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The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning.

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Throughout Cuba, fuel shortages, blackouts, and food scarcity have become the norm. Since the US intervention in Venezuela in January, the oil lifeline into Cuba has all but dried up. Trump is now claiming that Cuba is on the brink of collapse. As the war in Iran rages on unabated – is this American neighbour his next target?

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Guest: 

 • Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday Times
 • Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times

Host: Rosie Wright.

Producers: Sophie McNulty & Micaela Arneson.

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Further reading: Cubans await Trump’s next move: ‘Would the Americans bomb us?’﻿

Further listening: Drugs, oil and power: what Trump is doing with Venezuela

Clips: AP, DRM News, News Nation, Onyx Media, Archivo DiFilm, APT.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Is Cuba next?

From the shadowy corners of incel forums, a new obsession was quietly emerging. To succeed, financially, socially and sexually, you need to level up your face and frame. Enter “Looksmaxxing”, the idea that how you look can be engineered to perfection to maximise your full aesthetic potential. It's a TikTok-fuelled culture of mogging, "bone-smashing", and glow-ups - and a way for young men to measure beauty, status, and self-worth. How far will some go to “max” their looks? Is it vanity, or a survival strategy in a hyper-visual world? And what does it reveal about the state of men’s mental health today?

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Host: Rosie Wright

Guest: Jack Burke, times contributor.

Producer: Dave Creasey

Read more: Looksmaxxing: the worrying new extreme teenage trend

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Inside the world of "Looksmaxxing" - The Sunday Story

In 1938, Catherine Duleep Singh, goddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the last Maharajah of Punjab, personally secured the escape of Jewish families to Britain, saving them from the Holocaust. Her story didn’t end there, she became a prominent suffragette, fighting for women’s rights while navigating life in exile. We explore her remarkable courage, activism, and the lives she forever changed.

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Read by: Jack Blackburn, history correspondent for The Times.

Producer: Dave Creasey

Read more: Last princess of Punjab who saved families from the Holocaust

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The last princess of Punjab who saved families from the Holocaust - The Saturday Story

The Story host Manveen Rana and her Times colleague Anthony Loyd continue their search for what happened to the British photojournalist John Cantlie, after he was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria. 

In this thrilling denouement to the series, Manveen and Anthony travel to a maximum security prison in Iraq to meet a man who could hold the answer. But will this ISIS prisoner reveal all? Or will Cantlie’s death remain a mystery?

Listen to the full Last Man Standing series here.

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Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.

Producer: Harry Stott.

Executive producer: Will Roe.

Further reading: Anthony Loyd: my hunt for the forgotten Isis hostage John Cantlie

Watch: Hostage on BBC iPlayer. 

Clips: BBC.

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BONUS: Last Man Standing - the final battle

Peter Mandelson’s disastrous few months continue apace, after the government released a tranche of documents that tell us a lot about his hiring - and firing - as ambassador to the US. So what’s in the files? And what does it all say about the judgment of the Prime Minister?

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Rosie Wright. 

Producers: Harry Stott, Micaela Arneson. 

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Read more: Peter Mandelson files: flawed vetting, ‘risk’ and other revelations

Mandelson files expose Keir Starmer — and it’s just the beginning

Further listening: Mandelson, Epstein and the fight for survival at No 10

Clips: Guardian News, AFP News Agency, Sky News, Diario AS. 

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Will the Mandelson files expose Starmer?

As Iran continues to attack its Gulf neighbours could the strikes turn into a wider war? Who might be drawn in? And with Iran hitting friends as well as foes, how will this war reshape the Middle East and its relationship with the US?

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Guests: 

 • Michael Stephens, consultant and senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. 
 • Hofit Golan, influencer and content creator.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case and Harry Stott.

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Read more: Iran latest: Trump says war could end soon as ‘nothing left to target’

Further listening: Iran has a new leader - how long will he last?

Clips: Al Jazeera. 

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The Gulf's moment of truth - reshaping the Middle East

War in the Middle East has caused oil and gas prices to soar and sent the markets into turmoil. But why does oil still have such a powerful influence over the cost of household goods? And what has history taught us about how wars are waged when oil holds such sway?

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Guest:

 • Dr Ellen R. Wald, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and author of 
Saudi, Inc. • .
 • Harry Wallop, consumer journalist and Times Radio contributor.

Host: Rosie Wright

Producer: Julia Webster and Harry Stott

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Read more: Does Trump really have a plan for what he is doing in Iran?

Further listening: Could Trump lose MAGA over Iran?

Clips: Blue Georgia on X, The White House, The Economic Times, CNN, GB News, AP

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Why oil matters: conflicts abroad, costs at home

Iran has appointed a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He’s the son of the late Ali Khamenei and a shadowy figure with a history of orchestrating brutal crackdowns on dissenters. President Donald Trump is also not a fan. So what does his appointment mean for the conflict raging in the Middle East? 

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Guests: 

 • Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times.
 • Negah Angha, former US State Department and National Security Council advisor. 

Host: Darryl Morris.

Producer: Micaela Arneson, Sophie McNulty.

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Read more: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

Further listening: How AI helped Trump attack Iran

Clips: Sky News, Al Jazeera, NBC, Fox News, The Times, ABC News

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Iran has a new leader. How long will he last?

The use of Artificial Intelligence by militaries used to be talked about in the abstract, but during the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran we’ve seen it used in real time. So what happens when you have robots who can make battlefield decisions quicker than the speed of thought? And what made the Trump administration fall out with one of the world’s leading AI companies?

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Guest: David Leslie, Professor of ethics, technology and society in the Digital Environment Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London.

Host: Rosie Wright.

Producers: Harry Stott, Sophie McNulty. 

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Read more: How AI helps 20 US troops do the work of 2,000 in Iran war

Further listening: Anthropic vs Pentagon: How AI is changing war

Clips: Fox, CBS News, Reuters.

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How AI helped Trump attack Iran

Thirty years after her death, Frida Kahlo went from relative obscurity to one of the most famous female artists on the planet. Now, her image has been used on everything from watches, scented candles, clothes, sanitary pads, and even Barbie dolls. But how did the communist icon become the face of a million dollar enterprise? At the centre of the story is a Kahlo family divided. Should her image reflect her artistic treasures or a global brand?

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Guest: Blanca Schofield, assistant culture and books editor for both The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Rosie Wright.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

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Read more: Artist — or brand? How Frida Kahlo’s family lost control

Photo: FridaMoji/Getty Images.

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Frida Kahlo: Artist or brand? - The Sunday Story

After weeks of trailing, flip-flopping, and media briefings, the government finally unveiled its budget. And while there were no real surprises, questions– both practical and existential– remain. Has Rachel Reeves done enough to save her and Keir Starmer’s jobs? And what will it mean for you, the listener? 

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Guests: 

 • Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times, and 
 • Rachel Mortimer, deputy money editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

Read more: This budget may end up dooming Labour’s election chances

What does the budget mean for you?

Further listening: The Business

Clips: BBC News, Channel 4 News, ITV News, Sky News, Parliament.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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