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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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Modelling agencies are recruiting young people who have fled war-torn African countries and are living in extreme poverty. They are flown to Europe to take part in fashion castings, but some return within days or weeks, often laden with debt. We speak to the journalists behind the Sunday Times investigation. 

With thanks to Edwin Okoth who provided additional reporting on this investigation, and Mari Malek from Runways to Freedom. 

This episode contains material that some listeners may find upsetting.

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Guests:

• Lisa Brinkworth, freelance journalist.
• Hugo Daniel, Reporter, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: 9 News Australia, The Times. 

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The 2023 conference season is winding down. But did the parties achieve what they wanted - and needed - to? And did they shift the dial when it comes to the result of the next general election?

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Guests:

• Lara Spirit, Red Box Editor, The Times.
• Kate McCann, Political Editor and Presenter, Times Radio.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: The Labour Party, The Conservative Party, The Liberal Democrats.

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On Saturday the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 900 people in Israel and taking up to 130 hostages.

In response, Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, declared war and launched airstrikes killing almost 690 people in Gaza. His defence minister ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip, which aid organisations have warned could end up amounting to “war crimes”. Meanwhile, Hamas has threatened to execute a hostage for every Israeli attack on Palestinian homes without “prior warning”.

Our correspondent in Israel explains why all this has happened now – and what the consequences could be.

Mentioned in this episode: You can find a map of the region here.

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Guest: Anshel Pfeffer, Times correspondent in Israel.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera English, NewsNation.

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As Disney celebrates its 100th birthday this month, a series of recent flops and gargantuan acquisitions has left people asking whether the shine is beginning to wear off. Plus, we look back at the studio’s past - including the time when Donald Duck dressed up as a Nazi.

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Guest: Ed Potton, Arts Commissioning Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: Walt Disney Studios, Bloomberg, Rotten Tomatoes, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Talk TV, Walt Disney Productions, NBC, CBS.

Music: Be Our Guest/Disney/Walt Disney Records, You’ve Got a Friend in Me/Randy Newman/ Walt Disney Records, Let It Go from “Frozen”/Multi Language Medley/Walt Disney Records, When You Wish Upon a Star/Cliff Edwards/Pinocchio (original motion picture soundtrack), Arabian Nights from “Aladdin”/Alan Menken/Walt Disney Records, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-From “Song of the South”/James Baskett/Walt Disney Records.

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If the polls are to be believed, Sir Keir Starmer is on track for a comfortable victory at the next general election – and just this morning, he has hailed a by-election win in the Glasgow seat of Rutherglen & Hamilton West as a "seismic result". But voters are less clear on what he and his party would do with power.

This weekend the Labour Party's annual conference – perhaps the last before the next election – kicks off in Liverpool. Amid accusations of flip-flopping and u-turns galore, our resident Labour watcher explains the key tensions in Starmer's thinking as he prepares for the most important speech of his leadership so far.

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Guest: Patrick Maguire, Times columnist and Times Radio senior political correspondent.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: BBC, Sky News, LBC, GB News, SPD, Sky News Australia, Channel 4 News.

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Almost thirty years after hip-hop star Tupac Shakur was shot dead in a Las Vegas drive-by, a former gang leader has been charged with his murder. So how did new information come to light? And will this finally put to rest one of hip-hop’s lasting mysteries?

Article: Will the mystery of Tupac’s murder finally be solved? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-the-mystery-of-tupac-s-murder-finally-be-solved-lvv2c9z3t

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Guest: William Shaw, crime author and journalist.

Host: Luke Jones

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: KTNV, Law&Crime Network, MTV, CBS News, CNN, BET.

Music: Changes/2Pac/Universal Music Group, Dear Mama/2Pac/UMG, The Streetz R Deathrow/2Pac/UMG, Straight Outta Compton/N.W.A/UMG, California Love/2Pac/UMG, Hit ‘Em Up/2Pac/UMG, Life Goes On/2Pac/UMG.

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Last night, for the first time in American history, the House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker from office. It was a victory for a group of Republicans who oppose giving Ukraine further American aid – which, for now, is on pause. Meanwhile in Europe, Slovakia's recent elections saw a new, pro-Russia, leader pledging to end support for Ukraine. What does all this mean for Kyiv's war effort?

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Guest: Roger Boyes, Diplomatic Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: NBC News, C-SPAN, CBS, BBC News, DW News, Sky News, CNN, Channel 4 News.

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Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, met Sam Bankman-Fried when his crypto exchange was rewriting the rules of global finance and was by his side when the empire imploded. Ahead of his fraud trial which starts today, this is the inside story of the crypto whizz kid at the heart of one of the 21st century's most spectacular financial collapses.

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Guest: Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: CNET, CBS, CNBC, Fox, BBC, Yahoo Finance.

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Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe – and last week approved plans for its first drug consumption room to try and reduce deaths. It’s a step closer to the SNP’s goal of decriminalisation – so what can they learn from Portugal, which decriminalised drugs over twenty years ago?

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Guests:

- John Boothman, Political Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.

- Dr João Goulão, Portugal's National Coordinator for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the Harmful Use of Alcohol.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Clips: Trainspotting/Miramax, Channel 4 News, STV News, 5 News, Sky News, UK Parliament. 

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