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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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The Story

This week, The Times broke the news that the International Olympic Committee is a step closer to banning transgender women from competing in all female events. So why is the IOC acting now? And could President Trump have anything to do with it? 

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: Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Micaela Arneson.

Read more: Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events

Further listening: New rules for trans athletes: fairness or exclusion?

Clips: Sky News, Bloomberg, Sports Insider by DRM / YouTube, CBS Evening News, Sky News Australia, Associated Press, Sky News Sports. 

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Why the Olympics may ban transgender athletes

After the resignations of two of its most senior members of staff, the BBC is being questioned over allegations of institutional bias. Donald Trump has threatened to sue the organisation, and with negotiations about the continuation of the BBC’s funding model underway, where does it leave our national broadcaster?

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: Rosamund Urwin, media editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producers: Edward Drummond, Shabnam Grewal, Harry Stott.

Clips: News.com.Au, Reuters, TalkTV, NBC News, Bloomberg News, GBNews, BBC News, Sky News, ITV News.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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Can the BBC survive?

Last year, tech billionaire Mike Lynch was given a second chance at life when he was acquitted of criminal fraud charges. But while celebrating with friends and family aboard his yacht, a freak storm arose. Lynch, his daughter, and five others were tragically killed. This week, deliberations begin over how much compensation his estate owes to the company he defrauded. Payments which could lead to bankruptcy.

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 Prescott, technology business editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Micaela Arneson. 

Further listening: The tragedy of Mike Lynch and the sunken yacht 

Clips: Danny in the Valley, BBC, LeadersIn, Black Thunder / YouTube, Charlie Rose. 

Photo: Getty Images.

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Britain’s Bill Gates, his sunken superyacht, and the bitter fight for £700 million

It’s the most watched TV show of the year, but The Traitors is much more than just entertainment: it’s a psychological experiment. How did a game, born out of Cold War Soviet roots, become a mirror of modern power, politics, and trust? Why do we value charm over logic? And can you ever really trust anyone? Not according to Times feature writer Helen Rumbelow.

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

Spoiler alert: Reveals the winner of the Celebrity Traitors from the start. 

Guest: Helen Rumbelow, feature writer and columnist, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more: 

The Traitors is rigged, just not how you think it isThe Celebrity Traitors final review — epic duplicity and backstabbingWho should be in series two of The Celebrity Traitors?
Clips: BBC, Network 10.

Photo: Cody Burridge/Studio Lambert/BBC

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The Traitors is rigged, just not in the way you think - 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. 

Explorer and Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative partner Steve Boyes has spent decades navigating Africa’s wild rivers. He tells Adam Vaughan how illness and resilience has reshaped his outlook and why protecting rivers, landscapes and communities has become his life’s mission.

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

Guest: Steve Boyes, conservationist and National Geographic Explorer.

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 - Steve Boyes on resilience, recovery and Africa’s great rivers

Last year’s attack on a dance class in Southport killed three young girls and injured a further eight, as well as two adults. The teenager responsible, Axel Rudakubana, has since been sentenced to a minimum 52 years. But a public inquiry is still trying to understand whether it would have been possible to prevent the horrific event.

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: Constance Kampfner, northern correspondent, The Times. 

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Edward Drummond.

Read more: 

Axel Rudakubana’s father ‘was too scared to challenge him’Southport killer’s brother ‘feared he would kill a family member’
Clips: Southport Inquiry, Times Radio, The Times.

Photo: Getty Images.

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Why wasn't the Southport attack stopped?

Almost 700,000 people are waiting to book their driving test in the UK, a record backlog which is being exploited by scammers. Our reporter Emma Kirwan found victims across the UK have already paid out more than £134,000 this year trying to book slots which don’t exist. So, she tracked down a scammer and got him on the phone.

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: Emma Kirwan, reporter, Times Radio. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: Times Radio.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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INVESTIGATION: The black market for fake driving tests thriving in the UK

Rachel Reeves has paved the way for potential tax rises. In a speech three weeks before the budget, the chancellor refused to commit to Labour’s manifesto promise to not raise National Insurance, income tax or VAT. With Nigel Farage also back-pedalling on tax cuts, is it time for the politicians to be more honest about the state of the economy?

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: Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Shabnam Grewal, Alula Hart.

Read more: Reeves: We must all do our bit to secure Britain’s future

Further listening: Do bond markets rule the world?

Clips: Sky News, The Guardian, Parliament TV, ITV Politics.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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The pre-budget back-pedal

On Saturday evening, passengers on a train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross suddenly found themselves in the path of a man wielding a large kitchen knife. In the terrifying minutes that followed, there were scenes of horror and acts of bravery. So what happened, could the attack have been prevented, and can passenger safety be improved? 

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:

 • Izzy Lyons, reporter, The Sunday Times, 
 • Theo Usherwood, political reporter, Times Radio 

Host: Manveen Rana

Producers: Micaela Arneson, Shabnam Grewal. 

Read more: What happened on the train in Huntingdon? How stabbing attack unfolded

Clips: BBC News, BBC Breakfast, Channel 4 News, Parliament TV, Sky News, RTE News, Times Radio. 

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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How the Huntingdon train attack unfolded - and what comes next

Tomorrow is election day for the mayor of New York and the frontrunner is 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani. But are his plans to remake America's biggest city achievable - or a pipe dream? And how might he face off against President Trump?

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: Will Pavia, New York correspondent, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producers: Olivia Case, Sophie McNulty, Alula Hart.

Clips: nnmaddox / YouTube, @amberyeet / TikTok, NBC, C-SPAN, zohran_k_mamdani / TikTok, Fox, Mr Cardamom / YouTube, Bernie Sanders / YouTube, @subwaytakes / TikTok, Forbes.

Photo: Getty Images.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com 

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The millennial Mayor who wants to remake New York

Last week, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly all countries, including ones that don't have any human inhabitants. In the process, Trump remade the global economy in a single press conference. But the economic theory that Trump is basing this new world order on might be entirely false.

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: Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Clips: WSJ News.

Photo: Getty Images.

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The problem with the theory behind Trump's tariffs

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