The Story

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. 

The family member most likely to sexually abuse a child is their brother or sister. For years sexual abuse by siblings has been too much of a taboo to discuss but more survivors of abuse come forward to discuss their experiences. We hear from one of them on today’s podcast. 

If you or someone you know has been affected by sibling sexual abuse support and advice can be found Sibling Sexual Abuse Support and the Sibling Sexual Abuse Resource Centre.

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Guests: Decca Aitkenhead, chief interviewer, The Sunday Times, and

Liz Roberts, sibling sexual abuse survivor.and advocate, www.liz-roberts.co.uk.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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With Russia going to the polls this weekend, and President Putin’s grip on power tighter than ever, any semblance of meaningful opposition has been suppressed or driven out. One notable exception was the brief but bloody attempted mutiny last summer by the mercenaries of the Wagner Group. So with its challenge to Putin crushed, and its leadership dead…what came next for Wagner?

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Guests: Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute.

Host: Manveen Rana

Clips: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, BBC, NBC, Africanews

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Haiti’s acting prime minster has resigned, bending to pressure from the US. The move leaves a power vacuum into which has apparently stepped Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier. So, with much of the country's capital now a no-go zone, how did Haiti get here? And how did gang leader ‘Barbecue’ get his nickname? 

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Guests:

• Stephen Gibbs, Latin America correspondent for The Times.
• Mario Delatour, Haitian-American documentary filmmaker.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: CNN, BBC, CNN, France 24, WPLG Local 10, ABC, Biographics.

If you enjoyed this episode, you might like this one: Haiti: a failed state? https://pod.fo/e/16785c

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When the Odysseus lander touched down on the lunar surface last month, it became the first US presence on the moon in more than fifty years. But unlike the Cold War space race between two global superpowers, we now see a growing roster of nations - and private companies - vying to announce their presence on the moon. So with competition for rare resources looking set to intensify…who owns the moon, and could conflict there mean war on earth?

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Guests: Professor Anthony Grayling, Principal of Northeastern University, London, philosopher and author of Who Owns the Moon?

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: CNBC News, Fox News, NASA, BBC News, CBS News, ABC News, C-SPAN, NBC News, CBC News.

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A new photo of the Princess of Wales released after months of social media speculation about her health has further fuelled conspiracy theories. 

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Guest: Kate Mansey, Royal Editor, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: BBC, Inside Edition. 

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From Tuesday 19th March, Stories of our times will become The Story.

Manveen Rana and Luke Jones will be joined on the podcast by Times columnist and former foreign secretary William Hague, who once a month will sit down with a prominent newsmaker or thinker, with his first episode available later in March.

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After she resigned in 2022, everyone thought Liz Truss would disappear. Not a bit of it. She’s earned more than £300,000 from speeches, has a new book out and is a favourite of America’s alt-right. Rachel Sylvester asks Westminster insiders: is the former PM deluded or planning a comeback? 

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Guest: Rachel Sylvester, columnist, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: WarRoom.org, ITV News, Parliament, GB News, Sky News, Times Radio, CPAC, Conservatives, IoG, CNN.

Further listening: The untold story of Liz Truss's chaotic 49 days in No 10 

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One in four drugs that are prescribed to adults in England are dependency-forming drugs. And while prescriptions for opioids have fallen following the epidemic in the US, two dependency-forming drug groups have seen prescriptions rise: pregabalin and antidepressants. Do we really understand how these drugs are affecting patients? Or are we sleep-walking into a new addiction crisis?

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If you've been prescribed any of the drugs mentioned in this podcast, do not stop taking your prescription without consulting your doctor first. And if you are concerned about dependence on prescription or other drugs, talk to your GP. If you’re having trouble finding the right sort of help, call the Frank drugs helpline on 0300 123 6600. 

Guest: Venetia Menzies, Data and Digital Journalist, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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Tax burdens are at the highest level in living memory, yet public services are falling apart. That's why the rich should pay more tax, says our guest: economist and millionaire Gary Stevenson, a working-class kid who went from being expelled at school to becoming Citibank’s most successful trader. But would a wealth tax work?

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Guests:

- Lily Russell-Jones, senior money reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.

- Gary Stevenson, economist, millionaire former trader and author of The Trading Game: A Confession.

Host: Luke Jones. 

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: GB News, parliamentlive.tv

If you enjoyed this episode, you might like this one: 'Who is Britain's richest person?' https://pod.fo/e/17d4b3

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We report from Israel during a critical week which might mark a tipping point in the Gaza war. If there isn't a ceasefire by the start of Ramadan this weekend, could violence erupt far beyond Gaza? 

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Guests:

- Tamir Hayman, managing director of Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies.

- Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel.

- Samer Sinijlawi, chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund.

Clips: Reuters, News9 Live, CBS.

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