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This episode was recorded before the latest announcement from President Trump pausing 'Project Freedom'.
Earlier this week President Trump launched his latest move in the Iran war... 'Project Freedom' was designed to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz under US military escort. But Iran said the plan meant the US was breaking the ceasefire and the two countries began trading missiles again. The UAE’s been hit too, at a time when it's increasingly turning to Israel for help. So how will the new allegiances being formed in fire reshape the region? Where are negotiations up to? And is there any hope of peace?
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Guest: Michael Stephens, consultant and senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and fellow at RAND Europe.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Olivia Case and Sophie McNulty.
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Read more: Iran war latest: Hegseth says ceasefire holds but US ‘locked and loaded’
Further listening: Is political violence America’s new normal?
Clips: Fox, Hugh Hewitt / YouTube.
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This week Scottish voters will head to the polls for the Holyrood parliamentary elections. To understand what's on people's minds, we visited Motherwell - a town where, for decades, Labour used to dominate. This year Labour appear to be haemorrhaging support across Scotland and may even fall to third place. And an unlikely party is emerging from the fallout.
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Taryn Siegel
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Further listening: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?
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NHS spending has reached record highs and shows no sign of slowing down. The government poured in £205 billion last year, yet waiting lists remain stubbornly high and patient satisfaction is at an all time low. So where is all the money going? And if spending isn’t the solution, what is?
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Callum Martin and Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Why doesn’t ever-growing money seem to improve the NHS
Further listening: Is your sofa toxic?
Clips: BBC, The Guardian, Rishi Sunak / LinkedIn, The Sun, Reuters, The British Library, The Department of Health and Social Care.
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At his peak, Carl Hayman was widely regarded as the world's best tighthead prop. Then, in 2021, at just 41, he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE, a disease he believes was caused by the sport he loves, and one that has torn his life apart. In this intimate and devastating interview with David Walsh, Carl describes what happened, what he’s doing for the players who come after him, and what concussion means for rugby’s future.
The final part of a two-part special investigation into the crisis facing this global game. You can listen to part one here.
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Guest: Carl Hayman
Host: David Walsh, chief sports writer, The Sunday Times
Producer: Sophie McNulty
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Read more: Two best friends, two suicides. How did rugby let this happen?
Further listening: Can rugby survive its head injury problem?
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Marriage rates are at their lowest since 1850, and it's predicted by 2050 just 3 in 10 of us will have tied the knot. Cohabiting is now the fastest-growing family type in the UK. So what’s happening? Feminism, atheism, a mistrust of state intervention, or just an old fashion 'trend' dying out? And should cohabiting couples get the same rights as married ones?
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Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Why I will never get married
Photo: Robert Wilson for The Times Magazine
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Could Thursday’s local elections herald the end of two party politics in England? Labour are expected to lose heavily to parties on the left and right. So how bad would it need to be for the party to replace the prime minister?
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Angela Rayner weighs leadership challenge after local elections
Further listening:‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?
Clip: Daily Express.
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Police have declared a terrorist incident after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green. The suspect, Essa Suleiman, is in custody and the two men are stable. Plenty of questions remain as the Jewish community reels from the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents. How can Jewish communities be protected?
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Guests:
Host: Callum Martin
Producers:Callum Martin, Olivia Case, Elizabeth Highfield, Sandra Mitchell.
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Read more: What happened in Golders Green? How London stabbing attack unfolded
Further listening: “They tried to firebomb my synagogue”: The rise in antisemitic attacks
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Sir Keir Starmer has dodged a bullet on the Mandelson vetting scandal but did he expend too much political capital in the process? With local elections around the corner he’s not out of the woods yet, so what can we expect from next week's results? And more than 60 days into the Iran war, Trump has proclaimed there's 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' - so are we about to see renewed military action from the USA? Hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones are here to answer your questions in our monthly Q&A.
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Hosts: Manveen Rana and Luke Jones.
Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.
Producers: Olivia Case and Callum Martin.
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Read more: Iran war latest: Trump warns Tehran ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’ in Truth Social post
Further listening:‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?
Clips: The Independent, Sky.
Image: @realDonaldTrump / Truth Social
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South Wales has been a Labour heartland since the party formed over a century ago, but speak to people there today and you'll find support leaving in droves. So can Labour avoid an electoral car crash? Could the other main parties capitalise? Ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections next week, we travelled to Swansea to take the political temperature.
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Harry Stott.
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Read more: A walk round Pembroke Dock shows why Labour will lose Welsh election
Further listening: Get ready for a pub brawl, it's local election time
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Morgan McSweeney has told MPs that the revelations about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein were like a knife through his soul. The more we learn about the appointment process, the madder it sounds. And the odd thing is that crucial decisions were not written down: there are no receipts. There's a mood building in the Labour Party that Keir Starmer will need to go big or go home: come up with a bold agenda, make the case for it and then deliver it. Has he got it in him?
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Hosts: Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times. Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times. Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times.
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson.
Executive producer: Molly Guinness.
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Read more: McSweeney and Barton raise new questions over PM’s judgment
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