The Chagos Islands deal that could threaten the special relationship
Having ruled the Chagos Islands since the 1800s, the UK now wants to cede sovereignty of the tiny archipelago in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. But one island is home to a secretive US military base a...
5 Feb 202532min
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: I had Mom killed. I hope she’d be proud of me now
In 2016, 24-year-old Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in the US State of Missouri, for arranging the murder of her mother. Her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, had Munchausen syndr...
4 Feb 202528min
Who really runs the Labour Party?
‘ Like an HR manager, not a leader’. This is the description of Sir Keir Starmer from his closest and most influential aide, according to a new book by two Times journalists. It’s just one of the many...
3 Feb 202542min
The Sunday Edition: Thames Water - the business model built on sh*t
Tomorrow Thames Water will be going to the High Court in London for the start of hearings to approve a restructuring plan for its debts. So we thought it might be worth a listen back to an episode we ...
2 Feb 202530min
The King visits Auschwitz, Kate follows in Princess Diana's footsteps and a new royal baby
Kate Mansey shares her first-hand account of a historic moment - witnessing the King become the first British monarch to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking the 80th anniversary of the concentration cam...
1 Feb 202522min
'Don't make Putin make a point' a Russian warns the West
Nina Khrushcheva, great grand-daughter of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and Professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York, says the West's response to Putin has strengthened ...
31 Jan 202535min
DeepSeek: AI’s ‘Sputnik moment’
A Chinese rival to ChatGPT wiped $700 billion from the value of the world’s largest tech companies in just one day. DeepSeek claims its free, open-source model is more cost-effective and efficient tha...
30 Jan 202530min
The momfluencers embracing ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Robert F Kennedy Jr. - President Trump's pick as health secretary - begins his confirmation hearings today. He's the man who coined the phrase 'Make America Healthy Again', but with a track record of ...
29 Jan 202530min
