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The Times

Drowning in news? Let The Story guide you. 

Each morning, hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you today's most important story, told by the journalists who know what really happened. 

In depth, honest, and mixed in with exclusive reports and groundbreaking investigations.

Discover the story behind the story with the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

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The Story

For more than 40 years. Dame Jilly Cooper was the undisputed queen of the bonk buster, that glorious British blend of sex, scandal and social satire. As Britain says farewell to her, three Times journalists who loved, knew and even shared a glass of champagne with Jilly gather to remember the writer who made us laugh, blush and bonk - unapologetically.

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

Guests:

 • Sophia Money-Coutts, features writer, The Times and,
 • Rosamund Urwin, Media Editor, The Sunday Times

Host: Jane Mulkerrins.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more:

 • ‘
She told me she’d reread Riders and was shocked’ — Jilly Cooper’s best booksJilly Cooper: the woman who taught me about sex
Clips: BBC.

Photo: Getty Pictures.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com.

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Jilly Cooper: The queen of the bonkbuster - the Sunday Story

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays. 

Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle has spent decades exploring the blue heart of our planet. From leading the first all-female aquanaut team to founding Mission Blue, she has dived deeper and stayed longer in the ocean than almost anyone alive. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Rolex Testimonee, Sylvia reflects with Adam Vaughan on her extraordinary career, the changes she’s witnessed, and why she still believes in a future full of 'Hope Spots'.

Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 

Guest: Sylvia Earle, Marine Biologist, Oceanographer and Rolex Testimonee

Host: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times

Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound Designer: David Crackles

This podcast is advertiser funded.

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The Story presents: Planet Hope - Sylvia Earle at 90

President Trump hails 'everlasting peace' in Gaza and promises hostages will be released as early as Monday. But will a ceasefire hold? What changed to allow this breakthrough? And should Trump now win the Nobel peace prize? 

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

Guest: Tal Schneider, Political & Diplomatic Correspondent, The Times of Israel.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: BBC, Al Jazeera, AFP, DawnNews English

Read more: Two years on from October 7 attacks, Gazans count the cost of war.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com.

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A breakthrough in Gaza

The US government has been shut down for more than a week, and Democrats and Republicans are locked in a political blame game. Shutdowns are nothing new in US politics, but this time President Trump has made an unusual threat: to permanently cut hundreds of thousands of jobs and shutter entire government agencies. Is this just a new bargaining tactic to put pressure on Democrats or part of a bigger project to remake the American government? 

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

Guest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Micaela Arneson and Olivia Case.

Read more: Trump warns Democrats the ‘grim reaper is coming’

The revenge shutdown: Trump vows to inflict maximum pain on Democrats

Clips: CBS, ProPublica, Democracy Now!, @realDonaldTrump / TruthSocial, ABC, MSNBC, NBC News.

Music: (Don't Fear) The Reaper / Blue Oyster Cult / Columbia.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com 

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How Trump’s using the government shutdown to remake America

When 29-year-old Sophie Rottenberg took her own life, her family later discovered she’d been confiding in a chatbot called ‘Harry’ things that she wasn’t telling any human.

This episode discusses suicide and mental health struggles. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. If you’re in the UK, you can call Samaritans free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org. If you’re in the US, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or visit 988lifeline.org.

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

Guest: Katie Gatens, Commissioning Editor for News Review, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

Read more: My daughter used ChatGPT as a therapist, then took her own life

Photo: Courtesy of the family

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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My daughter used ChatGPT as a therapist, then took her own life

Two years ago Hamas fighters launched a terror attack on Israel, killing more than 1,000 people and taking around 250 hostage.The Hamas-linked Gaza health authorities say tens of thousands have been killed in the subsequent war, which has devastated the area and led to catastrophic food shortages. 

In the UK today, members of the Jewish community will commemorate the victims of October 7th, while pro-Palestine protests take place on university campuses across the country. How can we protect vulnerable communities while allowing legitimate protest? Should the police be given increasing powers to intervene, or does that pose a threat to democratic freedoms? 

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

Guest: Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Shabnam Grewal, Micaela Arneson. 

Clips: Times News, 10 Downing Street, The Guardian, Suella Braverman via Twitter. 

Photo: Getty Images

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Should pro-Palestine protests be held on October 7?

What's the future for an unpopular party governed by an unpopular leader? That's the question no one will be asking quite so bluntly at the Conservative Party conference this week in Manchester– except possibly The Times political editor Steven Swinford. He discusses whether leader Kemi Badenoch’s days are numbered and explains how the Tories could beat Reform at their own game. 

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

Guest: Steven Swinford, Political Editor, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Micaela Arneson, Olivia Case. 

Clips: GB News, Kookydave via YouTube. 

Photo: Getty Images

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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The Conservative Party is 'dead' - can Kemi Badenoch revive its corpse?

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of children have disappeared from their homes. Separated from their families, many were sent to ‘re-education’ camps in Crimea, others, deep into the heart of Russia. So just what is it like for those children?

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

WARNING: This episode contains reference to sexual violence, torture, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. 

Written and read by: Jane Mulkerrins, Associate Editor of The Times Magazine.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Clips: ITV News, France24, Sky News, DRM News, BBC News, Russian National Anthem. 

Photo: Eva Pentel for The Times Magazine.

Read more: I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids 

Watch the film.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com. 

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The girl who was kidnapped by Russia - the Sunday Story

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.

High in the Arctic, beneath Greenland’s ancient ice, lie caves that hold clues to our planet’s past and its future. Climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate Gina Moseley leads daring expeditions into these hidden worlds to uncover how our climate has changed over hundreds of thousands of years. She tells Adam Vaughan why exploring these frozen frontiers matters to us all.

Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 

Host: Adam Vaughan, environment editor, The Times

Guest: Gina Moseley, climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate

Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound Designer: David Crackles

This podcast is advertiser funded.

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The Story presents: Planet Hope - unlocking climate secrets in the caves of Greenland

On Thursday morning, a suspected Islamist terrorist, Jihad al-Shamie, was confronted by police outside Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall on Yom Kippur. He had with him a knife and a fake suicide bomb. Two people, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, were killed. One of the victims was shot and killed by police, as they opened fire on al-Shamie.

This is a special episode of The Story to bring you the latest on this attack.

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

Guest: Ali Mitib, News Reporter, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case and Micaela Arneson.

Read more: Manchester synagogue attack — follow live.

Clips: Sky, BBC, Times Radio, PA, X / @chiefrabbi, The Independent.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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EXTRA: A terrorist attack in Manchester

At the start of the pandemic, two million of the most vulnerable people in England were told to 'shield' in order to remain safe. This week, the national shielding programme is being put on pause. With hundreds of new coronavirus cases being reported every day, is it too soon? And what will happen to the people most at risk?

Guests: 

Sean O'Neill, chief reporter, The Times

Charlotte Augst, chief executive, National Voices

Judi, shielding in Northampton

Lindsay, shielding in Sheffield

Host: Manveen Rana

With thanks to Our Covid Voices: https://ourcovidvoices.co.uk/

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Is shielding ending too soon?

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