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Water Companies ’Caught Sleeping At The Wheel’ On Water Storage, Says Hydrologist

Title: Water Companies ’Caught Sleeping At The Wheel’ On Water Storage, Says Hydrologist
Runtime: 9:34
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “It does point the finger towards water companies to some extent about where they’ve been investing their money.”

The UK is “fairly terrible” at storing water in reservoirs which water companies have to accept some responsibility for, says professor of hydrology Dr Jess Neumann.

Dr Jess Neumann was speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald and James Wallace was speaking to John Pienaar. Listen live on Times Radio

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Title: What Happens Next in Iran? | #Trump
Runtime: 0:50
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Former National Security Council director Kirsten Fontenrose predicts the US could head home before Christmas

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Guest: Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council

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Trump Considers Deploying ICE To Polling Stations Amid Midterm Fears

Title: Trump Considers Deploying ICE To Polling Stations Amid Midterm Fears
Runtime: 14:48
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "Is he laying the ground here for a result in the midterms in November that he might not like?"

"That is definitely a possibility."

US reporter Anita Powell says President Trump appears to be laying the ground for poor midterms after amid rocketing oil prices, and could be considering “serious action”, including positioning uniformed officers at polling stations.

Anita Powell was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 7-10pm.

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Burnham’s North Sea Oil Green Light Could See Production Begin Quickly

Title: Burnham’s North Sea Oil Green Light Could See Production Begin Quickly
Runtime: 8:30
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “There has been a lot of change and inconsistency… but the world has changed.”

Andy Burnham and his new Energy Secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, could give the green light to drilling in the North Sea, marking a shift from Labour’s previous stance. However, it is not clear how far this government is willing to go, says Scottish political correspondent at The Times and The Sunday Times, John Boothman.

John Boothman was speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6-10am. (

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Burnham’s No. 10 North Will Address ‘Regional Inequality’ And ‘Centralisation’ In Our Current System

Title: Burnham’s No. 10 North Will Address ‘Regional Inequality’ And ‘Centralisation’ In Our Current System
Runtime: 13:40
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “We have an economy that is very, very unbalanced. We also have a system of government that is very, very centralised.”

Andy Burnham’s new No. 10 North will not just “exist in its own terms”, but address centralisation and regional inequality by devolving powers to mayors and local authorities across the country, says leading academic expert on Burnham’s regional growth framework Professor Andy Westwood.

Andy Westwood was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live from 7pm to 10pm, Monday to Thursday.

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Trump’s Proposal Of A ‘Massive Attack’ On Iran Is A ‘Logical’ Next Step | General Mark Kimmitt

Title: Trump’s Proposal Of A ‘Massive Attack’ On Iran Is A ‘Logical’ Next Step | General Mark Kimmitt
Runtime: 8:34
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “I think it’s a logical step up the escalation ladder.”

Donald Trump’s proposal to launch a ‘massive’ attack on Iran makes sense as the current campaign to stop Iran having nuclear weapons and long range missiles isn’t working, says former brigadier general and former assistant Secretary of State for political military affairs General Mark Kimmitt.

General Mark Kimmitt was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live from 7pm to 10pm, Monday to Thursday.

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Farage’s £5m Gift Exposes ‘Massive Asymmetry’ In UK Tax System

Title: Farage’s £5m Gift Exposes ‘Massive Asymmetry’ In UK Tax System
Runtime: 6:50
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “Someone who just receives a huge sum of money as a gift can, in most cases, enjoy that windfall totally tax-free.”

The controversy surrounding the £5 million gift given to Nigel Farage highlights “real inconsistencies and grey areas” in the UK tax system, says director of TaxWatch Mike Lewis.

Mike Lewis was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 4pm-7pm.

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Trump Upends Saudi Nuclear Deal With Israel Recognition Condition | Catherine Philp

Title: Trump Upends Saudi Nuclear Deal With Israel Recognition Condition | Catherine Philp
Runtime: 8:02
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “I think it means it’s not going to happen.”

Trump has said that his nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the Gulf state recognising Israel, in a move that could be a “Hail Mary pass”, says The Times’s world affairs correspondent Catherine Philp.

Catherine Philp was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 4pm-7pm.

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“I don’t really mean it, because I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong.”

Title: “I don’t really mean it, because I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong.”
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Independent MP Karl Turner says he’ll apologise if he upset people for being too “robust” in his criticism of the previous governments jury trials policy - he just won’t mean it.

Can he win the Labour whip back after this?

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Title: Iran's Playbook Explained | #Trump
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Former National Security Council director Kirsten Fontenrose breaks down Iran’s strategy of "delay diplomacy" – using peace talks to stall US action, restrain Israel, and buy time while outwaiting American political cycles.

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Guest: Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council

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Farage Faces Calls For HMRC Investigation Over Billionaire’s £5m Gift | Dan Neidle

Title: Farage Faces Calls For HMRC Investigation Over Billionaire’s £5m Gift | Dan Neidle
Runtime: 8:05
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “You probably don’t want to be on the other end of an HMRC investigation.”

Tax expert Dan Neidle says that if the £5 million payment was linked to Farage becoming Reform UK leader, it could be taxable, despite the Reform leader insisting it was “unconditional.”

Dan Neidle was speaking to Stephen Sackur on The Times At One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday, 1pm-2pm.

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What Ignited India’s ‘Cockroach’ Revolt?

Title: What Ignited India’s ‘Cockroach’ Revolt?
Runtime: 30:03
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Riot police in Delhi have fired tear gas and baton charged the biggest protest the city has seen in years; tens of thousands of young Indians, marching under the banner of the "Cockroach Janta Party", calling for an end to corruption and educational reform. But what exactly triggered this uprising? And could this be the biggest threat Modi has faced in 12 years of power?

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Trump Backtracks On Key Terms Of Saudi Nuclear Deal

Title: Trump Backtracks On Key Terms Of Saudi Nuclear Deal
Runtime: 8:07
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: "I'm not actually sure what he has approved and what the Saudis have signed."

Trump has said that the terms of the Saudi nuclear deal are conditional on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords. However, Saudi Arabia is not currently seeking to “normalise relations with Israel”, says doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham and associate fellow, Umer Karim.

Umer Karim was speaking Stephen Sackur on the Times at One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday, 1-2pm.

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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Deal With The US: ‘If Iran Can Have It, Why Can’t We?’

Title: Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Deal With The US: ‘If Iran Can Have It, Why Can’t We?’
Runtime: 8:17
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: “Their point is view is: ‘If you’re allowing the Iranians to do it, why can’t we?’”

Saudia Arabia has agreed a deal with the US for a civilian nuclear programme to use for clean energy, but also to have as a matter of “prestige and status”, says The Times’s Middle East correspondent Samer Al-Atrush.

Samer Al-Atrush was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm.

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Government Must Consider An 'Exit Tax' For Millionaires And Billionaires

Title: Government Must Consider An 'Exit Tax' For Millionaires And Billionaires
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: One way that the UK should become more equitable is with an exit tax - as the UK is an outlier in that regard, says the spokesperson for Patrotic Millionaires UK Mark Robinson.

Gary Lineker is among the 100 millionaires who've asked the government to tax them more.

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Trump Has No Obvious ‘Off Ramp’ In Iran | Cedric Leighton

Title: Trump Has No Obvious ‘Off Ramp’ In Iran | Cedric Leighton
Runtime: 11:23
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “There is no run of the ladder that is going to get us off the current escalatory phase here.”

Both sides in the Iran conflict are “entrenched” in their positions on the Strait of Hormuz, leaving both sides “intransigent”, says former US colonel Cedric Leighton.

Cedric Leighton was speaking to Carole Walker. Listen live on Times Radio.

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London Is Still At The Top Regardless Of Online Narrative | Andy Silvester

Title: London Is Still At The Top Regardless Of Online Narrative | Andy Silvester
Runtime: 1:21
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Despite the online narrative that London is an unsafe city, it's still one of the most appealing cities around the world, says The Times's London editor Andy Silvester.

"It's perhaps a bit of a British disease to look at the tallest poppy and want to cut it down."

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Burnham Has A Nice Shopping List Of Changes But No Figures To Back Then Up | Josh Glancy

Title: Burnham Has A Nice Shopping List Of Changes But No Figures To Back Then Up | Josh Glancy
Runtime: 11:49
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: "Hand outs are lovely, but what’s the substance?"

Burnham has made a habit of making big promises accompanied by bold messaging, but he will have to “drill down into the figures”, says associate editor of The Sunday Times, Josh Glancy.

Josh Glancy and Sarah Ditum were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm.

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Why ‘Enraged’ Young People In India Are Protesting The Government | Arjuna Keshvani-Ham

Title: Why ‘Enraged’ Young People In India Are Protesting The Government | Arjuna Keshvani-Ham
Runtime: 5:21
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “They called for the resignation of India’s education minister.”

Young people are protesting Narendra Modi’s government after India's chief justice compared sectors of India’s unemployed youth to “cockroaches or parasites”, says foreign correspondent for The Times Arjuna Keshvani-Ham.

Arjuna Keshvani-Ham was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am.

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Can Trump Force Open the Strait of Hormuz?

Title: Can Trump Force Open the Strait of Hormuz?
Runtime: 37:10
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: The collapse of the Iran ceasefire has pushed oil prices higher and left Tehran using the Strait of Hormuz as its most powerful leverage. With American casualties rising and roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply at risk, Washington faces a stark choice – keep bombing, attempt to force the strait open or start looking for a way out.

#trump #iran #straitofhormuz

Kirsten Fontenrose, former White House national security advisor, joins The General & The Journalist to assess Trump’s options. Can the US reopen the strait without triggering a wider war? And can Trump pull back before Iran becomes America’s next forever war?

Is a military showdown in the Gulf inevitable? Send in your thoughts to generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk

Chapters:

00:00 – Is Iran Trump’s Forever War?
05:22 – Why Iran wants to control the Strait of Hormuz
09:41 – US Troop deaths and growing political pressure on Trump
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I Found Out The Man Who Raped Me Is Being Released By Email, Says Survivor

Title: I Found Out The Man Who Raped Me Is Being Released By Email, Says Survivor
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Rape survivor and campaigner Jade Belgrove says her attacker will be out next year under the early prison release scheme, after serving 50 per cent of their sentence.

"Not one of us has had any reassurance other than the standardised letter."

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Ukraine Reconstruction Is A ‘Good Option’ For British Business | Mayor Of Lviv

Title: Ukraine Reconstruction Is A ‘Good Option’ For British Business | Mayor Of Lviv
Runtime: 9:58
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “We must think about recovering Ukraine - it is the next good option for Great British business.”

Progressing with business collaboration to rebuild Ukraine is a “very important step”, says the Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi.

Andriy Sadovyi was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 4-7pm.

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Early Release Scheme Condemned By Rape Survivor: ‘I Feel Like A Vulnerable Child Again’

Title: Early Release Scheme Condemned By Rape Survivor: ‘I Feel Like A Vulnerable Child Again’
Runtime: 8:29
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: "I can't even begin to explain the trauma this has caused me again."

Victims are “horrified” after learning through “standardised letters” that their perpetrators are eligible for early release, despite being promised additional support, says rape survivor and campaigner Jade Belgrove.

Jade Belgrove was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 6am-10am.

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Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Allows Riyadh To Flex Its Ability To Build A Bomb | Arieh Kovler

Title: Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Allows Riyadh To Flex Its Ability To Build A Bomb | Arieh Kovler
Runtime: 10:29
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “Nuclear power in the Middle East is still seen as something that shows you’re an advanced country capable of being self-sufficient.”

Trump’s proposed nuclear deal could give Saudi Arabia access to the full nuclear fuel cycle, signalling that Riyadh could acquire the capability to pursue a nuclear bomb, says political analyst based in Jerusalem, Arieh Kovler.

Arieh Kovler was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 6am-10am.

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Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal A ‘Really Big Win’ For Riyadh | Sabrina Siddiqui

Title: Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal A ‘Really Big Win’ For Riyadh | Sabrina Siddiqui
Runtime: 14:05
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “It really is designed to give American companies a key role while potentially shutting out other competitors.”

The 30-year civil nuclear agreement could give American companies a key role in Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy programme, while helping the US compete with China and Russia, says national politics reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Sabrina Siddiqui.

Sabrina Siddiqui was speaking to Kait Borsay on the Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 7-10pm

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Wes Streeting Treading 'Difficult Line’ With Israel In Management Of UK Defence | Nicholas Williams

Title: Wes Streeting Treading 'Difficult Line’ With Israel In Management Of UK Defence | Nicholas Williams
Runtime: 9:48
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “The UK benefits more from buying technologically advanced Israeli equipment than we benefit from selling bits of equipment to Israel.”

Although Israel has gone “beyond” a “proportionate response” towards Gaza, when it comes to managing defence, Wes Streeting is treading a “difficult line” by criticising them, says former Nato and MOD official Nicholas Williams.

Nicholas Williams was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live from 7pm to 10pm, Monday to Thursday.

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Trump’s Saudi Deal Could Embolden Iran’s Nuclear ‘Determination’ | Sarah Baxter

Title: Trump’s Saudi Deal Could Embolden Iran’s Nuclear ‘Determination’ | Sarah Baxter
Runtime: 15:09
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “I think it might reinforce Iran’s determination to keep facing down America and try and maintain its weaponisation program.”

Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia on civilian nuclear power comes at a “curious” time, as it is the “very path” that Iran also embarked on, says director of The Marie Colvin Centre for International Reporting Sarah Baxter.

Sarah Baxter was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 4-7pm.

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Trump’s ‘Very Worrisome’ Nuclear Agreement With Saudi Arabia | Aaron David Miller

Title: Trump’s ‘Very Worrisome’ Nuclear Agreement With Saudi Arabia | Aaron David Miller
Runtime: 10:00
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “It sets a very bad precedent.”

Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia in a “worrisome” move that undermines America’s own non-proliferation policy, says former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller.

Aaron David Miller was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 4pm-7pm.

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The $40bn Pledge Behind Zelensky’s Sacking Of Defence Minister And Army Chief

Title: The $40bn Pledge Behind Zelensky’s Sacking Of Defence Minister And Army Chief
Runtime: 10:34
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “This £40 billion, I think, is really the key: who is going to decide how that gets spent?”

Zelensky’s decision to sack Ukraine’s defence minister and army chief may have been less about how to fight Russia and more about who controls NATO’s $40 billion pledge, says The Times’ Maxim Tucker.

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Wes Streeting’s Defence Plans Are ‘Laudable’ But Will Take Too Long To Materialise | Lord Richards

Title: Wes Streeting’s Defence Plans Are ‘Laudable’ But Will Take Too Long To Materialise | Lord Richards
Runtime: 7:55
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “I’m not certain that, if you hear the rhetoric on what Russia might be doing... we have time to do that.”

Although Wes Streeting’s plans to develop the UK's industrial base and defence jobs are commendable, it will likely take too long to get equipment made in Britain into the hands of soldiers, says former chief of the defence staff Lord David Richards.

Lord Richards was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 4-7pm.

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Trump’s World Cup Controversy ‘Severely Damaged’ Infantino’s Reputation

Title: Trump’s World Cup Controversy ‘Severely Damaged’ Infantino’s Reputation
Runtime: 15:13
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “I think that was the final straw for many, many people in football and outside.”

Trump’s involvement in the World Cup after Folarin Balogun received a red card and suspension, which was later overturned, “severely damaged” Infantino’s reputation as the president of FIFA, says Martyn Ziegler.

Dr Simon Rofe and Martyn Ziegler were speaking to Fi Glover on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 2pm-4pm.

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Burnham To Review Early Release Scheme As Potential Release Of PC Harper’s Killers Sparks Outrage

Title: Burnham To Review Early Release Scheme As Potential Release Of PC Harper’s Killers Sparks Outrage
Runtime: 16:26
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “The early release scheme has been a point of contention for quite some time.”

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers might be eligible for early release, after they were jailed in 2020 for the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, prompting new PM Andy Burnham to review the early release scheme, says Times Radio’s newsroom reporter Ollie Cole.

Ollie Cole was speaking to Fi Glover on Times Radio. Listen every Monday to Thursday, 2-4pm.

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Simon Pegg: ‘We’ve Been Fighting WWIII Since The Dawn Of The Internet’

Title: Simon Pegg: ‘We’ve Been Fighting WWIII Since The Dawn Of The Internet’
Runtime: 13:54
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “When you’re arguing with someone online about some political point, you probably aren’t arguing with a fellow Brit. You’re probably arguing with a Russian or a North Korean or an Iranian.”

Simon Pegg says working on ‘The Undeclared War’ opened his eyes to the “invisible frontline” online.

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Martin Lewis Reveals Burnham's Biggest Economic Challenge

Title: Martin Lewis Reveals Burnham's Biggest Economic Challenge
Runtime: 15:56
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “The big question that Andy Burnham is going to have to look at when he looks at the cost of living is, where does he draw the line on who gets help and who doesn’t get help?”

Andy Burnham will have to shift the benefits threshold higher if he wants to avoid Keir Starmer’s mistakes, says the MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis.

Martin Lewis, Anna Mikhailova, and Helen Miller were speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 4-7pm.

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Ukraine In ‘Weaker’ War Position Due To Fedorov Sacking | Ukrainian MP

Title: Ukraine In ‘Weaker’ War Position Due To Fedorov Sacking | Ukrainian MP
Runtime: 6:44
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “I think it’s weaker because we now don’t have a legitimate minister of defence.”

Although Zelensky maintains high popularity according to the latest polls, his “strange” and “ridiculous” cabinet reshuffles compromise the country's position, says Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko.

Oleksiy Goncharenko was speaking Stephen Sackur on the Times at One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday, 1pm-2pm.

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Simon Pegg On WWIII, Bot Farms, And Invisible Warfare

Title: Simon Pegg On WWIII, Bot Farms, And Invisible Warfare
Runtime: 2:06
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Simon Pegg says working on The Undeclared War opened his eyes to the “invisible frontline” online.

“When you’re arguing with someone online about some political point, you probably aren’t arguing with a fellow Brit. You’re probably arguing with a Russian or a North Korean or an Iranian.”

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Burnham Is Trying To Tell Voters: ‘I’m On Your Side’ | Joshi Hermann

Title: Burnham Is Trying To Tell Voters: ‘I’m On Your Side’ | Joshi Hermann
Runtime: 10:30
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: “He effectively knows the most important thing in politics is to tell a story.”

Andy Burnham’s opening policies signify that he is trying to tell voters he understands the scale of problems facing the nation, says founder of The Manchester Mill Joshi Hermann.

Joshi Hermann was speaking Stephen Sackur on the Times at One. Listen live on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday, 1pm-2pm.

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Does Britain Have an Energy Security Problem?

Title: Does Britain Have an Energy Security Problem?
Runtime: 28:54
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: A gas platform in the North Sea is at the centre of a fierce debate that has divided the country: should the UK be expanding fossil fuel infrastructure or going all-in on renewables? The Rough Field gas facility wants to repurpose depleted gas fields to solve Britain’s chronic shortage of energy storage. But should government funding go towards securing our current energy supply, or funding a greener future?

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Streeting’s Lack Of Defence Background Not A Problem | Alice Thomson

Title: Streeting’s Lack Of Defence Background Not A Problem | Alice Thomson
Runtime: 35:18
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “I think Wes will be quite good - he was always good at getting money for health.”

Wes Streeting was “great” in the health department and it is a “pity” he’s left, but the MoD needs someone “who is going to get the cash” for defence spending, says columnist for The Times Alice Thomson.

Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 10am-1pm.

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Russian Warship Was ‘Trolling’ With Live Fire Drill Near UK Coast | Matthew Savill

Title: Russian Warship Was ‘Trolling’ With Live Fire Drill Near UK Coast | Matthew Savill
Runtime: 8:06
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “It's the Russians trying to be vocative and get some kind of response.”

The live-firing drill carried out by a Russian warship off the coast of Plymouth was “the real world equivalent of trolling” and should be given “short shrift”, says director of military sciences at RUSI Matthew Savill.

Matthew Savill was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10pm-1am.

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Is the South Actually Funding the North? What the Data Says

Title: Is the South Actually Funding the North? What the Data Says
Runtime: 2:46
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: Do taxes from people in the south of England fund services in the north?

According to Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, everyone pays a price for regional inequality in the UK.

Anna Dowell, data journalist for The Times, explains whether the south pays more, why our economy is so uneven and how taxes are shared across the country.

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Starmerites Fear Burnham Risks Throwing Away Labour’s Economic Reputation | Steven Swinford

Title: Starmerites Fear Burnham Risks Throwing Away Labour’s Economic Reputation | Steven Swinford
Runtime: 8:08
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “Darren Jones notably, but other kind of Starmer allies are really worried that Andy Burnham risks throwing away their hard won reputation…for fiscal responsibility.”

Starmerites fear that Andy Burnham’s policy pledges, which they see as unfunded, could lose Labour its hard-won reputation for fiscal responsibility, says The Times’s political editor Steven Swinford.

Steven Swinford was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday 6-10am.

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Healey Appointment ‘A Very Clever Move’ | Michael Binyon

Title: Healey Appointment ‘A Very Clever Move’ | Michael Binyon
Runtime: 19:20
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “He’s right with Burnham on all the social issues.”

John Healey is “pretty solid” and knows the “background” of the treasury, so was a “clever” pick for chancellor, says leader writer for The Times Michael Binyon.

Michael Binyon and Dom Hallas were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday from 10am-1pm.

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Why Zelensky Had To Sack Top General After Days Of Protests In Ukraine

Title: Why Zelensky Had To Sack Top General After Days Of Protests In Ukraine
Runtime: 9:10
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “This is really direct democracy.”

President Zelensky’s dismissal of his top general Syrskri shows he is “listening and consulting”, after Ukrainians took to the streets over his sacking of popular defence minister Federov, says former US ambassador too Ukraine William B Taylor.

William B Taylor was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10pm-1am.

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Miliband Appointment Viewed With ‘Alarm’ In Washington | Lee Cohen

Title: Miliband Appointment Viewed With ‘Alarm’ In Washington | Lee Cohen
Runtime: 11:15
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “His long standing green activism sits uncomfortably with the energy realism that now defines American priorities.”

Ed Miliband’s appointment is “difficult to comprehend” given his energy policy position, says former adviser on Great Britain in the House of Representatives Lee Cohen.

Lee Cohen was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live everyday.

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The Labour Party Has ‘Come Back From The Dead’ | Lord Glasman

Title: The Labour Party Has ‘Come Back From The Dead’ | Lord Glasman
Runtime: 9:57
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “I thought it was moving quite rapidly towards extinction.”

Andy Burnham is running a “proper Labour government, like something from the 60s and 70s”, says founder of Blue Labour Lord Glasman.

Lord Glasman was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 6am-10am.

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Zelensky Fires Head Of Army With Fedorov Return A ‘Possibility’ | Ukrainian MP

Title: Zelensky Fires Head Of Army With Fedorov Return A ‘Possibility’ | Ukrainian MP
Runtime: 9:38
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “[The firing] was one of the demands by poeple who took to the streets and who didn’t agree with the dismissal of the defence minister.”

Sacked defence minister Fedorov has been “offered a position” back in government in Ukraine after firing the head of the army following “numerous consultations” with “generals” and “representatives of civil society”, says Ukrainian MP and chair of the foreign affairs committee Oleksandr Merezhko.

Oleksandr Merezhko was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell and Tetiana Shevchuk was speaking to Tom Nunan. Listen live on Times Radio.

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‘Gloomy’ Poll Reveals Most Brits Think We're ‘Moving In The Wrong Direction’ | IPSOS

Title: ‘Gloomy’ Poll Reveals Most Brits Think We're ‘Moving In The Wrong Direction’ | IPSOS
Runtime: 11:33
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “There is just that sense that the country isn’t working anymore.”

New polling that shows 8 in 10 Brits think the country is ‘moving in the wrong direction’ “hasn’t come out of nowhere” as people have been concerned about issues such as the cost of living, public services and immigration “for a long time”, says senior director of UK politics at IPSOS Gideon Skinner.

Gideon Skinner was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 6am-10am.

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Washington ‘Doesn’t Really Care’ About Ed Miliband’s Appointment | George Grylls

Title: Washington ‘Doesn’t Really Care’ About Ed Miliband’s Appointment | George Grylls
Runtime: 13:23
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “The position of foreign secretary is not the most relevant one when it comes to UK–US relations."

Most figures in Washington are unlikely to pay much attention to Ed Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretar and look more at the "prime minister-to-president relationship", says The Times’ Washington correspondent George Grylls.

George Grylls was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live Monday to Thursday, from 7-10pm.

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Trump May Need To Use Marines To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz | David Hale

Title: Trump May Need To Use Marines To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz | David Hale
Runtime: 8:16
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: “Iran’s not going to go away”

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz could require a major mine-clearing operation, US Marines on the ground and allied warships escorting tankers, says former US special envoy David Hale.

David Hale was speaking to Jane Garvey and Fi Glover on Times Radio. Listen Monday to Thursday, 2-4pm.

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