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This week, for the third time in only a few months, former president Donald Trump was indicted, pleading 'not guilty' to four federal charges that argue he was part of a conspiracy that sought to defraud the United States and overturn the 2020 election. So what exactly is he accused of doing?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: David Charter, US Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.Host: Luke Jones.Clips: AP, KTLA, PBS, CNBC, NBC, The New Yorker, CBS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last month, it’s understood that London’s Metropolitan Police agreed a record £2million settlement after admitting that a 35-year long murder investigation was mired in corruption and incompetence. Private detective Daniel Morgan’s body was found with an axe in his head in a pub car park in 1987, but no one has ever been convicted.Articles:Met Police have spent £138m on legal battles since 2016: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-police-has-spent-138m-on-legal-battles-since-2016-fzjq6xfpmMet Police pays out £2m over ‘corrupt’ Daniel Morgan murder case: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-chief-to-admit-corruption-in-handling-of-daniel-morgan-murder-0mtqt036fThis podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Fiona Hamilton, Crime and Security Editor, The Times. Host: Luke Jones.Clips: BBC, Sky News, ITV News, Independent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, Andrew Malkinson’s 2004 conviction for rape was quashed at the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime. The 57-year-old spent 17 years in jail wrongly incarcerated, always protesting his innocence.How did this happen? What now for Malkinson? Can he ever be recompensed?Stories of our times made an award-nominated multi-part series on his case in 2021.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Host: Will Roe.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & Wales - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/Criminal Cases Review Commission - https://ccrc.gov.uk/Appeal - Charity and law practice - https://appeal.org.uk/Healing Justice Project - https://healingjusticeproject.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

High-calorie, ultra-processed food has taken over the British diet, accounting for 60 per cent of our calorie intake. Now, in an alarming new book, Dr Chris van Tulleken shows what non-natural foods are doing to our bodies – and argues they should be treated like cigarettes.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Dr Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food... and Why Can't We Stop? https://timesbookshop.co.uk/ultra-processed-people-9781529900057Host: Manveen Rana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the Wagner mutiny, it’s been a difficult few weeks for Vladimir Putin. He has detained, interrogated or fired a number of his top soldiers – including generals – as infighting and discontent weakens Russia’s military. So who’s in, who’s out, and what does it mean for the war in Ukraine?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Mark Galeotti, historian, journalist and author of Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Olivia Case.Clips: India Today, The Buzz, CNN, BBC, Sky News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not often that a parliamentary vote changes the fate and character of a nation. But this week Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition pushed through a vote which did just that – stripping the country’s supreme court of its powers to block government decisions. Could Israel be heading, as one former prime minister believes, for civil war?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Anshel Pfeffer, Times contributor in Jerusalem and author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Reuters, The Guardian, CBN News, Global News, Channel 4 News, NBC News, CBS News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the past week, islands in Greece have experienced catastrophic wildfires. Over twenty thousand people have been evacuated - the largest rescue operation in the country's history. It comes amid a punishing heat wave, where temperatures are regularly soaring well over 40 degrees. So is this climate change in action? A new report has some clues.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:Daphne Tolis, freelance journalist in Greece.Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Times Radio, The Guardian, Daphne Tolis/UGC, Reuters, BBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last few years, the UK has seen a 44 percent increase in single women seeking fertility treatment on their own. That means they need sperm - and many are looking towards Danish donors for it. So why is single motherhood - by choice - on the rise? And what is Denmark doing differently? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:Rachel Sylvester, Chair of the Times Health Commission, Columnist and Interviewer, The Times.Liv Thorne, Author, Liv's Alone: Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: CBS News, BBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Major-General Kyrylo Budanov is the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence - the 37-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise to become the country's youngest head of the organisation. Russia believes that he is lying in a coma in Germany following a missile strike on his headquarters but he’s actually alive and ready to take ‘direct action’ against his enemies.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: CNN, BBC, ABC, CBC, DW, Sky News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With just a few seconds of your voice, a scammer can create a fake AI version of “you”, call your parents and potentially scam them out of thousands of pounds. The ruse is on the rise in the UK and uses cheap and readily available artificial intelligence. So how does it work and how can you protect yourself when just three seconds of audio is enough to create a fake you?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Katie Tarrant, news reporter, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Olivia Case.Clips: Sky / Esfand, fakeyou.com, 12News, NBC, ElevenLabs, ITV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.