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The contract killing scandal rocking France’s MI6 - The Sunday Story

<p>It's the trial rocking France's intelligence service. Two guards who had always dreamt of going under cover were allegedly tricked into a plot to kill a ‘Mossad agent’, who was …

Apr 05, 2026 · 28m
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Inside the world of 'Disney adults' - The Saturday Story

<p>For millions of people, Disney was a huge part of their childhood. But, for a great number of people that love never went away, and today, it's those people who …

Apr 04, 2026 · 16m
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The descent into madness under Putin

<p>When The Times foreign correspondent Marc Bennetts moved to Russia in 1997, there was hope for a new future for the country. But over the next 25 years, he witnessed …

Apr 03, 2026 · 32m
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How the SNP spends billions ‘to buy loyalty from charities’

<p>A Sunday Times investigation has found that, in Scotland, there are claims that the SNP has, in effect, shut down criticism from the charity and voluntary sectors because of a …

Apr 02, 2026 · 27m
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INVESTIGATION: How the SNP spends billions ‘to buy loyalty from charities’

<p>A Sunday Times investigation has found that, in Scotland, there are claims that the SNP has, in effect, shut down criticism from the charity and voluntary sectors because of a …

Apr 02, 2026 · 27m
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Artemis II: NASA’s plan for the Moon and beyond

<p>The countdown has begun for the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission around the Moon, the first manned mission there in more than 50 years. Their voyage around our nearest …

Apr 01, 2026 · 33m
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How a US invasion of Kharg Island could play out

<p>Donald Trump has threatened that the US would “obliterate Kharg Island” if a deal with Tehran was not reached. The US president has suggested he’d put boots on the ground …

Mar 31, 2026 · 30m
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Pete Hegseth: the former TV host selling Trump’s war

<p>Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, was one of the most controversial picks in Trump’s cabinet. But as Trump’s foreign adventures have come to define his second term, Hegseth …

Mar 30, 2026 · 27m
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The Epstein Files, AI journalism and the future of truth - The Sunday Story

<p>As AI seeps into every corner of art, film and social media, up next, it's podcasts. An AI-generated show called The Epstein Files topped the Apple series charts last week, …

Mar 29, 2026 · 35m
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I met Huw Edwards: what the drama gets right (and wrong) - The Saturday Story

<p>This week, Channel 5 broadcast a dramatisation of the downfall of former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, with Martin Clunes in the lead role. The programme traces the events that …

Mar 28, 2026 · 14m
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People are betting on war. Here’s why it matters

<p>Polymarket and Kalshi have become two of the fastest-growing online platforms in the prediction market, hosting bets where people can wager on the outcome of events, including on the conflict …

Mar 27, 2026 · 32m
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Q&A: What we know (and don't know) about Trump's Iran talks

<p>As the war with Iran rumbles on, are ceasefire talks back on or is that ‘fake news’? What’s in America’s 15 point peace plan? Could an Iranian missile reach the …

Mar 26, 2026 · 31m
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - Whack-a-mole

<p>In the final episode of our county lines series, we hear how county lines drug gangs are continuing to shift their business model to avoid detection. Policing minister, Sarah Jones, …

Mar 25, 2026 · 32m
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - Mike

<p>Mike started selling drugs for a county lines gang when he was just a teenager. After being arrested and getting stabbed, he left that life behind. But he's been willing …

Mar 24, 2026 · 34m
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - the loophole

<p>Children aren't just running drugs for county lines gangs - sometimes they're running the lines themselves.</p><br><p>Today The Sunday Times's northern editor David Collins talks to the police officers who worry …

Mar 23, 2026 · 37m
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - the never-ending battle

<p>Today we go inside Operation Titan, as North Yorkshire Police fight back against county lines drugs gangs. But with each line the police shut down, another pops up in its&nbsp;place, …

Mar 22, 2026 · 26m
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - a family business

<p>Part one of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing, running in audio, video, print and digital from The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><br><p>Today we reveal how police …

Mar 21, 2026 · 31m
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The world is looking for the Kinahan drug lords. We found them

<p>After years in hiding, The Sunday Times has obtained images of Christy and Daniel Kinahan, leaders of the all-powerful Kinahan cartel, living freely in Dubai. They are some of the …

Mar 20, 2026 · 29m
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Kent's meningitis outbreak - how it exploded, can it be stopped?

<p>What began as an evening out at a nightclub<em> </em>in Kent has rapidly spiralled into a "super-spreader" event that has left doctors stunned and two young people dead. This surge …

Mar 19, 2026 · 30m
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Inside Lebanon as Israel and Hezbollah wage war

<p>On Monday, Israel announced it's preparing a ground offensive into Lebanon. Fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group, has ratcheted up since the death of Iran’s …

Mar 18, 2026 · 31m
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Is Trump out on his own over the Hormuz crisis?

<p>The war in the Middle East has now entered its third week and shows no sign of ending any time soon. Oil prices have soared and transatlantic relations between the …

Mar 17, 2026 · 29m
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Is Cuba next?

<p>Throughout Cuba, fuel shortages, blackouts, and food scarcity have become the norm. Since the US intervention in Venezuela in January, the oil lifeline into Cuba has all but dried up. …

Mar 16, 2026 · 34m
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Inside the world of "Looksmaxxing" - The Sunday Story

<p>From the shadowy corners of incel forums, a new obsession was quietly emerging. To succeed, financially, socially and sexually, you need to level up your face and frame. Enter “Looksmaxxing”, …

Mar 15, 2026 · 32m
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The last princess of Punjab who saved families from the Holocaust - The Saturday Story

<p>In 1938, Catherine Duleep Singh, goddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the last Maharajah of Punjab, personally secured the escape of Jewish families to Britain, saving them from the …

Mar 14, 2026 · 11m
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BONUS: Last Man Standing - the final battle

<p>The Story host Manveen Rana and her Times colleague Anthony Loyd continue their search for what happened to the British photojournalist John Cantlie, after he was kidnapped by ISIS in …

Mar 13, 2026 · 42m
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Will the Mandelson files expose Starmer?

<p>Peter Mandelson’s disastrous few months continue apace, after the government released a tranche of documents that tell us a lot about his hiring - and firing - as ambassador to …

Mar 12, 2026 · 29m
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The Gulf's moment of truth - reshaping the Middle East

<p>As Iran continues to attack its Gulf neighbours could the strikes turn into a wider war? Who might be drawn in? And with Iran hitting friends as well as foes, …

Mar 12, 2026 · 28m
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Why oil matters: conflicts abroad, costs at home

<p>War in the Middle East has caused oil and gas prices to soar and sent the markets into turmoil. But why does oil still have such a powerful influence over …

Mar 11, 2026 · 31m
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Iran has a new leader. How long will he last?

<p>Iran has appointed a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He’s the son of the late Ali Khamenei and a shadowy figure with a history of orchestrating brutal crackdowns on dissenters. …

Mar 10, 2026 · 30m
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How AI helped Trump attack Iran

<p>The use of Artificial Intelligence by militaries used to be talked about in the abstract, but during the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran we’ve seen it used in real …

Mar 09, 2026 · 30m
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