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The Home Secretary Suella Braverman is at the centre of a migration crisis after the Manston immigration centre was reported as unsafe, understaffed and 'wretched' by the borders watchdog. So, how did the situation unfold, what are the politics behind it and what do we know about the people risking their lives crossing the Channel to come to the UK?

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Guest: Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, ITV News, BBC News, Times Radio.

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Over 5.5 million farm birds have been culled to stem the largest outbreak of avian influenza ever recorded in the UK. The virus has spread to Britain’s seabirds causing a huge environmental impact and killing tens of thousands. From this week, all poultry and captive birds in England must be kept indoors. So what does it mean for the meat and eggs we eat? And how bad could the outbreak get?

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Guest: Ben Spencer, science editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: Sky News, CBS News, AP, TVB News, ITV News.

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Tomorrow, for the first time since the election that many Americans still believe was 'stolen', voters in the US head back to the polls. Almost everything except the presidency is up for grabs – and for many Americans on both sides, the fate of the nation itself hangs in the balance.

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Guest: David Charter, US Editor, The Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: BBC News, TV Ontario, MSNBC, News 19 WLTX, NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC News, PAHomepage.com, Dr Oz, Sky News.

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Brazil’s left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has achieved a historic victory over his far-right rival, the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro. With many seeing this election as the last chance to save the Amazon rainforest, will Lula be able to reverse Bolsonaro’s destructive policies?

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Guest: Stephen Gibbs, Latin America correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Times Radio, CBC News, Deutsche Welle, Channel 4 News, Reuters, France 24, Al Jazeera. 

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Martyn Percy’s employer questions the Dean’s mental capacity as the feud shows no sign of abating. And he's in hot water over an article, published on his website, in which he references the Holocaust.

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Host: Andrew Billen, journalist at The Times.

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In recent years the once dominant social media platform has been hit by problem after problem. Fewer people use it, and revenues and profits are down. So just what has taken a bite out of Mark Zuckerberg’s empire?

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Guest: Danny Fortson, West Coast Correspondent, The Sunday Times.

Host: Jenny Kleeman. 

Clips: CNBC, Vator, NBC News, Queen City News, CBS News, France 24, Spotify, Comedy Central, Meta, Sky News, ITV News, CNN, Yahoo Finance.

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Former US president Donald Trump is facing a host of legal issues. So which could prove the most problematic for him and what could be the consequences? Could any of them stop him becoming president a second time – or send him to jail? And if he is indicted or convicted, could America tear itself apart?

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Guest: Hugh Tomlinson, Washington Reporter, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: MSNBC, BBC, GBH News, C-SPAN, Fox News, NBC News, CBS News, ABC, Newsy, WCNC, Salem Media, San Francisco Police Department.

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A royal correspondent’s best sources are often the unseen aides, advisors and staff, working behind the scenes. Who are these advisors? What do they really do? And what can they tell us not just about how past stories unfolded – like Harry and Meghan's exit from the household – but the future of the royals? 

Book: Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown by Valentine Low.

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Guest: Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Jenny Kleeman.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: Apple, CBS, ITV, Sky News, Entertainment Tonight, TalkTV.

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At the end of his first week in power, Rishi Sunak already faces a backlash over his choice for home secretary. And more importantly, what can he possibly do to avert a recession?

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Guests:

- Tim Shipman, chief political commentator, The Sunday Times.

- Arthi Nachiappan, economics correspondent, The Times. 

Presenter: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: BBC News, Times Radio, ITV News.

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During the pandemic a woman makes an allegation against Martyn Percy that changes everything. 

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Host: Andrew Billen, journalist at The Times.

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