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Exclusive research for The Times reveals a huge increase in the number of people who believe the dangers of climate change have been exaggerated. Why is this happening and what does it mean for our future - and that of our children?

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Guest: Oliver Wright 

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Shabnam Grewal 

Read more: ‘There are bigger issues in the world today than global warming’

Clips: Channel 4, Sky News, ITV News, BBC, Guardian News, UN Climate Change, @downingstreet, 

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Last Friday, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned after a report said she broke the ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home. But how serious is this latest loss for Labour, who could replace her, and can Keir Starmer's reshuffle reboot a struggling premiership and party? 

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Guest: Geraldine Scott, assistant political editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producers:

• Olivia Case.
• Shabnam Grewal.

Clips: BBC, Sky, Channel 4.

Photo: Getty Images. 

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As French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a motion of no confidence in the National Assembly, a grassroots protest movement is gathering steam with its rallying cry to "Block everything" on September 10. Organisers hope to bring the country to a standstill to protest against Bayrou’s national budget plan ­– even though the current government is likely to fall before the demonstrations begin. So is the French government on the brink of collapse again?

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Guest: Peter Conradi, Europe Editor, The Sunday Times 

Host: Luke Jones

Producers: Edith Rousselot and Hannah Varrall 

Read more: France heading for ‘Liz Truss-style catastrophe’, warns PM

Clips: DW News, Sky News, France 24, BBC News. 

Photo: Getty Images.

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15-year-old Carlo Acutis will become the first millennial saint today, after the Catholic Church posthumously attributed two miracles to him. So who was this extraordinary boy and how does the church 'fact' check a miracle?

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Guest: Kaya Burgess, science reporter and religious affairs correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: London-born teenager to become the first millennial saint

Clips: YouTube / Miles Christi Religious Order, YouTube / Shalom world. 

Photo: Getty Images.

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Polyamory is on the rise — especially in one US city where romantic partners have organised themselves into ever expanding networks. Yes, it can get complicated, they tell Megan Agnew.

Written and read by: Megan Agnew, Senior Features Writer, The Sunday Times.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Forget love triangles. Meet the ‘polycule’ with 80 people in it

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As Reform’s conference begins today, the party leads the opinion polls. Nigel Farage is attempting to portray himself as the next Prime Minister, but in places they already hold power - ten councils and two mayoral authorities - there have been hints of serious problems, from failed cost cutting measures to infighting and resignations. So is Reform ready for power?

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers:

• Olivia Case.
• Maeve Gallagher.

Clips: TalkTV, Sky, The Telegraph, Tiktok / Nigel_Farage, Channel 5, LBC, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Nottinghamshire Live, EU Debates / YouTube, Reform UK, ZiaYusufOfficial / Youtube. 

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Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court voted to make same-sex marriage legal by five votes to four. Since then the court has reversed one landmark ruling by overturning Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that established a right to abortion under federal law. With divisions in attitudes to gay marriages and relationships increasing - could the court rethink its decision on gay marriage?

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Guest: Matilda Davies, data journalist, The Times and Sunday Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Why is gay marriage losing US support — and are bans looming?

Clips: @hrcmedia, Retroreport.org, CBS, USA TODAY, NBC,ABC, NOW THIS IMPACT, ALLSHEWROTESBOOKS.COM.

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Political figures from the right and left have suggested that leaving a European convention could reduce the number of people seeking asylum in Britain. So what is the ECHR? And would leaving it actually make a difference?

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Guests:

• Fraser Nelson, Columnist, The Times. 
• Jonathan Ames, Legal Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Hannah Varrall 

Read more:

What would actually happen if we left the ECHR?

Leaving the ECHR won’t fix the asylum crisis

Further listening: Hard borders, harder politics: Europe’s migration crisis

Clips: GB News, Parliamentlive.tv

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World leaders have gathered in China ahead of tomorrow’s military parade to mark the end of the Second World War. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narenda Modi were among the 20 other leaders welcomed to what's been dubbed the 'anti-NATO' summit to discuss global security and economic matters ahead of the event. What can we learn from the relationships between the attendees and how should the West react?

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Guest: 

• Richard Spencer, China Correspondent, The Times, and
• Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Edward Drummond. 

Clips: APT, Reuters, SCMP.

Photo: Getty Images. 

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Tomorrow, the Greens announce their new leader, and one contender has been borrowing from the Farage playbook in his campaign. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn's new populist party is getting hundreds of thousands of sign-ups since its launch. Are the days of gradualism - and our two-party system dominance - over?

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Guests: 

• Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times.
• Josh Glancy, Associate Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: YouTube / Break Through News, Sky, YouTube / @zakpolanskigreen, Novara Media, The Telegraph, ITV, YouTube / Ellie and Adrian 2025.

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