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Early on Saturday morning, the US and Israel launched a wave of attacks on Iran, killing the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Iran has retaliated, with strikes reported in the UAE, Qatar and across the region. But will Trump get his regime change or could Iran become just another failed state? And is the middle east on the brink of all-out war?
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Producers: Olivia Case and Sophie McNulty.
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Read more: Iran latest: UK plans mass Middle East evacuation as Tehran strikes back
Further listening: Four years of war: can Ukraine continue to deny Putin?
Clips: The White House / YouTube, CBS, Truth Social, ABC, BBC, The Times.
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From men wanting to buy her breast milk, to going undercover in the IVF wild west, investigative journalist and author Alev Scott has immersed herself in the murky, and often unregulated world of fertility. What she found was a trillion dollar industry, where the maternal body is a hot commodity. It also raised some serious ethical questions: How much, if anything, should breastmilk cost? Who should be allowed to buy it? And is it right that you can pay more for ‘VIP’ egg donors?
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Guests: Alev Scott, investigative journalist and author of Cash Cow.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Undercover in Europe’s infertility and surrogacy industry
Photo: Getty Images & Mark Harrison for the Times magazine.
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The end of Britain’s political duopoly now looks complete, as Labour suffers a catastrophic by-election defeat to the Greens in Gorton and Denton. Reform comes second, while the Tories lose their deposit with just 2% of the vote. Keir Starmer is now a prisoner of the left, and Britain is undergoing a tectonic realignment of its electoral politics.
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Producer: Euan Dawtrey.
Executive Producer: Molly Guinness.
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After a six-month-long investigation into maternity care in England, the government has published its initial findings. The report reveals a catalog of failures at 12 NHS trusts – from inadequate staffing and poor facilities to racial discrimination. So what do bereaved families make of the findings? And can this broken system be fixed?
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: NHS ‘incentivised’ to record baby deaths as stillborn
Further listening: Inside England's maternity scandal, part one
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First Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested, then Peter Mandelson. The fallout has been swift, dramatic, and is still unfolding. Hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones answer your biggest questions about the two men and what comes next.
Neither men have been changed and they both deny any wrongdoing. We don’t know what evidence was used in their arrests.
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Hosts: Manveen Rana & Luke Jones.
Producers: Sophie McNulty & Harry Stott.
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Read more: Commons Speaker reported Peter Mandelson as flight risk to Met Police
Further listening: Andrew is arrested
Clips: The Times, Parliament TV, Newsweek.
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On Monday, the government released its plan to reform SEND, the system that supports children with special educational needs and disabilities, in England. It’s used by around one in five children and Keir Starmer is promising £4 billion over 3 years to overhaul it. But what’s changed, who’s affected and how will the government pay for it?
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Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Olivia Case and Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Keir Starmer: I’ll ensure no child with special needs is left behind
Further listening: Broken trust: Inside England's maternity scandal
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Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is still fighting – but the strain is visible. How has the conflict changed since those first days of war? Why would a free and fair election in Ukraine be so difficult? And is peace even conceivable?
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott and Julia Webster.
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Read more: War diary: love and desperation on Ukraine’s front line
Further listening: A new peace plan, and a critical moment for Zelensky
Clips: BBC
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Over the past decade, thousands of families say they have been failed by England's maternity services. With a review into 12 NHS trusts due to publish its interim findings this week, we hear from some of those affected. What went wrong? And can future tragedies can be prevented?
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Guest: Poppy Koronka, health correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Shabnam Grewal.
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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues raised, the following organisations may be able to help:
Read more: NHS maternity failings leave women feeling blamed for poor care
Clips: Parliament TV, Channel 4 News, Ockenden Maternity Review, Sky News,
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Jesse Jackson, the civil rights firebrand, preacher, and two-time presidential candidate rose from segregated South Carolina to the front lines of America’s fight for justice. Marching alongside Martin Luther King Jr., Jackson transformed protest into political power, inspiring generations and paved the way to the first black president. We take a look at his influential, and controversial life.
Guest: Anna Temkin, deputy obituary editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Dave Creasey and Julia Webster.
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Read more: Rev Jesse Jackson obituary: civil rights campaigner
Clips: CBS, NPR, ITV, WCNC, BBC, The Obama White House, ThamesTV.
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