The Times and The Sunday Times
Burnham’s Defence Plan A Continuation of Starmer’s | Steven Swinford
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- Burnham’s Defence Plan A Continuation of Starmer’s | Steven Swinford
- Runtime
- 14:02
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- “A lot of the challenges that Starmer faces, he is going to face.”
Burnham has laid out his plan for defence and it is “broadly consistent” with Starmer’s, who has faced a number of challenges, most notably funding, says The Times’s Steven Swinford.
Steven Swinford was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 6am to 10am.
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- Count Binface’s Candidacy Mocks Farage’s ‘Egotistical’ By-Election Stunt | Fraser Nelson
- Runtime
- 15:13
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- “I think this is quite an appropriate response: mockery.”
Farage wanted a by-election of him versus the establishment, but instead he’s being stood up to ridicule by Count Binface, says Fraser Nelson.
Fraser Nelson and Charlotte Ivers were speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 6am-10am.
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- Title
- Is Trump's Age Making Him Incompetent?
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- Trump’s behaviour is reminiscent of an “elderly uncle you’d be cautious about inviting to a family meal,” says Stig Abell.
Kate McCann adds that whether you agree with him or not, conversations over Trump’s “competency” are going to happen “more and more”.
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- Trump Is 'Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place' Over Iran | Gerry Baker
- Runtime
- 9:09
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- "Trump believed that this would be quick and that the Iranian regime would fall."
Trump is running out of ways to end the Iran war and facing "mixed political pressure" from those who want the Iranian regime to fall and those who nevcer wanted the war in the first place, says The Times's Gerry Baker.
Gerry Baker was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Wednesday, from 10pm-1am.
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- Trump Gives Ukraine Green Light to Build Patriot Missiles
- Runtime
- 9:18
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- “Ukraine in the past couple of months has emerged as a winner, and Donald Trump likes to back winners.”
Patriot missiles are the most sophisticated missile defences to defend against Russia’s ballistic missiles, says former US ambassador to Ukraine William B Taylor.
William B Taylor was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Wednesday, from 10pm-1am.
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- Trump’s ‘Islamic Republic Of Japan’ Gaffe Sparks Fresh Concerns Over Mental State
- Runtime
- 8:23
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- “Trump is beginning to show his age.”
Talking about so many things means Trump is bound “to slip up”, says Jamie Shea, while Stig and Kate discuss “whether we’ve become boiled frogs when it comes to Trump.”
Jamie Shea was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 6am-10am.
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- Ukraine’s Patriot missile Licence From Trump Was ‘A Matter Of Life And Death’ | Oleksandr Merezhko
- Runtime
- 10:14
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “It’s definitely great news.”
Donald Trump announced that Ukraine will be given licences to build patriot air defence missiles, but NATO members should consider that they will take time to build, and Ukraine needs support in the meantime, says chair of Ukraine’s foreign affairs committee Oleksandr Merezhko.
Oleksandr Merezhko was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- How Nigel Farage Lost Control Of The Clacton Narrative | Ollie Cole
- Runtime
- 8:38
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "The biggest political name is obviously Nigel Farage, but the focus on him won't simply be what he wants it to be."
Nigel Farage hoped to turn the Clacton by-election into a referendum on the allegations against him, but the campaign risks becoming a spectacle he can no longer control, says Times Radio’s newsroom reporter Ollie Cole.
Ollie Cole was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 4-7pm.
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- Putin Is Losing His Advantage In Ukraine | Ben Hodges
- Runtime
- 25:00
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "The momentum has shifted."
Ukraine is beginning to shift the momentum of the war by degrading Russia's ability to sustain its military campaign, while Moscow's missile attacks are failing to break Ukrainian resolve, says former commanding general of the US Army in Europe, Ben Hodges.
Ben Hodges and Aaron David Miller were speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 4-7pm.
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- US-Iran Memorandum Of Understanding Was A ‘Disaster’ | Will Wechsler
- Runtime
- 11:14
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “It was a tremendous diplomatic victory for Iran.”
Although the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran helped stop “high intensity conflict”, it would be a “disaster” if there were to be a treaty that formalises everything it says, says senior director of Middle East programs at the Atlantic Council Will Wechsler.
Will Wechsler was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- Clacton By-Election Spells ‘The Beginning Of The End’ For Farage | Alice Thomson
- Runtime
- 30:59
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “It just makes the whole thing into a farce.”
Labour, the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the Green Party are not standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, which will mean the result will not make much difference, and everyone will think of it as “futile”, says Times columnist Alice Thomson.
Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton were speaking to Ed Vaizey in for Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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- Title
- Why Trump Has Scrapped The Iran Ceasefire
- Runtime
- 32:16
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Donald Trump has called the Iranians scum, as he calls off ceasefire talks. At the NATO summit in Ankara, his comments on Iran, Ukraine and more have once again put allies on edge. Nigel Farage has just returned from Washington to deepen his ties with Donald Trump – but is he also borrowing Trump's political playbook to distract from increased interests in his undeclared finances ahead of the looming by-election? Gerry unpacks Trump's surprising role in that World Cup red card controversy.
Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times
Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
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00:00 - Will Trump Pull Out of NATO?
00:41 - "They’re Scum" — Is the Iran Ceasefire Officially Over?
05:21 - NATO Summit Chaos: Trump Slams "Weak...
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- What My World Cup Journey Taught Me About Trump’s America | Les Snowdon
- Runtime
- 8:32
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "America has embraced this tournament."
From controversial VAR decisions to free pizzas, airport football and England's chances of reaching the final, sports journalist Les Snowdon shares the stories, surprises and humour from following the World Cup across America.
Les Snowdon was speaking to Jane Garvey on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 2-4pm.
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- Have A Rich Dad Or Give Up Trying To Be Wealthy | Gary Stevenson
- Runtime
- 12:22
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "It's pretty obvious we are moving very quickly to a situation of extreme wealth inequality, where a tiny minority of people own everything and ordinary people are desperately poor."
To combat wealth inequality and prevent poor living standards for working class people, the government doesn't need to raise taxes, but to change who pays it, says economist Gary Stevenson.
Gary Stevenson was speaking to Ed Vaizey in for Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday 10am-1pm.
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- 'I’d Vote For Binface' | Clacton Residents React To Nigel Farage Calling A By-Election
- Runtime
- 15:38
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "He turns up for photoshoots...otherwise he's off jetting around the world"
"They're frightened because Nigel is going to get in."
Times Radio’s Rosie Wright talks to the residents of Clacton to get their thoughts on their MP Nigel Farage calling a by-election.
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- Nigel Farage Faces A Mixed Verdict In Clacton
- Runtime
- 8:53
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “There's lots of absolutely die-hard Nigel Farage Reform fans, and some who are a little wary.”
From die-hard Reform supporters to disillusioned former voters, Clacton residents are sharply divided over Nigel Farage as the town prepares to decide whether he deserves another mandate, reports Times Radio’s Rosie Wright from Clacton.
Rosie Wright was speaking to Jane Garvey on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 2-4pm.
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- Farage Vs Binface: The Other Parties Are ‘Running Scared’
- Runtime
- 15:12
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “I think Reform are a little bit rattled.”
Count Binface says he is not “bold enough” to confirm that the Clacton by-election is a two-horse race but he believes Reform are worried they’ve kept control of the narrative.
Count Binface and Alex Phillips were speaking to Josh Glancy on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 1pm-2pm.
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- Donald Trump Is Learning The Limits Of His Power In Iran | Suzanne Kianpour
- Runtime
- 9:26
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “It’s very clear that the Iranian regime doesn't want to make peace with the US.”
The Trump administration underestimated both the Iranian regime and the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, leaving Washington without a clear path to lasting peace, says Iranian-American journalist Suzanne Kianpour.
Suzanne Kianpour was speaking to Josh Glancy on The Times at One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday-Thursday, 1-2pm.
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- What Does Farage's Resignation Mean for Reform?
- Runtime
- 30:01
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Farage says: ‘The people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions’
After a Sunday Times investigation revealed Nigel Farage’s links to a convicted fraudster, and with the spectre of a parliamentary standards investigation looming over him, Farage will now put his fate in the hands of his constituents in Clacton in a by-election. But will this gambit work? And what does the Sunday Times journalist who led the investigation think about it?
#nigelfarage #clacton #reformuk #sundaytimes #ukpolitics
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- Nigel Farage Has Lost Control Of The Narrative | Nick Tyrone
- Runtime
- 9:24
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “If I was advising him, I would say ‘just chill out a bit.’”
Nigel Farage's decision to trigger a by-election risks backfiring as Reform appears to have underestimated both the optics and the practical consequences of the contest, says political commentator and author of ‘Rise of Reform’, Nick Tyrone.
Nick Tyrone was speaking to Ed Vaizey in for Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 10am-1pm.
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- LIVE Deputy PMQs Unpacked: David Lammy stands in for Keir Starmer
- Runtime
- 48:31
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Ed Vaizey is joined by The Sunday Times deputy political editor Lara Spirit and Times columnist Matthew Syed to pause and unpack the live action from the House of Commons as David Lammy takes questions from MPs while Keir Starmer is at the Nato summit.
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- Trump Calls Iranian Leaders ‘Scum’ As He Claims The Ceasefire Is Over
- Runtime
- 6:49
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “The US has started a conflict which it can’t easily end.”
Trump believes the temporary US ceasefire with Iran is over after the countries traded strikes overnight, says Bronwen Maddox.
Bronwen Maddox was speaking to Ed Vaizey in for Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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- US Launches Strikes On Iran After Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
- Runtime
- 12:40
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “I don’t think we’ve had a ceasefire, to be frank.”
Iran has an enormous ability to commit huge geopolitical blackmail with its control over the Strait of Hormuz, says General Jack Keane.
Jack Keane was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Wednesday, 10pm-1am.
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- 'Scratch The Surface And They Don’t Like It’ | Sunday Times Editor Explains Farage Investigation
- Runtime
- 8:45
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Ben Taylor, Sunday Times editor, explains what Reform's reaction to the weekend's revelations reveals about how they view "proper scrutiny". He adds Nigel Farage should ask himself if he believes in a free press or wants to “go down the Trumpian route”.
“They’ve become quite used to the popularity and the acclaim ... But if you scratch the surface, they don't like it."
Ben Taylor was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 6-10am.
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- Andrew Neil: Farage Is ‘Losing His Touch’
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “It’s all backfired very badly on him.”
The fact that the other main parties are not standing in the Clacton by-election means the whole thing is a “charade”, says Andrew Neil.
Andrew Neil was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6am-10am.
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- Harry ‘Strayed Beyond Factual Evidence’ In Daily Mail Trial
- Runtime
- 10:15
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- “The judge found that Harry had given limited evidence on the issues at the heart of this case, and he had strayed beyond factual evidence.”
Harry and the six other claimants have lost on all counts against the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, reports The Times’s royal editor Kate Mansey.
Kate Mansey was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell, and David Brown was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio.
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- Title
- Why Is Britain Burning Through Prime Ministers?
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- By the end of this summer Britain will have its seventh prime minister in only ten years. After Sir Keir Starmer’s formal resignation, the former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to be our next prime minister.
#ukpolitics #downingstreet #explained
George Willoughby, senior data journalist, looks at the data and explores how unusual this mid-term replacement cycle is compared with our European neighbours. In doing so he presents the consequences for the UK.
As the doors of No 10 continue to revolve the British public is running out of patience. Trust in leadership is declining according to recent polls and market reaction to Starmer’s exit has been flat.
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- Trump Berates Nato Allies But Has Got It ‘Completely Wrong’ | Lord Dannatt
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "Like so many things with Donald Trump, he’s away with the fairies."
Trump has completely got "the point of Nato" wrong, as he berated allies for their lack of support in the Iran war, failing to understand that it is a defensive alliance, says the former head of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt.
Lord Dannatt was speaking to Kait Borsay on Times Radio’s The Evening Edition. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 7–10pm.
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- Labour Will Not Stand in the Clacton By-Election | Labour MP
- Runtime
- 14:07
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “The chicken here is Nigel Farage ... he’s trying to use our democratic system to hide from that and put on a show and a sham.”
Following Nigel Farage’s decision to trigger a by-election, Labour has confirmed they don't want to participate in this “bizarre circus” designed to evade scrutiny, says chair of the Labour Party, Anna Turley.
Anna Turley, Jo Tanner and Josh Glancy were speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- Farage’s Attempt To ‘Shift The Narrative’ Could See Reform Hit A Ceiling | Josh Glancy
- Runtime
- 8:59
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "Farage doesn't have that cultish, no-matter-what, ‘shoot someone on Fifth Avenue’ support that Trump has."
Farage is "using the Trump playbook" to try to create distrust of the media, but his latest move may prove Reform has hit a ceiling when it comes to support, says The Times’s Josh Glancy.
Josh Glancy was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- Farage Is Trying To ‘Short Circuit Due Process’ Over His Finances | Ben Habib
- Runtime
- 9:11
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “The notion that any recipient of £5 million is not going to be at least remotely influenced by the individual who's enriched him ... is for the birds.”
Following Nigel Farage’s sudden exit from parliament to trigger a Clacton by-election, major political parties should refuse to field opposing candidates to ruin his attempt to bypass democratic scrutiny on his finances, says leader of Advance UK, Ben Habib.
Ben Habib and Ollie Cole were speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- Title
- ‘Stick Two Fingers Up To The Country’: Farage 'Panicked' Over Financial Scrutiny | Anneliese Dodds
- Runtime
- 15:20
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “What [Nigel Farage] said is the rules shouldn't apply to him. He shouldn't have to be upfront about his financial arrangements in the way that any other member of parliament would have to do. He's running away. He's clearly panicked.”
Following Nigel Farage’s resignation to force a Clacton by-election, the Reform UK leader is attempting to “run away” from a parliamentary investigation into his finances, argues Labour MP for Oxford East, Anneliese Dodds.
Anneliese Dodds and Terry Stiastny were speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 4pm–7pm.
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- Title
- ‘We Can't Rely On The US’: How The Next PM Should Manage Donald Trump At Nato | Sir Simon Fraser
- Runtime
- 8:10
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, although it is evolving and changing … We can't rely on the United States and the way that we used to.”
Amid the Nato summit in Ankara and Donald Trump's rebukes of Western allies, the UK must learn to maintain diplomatic “distance” while building alternative defence alliances across Europe, says former permanent secretary at the Foreign Office and chair of Chatham House, Sir Simon Fraser.
Sir Simon Fraser was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 4-7pm.
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- Title
- BREAKING: Nigel Farage Resigns #ukpolitics
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Farage's Resignation 'Stunt' Could Backfire | Michael Crick
- Runtime
- 8:05
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "I mean, it could be an absolute farce."
Farage's resignation "stunt" could be a bit of a "damp squib", as the other parties may not be willing to play along in the Clacton by-election, says Nigel Farage's biographer, Michael Crick.
Michael Crick was speaking to Jane Garvey on Times Radio. Listen live Monday to Thursday, 2–4pm.
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- Title
- Farage biographer Michael Crick: the Reform leader's resignation could prove "a bit of a damp squib"
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "The other parties may all say this is a stunt."
Farage's biographer Michael Crick says the Reform leader's resignation could prove "a bit of a damp squib" as rival parties may refuse to play along, dismiss the contest as "a stunt", and even leave the door open to a second Clacton by-election.
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- Title
- Nato: How Ukraine Is Reshaping The Future Of European Defence
- Runtime
- 17:07
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “[Ukraine] has developed the defence industry of the future ... They have the largest, most battle-hardened, best-trained military in Europe.”
Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric on defence spending “shatters” essential transatlantic unity, but it delivers undeniably “better results” says former US ambassador to Nato, Kurt Volker.
Kurt Volker and Ben Judah were speaking to Josh Glancy on The Times at One. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 1–2pm.
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- Title
- The UK Has ‘Disproportionately Strong’ Armed Forces For Its Size
- Runtime
- 18:15
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “The improvised solution is always to fund the armed forces on a bit of a shoestring and hope that they are able to punch above that weight.”
The UK is seen as one of the most “powerful” member states in Nato, and that is mainly because the armed forces are “disproportionately strong” for its size, says senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Elisabeth Braw.
Elisabeth Braw and Mark Ludlow were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live everyday, 10am-1pm.
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- Title
- High Court Dismisses All 97 Claims In Prince Harry's Daily Mail Privacy Battle | Roya Nikkhah
- Runtime
- 6:48
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “Having lost every single claim, it will be a bitter blow at the beginning of what's set to be a very, very difficult week for him.”
Prince Harry's long-running campaign against the tabloid press has suffered a total legal collapse, he was hoping he might just win on “at least one or two” of the claims, says The Sunday Times’s royal editor, Roya Nikkhah.
Ollie Cole and Roya Nikkhah were speaking to Jane Garvey on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 2pm-4pm.
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- Title
- TV Channels Must Merge Or Adapt To Survive Digital Boom | James Marriott
- Runtime
- 10:43
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “It’s all moving so fast. I wonder if traditional TV can catch up at the moment.”
Sky’s purchase of ITV represents a broader trend of TV companies merging to compete with “streaming behemoths” in a rapidly changing media environment, says The Times columnist James Marriott.
James Marriott and Charlotte Ivers were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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- Title
- There is "an open secret in Washington" that governments know more about UFOs than have disclosed
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "Congress … are aware that they have been lied to."
Barrister and author of ‘Not For Disclosure’ Jonathan Kaplan says "the phenomenon is real" and claims there is "an open secret in Washington" that governments know far more about UFOs than they have publicly disclosed.
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- Title
- Nigel Farage resigns: Terry Stiastny examines what the Clacton by-election could mean for Reform UK
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Following Nigel Farage's resignation, Times Radio's Terry Stiastny examines what the Clacton by-election could mean for Reform UK and the wider political landscape.
"We are going to have the summer of a by-election in Clacton."
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- Title
- Trump's FIFA Phone Call Explodes Into Global Integrity Row
- Runtime
- 5:52
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “We can't have a system by which political figures can pick up the phone to Infantino and change the outcome of a match or a player’s fate.”
FIFA is facing international backlash after allowing a banned US soccer star to play in the World Cup following a direct intervention from the White House, but “the rules and laws” of sport must be applied “equally” to everybody, says culture, media and sport committee chair, Dame Caroline Dinenage.
Dame Caroline Dinenage was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am–1pm.
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- Title
- Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage Resigns As MP For Clacton: Live Reaction
- Runtime
- 20:26
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has announced he will resign as the MP for Clacton and re-contest the seat in a by-election to "stick two fingers up to the establishment" after coming under intense scrutiny over his personal finances.
Terry Stiastny and Ollie Cole were speaking to Jane Garvey on Times Radio. Listen live Monday-Thursday, 2-4pm.
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- Title
- What Happens When Putin Tests NATO’s Borders?
- Runtime
- 28:43
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- NATO is gathering in Turkey for its annual summit, and defence spending, Iran and Ukraine are all on the agenda. But behind the scenes there are warnings that Putin is planning his next attack - on a NATO country. So what might that aggression look like? And is the alliance ready?
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- Title
- ADHD Accounts For 100,000 Benefits Claims, Statistics Show
- Runtime
- 7:53
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “I see very few situations where ADHD on its own would put you in that place. But what I do see is people waiting years, decades for treatment.”
The 100,000 people with ADHD claiming PIP is down to a “healthcare gap” and NHS waiting times, with very few situations where ADHD alone would make it difficult to seek work, says CEO of ADHD UK Henry Shelford.
Henry Shelford was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am.
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- Title
- UFOs: The Politics Of ‘Alien’ Encounters | Jonathan Caplan
- Runtime
- 10:53
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “It would be very disquieting, I think, to disclose to the public that we have a real phenomenon.”
The recent publication of American ‘UFO’ files has reignited speculation about the existence of alien life, but the implications of such phenomena are wide ranging and particularly political, says lawyer and author of ‘Not For Disclosure’ Jonathan Caplan KC.
Jonathan Kaplan was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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- Title
- Nigel Farage Footage Exposes ‘Defensive And Angry’ Reaction To Finances Row
- Runtime
- 10:05
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “You are seeing someone who is very defensive, quite angry.”
Nigel Farage’s reaction on camera to being asked about his finances shows a “very different” side to the official line being put out by the party he leads, observes Times political editor Steven Swinford.
Nigel Farage and George Cottrell deny any wrongdoing.
Steven Swinford and Times politics newsletter editor Stefan Boscia were speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live Monday-Thursday, 6-10am.
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- Farage Is Developing A ‘Trump-Like’ Attitude | William Hague
- Runtime
- 27:18
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “I hope this playing the victim is not going to work with people.”
Nigel Farage is developing a “Trump-like” attitude when it comes to dealing with the press that “rules don’t apply to him”, but he is facing “normal scrutiny”, says former Conservative leader William Hague.
William Hague and Kezia Dugale were speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live everyday from 6-10am.
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- Title
- NHS Consultants Vote To Strike Over Pay
- Runtime
- 8:26
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- “The pay is part of this but this is about having a workforce which gives the public what they deserve.”
The British Medical Assocation has voted to strike over consultants’ pay to “stop the further erosion of the consultant workforce in the NHS”, says deputy chair of the BMA consultants committee, Dr Simon Walsh.
Simon Walsh was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am.
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