Nexus

This week on Nexus, we're in Romania for a special investigation. Matthew Moore is on the trail of social media influencer Andrew Tate, who's been arrested and detained on human trafficking charges. He says he's been attacked by what he calls the Matrix, the shadowy forces who control the world. We spoke to his lawyer, who says he's innocent. While others we speak to including a human trafficking expert say they are convinced of his guilt. Whatever the truth, Nexus is on the ground to discover it in this special episode.

It's time for the first Nexus show of the year and fittingly enough we are looking ahead to what may or may not happen in 2023. Aside from what's already in the diary, we're looking at the potentially seismic events that may shake up the world order. From President Biden being impeached to the creation of a new global reserve currency, our panel of experts gives their verdict on what lies ahead.

Nexus's looking back on 2022 and an interesting year for this show - lots of good guests and stories - Firstly, The death of the Britain's longest serving Queen.

Plus, accusations of anti-semitism - Kanye is cancelled for making derogatory remarks about Jewish people. And lastly, the biggest story of the year: Russia's attack on Ukraine.

The ongoing Twitter Files, internal documents released by Twitter's new boss Elon Musk, show that the previous regime at the social media giant suppressed the story of Hunter Biden laptop revelations just weeks before the 2020 presidential elections. The files also showed that Twitter have been shadow-banning Conservative voices for years. These explosive revelations have once again polarised America. Those on the Right see it as smoking gun evidence of Twitter trying to sabotage Trump's re-election, while for the Left it's a form of selective transparency, with a political motive.

The Nexus team is questioned by police outside Balenciaga in London after asking passers-by if they think the label should be cancelled after releasing “unsettling “advertisements featuring children. And also bears apparently dressed up in bondage gear. What is the world coming to? Also Matthew Moore interviews the photographer involved in the Balenciaga bear shoot – he says he’s received thousands of abusive messages and is essentially being lynched online

Daphne Barak talks to Nexus about her exclusive interview with Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars, In which Maxwell says the Prince Andrew photograph is not genuine. She also says that if her appeal does not succeed she will talk again. Will she name names? Also new lawsuits against banks and a billionaire relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Are they serious what do they mean?

The cryptocurrency world is potentially experiencing its Lehman brothers moment, with the collapse of the digital currency exchange platform FTX in early November. The firm's CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has stepped down and applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hundreds of thousands of users are now unable to access their funds, with many fearing they have lost their money for good.

Donald Trump is officially back in the race to be America’s next president. He made the announcement from his Mar a Lago country club. But first, he'll have to win the Republican primary, where he's likely to face the party's rising star, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Britain’s home secretary Suella Braverman is promising to get tough on illegal migrants. Since regaining her job, just a week after resigning in disgrace, Suella has promoted outrage with her use of the words invasion and scourge to describe asylum seekers. Sometimes nicknamed Cruella by critics as a result of her harsh language, she certainly knows how to get in the headlines. You might even say she courts drama which is no surprise given she was

named after Sue Ellen - a character from the American soap-opera Dallas. We’re not kidding - she was born in 1980 and her parents were big fans of the show. This week on Nexus, we have Conservative Political Commentator Andre Walker and Human Rights Lawyer Qays Sediqi to discuss Suella’s approach to illegal immigrants. We're also investigating the surging numbers of Albanian migrants with former member of the European parliament Mike Hookem and Public Security expert Fabian Zhilla.

The Hip-hop star 'Ye', formerly known as Kanye West, has gotten himself into enormous trouble. He made a series of disparaging remarks about Jewish people - claiming they had exploited him and other famous African Americans for years. His accusations were called anti-semitic hate-speech and some even accused him of threatening to kill Jews. As a result almost every single business associated with him, including Adidas, Balenciaga and Gap, have cut ties. That's cost him an estimated two billion dollars. We're joined by Wilfred Reilly, author of Hate Crime Hoax, Jesse Kornbuth, editor of headbutler.com and the brand management consultant Dean Crutchfield to find out whether Ye deserves to be cancelled, or not?