Stories of our times
One remarkable story, told in depth, each day. Our daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day and hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.
The Labour politician who inspired JD Vance
Lord Maurice Glasman was the only Labour politician to be invited to Trump’s inauguration after striking...
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The British-Indian novelist Sir Salman Rushdie has faced his alleged attacker in court, after he was...
EscucharHow the US signalled a new world order in 5 days
As the United States and Russia seem to be hurtling towards a bilateral peace negotiation over Ukraine,...
EscucharCan you live without a smartphone?
A year ago Times columnist James Marriott ditched his smartphone to escape the endless notifications...
EscucharElon Musk's 'hostile takeover' of Washington
When Donald Trump took office, he appointed Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency...
EscucharThe Sunday Edition: The decline of dating apps, and what could replace them
Official figures show that for the first time, people are leaving dating apps. So why the exodus? And...
EscucharAn interview with Sam Altman, Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAI
Ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit, Katie and Danny are together in London for a special interview...
EscucharHow Bridget Jones charmed Gen Z
Bridget Jones is back in cinemas with her fourth outing Mad About the Boy, 24 years after her film debut....
EscucharTrump's Gaza bombshell
President Trump stunned the world and horrified his Arab allies when he proposed that the US should...
EscucharWhy are so many young people not working?
The Times has unveiled a landmark survey of Generation Z. What are their attitudes towards modern Britain,...
EscucharThe mothers seeking justice for their poisoned babies
When the closed steelworks in Corby, Northamptonshire, were being cleaned up ahead of redevelopment,...
EscucharThe organised crime groups stealing your phone
Have you - or someone you know - had a mobile phone snatched directly from your hand? It's a growing...
EscucharThe Sunday Edition: Inside the fentanyl trade
On today's Sunday Edition, we're looking back at this episode from March, diving into the fentanyl trade....
EscucharHow To Tell Who's Really In Charge
This week the political masterminds (and Hugo) are joined by Theo Bertram, who worked in Downing Street...
EscucharIs there ‘new evidence’ in the Lucy Letby case?
On Tuesday, a panel of global medical experts convened a press conference. They said they had found...
EscucharTrade Wars: Trump vs China
Having implemented - then temporarily rescinded - tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both countries...
EscucharThe spat over an island 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...
EscucharGypsy-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...
EscucharWho really runs the Labour Party?
‘?Like an HR manager, not a leader’. This is the description of Sir Keir Starmer from his closest...
EscucharThe 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...
EscucharThe 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...
Escuchar'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...
EscucharDeepSeek: AI’s ‘Sputnik moment’
A Chinese rival to ChatGPT wiped $700 billion from the value of the world’s largest tech companies...
EscucharThe momfluencers embracing ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Robert F Kennedy Jr. - President Trump's pick as health secretary - begins his confirmation hearings...
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