With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they just jumping before they're pushed? We meet the leavers and reluctant remainers.

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Guest: Charlotte Ivers, staff writer and columnist, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: Times Radio, ITV News, Global.

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In the neighbourhood of Whitby in Cheshire, residents had to grapple with a question that many more of us will have to ask in the coming years: how should we heat our homes if we’re no longer allowed gas boilers? What started as a proposal to test hydrogen heating soon escalated into an explosive argument. As government policies aimed at reaching net zero start to affect our daily lives, is it a sign of the squabbles to come?

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Guests:

- Ben Cooke, Times Earth editor.

- Kate Grannell, campaigner.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: Cheshire West and Chester Council, Sky News, The Economist, TED.

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Niger, in west Africa, has suffered its fifth coup in just over six decades of independence. This one could have repercussions far beyond its borders – not least because Africa, not the Middle East, is now the centre of global jihad. And while there is no sign of Moscow’s hand in the coup, it has been welcomed by the Wagner group and could help Putin get his claws into this uranium-rich country. So what does all this mean for the competition between world powers, not to mention our day-to-day safety?

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Guest: Richard Assheton, West Africa correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: BBC, CNN, Euronews, DW News, Al Jazeera, France 24, US Africa Command, TV News Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority, Telegram.

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Younger people are turning away from alcohol, with Gen Z most likely to be teetotal – including Spider-Man actor Tom Holland. Millennials, too, are drinking less than their parents. What's prompted this generational shift in drinking habits? 

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Guest: 

• Helen Rumbelow, Features Writer, The Times. 
• Professor John Holmes, Director of the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group. 

Host: Jane Mulkerrins, Associate Editor, The Times magazine. 

Clips: Jay Shetty, Dr Alex George, Avalon Comedy/Lee Mack. TikTok (freedietalks, energisewiththem, thelivneedham)

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This Sunday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast – the Red Box politics podcast with Matt Chorley.

Very few people have had as many political lunches as Sunday Times chief political commentator Tim Shipman. Tim joins Matt for a big lunch at Hawksmoor in Borough Market to discuss wining and dining ministers, the state of politics, and Tim's next book.

If you enjoyed this episode, you can subscribe to the Red Box politics podcast for free: https://podfollow.com/the-red-box-politics-podcast

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This week, for the third time in only a few months, former president Donald Trump was indicted, pleading 'not guilty' to four federal charges that argue he was part of a conspiracy that sought to defraud the United States and overturn the 2020 election. So what exactly is he accused of doing?

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Guest: David Charter, US Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: AP, KTLA, PBS, CNBC, NBC, The New Yorker, CBS.

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Last month, it’s understood that London’s Metropolitan Police agreed a record £2million settlement after admitting that a 35-year long murder investigation was mired in corruption and incompetence. 

Private detective Daniel Morgan’s body was found with an axe in his head in a pub car park in 1987, but no one has ever been convicted.

Articles:

Met Police have spent £138m on legal battles since 2016: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-police-has-spent-138m-on-legal-battles-since-2016-fzjq6xfpm

Met Police pays out £2m over ‘corrupt’ Daniel Morgan murder case: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-chief-to-admit-corruption-in-handling-of-daniel-morgan-murder-0mtqt036f

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Guest: Fiona Hamilton, Crime and Security Editor, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

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

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Last week, Andrew Malkinson’s 2004 conviction for rape was quashed at the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime. 

The 57-year-old spent 17 years in jail wrongly incarcerated, always protesting his innocence.

How did this happen? What now for Malkinson? Can he ever be recompensed?

Stories of our times made an award-nominated multi-part series on his case in 2021.

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Host: Will Roe.

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/

Criminal Cases Review Commission - https://ccrc.gov.uk/

Appeal - Charity and law practice - https://appeal.org.uk/

Healing Justice Project - https://healingjusticeproject.org/

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High-calorie, ultra-processed food has taken over the British diet, accounting for 60 per cent of our calorie intake. Now, in an alarming new book, Dr Chris van Tulleken shows what non-natural foods are doing to our bodies – and argues they should be treated like cigarettes.

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Guest: Dr Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food... and Why Can't We Stop? https://timesbookshop.co.uk/ultra-processed-people-9781529900057

Host: Manveen Rana.

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Following the Wagner mutiny, it’s been a difficult few weeks for Vladimir Putin. He has detained, interrogated or fired a number of his top soldiers – including generals – as infighting and discontent weakens Russia’s military. So who’s in, who’s out, and what does it mean for the war in Ukraine?

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Guest: Mark Galeotti, historian, journalist and author of Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: India Today, The Buzz, CNN, BBC, Sky News.

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