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• How 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 Tories defecting to Reform UK and talk of a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn. How small has the Conservative coalition become, do the voters expect Keir Starmer to wield a 'magic wand', and what would a new party be called?Send your comments and questions to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• What 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 there was no evidence to implicate anyone else in his abuse. But diaries from Epstein’s most prominent victim, Virginia Giuffre, released exclusively to The Times, tell a different story.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Josie Ensor, US Correspondent, The Times.Host: Luke Jones.Producer: Anna Dowell.Further reading: Jeffrey Epstein victim’s diary ‘contradicts’ FBI blackmail claims.Clips: MSNBC, Sky News Australia, The Dan Bongino Show, The Washington Examiner, ABC News, Tucker Carlson, Breaking Points.Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Are we close to a Gaza ceasefire?

  With people around the world calling for a lasting peace in Gaza, Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu has been schmoozing US President Donald Trump. What chance is there that the two will bring an end to the bloody conflict? And what hope that any peace will hold?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: Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel Correspondent, The Times.Host: Luke Jones.Producer: Shabnam Grewal.Further reading: IDF defies Netanyahu’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ in GazaClips: AP, Reuters, Fox News.Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Texas floods: could the deaths have been prevented?

  Over 100 people, including dozens of children, are dead after flash flooding in Texas. Could this have been avoided given a nearly identical tragedy took place in 1987? Did Trump’s cuts contribute? And what went wrong with the flood warning system?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.Host: Luke Jones.Producer: Olivia Case.Further reading: Where is it flooding in Texas? The devastation in maps and video.Clips: NewsNation, France 24, KPRC 2, CBS, YouTube / History Corner, KVUE, FOX, YouTube / Camp Mystic, YouTube / Allie Coates, Democracy Now!, YouTube / Meidas Touch, Bloomberg, WOAI, Sky, WUSA9. Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The mushroom killer: what the jury heard

  Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives by lacing their beef wellington with death cap mushrooms. She was also found guilty of attempting to murder a fourth person. The prosecution said she did it on purpose; she says it was an accident. It took a jury in Australia six days to reach a verdict after listening to 40 days of extraordinary evidence. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Bernard Lagan, Australia Correspondent, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Edith Rousselot.Further reading: How Erin Patterson became the mushroom murdererErin Patterson found guilty of murder in death cap mushroom trialClips: 9 News Australia, The Australian. Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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