CastLoom CastLoom
Harshe
The Story

The Story

The Times Daily News 1985 sassa USA 2026-10-07 1 cirewa
The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nau'in: Daily News Podcasts News Politics

Sassa (1939 sassa)

The student protests putting Macron’s legacy at risk
The student protests that have rocked France for weeks reached a crescendo this week, when more than 250,000 teenagers, parents, teachers and union leaders took to the streets to voice their anger ove...
2026-10-08
Zazzage
Bonus: Kemi Badenoch bets the house on the economy
Kemi Badenoch's attack on Reform UK was all about character and her attack on Labour was all about economics. In her speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, she said she would t...
2026-10-08
Zazzage
The battle for the left in the heart of London
Tomorrow sees the Greens and Labour battle it out for control of Holborn and St. Pancras, following Keir Starmer’s resignation as the constituency’s MP last month. The stakes are particularly high for...
2026-10-07
Zazzage
Is Spain’s PM next for eviction?
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election, after losing a key vote on his housing reforms. Protests have been rocking the country since an 87-year-old woman was evicted on a stre...
2026-10-06
Zazzage
The UK’s overprescription epidemic
A Sunday Times investigation has found England is in an overprescribing epidemic. Adverse reactions to cocktails of medicines are sending a thousand older people to A&E every day, potentially caus...
2026-10-05
Zazzage
How I broke free from my abusive boyfriend - The Sunday Story
When Times reporter Sasha Nugara fell for a charismatic musician she met online, she didn’t imagine she would end up in a coercive relationship. But love bombing quickly soured into manipulation and v...
2026-10-04
Zazzage
The Ranulph Fiennes mystery - The Saturday Story
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is one of the world’s greatest living explorers. After he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020, he continued to speak publicly about his career and illness. That is, unti...
2026-10-03
Zazzage
Inside the Man City cheating scandal
In one of the biggest scandals in English football history, Manchester City football club was found guilty this week on all charges of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. So how ...
2026-10-02
Zazzage
Why does the UK have the most expensive energy in Europe?
The energy price cap goes up again today by 4% – but more pain is around the corner, with forecasts yesterday suggesting a further 16% rise in the new year. Why are UK energy prices, particularly elec...
2026-10-01
Zazzage
What Tennessee’s only female death row inmate told us before her execution
Christa Pike is set to be executed today, making her the first woman to be put to death in Tennessee in 200 years. Ahead of the execution, Pike has spoken with The Times about her regrets, her fears, ...
2026-09-30
Zazzage
Bonus: Andy Burnham's radical British reset
The Labour party is jubilant. Andy Burnham has fired the starting gun for the next general election with one of the most consequential conference speeches in recent memory. Burnham used the speech to ...
2026-09-30
Zazzage
What you need to know about the RAF Fairford incident
When police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosive offences at RAF Fairford early Sunday morning, questions swirled: who was behind the foiled plot? Should Britain b...
2026-09-29
Zazzage
Russia revives its nuclear armageddon project, Dead Hand
Deep in Russia’s Ural Mountains lies a secret nuclear bunker, guarded by a gate that has never been seen before. Until now. A Sunday Times joint investigation has revealed that the Cold War-era bunke...
2026-09-28
Zazzage
What happens when we stop reading? - The Sunday Story
When was the last time you read a book? Literacy rates have plummeted across the developed world since the advent of the smartphone and the consequences for society are chilling, says James Marriott. ...
2026-09-27
Zazzage
The neuroscientists reconsidering near-death experiences - The Saturday Story
For centuries, people who’ve survived near-death experiences have told eerily similar and strange stories. They talk of bright lights, a feeling of euphoria, life flashing before their eyes. For much ...
2026-09-26
Zazzage
Bonus: Earl Spencer, King Charles and the battle for Diana's legacy
Did King Charles really tell Earl Spencer that Diana would soon be forgotten? In his new memoir, Swan Song, Diana’s brother makes a series of explosive claims about the King’s behaviour following her ...
2026-09-26
Zazzage
How anti-immigration activists came face-to-face with migrants in the Channel
Britain’s small boats saga has had a dramatic week. Wednesday saw 781 people arrive in Britain, the highest number of the year, while on Monday a dingy carrying 60 migrants was met at sea by the far-r...
2026-09-25
Zazzage
 Inside the British town contaminated by forever chemicals
In an area just north of Blackpool, a chemical factory sits on the River Wyre. In the past few years, journalists have detected large amounts of forever chemicals in land around the plant. And yesterd...
2026-09-24
Zazzage
How Trump and Xi could decide the future of AI
The US president will greet his Chinese counterpart at the start of a state visit later today. The two leaders will hold talks in Washington, DC tomorrow during which artificial intelligence is expect...
2026-09-23
Zazzage
Can Burnham sweet-talk Trump at their first meeting?
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump in person for the first time today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Top of the agenda are the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, North Sea drilling, ...
2026-09-22
Zazzage