Andy Burnham now looks a shoe in for number 10, and he has grand plans for the UK economy. One thing many have been crying out for is scrapping the triple lock on pensions, which has been a boon for pensioners, but a drag on public finances. So will Burnham be brave enough to get rid of it? And what else might he do to boost our stagnating economy?

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Guest: Jack Barnett, economics correspondent, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producers: Harry Stott, Harry Bligh.

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Read more: Andy Burnham’s advisers back scrapping pension triple lock

Further listening: Have PM resignations become a new British disease?

Clips: BBC, IPaper / Youtube, Times Radio, ITV, DWS NEWS, Parliamentlive.tv.

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The British island of St Helena in the South Atlantic lies more than 1,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Recently, it's been gripped by scandal. When a surgeon arrived in 2015, he was meant to transform healthcare on the island. Instead, patients suffered catastrophic harm. So what happens when a dangerous surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands?

The Surgeon of St Helena is an Audio Always podcast. You can listen to the whole series here.

Host: Luke Jones

Producers: Louisa Adams and Dave Creasey.

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Photo: Jon Tonks.

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What happened when Times feature writer Sophia Money-Coutts was invited onboard the first ever Killing Kittens sex cruise ship in the Mediterranean? Well, strap in, as Sophia’s takes us below deck, metaphorically, mostly, to find out.

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Read by: Sophia Money Coutts, feature writer, The Times.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

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Read more: What happened on my Killing Kittens sex cruise in the Med?

Image: Olivia West for the Times Magazine.

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When the Boshyn twins’ hometown was occupied by Russia at the start of the Ukraine war, their lives took drastically different turns; one fought for Ukraine, the other for Russia. How did they end up on opposing sides? And as both Russia and Ukraine make territorial gains, who currently has the upper hand?

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Guest: Jack Clover, Assistant Foreign Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

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Read more: Four years of horror in Ukraine’s ‘forgotten Bucha’

Further listening: What Iranians really think of Trump’s peace deal.

Clips: BBC, India Today, RIA Novosti, Smotrim. 

Photo: The Boshyn family.

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With peace talks continuing between the US and Iran, what are the big sticking points and what does this all mean for Israel? Following Starmer’s resignation, what should we expect next from Downing Street? And after Peter Murrell was sentenced for embezzlement this week, is the SNP finally drawing a line under the affair?

Luke is joined by four of The Times’ finest journalists to answer your questions on this week’s big stories.

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Guests: 

• Rebecca Myers, foreign editor, The Sunday Times
• Lizzie Deane, news editor, The Times
• Daniel Sanderson, Scottish political editor, The Times
• Mark Sellman, technology correspondent, The Times

Host: Luke Jones

Producers: Harry Bligh, Olivia Case.

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Read more: Marco Rubio kicks off Gulf tour to sell Iran deal to sceptical allies

Further listening: How infinite scrolling damages our brains 

Clips: Sky News, Fox News, The Guardian, GB News.

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It’s been ten years, six prime ministers and one pandemic since Britain voted to exit the European Union. So what do Leave voters think of the choice they made? Is the country any better off now than in 2016? We decided to ask some of them.

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Guest: Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Bligh. 

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Read more: Brexit, the verdict: ten years on in a bellwether constituency

Further listening: Has Britain become ungovernable?

Clips: BBC, AP, Sky News.

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Sir Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister yesterday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to take the top job. But how did a leader who won a historic landslide election just 2 years ago become the shortest serving Labour prime minister in history? Is Burnham offering anything fundamentally different? And with 7 leaders in the past 10 years, have prime ministerial resignations become a new British disease? 

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Guest: Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producers: Sophie McNulty, Harry Bligh.

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Read more: In the end, Keir Starmer surrendered to the politics he failed to change

Further listening: Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power.

Clips: BBC, Sky News, Forbes. 

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After weeks of intensifying pressure from ministers, backbenchers, and former allies, Keir Starmer made the only decision he really could – to resign. If Andy Burnham runs unchallenged to replace him, we could have a new prime minister as soon as July. So what do the next few weeks look like for this lame duck leader? And what does this latest bout of political turmoil do to Britain’s standing in the world? 

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Guests: 

• Anna Mikhailova, political editor, Times Radio. 
• Fraser Nelson, columnist, The Times. 
• Jack Straw, former Labour foreign secretary. 

Host: Stephen Sackur. 

Producers: Maxie Allen, Donnie Campbell. 

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Read more: What happens now Keir Starmer has resigned and when could we have a new PM?

Further listening: Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power

Clips: BBC News, Parliament. 

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The Prime Minister has been hunkered down in his Chequers residence, trying to decide what to do: resign or fight. The pressure on him to step down has now reached fever pitch since Andy Burnham’s by-election win last week. But as ministers jostle for position in a potential new government, who is still telling him to fight on? And if he does give in, how much would actually change under a Prime Minister Burnham? 

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

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott. 

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Read more: In public, Keir Starmer is defiant. In private, he ‘considers resigning’

Further listening: The State of It: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?

Clips: BBC News, Sky News. 

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Nearly 7,000 men have played in the World Cup since it began in 1930. To capture some of their extraordinary stories, The Times' football reporter James Gheerbrant set out on a quest to track down 48 players from the 48 countries playing in this year's tournament. We hear the remarkable memories of 3 of them: One of the old surviving players, another who trained under the shadow of gunfire in Vietnam, and a final player whose team endured death threats.

Guest: James Gheerbrant, football reporter, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

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Read more: 48 countries, 48 players: World Cup through eyes of men who played in it.

Further listening: Who is the “king of soccer" Gianni Infantino?

Clips: ITN, BBC, CNN.

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