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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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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

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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

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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 

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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

Doctors who’ve been disciplined or had their licence revoked for misconduct or incompetence have been able to work in the NHS. A Times investigation has found more than 20 doctors, who are banned in various countries, but have somehow acquired the right to treat patients here – sometimes with devastating consequences. 

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: George Greenwood, Investigations Reporter, The Times

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Shabnam Grewal 

Read more: The doctors banned from practising abroad cleared to treat in NHS

Further listening: Dubai Unlocked: The convicts secretly investing millions in the Emirates

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

This episode includes references to sexual abuse. If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual abuse, help is available. 

 • The Survivors Trust provides support and signposting for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse. Phone: 0808 801 0818 or visit the 
Survivors Trust website • 
 • Survivors UK provides support for men and non-binary survivors of sexual abuse 
Survivors UK website 
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INVESTIGATION: Why are doctors banned abroad working in the NHS?

This week The Times is launching a new politics podcast. We're dropping the first episode here -- subscribe to The State of It for free, wherever you get your podcasts, to tune in every week.

Welcome to The State of It, coming to you from Liverpool where the Labour Party is finishing its annual conference. Keir Starmer's team seem happy after his leader's speech, but what are his MPs really saying about him? Was he wise to call Nigel Farage a racist? How will Rachel Reeves balance the books in November's budget? Oh, and which cabinet ministers excelled at last night's karaoke?

﻿This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

Featuring:

 • Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
 • Caroline Wheeler, political editor, The Sunday Times
 • Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times
 • Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times

Producer: Euan Dawtrey

Executive producer: Molly Guinness

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The State of It: What ministers won't say in public

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have agreed to a 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza. But hardliners on both sides are already condemning it. So what chance does it have? And how does Tony Blair fit in?

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: Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel Correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: AP, Twitter / @netanyahu.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com 

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Trump has a new plan for 'eternal peace' in Gaza. But does either side want it?

Off the coast of Venezuela, a small armada of US navy warships and a fleet of fighter jets have struck several small boats, killing 17 people. The Trump administration says the boats were carrying drugs to the US; Venezuela says they were fishing vessels. But does President Trump really care about winning the war on drugs? Or is there another motive?

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: Jon Bonfiglio, journalist in Latin America. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

Read more: Trump has Maduro in his sights. Will it mean war in the Caribbean?

Clips: NBC News, Bloomberg News, Forbes Breaking News, Republic World, US Justice Department, Diario AS.

Photo: Getty Images. 

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com 

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Are Trump's strikes in Venezuela a 'war on drugs' - or a grab for oil?

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by The Story as a bonus weekly series each Sunday.

The ocean's twilight zone is one of the most important marine areas you’ve most likely never heard of. Home to marine life yet to be discovered and integral to carbon sequestration, it is vital that we protect this layer of ocean that spans across the Earth. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan is joined by ocean explorer, Luiz Rocha to learn more about his pioneering diving expeditions in the depths of our oceans and how he is safeguarding this area for the future of our planet.

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 

This podcast is advertiser funded.

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Planet Hope: Discovering the ocean's twilight zone with Luiz Rocha

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