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The Caribbean nation of Haiti is now at the mercy of gangs bent on kidnap, rape and murder. Louise Callaghan meets their victims — and confronts a warlord.

Written and read by: Louise Callaghan, US correspondent, The Sunday Times.

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

Photo: Giles Clarke/ Getty Images.

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In his new book, Power and the Palace, the former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low uncovers the secretive relationship between the monarchy and government. Speaking to Palace aides, politicians and civil servants, he reveals the private side of Queen Elizabeth II.

© Valentine Low 2025 Extracted from “Power and the Palace” by Valentine Low, to be published by Headline Press on September 11 at £25

Available to buy from The Times Bookshop.

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Written and read by: Valentine Low.

Producer: Euan Dawtrey.

Photo: Ian Gavan / Stringer.

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This week, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to boyfriend of two years, NFL tight end Travis Kelce. So what can we expect at America's version of a royal wedding? Will there be hints or Easter eggs about it in her new album? And what could a stable love life mean for an artist who’s built a career on heartbreak?

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Guest: Sarah Ditum, writer, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Read more: 

• Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce is an all-American love story
• Happily ever after? The Disneyfication of America’s ‘royal couple’
• Taylor Swift’s $1m ring is so huge she’ll get a six-pack on her finger

Clips: Fix, iHollywoodTV, ABC, New Heights podcast, CDC / Pfizer, E! Entertainment. 

Music: All Too Well / Taylor Swift / Republic Records, Bejewelled / Taylor Swift / Republic Records, You Belong With Me / Taylor Swift / Republic Records, So High School / Taylor Swift / Republic Records.

Photo: Instagram / @TaylorSwift.

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President Trump announced on Truth Social this week that he had fired Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. While most people had no idea who she was, her sacking could have a massive impact. The move is seen as part of the continued politicisation of the Fed, the US’s independent central bank and some economists fear it could be the start of a journey towards economic meltdown in America with global repercussions. 

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Guest: Mehreen Khan,  Economics Editor, The Times.

Host:  Manveen Rana.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Read more:

• Trump is rapidly tightening his grip on US central bank
• Dollar weakens after Trump ‘sacks’ Fed governor Lisa Cook

Clips: CNN, Bloomberg, The Legal Defence Fund.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Yesterday Nigel Farage unveiled Reform UK’s plans to tackle the issue of small boats and illegal migration. It's a problem that's driven European politics for almost a decade, we look to the continent for lessons they've learned on how it could be solved.

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Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Edith Rousselot. 

Read more: Look to Sweden for bold policies on migrants

Clips: Times Radio.

Photo: Getty Images. 

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With the prospect of peace in Ukraine looking increasingly clouded following Donald Trump's attempts at inter-continental deal-making, the former head of the UK military, General Sir Nick Carter, tells Tom Newton Dunn that the US president doesn't understand his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Can Europe's leaders achieve some kind of security guarantee without US boots on the ground to back it up? And does Trump understand the lessons of history?

Guest: General Sir Nick Carter, Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff.

Host: Calum Macdonald and Tom Newton Dunn.

Producer: Sophie McNulty.

Clips: Fox News.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Ron Hubbard is the biggest builder of underground bunkers, giving security to wealthy buyers who fear the world is coming to an end. And business is booming

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Written by: Bevan Hurley.

Read by: Edward Drummond.

Producers: Edward Drummond and Kate Lamble.

Photo: James Breeden for the Times.

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Bobby Cunningham was 31 when he became Head of Security at Wandsworth Prison, Britain’s most notorious jail, where he was tasked with fighting corruption. The Sunday Times's Whitehall editor Gabriel Pogrund reveals his dealings with organised crime.

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Guest: Gabriel Pogrund

Host: Manveen Rana

Producers: Olivia Case, Edward Drummond, Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Revealed: the prison chief linked to organised crime

Clips: BBC, Sky News.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Chris Brain, the leader of a Church of England ‘sex cult’ known s the Nine O'Clock Service, has been found guilty of 17 charges of indecent assault, three decades after its collapse. Why did the Church fail to learn lessons from the scandal?

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Guest: Sean O'Neill, Senior Writer, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

Read more: Chris Brain: ‘charismatic priest’ behind the Nine O’Clock Service

Clips: BBC.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Pro-democracy campaigner, media mogul and British citizen Jimmy Lai has been imprisoned in China for five years and on trial for two. As the closing statements are made, what will happen to one of China’s most prominent critics? And can the UK government - or Donald Trump - step in to free him?

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Guest: Cindy Yu, Columnist and Contributing Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: BBC, Hoover Institute / YouTube, Sky, The Guardian, CNN, FOX, AP, Max Media, Asia, The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom / Ron Holwerda / Acton Institute. 

Photo: Getty Images. 

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