Leaving Afghanistan (Pt 1): Our correspondent's diaries from the 20-year war
After 20 years of war, is the difficult truth that Nato has lost to the Taliban?The first of two episodes this week with Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd, as he looks back at Afghanistan's past – ...
26 Jul 202131min
Footballers' wives: Wagatha Christie in the High Court
In 2019, Coleen Rooney, wife of former England football captain Wayne Rooney, accused Rebekah Vardy— also the wife of a prominent footballer or "Wag"— of leaking false stories about her private life. ...
23 Jul 202123min
Mass shootings: This is America
2021 is on track to be America's deadliest year for gun violence in two decades. With record numbers of mass shootings across the country, is the US finally ready to confront the problem?This podcast ...
22 Jul 202129min
Police and tasers: The death of Dalian Atkinson
Five years ago, the death of an ex-footballer in the Midlands town of Telford made headlines. Last month, the officer who unlawfully killed Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and kicking hi...
21 Jul 202131min
An interview with Michael Wolff: Inside the mind of Donald Trump
The forty fifth president of the US, Donald Trump, will be talked about forever. Now, Michael Wolff in his new book: Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency, exposes the chaos behind the sce...
20 Jul 202129min
European Super League: A busted flush?
Earlier this year football fans, politicians and royalty united against the breakaway European Super League. Today we reveal how the multibillion-pound plan was scuppered and ask: could it still be re...
19 Jul 202129min
Football and the state of the nation
The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday's Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy has caused outrage across the country. What does the reaction to Sunday's result reveal about the sta...
16 Jul 202132min
Covid and freedom day: Lessons from around the world
Despite a surge in coronavirus cases, Boris Johnson is set on lifting all restrictions on what's been dubbed as 'Freedom day' next Monday in England. Today, we look at three examples: Israel, The Unit...
15 Jul 202126min
