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A rugby legend. A dementia diagnosis. And the game that failed him - The Sunday Story

At his peak, Carl Hayman was widely regarded as the world's best tighthead prop. Then, in 2021, at just 41, he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE, a disease he believes was cause...

2026-05-03

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"Ugly ideological baggage": Why I will never get married - The Saturday Story

Marriage rates are at their lowest since 1850, and it's predicted by 2050 just 3 in 10 of us will have tied the knot. Cohabiting is now the fastest-growing family type in the UK. So what’s happening? ...

2026-05-02

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England’s first five-party election?

Could Thursday’s local elections herald the end of two party politics in England? Labour are expected to lose heavily to parties on the left and right. So how bad would it need to be for the party to ...

2026-05-01

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LATEST: An antisemitic terror attack in London

Police have declared a terrorist incident after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green. The suspect, Essa Suleiman, is in custody and the two men are stable. Plenty of questions remain as the Je...

2026-05-01

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Q&A: more pain for Starmer but 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' for Iran

Sir Keir Starmer has dodged a bullet on the Mandelson vetting scandal but did he expend too much political capital in the process? With local elections around the corner he’s not out of the woods yet,...

2026-04-30

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‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?

South Wales has been a Labour heartland since the party formed over a century ago, but speak to people there today and you'll find support leaving in droves. So can Labour avoid an electoral car crash...

2026-04-29

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The State of It: Mandelson, Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him

Morgan McSweeney has told MPs that the revelations about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein were like a knife through his soul. The more we learn about the appointment process, the ma...

2026-04-29

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Is political violence America's new normal?

White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. The White House says Saturday’s attack is the third 'assassination a...

2026-04-28

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Can King Charles fix the special relationship?

This episode was recorded before the events at the White House Correspondents’ Association on Saturday. King Charles arrives in America today for a state visit to mark the country’s 250th birthday. B...

2026-04-27

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Can rugby survive its head injury problem? - The Sunday Story

Shane Christie was one of the brightest rugby stars in New Zealand before suffering multiple concussions, leading to a brain injury that would slowly take everything from him. And his experience is fa...

2026-04-26

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The fight for the "trillion dollar maps" - The Saturday Story

Hidden in a quiet Belgian archive, century-old colonial maps of the Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to an estimated $24 trillion in untapped minerals. Now the United States, backed by Tr...

2026-04-25

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Is the American Dream dying?

The American Dream is as old as the United States itself. But as the country marks its 250th anniversary, with economic uncertainty, political turbulence and social divisions all on the rise, do ordin...

2026-04-24

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"They tried to firebomb my synagogue": The rise in antisemitic attacks

Attacks targeting the Jewish community have surged in recent weeks, with synagogues and community centres being hit. Many people are feeling increasingly vulnerable, but what's behind this escalation?...

2026-04-23

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Is Lebanon the key to peace in the Middle East?

The shaky ceasefire between Iran and the US has been extended. Whether it lasts much longer or fighting resumes depends partly on Lebanon, where another fragile truce has been struck between Israel an...

2026-04-22

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The State Of It: Starmer picks a fight with the wrong guy

Sir Olly Robbins dropped bombshell after bombshell when he spoke to MPs. Robbins, who was sacked as the Foreign Office’s chief civil servant, has accused Downing Street of placing the department under...

2026-04-22

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Starmer strikes back over Mandelson vetting scandal

Yesterday evening Sir Keir Starmer defended himself in Parliament, stating ‘the facts are incredible,’ but ‘nobody’ in Number 10 knew that Peter Mandelson failed security vetting. Addressing MPs, the ...

2026-04-21

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My daughter was shot dead by her father. Why wasn’t he arrested?

Jane Coates’ daughter Lucy was just 23 when she was shot and killed by her father, while visiting him in Texas. US authorities quickly ruled her death an accident and no charges were brought. But as T...

2026-04-20

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Can Britney ever truly be free? - The Sunday Story

A strict conservatorship, control of her finances, breakdowns, nonstop media pressure and divorce. It's been one hell of a journey for the Princess of Pop, but the latest news that Britney Spears has ...

2026-04-19

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Justice is done after a shocking wrongful conviction - The Saturday Story

Yesterday afternoon in Manchester, a man was found guilty of a brutal rape for which an innocent person had been wrongly jailed for more than 17 years. We bring you a special update to our groundbreak...

2026-04-18

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LATEST: Can Keir Starmer survive the scandal over Mandelson and Epstein?

The prime minister says he's "furious" over the latest twist in the Epstein scandal, amid revelations the child sex offender’s former friend Peter Mandelson was appointed British ambassador to the US ...

2026-04-18

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