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The Times

Drowning in news? Let The Story guide you. 

Each morning, hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you today's most important story, told by the journalists who know what really happened. 

In depth, honest, and mixed in with exclusive reports and groundbreaking investigations.

Discover the story behind the story with the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

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The Story

The Times can reveal the English Defence League founder is charging around £28 a minute for videos giving practical advice to supporters on migrant hotel protests and anti-Islam activism. The private consultations raise concerns about the potential for radicalisation at a time of heightened tensions surrounding immigration issues. 

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: Shanti Das, Senior Investigations Reporter, The Times.

Host: Calum MacDonald.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Tommy Robinson charging £28 a minute as personal coach to far right

Clips: Minnect, The Express, The Telegraph.

Photo: Times illustration/Getty Images. 

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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Tommy Robinson's far-right coaching

Zelensky landed in Washington DC, accompanied by European leaders, to try and stem the fallout from the Alaska summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Will Ukraine be forced to cede territory to secure peace? And how is that going down in Kyiv?

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:

 • Professor Mark Galeotti, Historian, Times Contributor, Director of Mayak Intelligence and Author of 
We Need to Talk about Putin. • Anthony Loyd, Special Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Taryn Siegel and Edith Rousselot.

Read more: The ball is in Zelensky’s court but he is in an impossible position

Clips: Fox News, Bloomberg TV, Associated Press, The Guardian.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Has Trump already handed Putin victory?

As the Oasis reunion supernova leaves the UK to conquer the rest of the world, the success is beyond anyone's dreams -- including Oasis. How did this happen? Will Hodgkinson tells us about his many chats with the Gallagher brothers over the years, and his theories on how they finally reunited -- and what happened with the dynamic pricing debacle.

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: Will Hodgkinson, Chief Rock and Pop Critic, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Read more: Oasis in Cardiff review — still mad for it after all these years.

Clips: BluntMag, THEMattPope, Oasis, OasisOfficialMusic, Matt Ridsdill-smith, MTV, milesth944.

Photo: Getty Images.

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The record-breaking return of Oasis

Alex Slater and his US partner created Quittr, which helps men resist sexually explicit material. It’s making them millions.

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

Written and read by: Damian Whitworth.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Read more: Bonnie Blue: 1,000 men and the worrying normalisation of porn

Photo: Ava Pellor for The Free Press.

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Meet the British teenager who’s taking on the porn industry - The Sunday Story

For this week's Times podcast we thought you might enjoy hearing from a regular guest on the Story; Tom Whipple. In his new podcast, Tom explores the stories behind great scientific discoveries. We've brought two of them together, one of electric current and a second on the capacity of muscles for a helping of double science. 

If you'd like to hear more of Tom's series - all ten episodes are available in the Making Science feed. 

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Electrified monks and scared frogs

The US vice-president JD Vance is holidaying with his family in the Cotswold village of Dean. But on the side, he's meeting a phalanx of British politicians. Who's on the roll-call? And what does this tell us about where Trump's possible successor sees the future of British politics?

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: Josh Glancy, Associate Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Read more: JD Vance holds court with top Tories in Cotswolds thanks to George Osborne

Clips: The Guardian, CNBC, The Jaipur Dialogues, TikTok / iamtomskinner, Sky.

Photo: Getty Images.

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JD Vance comes to the Cotswolds

Over 500 Palestine Action supporters arrested at last weekend's protests are now being processed by the courts. So who is behind the direct action protest group and is the government right to have proscribed them as terrorists?

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: Tom Witherow, News Reporter, The Times

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Rosie Stopher

Read more: A history of Palestine Action: from birth to ban

Clips: PA, Sky News, The Guardian.

Photo: Getty images.

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Why the government banned Palestine Action

Fifty thousand people have crossed the channel in dangerous small boats since the government promised to ‘smash’ the people-smuggling gangs at the last election. Among those arriving, Vietnamese people have become the fastest growing nationality, but why? Our reporter, Shayma Bakht, has gone inside this new clandestine smuggling route taken by those looking to come to the UK from Vietnam.

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: Shayma Bakht, News Reporter, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Anna Dowell. 

Read more: What I saw on the trafficking route that ships ‘slaves’ to the UK 

Clips: Sky News, ITV News, BBC News. 

Photo: The Times. 

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Inside the fastest growing human trafficking route to the UK

When Presidents Trump and Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky will not even be present. Trump said on Monday that he would ‘try and win back territory’ for Ukraine – but also mentioned there will be ‘swapping’ of land. So what’s really on the table - and is it more than just ending the war? 

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: Professor Mark Galeotti, Historian, Times Contributor, Director of Mayak Intelligence and Author of We Need to Talk about Putin.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Read more: Xi, not Trump, has the most power over Putin. Will he use it?

Clips: CNN, DW News, Reuters, Kremlin.ru, Fox, YouTube / @TimesNow, Al Jazeera. 

Photo: Getty Images.

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What’s up for grabs at the Trump-Putin summit?

Speculation is rife that the upcoming Autumn budget will introduce new tax rises following expensive U-turns on welfare and slower than expected growth. Some thinktanks have suggested Rachel Reeves’ next budget will need to find up to £50bn. The Times’ economics editor, Mehreen Khan talks to Luke Jones about why Britain is broke, and what can be done to find extra funds? 

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: Mehreen Khan, Economics editor at The Times.

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Kate Lamble.

Read more: 

Rachel Reeves ‘must find £50bn’ in tax rises or spending cuts in budgetMove defence budget outside fiscal rule, says Gordon Brown • 

Clips: Times News, The Telegraph, Sky News, ITV News.

Photo: Getty Images

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Why is Britain broke?

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off tonight in their first TV debate, it’s more than just a political showdown - it's a battle of the sexes. The polls are too close to call with women heavily favouring Harris, while men lean towards Trump. Could the hot-button topic of abortion prove the issue that shifts the electoral balance?

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: Sarah Baxter, former Deputy Editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Further listening: Why tech billionaires are backing Trump 

Further reading: Why Donald Trump is suddenly talking about cocaine

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Clips: NBC, Fox, AP Archive.

Photo: Getty. 

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Trump vs. Harris: The battle of the sexes

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