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Scotland’s 48 Per Cent Tax Rate Backfires As High Earners Cut Hours To Slash Bills | Alice Wright

Title: Scotland’s 48 Per Cent Tax Rate Backfires As High Earners Cut Hours To Slash Bills | Alice Wright
Runtime: 9:46
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: “When tax becomes so punitive, people are so motivated to get out of that tax bracket. So they'll do all sorts of things. We're seeing people reduce their hours. We're seeing people refuse promotions.”

Holyrood lost an estimated £22 million after raising its top income tax rate to 48 per cent as high earners altered their behavior to avoid the levy, says money reporter with The Times and Sunday Times, Alice Wright.

Alice Wright was speaking to Fi Glover and Ryan Tubridy on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 2-4pm.

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How Andy Burnham Can Fix The UK Economy | Yanis Varoufakis

Title: How Andy Burnham Can Fix The UK Economy | Yanis Varoufakis
Runtime: 8:01
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: “Like a good doctor, you have to look at the cause of the pain, not the pain itself.”

The UK has a lot of money “circulating around” but it’s not “being invested in to productive activity”. Economist and former minister of finance of Greece Yanis Varoufakis, explains how Andy Burnham can “channel this liquidity.”

Yanis Varoufakis was speaking to Mark Urban on The Times at One. Listen every Monday-Thursday, 1-2pm.

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Shabaz Ali: We Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Billionaires Leaving The Country

Title: Shabaz Ali: We Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Billionaires Leaving The Country
Runtime: 11:25
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: “We are being blackmailed and we are being made to be scared.”

We shouldn’t fear billionaires leaving the country, as they “haven’t helped public wealth increase in 30 years,” says social media influencer Shabaz Ali.

Shabaz Ali was speaking to Calum Macdonald in for Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 10am–1pm.

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A Self-Taught Sleuth Solved the World's Most Famous Cold Case?

Title: A Self-Taught Sleuth Solved the World's Most Famous Cold Case?
Runtime: 32:13
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: Alex Baber is a self-taught investigator from rural West Virginia who claims to have solved a case that’s defeated the world’s best cryptographers for half a century: the identity of the Zodiac killer. Baber used AI to interpret the coded notes the serial killer left behind and, in the process, made another startling discovery.

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'He Is A Roman Emperor': Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Radical Posts | Chris Stokel-Walker

Title: 'He Is A Roman Emperor': Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Radical Posts | Chris Stokel-Walker
Runtime: 12:04
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: "He likes the idea of being public enemy number one, effectively being a sort of a super villain to large swathes of the world.”

While Elon Musk’s contribution to technological advancements might be “brilliant for humanity,” he holds some “pretty reprehensible views” and is “not ashamed of poking the bear” says tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker.

Chris Stokel-Walker was speaking to Fi Glover and Ryan Tubridy on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 2-4pm.

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Israel ‘Worried’ About US’s Lack Of Focus On Iran’s Nuclear Program | Ksenia Svetlova

Title: Israel ‘Worried’ About US’s Lack Of Focus On Iran’s Nuclear Program | Ksenia Svetlova
Runtime: 7:02
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “The only focus of attention right now from the American administration is the Hormuz straits.”

In the Iran conflict, Israel is concerned that America is heavily focusing on the Strait of Hormuz, rather than limiting Iran’s nuclear program - an important issue for Israeli security, says former member of the Israeli Knesset and now policy fellow Ksenia Svetlova.

Ksenia Svetlova was speaking to Mark Urban on The Times At One. Listen every Monday to Thursday between 1-2pm.

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Devolution Will Benefit Parts Of England But Leave The Rest Behind | Helen Thompson

Title: Devolution Will Benefit Parts Of England But Leave The Rest Behind | Helen Thompson
Runtime: 10:02
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: "If these strategic authorities, whatever tier that they're at, are all really centered around cities, well, what does that mean for more rural areas?"

Andy Burnham's devolution revolution puts those who live in particular areas at risk of being misrepresented at a local level, despite having an MP in Westminster, says professor of political economy at Cambridge University, Helen Thompson.

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Title: Pip: Teen Anxiety Pays More Than A Job
Runtime: 14:06
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “A 16 year old working 12 hours a week, which is the legal maximum you're allowed during term time on the under 18 minimum wage…means you take around £94 a week…versus £194 a week on Pip.”

Something has "gone wrong" for a teenager with anxiety to “receive more than double the hourly equivalent while staying at home” says The Times’s data editor Tom Calver.

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Ukraine Offers To Build Drone Factories In The UK | Michael Evans

Title: Ukraine Offers To Build Drone Factories In The UK | Michael Evans
Runtime: 12:02
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: "Ukraine is literally the world expert on drone technology...I think Britain would be very wise, and other Nato countries, to benefit from what they have learned."

Ukraine has offered to build drone factories in the UK and share technology with British forces, but all Nato allies should learn from Kyiv’s frontline drone innovations, says The Times’s former defence editor, Michael Evans.

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Pip: Culture And Welfare System ‘Incentivises’ People To Say They Are Ill | Sienna Rodgers

Title: Pip: Culture And Welfare System ‘Incentivises’ People To Say They Are Ill | Sienna Rodgers
Runtime: 27:37
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “We’ve gone past destigmatising mental health issues a lot of the time and gone towards glamourising them.”

Our current culture and system which has incentivised young people to say they are ill feeds into a wider culture where young people are ‘infantilised’, says deputy editor of The House Magazine Sienna Rodgers.

Sienna Rodgers and Harry Wallop were speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis in for Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am.

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'There's Nowhere To Go': Wildfire Terror In Bordeaux | Rebecca Papin

Title: 'There's Nowhere To Go': Wildfire Terror In Bordeaux | Rebecca Papin
Runtime: 9:23
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “Everything up to Bordeaux is on fire. There's no way to leave this part of southwest France. So for now, even if I would be evacuated, there's really nowhere to be evacuated to.”

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee, with flames now nine kilometres from Bordeaux, American mother Rebecca Papin describes the reality of being stranded with her two children in a “forest” zone surrounded by fire.

Rebecca Papin and Eleonore Caroit were speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, from 6-10am.

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Berlin Pride Attack: Urgent Questions Raised Around How Suspect Got So Close To Crowds

Title: Berlin Pride Attack: Urgent Questions Raised Around How Suspect Got So Close To Crowds
Runtime: 8:09
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “He was someone who had a history of violence, who had a history of conviction, who had a history of Islamist sympathies.”

Urgent questions are being raised as to why the suspect in the Berlin Pride attack suspect, who was already known to police, was not already in prison, or how he could have got so close to the parade in the vehicle. Security policy fellow at the European Resilience Initiative Centre Aaron Burnett was at the parade.

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Why Is Germany's Radical Right on The Rise?

Title: Why Is Germany's Radical Right on The Rise?
Runtime: 31:44
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: In Germany the radical right is on the rise. The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has gone from the fringes to the second largest party in federal government. And it is expected to win more state elections this autumn. So how did the AfD become so popular in a country that's worked so hard to distance itself from its fascist history? And could it be stopped?

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‘Broken’ Pip System: Young People Need Help, But Are Given Cash Instead | Fraser Nelson

Title: ‘Broken’ Pip System: Young People Need Help, But Are Given Cash Instead | Fraser Nelson
Runtime: 9:31
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “There’s some things that money can’t buy, and it seems in this country, money can’t buy you proper mental health support for teenagers.”

Mental health care is underfunded, all while the welfare system is giving cash payments to children registering with mental health conditions, resulting in a “broken” system, says Times columnist Fraser Nelson.

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Wildfires: ‘Many Thousands’ Of Brits Caught In Spain And France Devastation

Title: Wildfires: ‘Many Thousands’ Of Brits Caught In Spain And France Devastation
Runtime: 12:56
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: “The situation remains very, very alarming.”

It’s estimated “many, many thousands” of British tourists and expats have been caught up in the devastating wildfires in Spain and France. The Times’s correspondent in France Adam Sage and The Times’s correspondent in Spain Simon Hunter report.

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Berlin Pride Suspect Shot And Killed By Police

Title: Berlin Pride Suspect Shot And Killed By Police
Runtime: 3:19
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: "The suspect was found in a garden in Spandau, in a sort of community garden, and was shot dead by tactical police at the scene."

The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack has been shot and killed by police. Abdul Balout, a 21 year-old German citizen with a Lebanese background was "shot in a garden" says German based journalist James Jackson.

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A Deep Dive Into Andy Burnham's First Week In Office | Josh Glancy

Title: A Deep Dive Into Andy Burnham's First Week In Office | Josh Glancy
Runtime: 11:52
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: "He obviously isn't leaning that way at the moment. And I don't expect that we would see any movement on that for a year because there are so many unknowns.”

The associate editor of The Sunday Times, Josh Glancy gives Ayesha Hazarika his review on Andy Burnham’s first week in office as prime minister.

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Richard Armitage on his great return to the stage

Title: Richard Armitage on his great return to the stage
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 5 days ago
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The Unusual Route Richard Armitage Took To Literary Success

Title: The Unusual Route Richard Armitage Took To Literary Success
Runtime: 14:26
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: "They're written for audio first and then they go to print second, which is quite unusual."

Actor and author Richard Armitage speaks about the unusual way in which his books have been "written initially for audio first and then print second."

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'I Had To Pretend To Be A Boy To Go To School' Because 'Being A Girl Was A Crime' | Zahra Joya

Title: 'I Had To Pretend To Be A Boy To Go To School' Because 'Being A Girl Was A Crime' | Zahra Joya
Runtime: 12:43
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: "I was a boy…My name was Mohammad. I grew up with that identity until the age of 13.”

Journalist and author Zahra Joya went to extreme lengths so she could learn to read and write during the Taliban's first reign in the 1990s. She warns that under the regime's current "gender apartheid," millions of Afghan girls are once again being erased from public life, forced to seek secret underground schooling behind closed doors.

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Why do people still care about the Odyssey?

Title: Why do people still care about the Odyssey?
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Classics expert breaks down the differences between Homer and Nolan’s Odyssey, and explains why do many people still care about this story.

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'Trump Fatigue Syndrome' Is Setting In | Republican Strategist

Title: 'Trump Fatigue Syndrome' Is Setting In | Republican Strategist
Runtime: 24:13
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: "People are just tired of it now and they want to see something different.”

Following Donald Trump’s speech at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Republican consultant Mike Madrid says that people “have had enough” of the President.

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Renters Rights: Why Tenants Are Getting the New Pet Law Wrong | Melissa York

Title: Renters Rights: Why Tenants Are Getting the New Pet Law Wrong | Melissa York
Runtime: 6:27
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “The landlord has to consider you having a pet. Whereas before, they used to be able to put in the advert for the rental property, ‘No pets’.”

A 50% drop in searches for pet-friendly rental properties on Rightmove has exposed widespread confusion over the Renters’ Rights Act, as people wrongly assume all rented homes are automatically open to pets, says assistant property editor at The Times and Sunday Times, Melissa York.

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“We just think that’s fundamentally wrong.”

Title: “We just think that’s fundamentally wrong.”
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Veterans are being forced to payback over paid pensions after an administration error. Major General Neil Marshall OBE argues this is “wrong” as the veterans only “acted in good faith”.

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Suspect Still At Large After Berlin Pride Terror Attack

Title: Suspect Still At Large After Berlin Pride Terror Attack
Runtime: 4:02
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “So the vehicle drove into people. And then this guy seems to have gotten out and then gone on to attack people with a machete as he was running through the park. That's frightening.”

Germany has raised their terror level to the highest level possible after a vehicle rammed into a Berlin Pride event before the attacker launched a machete attack in a nearby park, leaving one dead and at least 29 injured. The prime suspect was already known to authorities after travelling to Lebanon to join ISIS, but was released from prison to undergo a deradicalisation program, says Berlin-based journalist, Pete Carvill.

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Indian Education Minister Forced To Resign After Gen-Z Mass Protests

Title: Indian Education Minister Forced To Resign After Gen-Z Mass Protests
Runtime: 8:42
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “For the first time, a mass protest took place which the present government were not able to brand [protestors] as somehow Muslims… because it's brought out the people from their core group of supporters.”

The education minster of India, Dharmendra Pradhan has been forced to resign after millions of medical exams were leaked which led to mass protests in the country. Ashok Swain, a Professor of peace and conflict research at Uppsala University said it was “fantastic to see this younger generation bring out satire in protest”.

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'No Victory for Trump': Washington Is Failing In Iran And Saudi Deal | Former US Envoy

Title: 'No Victory for Trump': Washington Is Failing In Iran And Saudi Deal | Former US Envoy
Runtime: 10:17
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: "We have no one involved in negotiating with them that has any experience in negotiating international agreements. We have people who have no history of Iran, no understanding of the country and its culture. And so our negotiations are just failing."

Donald Trump’s administration is heading toward an embarrassing exit strategy in its war with Iran as strikes continue to disrupt vital shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, says former Ambassador of the United States to Saudi Arabia, Joseph Westphal.

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Veterans Being Forced To Pay Thousands Due To Admin Error | Major General

Title: Veterans Being Forced To Pay Thousands Due To Admin Error | Major General
Runtime: 8:03
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “The impact can be profound financially and not to mention the stress and anxiety.”

Some British military veterans are being forced to pay back overpaid pensions after an administration error. Major General Neil Marshall says that the decision to try and recoup the money is “fundamentally wrong” and that the veterans have acted in “good faith”.

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Wes Streeting in "live discussions" with Pete Hegseth

Title: Wes Streeting in "live discussions" with Pete Hegseth
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 6 days ago
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'Way Behind Europe': UK Transport And Infrastructure Have Been Neglected | Infrastructure Tsar

Title: 'Way Behind Europe': UK Transport And Infrastructure Have Been Neglected | Infrastructure Tsar
Runtime: 11:36
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: "We are way behind Europe. We only have one city in this country where you can get into the centre in less than 30 minutes, and that’s London.”

Britain's severe lack of modern infrastructure means it lags dangerously behind its European counterparts and constant policy U-turns from Westminster makes it difficult to “remove the bottlenecks in the system”, says former government infrastructure tsar Sir John Armitt.

Sir John Armitt and Andy MacNae were speaking to Adam Boulton on Times Radio. Listen live every Sunday, from 10am-1pm.

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A city-wide “manhunt” has begun in Berlin after an attack at the city’s annual Pride festival.

Title: A city-wide “manhunt” has begun in Berlin after an attack at the city’s annual Pride festival.
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 6 days ago
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Spain Declares National Emergency As Fires Approach Madrid | Simon Hunter

Title: Spain Declares National Emergency As Fires Approach Madrid | Simon Hunter
Runtime: 20:28
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: "Reports coming from the emergency services were that these fires are simply too big to extinguish. So what the authorities have been focusing on is evacuations."

8,000 residents have been ordered to either “shelter in place or evacuate” after Spain has declared a national emergency for a wildfire, giving the central government authority to coordinate resources across affected areas, says The Times’s reporter in Madrid Simon Hunter.

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In the great supermarket battle between M&S and Waitrose, who comes out on top?

Title: In the great supermarket battle between M&S and Waitrose, who comes out on top?
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 6 days ago
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Reform UK's Bank Account Frozen During Election Campaign

Title: Reform UK's Bank Account Frozen During Election Campaign
Runtime: 12:12
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “The only reason [a bank] would do this is because they were concerned about suspicious activity, about potentially fraudulent activity, but also about the provenance of specific funds going in and going out of that bank account.”

Reform UK's bank account was frozen for two weeks during the general election campaign following donations linked to fraudster George Cottrell, but political party finance rules are “incredibly complex”, says lecturer in political corruption analysis, Dr Sam Power.

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Massive Berlin Manhunt After Suspected Attack On Pride Parade Leaves One Dead

Title: Massive Berlin Manhunt After Suspected Attack On Pride Parade Leaves One Dead
Runtime: 8:13
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “There were a couple of hundred thousand people attending the Christopher Street Day parade yesterday in Berlin. So it would presumably be fairly easy for somebody to blend in and escape.”

“A full-blown manhunt” involving over 2,000 police officers is underway across Berlin, police have identified the suspect as "Abdul B", an individual known to authorities with links to the city's “Islamist scene”, says Berlin based reporter, Matthew Karnitsching.

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Trump To Face ‘Another Legal Battle’ Over New Tariffs | Keiran Southern

Title: Trump To Face ‘Another Legal Battle’ Over New Tariffs | Keiran Southern
Runtime: 10:18
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “Already he’s been sued by small business owners who say these [tariffs] are unconstitutional.”

One of Trump’s “signature policies” could again face opposition by lawmakers, says US west coast editor at The Times Keiran Southern.

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Title: How Net Zero Risks Future Blackouts
Runtime: 13:37
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “When you get to a certain point with renewables , things do get very challenging.”

Renewable power’s inability to perfectly track supply and demand could lead to the “system shutting itself off to protect itself”, says senior Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College, Malcom Grimston.

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Female Beauty Standards: 'We Can't Win!' | Laura Benanti

Title: Female Beauty Standards: 'We Can't Win!' | Laura Benanti
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: “If a woman gets plastic surgery, she's trying too hard…And if a woman doesn't, it's like, oh, she's getting old. So we can't win.”

To botox or not to botox? Either way, women can’t win, “so we have to start winning for ourselves”, says actor and comedian Laura Benanti.

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The Cockroach Janta Party Has Forced The Resignation Of India's Education Minister

Title: The Cockroach Janta Party Has Forced The Resignation Of India's Education Minister
Runtime: 6:03
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “What would the world look like if the cockroaches got together?”

After leaked and postponed exams led to the suicides of 20 Indian students, the Cockroach Janta Party took to the streets to protest, and were met by police “unleashing complete barbaric violence”, says Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science Mukulika Banerjee.

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Title: The Cockroach Janta Party Has Forced The Resignation Of India's Education Minister
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “What would the world look like if the cockroaches got together?”

After leaked and postponed exams led to the suicides of 20 Indian students, the Cockroach Janta Party took to the streets to protest, and were met by police “unleashing complete barbaric violence”, says Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science Mukulika Banerjee.

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A MAGA Troll ‘Doxxed’ Me And I Had To Move | Laura Benanti

Title: A MAGA Troll ‘Doxxed’ Me And I Had To Move | Laura Benanti
Runtime: 17:44
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “Frankly, if I had known that people would have reacted that way, I don’t know if I would’ve done it.”

Actor and comedian Laura Benanti, famous for her Melania Trump impersonation, describes the online abuse she has received from the MAGA community, including an incident where she was doxxed that led to her moving house.

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Title: A MAGA Troll ‘Doxxed’ Me And I Had To Move | Laura Benanti
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Actor and comedian Laura Benanti, famous for her Melania Trump impersonation, describes the online abuse she has received from the MAGA community, including an incident where she was doxxed that led to her moving house.

“Frankly, if I had known that people would have reacted that way, I don’t know if I would’ve done it.”

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Wildfire Evacuees Put Up in ‘Schools And Gymnasiums’ | Adam Sage

Title: Wildfire Evacuees Put Up in ‘Schools And Gymnasiums’ | Adam Sage
Runtime: 10:54
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “There have been almost 100,000 hectares burnt in these wildfires - which is a record.”

The number of evacuees in France as a result of the wildfires are “rising all the time”, says France correspondent for The Times Adam Sage.

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Trump’s Jokes Demonstrated That He Is ‘Past It’ | Guto Harri

Title: Trump’s Jokes Demonstrated That He Is ‘Past It’ | Guto Harri
Runtime: 26:01
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “His attacks on opponents are dreary, boring and ranty.”

Donald Trump’s jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner showed his age and ability are waning, says Times Radio’s Guto Harri.

Guto Harri and Rebecca Hutson were speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis on Times Radio.

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Andy Burnham’s Social Care Overhaul Could Cost £18.5bn A Year | Lara Spirit

Title: Andy Burnham’s Social Care Overhaul Could Cost £18.5bn A Year | Lara Spirit
Runtime: 13:40
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "There are outstanding questions."

Andy Burnham is preparing to outline plans to overhaul adult social care, potentially making it free at the point of need but the reforms could cost £18.5 billion a year, with major questions remaining over what would be covered and how they would be funded, says The Sunday Times's Lara Spirit.

Lara Spirit was speaking to Dom Jolly in for Rod Liddle on Times Radio. Listen live every day, 10am–1pm.

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Andy Burnham Calling An Early General Election Would Be ‘Reckless’ | Fraser Nelson

Title: Andy Burnham Calling An Early General Election Would Be ‘Reckless’ | Fraser Nelson
Runtime: 8:25
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "I can’t see any plausible scenario where he would win a majority this year."

Andy Burnham has enjoyed a confident start and a boost in the polls, but his political honeymoon could end with the Budget, says The Times's Fraser Nelson.

Fraser Nelson was speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis in for Calum McDonaldon Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6-10am.

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A Review Of Burnham's First Week As Prime Minister

Title: A Review Of Burnham's First Week As Prime Minister
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “I think everyone in No. 10 will be delighted with how the first week has gone.”

Academic and political strategist Professor Marc Stears gives a positive outlook on Burnham’s first week as prime minister.

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Andy Burnham’s Social Care Plans Could Bring Down His Government | Marc Stears

Title: Andy Burnham’s Social Care Plans Could Bring Down His Government | Marc Stears
Runtime: 8:58
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "It has brought down many a politician."

Andy Burnham has made reforming social care a priority, but questions remain over how his government will pay for it, says director of the Policy Lab at University College London, Professor Marc Stears.

Professor Marc Stears was speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis in for Calum McDonaldon Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6-10am.

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Burnham's Dog Axel Will Not Be Moving To No. 10

Title: Burnham's Dog Axel Will Not Be Moving To No. 10
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Times Radio brings you the news line of the week: Peter Cardwell reveals that Andy Burnham’s rescue dog Axel is staying in Manchester, and will not be moving into No. 10.

Since John Healey has no pets, Larry the cat will be only political animal in Downing Street.

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Pete Hegseth Clashes With Democrats Over $37.5bn Iran War Cost

Title: Pete Hegseth Clashes With Democrats Over $37.5bn Iran War Cost
Runtime: 12:20
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "People don’t really know what this war is for."

Pete Hegseth accused Democrats of having “Trump derangement syndrome” as he appealed for further funding for the conflict with Iran. US reporter Harriet Alexander says the increasingly expensive war remains unpopular, with “no end in sight”.

Harriet Alexander was speaking to Geoff Norcott on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday from 7–10pm.

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