• A Very British Scandal: How Captain Tom's charity got caught up in controversy [REPLAY]
    Nov 24 2024

    This week, over four years later, a report from the Charity commission concluded that Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter and her husband had committed “serious” misconduct and had gained “significant” financial benefit from links to that charity. The report said that it had not seen evidence of a crime committed by the couple. The family say "that there has never been any misappropriation of funds or unauthorised payments from the charity’s bank account, by any member of our family.

    Last year, Manveen spoke to Times social affairs editor James Beal about the whole affair.

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.

    Guest: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.

    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Clips: TalkTV, Times Radio, BBC News, ITV News, 5 News, You’ll Never Walk Alone/Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball, and The NHS Voices of Care Choir/UMG.


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    26 mins
  • Planet Hope: Finding Hope for our Planet
    Nov 23 2024

    This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by The Story.


    In this special episode of Planet Hope we reflect on the insights shared in the series about the future of our planet from the individuals finding solutions to the challenges we face - the explorers, naturalists and conservationists who are ensuring a brighter future for Planet Earth.

    This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.

    This podcast is advertiser funded.


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    50 mins
  • Putin’s “nuclear blackmail”
    Nov 22 2024

    The decision by the US to allow Ukraine to launch western long-range missiles into Russia has provoked a furious reaction from Moscow, and pushed tensions with Ukraine’s western backers even higher. In response, the Kremlin has updated its military doctrine to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, provoking fears of a new Cold War, or even a nuclear confrontation. How worried should we be?

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

    Guests:

    • Edward Lucas, Times columnist and Senior Vice-President at the Centre for European Policy Analysis
    • Lt Gen Ben Hodges (US Army, Ret’d), Former Commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe

    Host: Manveen Rana

    Clips: Times Radio; BTTV; US DoD/RAND; PBS

    Photo: Getty Images

    Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com


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    33 mins
  • Are food shortages the farmers' secret weapon?
    Nov 21 2024

    Over ten thousand farmers marched on Westminster this week, protesting changes to inheritance tax. But does the government’s new policy mean the end of family farms or is it a sensible move that only targets the richest landowners? And as nearly 60% of the food we eat in the UK is home grown, if the farmers escalate their protest, and refuse to let food off their farms, what could it mean for your fridge and the nation’s food security?

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory


    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Guests:

    • Olly Harrison, Farmer and co-owner of T&O Harrison farm.
    • Will Humphries, Southwest and Countryside Correspondent for The Times.


    Clips: Parliamentlive.tv, BBC, Olly Harrison / YouTube, Reuters.

    Image credit: Getty Images


    Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.co.uk




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    28 mins
  • Why young Brits are turning to Dubai
    Nov 20 2024

    As inquiries about relocating to the Emirati city from the UK have risen four-fold in the past five years; what does its allure say about life back home?

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

    Further reading: Dubai’s allure to UK youth should raise alarm

    • https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/allure-dubai-uk-youth-raise-alarm-xq7s8d8sg

    Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.co.uk

    Guest: Will Lloyd, reporter at The Sunday Times.

    Host: Luke Jones.

    Photo: Getty images.


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    24 mins
  • Why Tim Spector wants to bring back the nanny state
    Nov 19 2024

    The government should treat ultra-processed foods like cigarettes and alcohol - and bring in higher taxes on the companies that make them, says Professor Tim Spector. Labour has declared war on junk food as part of a drive to save the NHS by shifting from "sickness to prevention" but with our love of unhealthy eating costing us an estimated £286bn a year - will it be bold enough?

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory


    Host: Luke Jones.

    Guest: Tim Spector, Professor of Epidemiology and co-founder of science and nutrition company ZOE.

    Clips: British Government / OstreFoczki / YouTube / Huntley Archives, BBC, Channel 4.

    Image credit: Getty Images.


    Further listening: The new science of ageing and the quest to live forever

    Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.co.uk


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    26 mins
  • No sex, no babies, no marriage, no men: Why South Korea’s 4B movement is going viral in America
    Nov 18 2024

    In 2018 a niche feminist movement started in South Korea as a reaction to the country’s entrenched misogyny. Proponents pledged to four ‘nos’ when it came to men: No sex, no babies, no marriage, no men. Now it's spreading on social media to America as young women rebel against Donald Trump's election. But how impactful will it be?

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory


    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Guests:

    • Chiara Brown, Commissioning Editor, The Times Luxury.
    • Meera Choi, Sociology Academic, Yale University.

    Clips: TikTok / trump-supporters01 / Sigma Nu Fraternity, Karim Jovian / Nick Fuentes / YouTube, OFF TOPIC SHOW / Nick Funetes / YouTube, Nick Funetes / brutamerica / Instagram, realityreelclips / TikTok, The Washington Post / Access Hollywood, thetimes / TikTok, CBS, CNN, The News Movement, Inside Edition, Arirang News.

    Image credit: Getty Images


    Further listening: Are dating apps running out of steam?

    Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.co.uk


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    27 mins
  • Undercover: The Times investigation into Turkish plastic surgery clinics [REPLAY]
    Nov 17 2024

    This week the health secretary has urged people to “think very carefully” before flying overseas for plastic surgery as the NHS is left to “pick up the pieces". Medical tourism to Turkey for ‘Brazilian butt lifts’ and liposuction is surging despite the risks. Our correspondent goes undercover to expose the firms recruiting customers in London.


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

    Guest: Charlotte Wace, Special Projects Correspondent, The Times.

    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Get in touch: TheStory@thetimes.com / investigations@thetimes.com

    Photo: Getty images.

    Clips: ITV, Talk TV.


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    33 mins