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The Sunday Times’ investigative team, Insight, has combed through 6,000 top secret documents to piece together the story of multiple military and government cover ups into the murder of civilians during the Afghan conflict. Today, in part two, we hear about the methods used to stymie, block and obstruct the course of justice. 

This episode was originally published on 10 May 2024.

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Guests:

• Jonathan Calvert, Insight investigative team editor, The Sunday Times
• George Arbuthnott, Insight investigative team deputy editor, The Sunday Times. 

Read the full Insight investigation

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

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This week the Times revealed that ministers are considering bringing back a retired military chief to lead the armed forces amid concerns the likely frontrunner, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, has been tainted by an independent inquiry into alleged unlawful activity by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. Government sources stress that Jenkins has supported the inquiry.

Last year, The Sunday Times’ investigative team, Insight, combed through 6,000 top secret documents to piece together the story of multiple military and government cover ups into the murder of civilians during the Afghan conflict. Today, in part one, we hear about the senior special forces commander, codename N1466, who blew the whistle. 

This episode was originally published on 9 May 2024.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory

Guests:

• Jonathan Calvert, Insight investigative team editor, The Sunday Times, and
• George Arbuthnott, Insight investigative team deputy editor, The Sunday Times. 

Read the full Insight investigation

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

Clips: Military.com.

Get in touch: [email protected]

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

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The US president-elect has sparked a series of diplomatic rows after saying he was willing to use military or economic force to take control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada. How seriously should we take Donald Trump’s claims and where did they come from? 

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Guest: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.

Clips: NBC News, Fox News, ABC News, Reuters/TV2, France Inter Radio. 

Photo: Getty Images 

Further listening: Why Donald Trump courted the wrestling world

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Elon Musk has unleashed a huge political row in the UK over whether there should be a national inquiry into the gangs that groomed young girls for rape in a number of Britain's northern towns. But whilst the world's richest man accused the 'legacy media' of a cover-up, the scandal was actually exposed by Times journalist Andrew Norfolk. So how did he uncover the shocking story? And has enough been done to make sure it never happens again?

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Guest: Andrew Norfolk, former Chief Investigations Reporter, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Emily Webb.

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Image: The Times.

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Scroll through his latest posts on X and Elon Musk has a laser focus on UK politics. His main targets? Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips MP and their response to the country’s grooming scandal. He’s also blowing hot and cold on Reform UK. So what influence is the world’s richest man having on British politics? And why is he doing it?

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

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edward Drummond and Emily Webb.

Clips: Sky News, Times Radio, Parliament, BBC, France 24.

Photo: Getty Images. 

Further listening: The political transformation of Elon Musk

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Official figures show that for the first time, people are leaving dating apps. So why the exodus? And could future apps - with AI and augmented reality - be any better at matchmaking?

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Guests:

• Hannah Skelley, Fashion Writer and Stylist, The Times. 
• Dr Liesel Sharabi, Associate Professor of Human Communication and Director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at Arizona State University.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: TikTok / aidenheaney, TikTok / hopeyoufindyourdad, TikTok / gaelaitor, TikTok / zoecsheehan, TikTok / drcatpsych, TikTok / louisohno.

Photo: Getty Images. 

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Linda McMahon, the wife of WWE’s founder Vince McMahon has just been nominated to be Donald Trump’s secretary for education. What’s behind Trump’s love affair with this staged ‘sport’?

The episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault.

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Guests: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

Clips: WWE Youtube channel, PowerfulJRE Youtube channel.

Image credit: Getty Images.

Get in touch: [email protected]

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Stephen Drill talks to Richard McColl about living and working at the centre of the global cocaine trade.

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Cocaine Inc. hosts Fiona, David and Stephen answer your questions about how they made the series.

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Stephen Mee, a former cocaine trafficker who worked with the Cali Cartel, sits down to discuss how he built an illicit empire.

David Collins and executive producer Will Roe meet Stephen in his artist’s studio.

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