford obituary: elusive legend of the big screen
Further listening:
Clips: @SAGAFTRAFoundation, CBS SUNDAY MORNING,
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUN DANCE KID CLIPP TM & © Fox (1969)
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD (B.J. Thomas version):
Songwriters: Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Original Publishers: BMG Gold Songs, Songs of Fujimusic, New Hidden Valley Music, Pw Arrangements, and Universal Music Corp.
Photo: Getty Pictures
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This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.
Deep in the Amazon, the mysterious pink river dolphins are under threat from pollution, mining, and habitat loss. Marine biologist Fernando Trujillo, known locally as Omacha, has dedicated more than 30 years to protecting them. From satellite-tagging dolphins to training fishermen and lobbying governments, he tells Adam Vaughan what it takes to safeguard one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth.
Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.
Guest: Fernando Trujillo, Founder of the Omacha Foundation and Rolex Award Laureate.
Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia
Sound Designer: David Crackles
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Thirteen years after her body was discovered floating in the septic tank of a hotel in Kenya, an arrest warrant has been issued for a former British soldier over the alleged murder of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru. If extradited, it would be the first time a British soldier is sent to face such a charge on foreign soil - and follows years of dogged investigation by The Sunday Times. We speak to reporter involved, and ask whether the culture of the British army has changed over the years.
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Guest: David Collins, northern editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Micaela Arneson.
Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/agnes-wanjiru-british-soldier-murder-xr0bv2qwg
Clips: NTV Kenya, Citizen TV Kenya.
Photo: Getty Images.
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The US President's state visit to the UK is marked by royal pageantry, political tension, and public protest. But beyond the headlines, what is the visit really for? What could the UK gain from it? And what are the potential pitfalls lurking for Keir Starmer?
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Guests: Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist, The Times and The Sunday Times and Oliver Wright, Policy editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edith Rousselot and Shabnam Grewal.
Clips: Sky News, Reuters, The White House.
Photo: Getty Images
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In the years since Omar al-Bayoumi was released by British police, new evidence has come to light which was not shared with the officers carrying out his interrogation. Today, he stands accused of being a Saudi agent who helped the terrorists who carried out 9/11, something he has always denied.
This is part three of a three-part special investigative series.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Amardeep Bassey, journalist, The Sunday Times.
Host: Taryn Siegel.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Sound designer: Tiffany Dimmack.
Read more: Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’
Clips: Metropolitan Police Services.
Photo: Tony Bell.
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On September 21, 2001, Omar al-Bayoumi was arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of the preparation, instigation or commission of acts of terrorism. Police would have seven days before they would need to charge, extradite, or release him. Over the next week of questioning, there would be extraordinary revelations -- but also leads not followed, and crucial information not shared. So what went wrong?
This is part two of a three-part special investigative series.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Amardeep Bassey, journalist, The Sunday Times.
Host: Taryn Siegel.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Read more: Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’
Clips: Metropolitan Police Services.
Photo: Tony Bell.
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Was there another man involved in plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands in 2001? And did British police, acting on the instructions of American law enforcement, let him go?
This is part one of a three-part special investigative series.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Amardeep Bassey, journalist, The Sunday Times.
Host: Taryn Siegel.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Read more: Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’
Clips: Metropolitan Police Services, CBS News, NBC News.
Photo: Tony Bell.
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He appeared at a Russian film festival, wants to work with Trump and still says Jeffrey Epstein was “charming and personable”. Does the film director Woody Allen not care what people think? Hadley Freeman meets him and his wife, Soon-Yi, at home in New York.
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Written by: Hadley Freeman, columnist and features writer for The Sunday Times.
Read by: Micaela Arneson.
Producers: Shabnam Grewal and Micaela Arneson.
Photo: Guerin Blask/The Sunday Times.
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This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.
From oil spills to climate change, penguins are on the frontline of environmental change. Pablo García Borboroglu has spent more than three decades rescuing colonies, moving shipping lanes, and protecting over 32 million acres of penguin habitat. He joins Adam Vaughan to share what it takes to keep these charismatic seabirds alive in a rapidly changing world.
Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.
Guest: Pablo García Borboroglu, Founder of the Global Penguin Society and Rolex Award Laureate.
Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia
Sound Designer: David Crackles
This podcast is advertiser funded.
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A sunny afternoon at Utah Valley University suddenly became a scene of terror when the right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a campus event on Wednesday, 10 September. His death was quickly described as an “assassination” by President Trump, and it is the latest in a worrying spate of politically-motivated attacks in the US. So what’s behind this trend? Is political violence becoming normalised?
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Guest: Katy Balls, Washington Editor and Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Shabnam Grewal and Micaela Arneson.
Read more:
Search for Utah Valley University shooter after two suspects released
Who was Charlie Kirk? TikTok wizard who conjured up Trump youth vote
Clips: New York Post, Republic TV, CNN, KTLA 5, Fox News, Charlie Kirk via Instagram, President Trump via Truth Social
Photo: Getty Images
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As people continue to starve in Gaza, the war once again spread beyond its borders this week when Israel bombed Hamas fighters in Qatar - a country that’s involved in the peace negotiations. Meanwhile, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog met Keir Starmer in London yesterday. So what does this all mean for the peace process - and for Gazans?
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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Edith Rousselot and Olivia Case.
Clips: The Times, Reuters, The White House, Sky, Al Jazeera, The Sun, BBC.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Exclusive research for The Times reveals a huge increase in the number of people who believe the dangers of climate change have been exaggerated. Why is this happening and what does it mean for our future - and that of our children?
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Guest: Oliver Wright
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Shabnam Grewal
Read more: We’re ready to become net-zero heroes by 2050 (but only if the price is right)
Clips: Channel 4, Sky News, ITV News, BBC, Guardian News, UN Climate Change, @downingstreet,
Photo: Getty images.
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Last Friday, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned after a report said she broke the ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home. But how serious is this latest loss for Labour, who could replace her, and can Keir Starmer's reshuffle reboot a struggling premiership and party?
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Guest: Geraldine Scott, assistant political editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers:
Clips: BBC, Sky, Channel 4.
Photo: Getty Images.
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As French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a motion of no confidence in the National Assembly, a grassroots protest movement is gathering steam with its rallying cry to "Block everything" on September 10. Organisers hope to bring the country to a standstill to protest against Bayrou’s national budget plan – even though the current government is likely to fall before the demonstrations begin. So is the French government on the brink of collapse again?
Guest: Peter Conradi, Europe editor, The Times and The Sunday Times
Host: Luke Jones
Producer: Edith Rousselot and Hannah Varrall
Read more: France heading for ‘Liz Truss-style catastrophe’, warns PM
Clips: DW News, Sky News, France 24, BBC News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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