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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?
Guest:
Anthony Loyd, Times foreign correspondent.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Archive: Euronews
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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.
Guest:
Liam Vaughan, journalist and author of Flash Crash.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips:
Bloomberg, CNBC, BBC.
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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?
Guest:
John Simpson, Times crime correspondent
Jonathan Ames, Times legal editor
John Apter, chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales
Host: Manveen Rana
Clips: BBC, Talkradio
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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 since become a lightning rod for criticism around perceived government inaction on the coronavirus crisis. We talk to people who were there.
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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 of governance? And is the pandemic changing his re-election chances?
Guests:
Josh Glancy, Washington Bureau Chief for The Sunday Times.
Julie Kelly, senior contributor for political blog American Greatness.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
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How has the government fared enforcing their mantra of: 'stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives'?
Guests:
Caroline Wheeler, Deputy political editor of The Sunday Times.
Rosamund Urwin, Senior reporter at The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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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.
Guest:
Sathnam Sanghera, author and writer at the Times.
Host:Manveen Rana.
Sathnam's article for the Saturday magazine: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-and-ethnicity-black-and-asian-nhs-medics-on-the-front-line-dhznrc3kc
Clips: BBC, @borisjohnson, Good Morning Britain (ITV), TalkRadio.
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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 coronavirus crisis on our climate and the natural world?
Guest: Liz Bonnin, scientist and natural history presenter.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC, NBC, Channel 4, DW News.
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Technology might be the answer to our problems - but could we be giving up our privacy in return for our liberty?
Guest:
Danny Fortson, The Sunday Times West Coast correspondent
Host:David Aaronovitch
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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 researched the story and get their rebuttal to the government's subsequent criticism.
Guests:
Jonathan Calvert, editor of The Sunday Times Insight investigative team
George Arbuthnott, deputy editor of The Sunday Times Insight investigative team
Host:
Manveen Rana.
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