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The UK is holding this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine which won last year but can’t fulfil its hosting duties because of the war. So what can we expect? What role is Eurovision p…

As polling suggests the public are losing faith in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule, what does this weekend’s election mean for Turkey - and the wider world? 

This podcast was brou…

A British man was recruited by MI5 and MI6 to infiltrate al-Qaeda training camps – but then brought the horror back home.

This episode contains descriptions of strong violence and might not be suitabl…

It’s part thriller, part farce, starring a glamorous Greek MEP, an Italian toyboy and bundles of euros stuffed in suitcases and hidden under beds. So did Qatar buy its way into the European parliamen…

We're away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we thought we'd introduce you to one of the newer hit podcasts from the Times stable: Off Air, hosted by Jane Garvey and Fi Glover. Every afternoo…

This is Planet Hope, a new podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by Stories of Our Times as a bonus weekly series each Saturday.

The balance betw…

Tomorrow, Charles will be crowned King at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony marked with hundreds of years of tradition. Just how will the coronation represent our more modern country, and what might we…

Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide. 

On Tuesday night, police in Canada announced the arrest and charge of a 57-year-old man on two counts of aiding or counselling suicide.

In thi…

Thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted by Russia since the war began. But why? Where are the children being sent? And who’s trying to find them and bring them home?

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What began as a Sunday Times investigation into Boris Johnson’s finances soon snowballed into a months-long scandal, which led to the resignation of the BBC chairman on Friday. With top civil servant…

With President Biden finally declaring last week that he's running for re-election, and Donald Trump still the leader of the Republican Party, America is finding itself in a state of déjà vu.... It's…

We’re away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we thought we'd introduce you to another fascinating podcast from the Times stable.

The Sunday Times' West Coast correspondent, Danny Fortson, pres…

Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide. 

Why does suicide occur? Why is there still a stigma around it? And how can we work to prevent people from taking their own lives? 

If you or s…

Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide. 

In the final episode of Poison, James goes to Canada to track down Kenneth Law and confront him over his operation.    

If you or someone you …

Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide. 

In the second of this three-part series we learn of a man called Kenneth Law who’s based in Canada. Law appears to be selling a substance to …

Warning, this episode contains discussions about suicide.

In October, 2021 David Parfett’s 22-year-old son, Tom, took his own life. 

In the first of a three-part podcast we hear from David about the e…

Warning, this series contains discussions about suicide. 

A new three-part investigation begins on Stories of our times this Wednesday, 26 April.

James Beal, Social Affairs Editor at The Times looks in…

Next week millions of voters will go to the polls as more than 8,000 council seats in England are contested in the local elections – the most significant gauge of public opinion before Rishi Sunak fa…

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he has brought about sweeping changes – but how successful have they been? And what impact has his purchase of the social media platform had on his many other business…

It’s the seventh day of violence in Sudan. Hundreds are reported dead and while civilians flee the capital, two generals - one a former warlord - are fighting for control of the country. So who are t…