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It is one of Netflix’s most watched documentaries – The Tinder Swindler told the story of scammer Simon Leviev and how he conned women out of more than $10 million. Now two of his most high-profile victims reveal the depression and bankruptcy that followed and how they’re taking revenge by turning their story into a book.
Swindled Never After: How We Survived (and You Can Spot) a Relationship Scammer by Cecilie Fjellhoy and Pernilla Sjoholm (Podium Publishing, £15.99) is published on August 19
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Words by: Charlotte Lytton.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Read more: Conned by the Tinder Swindler: how his victims took revenge
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It’s been four years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul, marking the end of the UK’s 20-year military presence in Afghanistan. This week, Patrick sits down with James Cowan, CEO of the HALO Trust and a former army officer who led Task Force Helmand from 2009 to 2010. Together, they reflect on the 2021 evacuation, the recent Afghan data leak, their regrets, and whether Britain’s involvement in Afghanistan was, frankly, worth it.
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A council in Hampshire has passed a motion to grant ‘personhood’ to the River Test, an ancient chalk stream which runs through the county. Although largely symbolic, calls for rivers to have rights are becoming more widespread. What’s driving this burgeoning environmental movement, and what difference could it make to our lives?
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Guest: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Edward Drummond.
Read more: The benefits of human rights for rivers
Further listening: Thames Water: the business model built on shit
Clips: BBC, Sky News.
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The UK government will recognise Palestine as a state in September, unless Israel meets certain conditions to ease the situation in Gaza. But what would statehood mean? And is it just political posturing or could this help end the war in Gaza and solve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts?
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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Clips: BBC, DW News, YouTube / William J Clinton Presidential Library.
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Protests outside an hotel housing asylum seekers have spread across the country - and turned violent. Where is this heading? And how much is being organised by the far-right party Homeland?
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Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Edith Rousselot.
Read more: Homeland: the far-right party helping to organise Epping protests
Clips: Forbes Breaking News, GB News, The Homeland Party via Youtube, Sky News.
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England's Lionesses beat Spain in the most dramatic fashion on Sunday night, to retain their title as the Queens of Europe. With a victory parade due to take place in London this morning, the match marks a turning point in the game itself.
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Guest: Kit Shepard, Women’s Football Reporter, The Times.
Host: Calum Macdonald.
Producer: Edith Rousselot.
Read more: Magnificent Lionesses have given this revolution another shot in the arm
Clips: Channel 4, Sky News.
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The AI revolution is upon us, with entry level jobs plunging by a third since the launch of ChatGPT. What does that mean for the future of work? We take a peek inside one office already living in the future.
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Edith Rousselot.
Read more:When AI steals our jobs we create new ones
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Elizabeth Roundy left a polygamous church rife with abuse in 2020, taking her children with her. Four of them have since disappeared. Who is to blame? And can she track them down?
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Guest: Megan Agnew.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Anna Dowell.
Read more: 'I feared the cult would kidnap my children. Then they disappeared'
Clips: ABC15 Arizona via YouTube, KXAN via YouTube, Megan Agnew, ABC News, Fox 13 News Utah via YouTube
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Ozzie Osborne, who died this week, was the Black Sabbath front-man who became an unlikely TV personality. The 'Prince of Darkness' leaves behind a legacy that's shaped heavy metal rock music and inspired a generation of fans and musicians. We look at the legend, the music, the stories and the extraordinary resurrection of a career when all seemed lost.
Image: Getty
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With starvation spreading across Gaza, over a thousand Palestinians have been killed while trying to get aid, according to the UN. As negotiations over another ceasefire founder, will there be anything - or anyone - left to save?
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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: CNN, BBC, CBS, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, PBS, ABC, FOX, Parliamenttv.live, ITV, YouTube / @politicsJOE.
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