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As England kick off their World Cup campaign tonight, one man will be impossible to ignore: FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Hailed by supporters as the man who transformed football’s governing body and accused by critics of chasing power and influence, he's become one of the most powerful figures in global sport. But who is the man at the centre of football's biggest stage?
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Guest: Martyn Ziegler chief sports reporter, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Dave Creasey and Edward Drummond.
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Read more: The ruthless rise of Gianni Infantino and his Fifa money machine
Further listening: The Game
Clips: BBC News, FIFA, Sky News, Channel 4 News, Fox News, CNN.
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The government has announced a ban on some social media platforms for under-16s. It’s a move that echoes a similar ban introduced by the Australian government, which came into effect in December. So what are teens actually looking at on social media? And will a ban help?
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Guest: Mark Sellman, technology correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Bligh.
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Read more: Doomscrolling 708 videos a day: how TikTok turned our teens into addicts
Further listening: How infinite scrolling damages our brains - The Saturday Story
Clips: The Times, Times Radio, Revealing Reality, BBC News, Sky News.
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Donald Trump has announced that his much trailed peace deal with Iran is to be signed this Friday, bringing an end to hostilities between the two countries and opening up the strait of Hormuz. With the fine print still to be worked out, many questions about the deal remain. Can it bring some stability to the world economy? And will it actually bring peace to the Middle East in the long term?
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Guests:
Hosts: Jane Garvey and Fi Glover.
Producer: Hannah Quinn.
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Read more: Trump’s deal with Iran will make the world’s tyrants smile
Further listening: “Everyone hates you now” - Could Lebanon cost Trump his Iran deal?
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The annual G7 summit starts today in France. The normally stuffy, formal affair has been shaken up in recent years by Donald Trump, who has sparred with nearly all of America’s allies. So is the G7 still the powerful, united global force it once was? And with China building its own alliance, how should it respond?
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Guest: Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: How the G7 will look by 2050 — and what it means for us
Further listening: Could China become the world's policeman?
Clips: Arirang News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, The Hill, Dawn News English, PBS.
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Following months of police inaction over the disappearance of British tourist Lorna McSorley, we reveal a high-tech breakthrough. A new digital trail reveals potential suspects who might hold the answer to what happened - and seems to confirm the worst of local fears.
This is the final episode of a special three-part investigation.
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence.
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Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
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Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
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With the South African police’s search for missing British tourist Lorna McSorley gone cold, locals take matters into their own hands. Their investigation uncovers extraordinary and deeply troubling facts about her disappearance, linking it to a string of other missing people in the area.
This is part two of a special three-part investigation.
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence.
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Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
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Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
Clips: Newzroom Afrika / Youtube.
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Seventy one-year-old British tourist Lorna McSorley went out for a walk near South Africa's Ghost Mountain. She never returned.
In the first part of this three-part investigation, we travel to the remote, superstitious heart of KwaZulu-Natal to retrace Lorna’s final steps. As the police search hits a dead end, bizarre rumours begin to emerge - including talk of witchcraft and an illicit trade in body parts.
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Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
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Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
Clips: Newzroom Afrika / Youtube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Defence Secretary John Healey resigned this afternoon, over the government’s much delayed defence funding plan. In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said Keir Starmer had been “unable” to commit resources that the UK desperately needs. So what does this mean for Starmer’s leadership? And will taxpayers ultimately be left to foot the bill?
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Guests:
Host: John Pienaar.
Producers: Angus Mitchell, Sofia Johanson.
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Read more: John Healey has launched a broadside at Keir Starmer. Will the PM surrender?
Further listening: Has Britain become ungovernable?
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There has been a second night of riots in Belfast following a knife attack in the Northern Irish city on Monday. Yesterday authorities called for calm after vehicles and houses were set alight. As violent anti-immigration protests continue, what’s it like on the ground and what can the government do going forward?
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Belfast attack latest
Further listening: What Henry Nowak’s murder means for policing
Clips: X, The Times, BBC, Times Radio.
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The fragile ceasefire in the Middle East appears to be unravelling, with Iran and Israel exchanging missile strikes. The violence has been met with fury from President Trump, who’s been pushing to get a peace deal over the line for weeks. So why is Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu risking his relationship with his greatest ally? And how much are pressures at home dictating Israel's stance in the war?
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Guest: Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel correspondent, The Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Sophie McNulty
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Read more: Netanyahu’s ticking time bomb? Inside the political war at home
Further listening:“Everyone hates you now” - Could Lebanon cost Trump his Iran deal?
Clips: The Times, Fox News, Al Jazeera.
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