The Story

This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and references to suicide.In 1996 in the small town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, an elderly couple were found dead in their bedroom. Today and tomorrow in two episodes, we tell the story of a long-running investigation by The Sunday Times' Northern Editor, David Collins, into a string of murder-suicides in north west England. Could they be the work of a serial killer, operating undetected since the mid-nineties?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Book: The Hunt for the Silver Killer by David Collins (published May 26, 2022).Guest: David Collins, Northern Editor, The Sunday Times. Host: David Aaronovitch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's weekend listen comes courtesy of our sister podcast, Red Box.While everyone else was waiting for Sue Gray, on Tuesday two of Britain's country's leading political scientists published a major new study. It busts a series of myths about the so-called 'Red Wall'. They spoke to Matt Chorley on the Times Red Box podcast, and we thought the discussion was so interesting that you'd like to hear it too.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Subscribe for free to The Times Red Box podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-red-box-politics-podcast Guests: - Professor Jane Green, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.- Dr Rose de Geus, University of Reading.Host: Matt Chorley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the week that the government announced a major review into England's council-run children's services, a Times investigation has found scores of inexperienced owners in the sector - including those with criminal convictions. With young people at risk, and big money to be made, what needs to change?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Billy Kenber, Senior Investigations Reporter, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the long-awaited report into lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street is published, we dissect the key points.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Charlotte Ivers, Political Correspondent, Times Radio.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Times Radio, Sky News, ITV, Parliament TV, Channel 4 News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened when, after two years of mudslinging, Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, the wives of two top footballers, met in court over allegations one had been leaking details of the other’s private life?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: David Brown, Chief News Correspondent, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Times Radio, BBC, ITV, Sky News, ITV News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A forty year high level of inflation and soaring household bills over the last few months have quickly led to a cost of living crisis. UK businesses are already feeling the squeeze, but what does that mean for your shopping basket staples? We’ve chosen to follow a pint of milk through the supply chain, to find out what pressures are raising its price. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: Abi Reader, dairy farmer and NFU Cymru deputy president.Christine Hope, Hopes of Longtown village store.Faith Angwet.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Times Radio, UK Parliament, BBC Newsnight, BBC News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sweden and Finland are putting decades of military non-alignment and neutrality behind them to join NATO but one member of the alliance isn’t prepared to let them join. Why is Turkey doing this?’This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: AFP, DW News, France 24, Reuters, Sky News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than two years after Britain and the EU signed the Brexit withdrawal agreement, one of its stickiest points is suddenly back in the headlines again: the Northern Ireland protocol. Why are we back here again? And -- more to the point -- what exactly is the protocol?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Oliver Wright, Policy Editor, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: TLDR News, BBC, The Guardian, Sky News, Channel 4 News, GB News, Irish Foreign Ministry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday inflation in the UK hit 9% - the highest since the early 1980s.A few weeks before in Brussels, Diederik Samsom, the Head of Cabinet in the European Commission, said the age of cheap living in Europe was over and that the cost of living crunch is not a temporary setback - but our new future. Is he right? And if so, what does that future look like?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Bruno Waterfield, Brussels Correspondent, The Times.Host: David Aaronovitch.Clips: BBC, Sky News, ABC News, CNN, AFP, Parliament TV, Bruegel, TED Talk, On Demand News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the SNP, has been pushing for Scottish independence since she was elected First Minister seven and a half years ago. The UK government has repeatedly rejected her calls, but after the local elections further strengthened the SNP, could a second referendum be on the horizon?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Kieran Andrews, Times Scottish Political Editor.Host: Calum Macdonald.Clips: Brookings, STV News, ITV News, Scottish Parliament, CNN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.