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Maher al-Assad is the youngest sibling of the deposed Syrian dictator. He’s also known as the ‘enforcer’, renowned for his brutal crackdowns on protesters, and his role in Syria’s murky drugs empire. Reporter Oliver Marsden visits his abandoned house on the outskirts of Damascus and uncovers a strange lair, complete with an underground funicular, an escape tunnel, and a Jennifer Lopez DVD.
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Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Emily Webb.
Guest: Oliver Marsden, foreign correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Clips: Sky News, France 24, 72 Films.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Donald Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has caused widespread alarm in defence and security circles, not only in the US but amongst America’s allies. But what are her views, and why are they proving so controversial?
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Guest: Tom Newton Dunn, political journalist and presenter.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Chris Wade.
Clips: ABC News; Forbes; Tulsi Gabbard YouTube; Fox News; CNN; NBC News; The View (ABC); Nikki Haley YouTube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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The rap mogul’s, whose real name is Shawn Carter, billion dollar empire is at risk after he was named in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old in 2000. Jay-Z was named alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Both men strongly deny the claims. So how did Jay-Z become a giant of American culture?
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Guest: Craig McLean, freelance arts journalist and contributor to The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.
Further listening: The P Diddy lawsuits: The downfall of a rap legend
Read more: Jay-Z, Beyoncé and a billion-dollar hip-hop empire in jeopardy
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
Clips: On The Red Carpet, Forbes, CBS, NBC News, CNN, UNICEF, MTV, BBC News, BBC Glastonbury.
Music clips:
Brooklyn’s Finest, JAY-Z, ℗ 1996 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Equity Distribution, Roc-A-Fella.
Izzo (H.O.V.A.), JAY-Z, ℗ 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Universal Music Group.
Dead Presidents II, JAY-Z, ℗ 1996 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Equity Distribution, Roc-A-Fella.
Empire State Of Mind, JAY-Z ft. Alicia Keys, © 2014 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Roc Nation Records, LLC.
Sorry, Beyoncé, ℗ 2016 Parkwood Entertainment LLC, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment, Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
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Prince Andrew has now "ceased all contact" with an alleged spy working on behalf of China's shadowy United Front Work Department. But their relationship has raised questions about how the 'desperate' prince pays for his lifestyle and whether he inadvertently enabled the Chinese state to infiltrate the British royal family.
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Guest: Kate Mansey, Assistant Editor & Royal Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers:
Clips: BBC; Sky News Australia.
Photo: Pitch@Palace.
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Security services have issued an unprecedented warning about a shadowy Russian military unit accused of carrying out assassinations and cyberattacks on the streets of Britain. So as the government ramps up its defence against the threat from the Kremlin, what exactly is Unit 29155? And why is it targeting the West?
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Guest: Fiona Hamilton, Chief Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edward Drummond.
Clips: Reuters, OnDemand News, Sky News, BBC News, Channel 4 News, RT, CBS News, Independent.
Photo: Getty Images/Times Illustration
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We’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2024.
Millions of social media users are flocking to follow the Trad Wives: stay-at-home mothers who champion a life making meals from scratch and serving their husband’s and children’s every need. Our reporter goes to meet the woman behind the most popular account: Hannah Neeleman of Ballerina Farm. Is she selling a feminist dream or an unattainable lifestyle?
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Guest: Megan Agnew, Senior Features Writer, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.
Clips: TikTok/esteecwilliams, TikTok/naraazizasmith, TikTok/ballerinafarm, ABC News.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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After nearly a week on the run, Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania for the murder of health insurance CEO, Brian Thompson. But in a macabre twist, Mangione has found widespread support on social media, which has dubbed him the ‘hot assassin’. Why?
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Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Guest: Sam Lovett, US reporter, The Times.
Clips: The Daily Show, ABC7 News, Fox11 News, TikTok/xyathanchekass, TikTok/dpshw, TikTok/imcodyjacob, other TikToks, Edith finding sources
Further reading: ‘The hot assassin’: how the internet became obsessed with Luigi Mangione
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
Photo: Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/AP.
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Sir Kim Darroch is the former UK ambassador to the USA and worked with Trump for two years during the President’s first term. So how should the UK deal with Trump 2.0? And as our former National Security Advisor - before his Washington post - how will the UK government be reducing the terrorism threat from Syria, and balancing trade opportunities versus security issues when it comes to China.
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Guest: Sir Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the USA and former National Security Advisor.
Host: William Hague.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Image credit: The Times / Tom Jackson.
Further listening: Putin’s ‘nuclear blackmail’
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Healthier, eco-friendly, altogether virtuous. This may be how we think of milk alternatives but new research is calling into question the ‘plant-based milk myth’. So what’s the truth? How good for you - and the environment - is your oat milk flat white?
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Guest: Libby Galvin, writer, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Further reading: How good is your milk (for you and for the environment)?
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
Photo: Getty Images.
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As a new leadership emerges in Syria, disparate groups remain in control of different parts of the country. In the midst of the fluctuating situation, what dangers might return?
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Guest: Mark Urban, Writer and Columnist, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers:
Clips: BBC News, AP, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, CNN.
Photo: Getty Images.
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