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As Israel conducts 'wide-scale' retaliatory strikes against Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the area has reached devastating proportions. Thousands are dead and food, fuel and water have almost run out. If this was part of the plan, what is the strategy and is there an end game?

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Guests:

- Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent, The Sunday Times.

- Dr. Tobias Borck, Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: PBS Newshour, Al Jazeera English, CBS News.

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Prisons in England and Wales are at full capacity. Exclusive reporting for the Times revealed judges were being advised to suspend sentences, rather than put prisoners away. After HS2, concrete in schools, and NHS waiting lists, where will this latest scandal leave the Tories’ reputation for competence?

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Guests:

- Catherine Baksi, former barrister and Times contributor.

- Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: Sky News, Parliament, BBC, Centre for Social Justice, Institute for Government.

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As the cost began to spiral, HS2 bosses allegedly shredded documents, sacked whistleblowers and used misleading projections to keep the scheme alive and the cash coming. We speak to the team behind a new investigation into the beleaguered rail project, and hear one whistleblower’s secret recordings. HS2 Ltd denies any wrongdoing.

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Guests:

- Jonathan Calvert, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.

- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Read more: HS2: The secret files that expose a multibillion-pound cover-up https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-billion-pound-coverup-cost-files-investigation-skzv2nxwj 

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: Parliament, ITV News, BBC Panorama, Times Radio.

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Shoplifting offences have risen by 25 per cent in the past year alone, according to the Office for National Statistics. With some incidents turning increasingly violent, and many perpetrators going unpunished, business owners are calling for action. So what’s behind the rise? And what might be the solution?

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Guests:

• Louise Eccles, Consumer Affairs Editor, The Sunday Times.
• Mo Razzaq, Vice President, The Federation of Independent Retailers.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: GMB, Sky News, PolicyExchangeUK.

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Two weeks into the current Israel-Gaza conflict, we take a moment to reflect on the events of October 7th and their aftermath. In this personal conversation, our colleagues Josh Glancy and Gabriel Pogrund discuss the impact on British Jews.

Stories of Our Times will continue to cover this story from many different angles, including further conversations with members of the communities affected by the conflict.

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Guests:

- Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.

- Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.

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The attack on a hospital in Gaza, leaving at least 500 dead, has led to fears that the situation is spiralling out of control. With each side blaming the other for the bombing, how can a regional conflict be contained, and war on a global scale be averted?  

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Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: WSJ, BBC, Sky News, Reuters, CBS News, NBC, Channel 4 News, State Department. 

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that bedbugs on the Underground are a ‘real cause for concern’, after fears that an infestation in Paris could spread to the UK capital and beyond. But how bad is the problem in France really? And what should you do if you spot one of the little creatures?

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Guests:

• Natalie Steed, producer, Folk on Foot podcast. 
• Charles Bremner, Paris Correspondent, The Times.
• Professor James Logan, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and CEO of Arctech Innovation. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: @americanfille/TikTok, Talk TV, ITV News, ITV’s Good Morning Britain, @iamholst/TikTok, @jawsolyn/TikTok, PoliticsJOE, Sky News, DW, France 24, @jimmysongcreative/TikTok, RMC, LCP-Assemblée nationale, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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The past century has seen the borders of Palestine and then Israel shift. From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 – when Britain first promised a Jewish homeland – a fierce struggle over land and nationhood has taken place. Whether you need a beginner’s guide to the history or just a reminder, we'll take you from that date through to the conflict today. 

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Guest: Kevin Connolly, former BBC Middle East correspondent.

Host: Luke Jones.

Links:

- Six books to help you understand the Israel-Gaza conflict https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6eadf81c-691b-11ee-a4e7-0fb10af55688?shareToken=601ea5a0228cb764228ddd2e97c53a63

- Why are Israel and Gaza at war? The history of the conflict explained https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-israel-gaza-palestine-war-conflict-history-explained-xz0jv3phq 

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: Sky News Australia, BBC News, Associated Press, Al Jazeera English, The Atlantic, Thames TV, Clinton Presidential Library.

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This story is a disturbing illustration of how one man can seemingly go through life lying to women, abandoning them with children while paying no child support.

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Article: Unmasked: the ‘infertile’ father of multiple children with different women https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unmasked-the-infertile-father-of-multiple-children-with-different-women-mg2x5lstf

Guest: Ben Ellery, General News Reporter, The Times.

Host: Will Roe.

Clips: Mr Vegan YouTube channel.

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The murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer shocked the nation and eroded public trust in the police. Now The Times has exposed the scale of serious crimes committed by 145 by serving policemen and women - from rape and violence to corruption and fraud.

Times subscribers can read more about the 145 police officers convicted of serious offences.

This episode contains material that some listeners may find upsetting.

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Guests:

• Fiona Hamilton, Chief Reporter, The Times.
• David Woode, Crime Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Jane Mulkerrins.

Clips: ITV News, BBC, Sky News, 5News.

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