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This week on The Royals, Kate Mansey speaks to royal biographer Andrew Lownie whose allegations in his new book - Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York - have been described just about everywhere as 'explosive'. From trade envoy trips to connections with Jeffrey Epstein, Lownie outlines claims of institutional cover ups, financial secrecy, and royal resistance to scrutiny.

And The Times Investigations reporter George...

Eighty years ago this week, the first atomic bomb to be used in war was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the city of Nagasaki was hit by a second. Hundreds of thousands of people died and Japan eventually surrendered. But why did America decide to use the bombs, given that Japan was already expected to lose the war? And how did Times readers debate the ethics of this decision in the pages of the newspaper?

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As anti-immigrant protestors declare today ‘No Aslyum Day’, and Nigel Farage continues his Summer of Crime campaign, can the Government wrest back control of the immigration crisis with its new small boats migrant deal? 

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Guest: Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor, The Times

Host: Manveen R...

A Times investigation has found companies have been offered sponsorship deals involving private meetings with an ‘influential Labour figure’. The reporters spent months working undercover, speaking to dozens of sources and combing through leaked documents. 

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Guest: Paul Morgan-Bentley, ...

Our Ukraine correspondent Maxim Tucker returns from the frontlines of the country's defence against Russia's invasion. With its soldiers under constant attack, a new war has opened up - this time against corruption at home. It comes as the US special envoy Steve Witkoff travels to Moscow this week for 'last chance' ceasefire talks.

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Frazzled American parents are swapping a nightly glass of chardonnay for chewable THC gummies. But are they ignoring the health risks?

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Guest: Louise Callaghan, US correspondent, The Sunday Times

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

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It is one of Netflix’s most watched documentaries – The Tinder Swindler told the story of scammer Simon Leviev and how he conned women out of more than $10 million. Now two of his most high-profile victims reveal the depression and bankruptcy that followed and how they’re taking revenge by turning their story into a book.

Swindled Never After: How We Survived (and You Can Spot) a Relationship Scammer by Cecilie Fjellhoy and Pern...

A council in Hampshire has passed a motion to grant ‘personhood’ to the River Test, an ancient chalk stream which runs through the county. Although largely symbolic, calls for rivers to have rights are becoming more widespread. What’s driving this burgeoning environmental movement, and what difference could it make to our lives? 

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The UK government will recognise Palestine as a state in September, unless Israel meets certain conditions to ease the situation in Gaza. But what would statehood mean? And is it just political posturing or could this help end the war in Gaza and solve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts?

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Protests outside an hotel housing asylum seekers have spread across the country - and turned violent. Where is this heading? And how much is being organised by the far-right party Homeland?

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Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

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England's Lionesses beat Spain in the most dramatic fashion on Sunday night, to retain their title as the Queens of Europe. With a victory parade due to take place in London this morning, the match marks a turning point in the game itself.

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Guest: Kit Shepard, Women’s Football Report...

The AI revolution is upon us, with entry level jobs plunging by a third since the launch of ChatGPT. What does that mean for the future of work? We take a peek inside one office already living in the future.

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Guests:

• Chris Stokel-Walker, Tech Journalist.
• Jamie Hutton, Chief Technology...

Elizabeth Roundy left a polygamous church rife with abuse in 2020, taking her children with her. Four of them have since disappeared. Who is to blame? And can she track them down?

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Guest: Megan Agnew.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Anna Dowell.

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Ozzie Osborne, who died this week, was the Black Sabbath front-man who became an unlikely TV personality. The 'Prince of Darkness' leaves behind a legacy that's shaped heavy metal rock music and inspired a generation of fans and musicians. We look at the legend, the music, the stories and the extraordinary resurrection of a career when all seemed lost.

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With starvation spreading across Gaza, over a thousand Palestinians have been killed while trying to get aid, according to the UN. As negotiations over another ceasefire founder, will there be anything - or anyone - left to save?

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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Ti...

With Britain’s resident doctors due to walk off the job tomorrow, the government is planning changes to the law that could make this kind of strike more common.

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Guest: Eleanor Hayward, Health Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Hannah Varrall.

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With President Trump due to touch down on British soil this week, he seems unable to escape the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. So why is Trump finding this story so hard to shake?

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Guest: Katy Balls, Washington Editor and Columnist, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones. 

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After last week’s shocking revelations that a list of tens of thousands of Afghans who’d helped the British was leaked, has that already led to deaths - and what happens now?

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Guest: Tom Witherow, News Reporter, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

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