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 far-right party spreading ‘sensible nationalism’
Protests outside an hotel housing asylum seekers have spread across the country - and turned violent....
EscucharWhy the Lionesses' victory will change the beautiful game
On Sunday night, in the most dramatic fashion, England’s Lionesses beat Spain in a penalty shoot-out...
EscucharInside the AI workplace
The AI revolution is upon us, with entry level jobs plunging by a third since the launch of ChatGPT....
Escuchar"I feared the cult would kidnap my children" - the Sunday Story
Elizabeth Roundy left a polygamous church rife with abuse in 2020, taking her children with her. Four...
EscucharOzzy Osbourne: Working class wild-man who changed the sound of rock
Ozzie Osborne, who died this week, was the Black Sabbath front-man who became an unlikely TV personality....
EscucharA "tipping point" in Gaza - and what's next
With starvation spreading across Gaza, over a thousand Palestinians have been killed while trying to...
EscucharWhy are the doctors striking?
With Britain’s resident doctors due to walk off the job tomorrow, the government is planning changes...
EscucharCan Trump shake his Epstein problem?
With President Trump due to touch down on British soil this week, he seems unable to escape the shadow...
EscucharThe Afghan leak: what next?
After last week’s shocking revelations that a list of tens of thousands of Afghans who’d helped...
EscucharWe demanded help for our sick children. We were accused of abuse.
An investigation by The Sunday Times has found that hundreds of parents are being falsely accused of...
Escuchar"Crazy Rich Asians meets War of the Windsors” - the Sunday Story
The city-state of Singapore has been scandalised by a bitter row tearing apart its first family. The...
EscucharThe trials of Constance Marten - the Saturday Story
Born into an aristocratic family, Constance Marten and her unlikely partner Mark Gordon's became the...
EscucharWhy AI is making us stupid and what we can do about it
Students are getting AI to write their essays and it’s hard to spot the difference. Professor Niall...
EscucharThe NHS and the changing room trans row
Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife, the employment tribunal that gripped the nation last February, resumed this...
EscucharThe Afghan files: How I took on the government - and won
For years, the British government used a court superinjunction to conceal a data leak that could have...
EscucharThe downfall of Gregg Wallace
The self-styled "cheeky greengrocer" and MasterChef host has been sacked by the BBC after an inquiry...
EscucharBeauty and the tweaks: is everyone you know using fillers and Botox?
New figures show the beauty industry is growing four times faster than the wider economy. The fastest...
EscucharThe Sunday Edition: I live with two men. Both are my ex-husbands.
When Kristie De Garis moved two male companions into her house in rural Scotland, her neighbours assumed...
EscucharHow The Populists Are Coming (From Left And Right)
This week the political masterminds consider what's happening on the populist left and right, with more...
EscucharWhat Virginia Giuffre’s diary tells us about the Epstein files
This week, the FBI investigation that Trump promised would reveal all about Jeffrey Epstein concluded...
EscucharAre we close to a Gaza ceasefire?
With people around the world calling for a lasting peace in Gaza, Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu has...
EscucharTexas floods: could the deaths have been prevented?
Over 100 people, including dozens of children, are dead after flash flooding in Texas. Could this have...
EscucharThe mushroom killer: what the jury heard
Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives by lacing their beef wellington with...
Escuchar‘There was a white light. I looked around and saw bodies’: looking back at 7/7
Twenty years after the 7/7 London bombings killed 52 people, what’s changed since the deadly suicide...
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