On the Line: A Family Business - Investigation | Part 1/5

The Sunday Times northern editor David Collins gains unprecedented access to North Yorkshire Police as they dismantle a decade-long criminal dynasty. Following the conviction of Alfred Deer and his sons, a significant power vacuum emerged within the ancient city of York. This investigation explores how a localised family business was rapidly replaced by a more volatile and anonymous model of drug distribution. Part one of a five-p...

‘Hard To See’ How Kushner’s Meeting Leads To Peace | Arieh Kovler

“All of this stuff just seems at the moment a little bit like cloud cuckoo land”. It’s “hard to see” how Jared Kushner’s meeting with Hamas will lead to peace, says political analyst in Jerusalem Arieh Kovler. Arieh Kovler was speaking to Rosie Wright and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 6am-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Liste...

Reform UK’s Potential Policy Would Be ‘Unpopular And Not Populist’ | Fraser Nelson

“The reformers have to tell hard truths to its voters that this is unsustainable, and that these constituencies are not going to be able to give them the welfare they've got right now.” Reform UK’s rumoured £50 billion cut to the welfare would be a “break from their usual policies”, says Times columnist Fraser Nelson. Fraser Nelson was speaking to Nick Wallis on Times Radio Drive. Listen ...

Price Rises And Over Pollution Of Waterways Are Regulation Failures | Water Industry Expert

“There's problems, elsewhere regular pollution, systematic pollution going into our seas and rivers, but also the overcharging, shocking overcharging.” Professor of economics at Greenwich University, professor David Hall says that “Andy Burnham must rescue the service, not the companies." Professor David Hall was speaking to Nick Wallis on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Sunday, 4–7p...

National Pride Is At An All Time Low | Tom Calver

“We've really lost our collective pride in several key pillars of British life.” The Times's data editor Tom Calver says that the three key British pillars, “parliament, the BBC and the Monarchy" have "lost the public’s trust". Tom Calver was speaking to Ryan Tubridy on Times Radio. Listen live every Sunday, 1–4pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/ra...

Trump Is Not The ‘All Dominant Power’ That He Used To Be In The Republican Party | Mick Mulvaney

“He’s not as all dominant within the party as he used to be.” Donald Trump’s opinion polls are as a low as they are because “he is not very empathetic”, to people's problems says Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Mick Mulvaney and Johanna Maska were speaking to Ryan Tubridy on Times Radio. Listen live every Sunday, 1–4pm. Read the best of our journ...

I’m Hoping The Political Tide Is Turning In America | Tom Ellis

“Whilst this second term has been an absolute nightmare. I think that the tide will turn. And I do have a strong feeling about that.” Miranda and Lucifer star Tom Ellis, who is now a US citizen, says that the voting in of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York “is really encouraging for younger voters” and that the next election will be about “letting people take ownership of their future, because at the moment, the...

Amazon ‘Has Got Too Big’ | Dana Mattioli

“That's the company that's very much been created in his image, where it's a copycat culture, where they steal ideas from people and they put other companies out of business.” Wall Street Journal journalist and author Dana Mattioli talks about how a monopoly lawsuit bought forward by Lina Khan may result in "a break up" of the company, next year. Dana Mattioli was speaking to Adam Boulton with Sunday Mornings on Times Radio. Listen live e...

UK Drones Used By Ukraine Mark "A Change In Their Relationship" | Dominic Hauschild

“The fact that Britain is supplying these weapons really marks a new phase in the relationship between the UK and Ukraine, because it's the deep strikes that has turned around the war in Ukraine favour, not missiles.” The Sunday Times defence correspondent Dominic Hauschild says that the drones supplied by the UK to Ukraine has been used on "deep strikes on areas in Volgograd and Yaroslavl." Dominic ...

Nigel Farage Has Had ‘A Complete Change Of Character’ | Michael Crick

“Gone is the affable character, affable Farage of old, who you know, gets on with people, laughs at himself, has a bit of fun. Now we've got the snarling man of continuous grievance who makes ridiculous claims against the media.” Nigel Farage’s biographer, Michael Crick says that over the past few months the Reform UK leader has had “a complete change of personality.” Michael Crick and Alex Wilson were ...

The Cotswold Village Protesting Against Tourists

“We've got people fouling in areas around the village because we haven't got enough toilets. We're just at our wits end. We want people to come and enjoy it, but we're not a beach destination.” Residents of Bourton-on-the-Water are at “their wits end” says Charlotte Joynes the chair of Bourton Residents Voice as tourists flood to the Cotswold tourist destination. Charlotte Joynes was speaking to Salma el-Wardany and Calum Macdonal...

Farage Has Changed Britain ‘Irreversibly’ | Jason Cowley

“Even if he never becomes prime minister and it's a huge 'if' that Reform can win an election or create a coalition around them to win an election, he has changed Britain irreversibly.” Time columnist Jason Cowley says that Labour and the Conservatives “are wrong” to write off Nigel Farage because of his “resilience”. Jason Cowley was speaking to Salma el-Wardany and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen...

Is Britain Really Giving up on Alcohol?

Britain’s enthusiastic — and occasionally problematic — relationship with alcohol is well-documented. It was Britain, after all, that invented the pub and the pint. However, recent data has shown that the average Briton consumed 10.2 alcoholic drinks per week last year. Although that may sound high, it is actually the lowest since records began in 1990. Those in midlife and older people are by far the biggest drinkers these days, as younger ...

Bird Flu Reaches Australia's ‘Little Penguins’ | Chris Mitchell

“Bird flu has never been here before…there are animals here in Australia that are unique to the world and there is no way that they've been exposed to this virus at all.” The arrival of deadly “H5N1” bird flu in Australia and the death of a native “little penguin” on Phillip Island, has triggered emergency mass vaccinations to protect vulnerable wildlife, says journalist Chris Mitchell. Chris Mitchell was ...

Extreme Heat Is Causing ‘Track Buckling’ | Rail Engineering Expert

“Climate change, it's affecting the railways, it's affecting everything else. There's a tremendous amount of work going on in the background to try and combat the effects of it.” Rail engineering expert John Lawrence breaks down how unprecedented heatwaves are causing track buckling and soil moisture deficiency, after two trains derailed in less than 24 hours. He warns that climate proofing Britain's railway netwo...

Trump Vows To Claim The Strait Of Hormuz As US Territory

"It's presidency by slogan or by hyperbole.” The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stannage dissects Donald Trump’s claim that the US will take the Strait of Hormuz, explaining how rising fuel costs, and the resignation of press secretary Karoline Leavitt, could reflect an administration under strain. Niall Stannage was speaking to Jane Mulkerrins on Times Radio. Listen live every Saturday, 1–4pm. Read the best of our jo...

'A Really Rubbish Circus': Farage Skipped His Own Election Count | Mark Lucas

"He is literally like a circus and a really rubbish one." Whilst the Reform UK leader is consistently used as a symbol of frustration by voters, his absence at the Clacton election count a recent example, main parties must address the underlying causes of public anger to render him “irrelevant”, says former Labour adviser, Mark Lucas. Mark Lucas and Timandra Harkness were speaking to Jane Mulkerrins on Tim...

Five Years Of Taliban Rule: What Life Is Like For Women In Afghanistan | Zarifa Ghaffari

“Living in Afghanistan as a woman is a disaster.” There are severe restrictions now imposed on women and girls five years after the Taliban seized power, but despite the education and travel bans, former Afghan mayor Zarifa Ghaffari remains hopeful that Afghanistan’s women and its next generation can secure change. Zarifa Ghaffari and Hameed Hakimi were speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Li...

Former Director of Communications at Downing Street Guto Harri Backs Severe Warning Alerts

Former director of communications at Downing Street, Guto Harri, is in favour of the government's severe warning alerts. "I think it's a really useful tool to have...shock, horror, there was one ping on their phone and they're offended." Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday T...

Burnham’s Middle England Asylum Plan

“It's quite a bold call early on. And he said rightly, ‘we're going to spread this around…there will be a few upset people, and I'm sorry about that, but I've made a choice’. I find that very refreshing in a leader, and I admire it.” Former Labour adviser Mark Lucas praised the prime minister for making a "bold" political choice to house asylum seekers in rural Middle England villages like Piddington, insisting that strong leaders must "em...

Farage Used 'Trumpian' Tactics In Clacton By-Election | Martin Farr

"Reform and Farage are saying to the public that your opinion is more important than due process." Nigel Farage's decision to trigger the Clacton by-election sends a dangerous, "Trumpian" message to voters that public popularity should override parliamentary scrutiny and financial investigations, says senior lecturer in contemporary British history at Newcastle University, Martin Farr. Martin Farr was speaking to Geoff ...

Blur Bassist Alex James Talks On Relationship With Former Bandmate

Blur bassist, Alex James compares his relationship with former bandmate, Damon Albarn, to the final scene of La La Land. "He's got everything he wants, she's got everything she wants... but there's a slight sense of melancholy there." Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https...

Why Gen Z Are Using Humour To React To Luigi Mangione's Case

Assistant Professor of Utah Valley University, Evan Clarkson, argues "inauthenticity" is one of the reasons why Gen Z are reacting with humour to Luigi Mangione's case. "They add more memes that are fundamentally not serious, in a way to suspend the ability to have a serious conversation" Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The...

Britain Must Reopen Military Talks With Russia To Avoid ‘Miscalculation’ | John Foreman

“We can continue to support Ukraine. But at the same time, we can talk to the Russians.” Cutting military communication with Russia was a “daft decision”. With Russian forces conducting hostile activity around the UK, direct dialogue is essential to prevent misunderstanding and unintended escalation, says Britain’s former defence attaché in Moscow and Kyiv, John Foreman. John Foreman w...

Emergency Alert Sirens Threaten Domestic Abuse Victims | Ava Evans

“There are a number of people around the country who might be hiding phones because they may be victims of domestic abuse…I’m worried for those people.” Government emergency phone alerts pose a serious risk to people who rely on hidden phones to stay safe, says politics editor at PoliticsJOE UK, Ava Evans. Ava Evans was speaking to Geoff Norcott on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 7–10pm. Read the best o...

Nigel Farage’s Finances Are His ‘Achilles Heel’ | Lara Spirit

“These questions aren’t going away.” Nigel Farage may have comfortably won the Clacton by-election, but the parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift has already resumed, says The Sunday Times’s Lara Spirit. Lara Spirit was speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen every Friday and Saturday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www...

Reform UK Has Had a ‘Fragile Summer’ | Hal Cruttenden

“He really doesn’t take pressure well.” Nigel Farage has returned to Parliament after comfortably winning the Clacton by-election,  but it is certain whether the party can regain its momentum after a turbulent summer, says Comedian Hal Cruttenden. Hal Cruttenden and Kevin Schofield were speaking to Geoff Norcott on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 7–10pm Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ L...

Mossad's Fear Tactics Against Iran - Ex-Chief Director of Mossad | #shorts

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen describes tactics used to make Tehran fear Mossad is operating everywhere to @tnewtondunn Listen to The General & The Journalist wherever you get your podcasts Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn Guest: Yossi Cohen, former director of Mossad Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live ...

Luigi Mangione Admits Killing Brian Thompson

“I don’t expect these jokes that you see online to stop one bit.” Luigi Mangione has admitted killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson after previously maintaining his innocence. However it is unlikely the admission will end Mangione’s online folk-hero status or the Gen Z memes surrounding the case, says Experimental psychologist Evan Clarkson. Evan Clarkson was speaking on Henry Bonsu on Times Radio. Listen Thursday an...

Nigel Farage And Reform Have An ‘Unserious Vibe’ | Penny Mordaunt

“There’s just an unserious vibe about them at a time when people are wanting their politicians to be serious figures.” Nigel Farage may have won decisively in Clacton, but the “Westminster circus” surrounding Reform UK has damaged its credibility, says former Conservative minister Penny Mordaunt. Sarah Baxter was speaking to Carolyn Quinn in for Cathy Newman on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Friday-Sun...

Trump Wants US Carrier To Stay Longer Despite Navy Families Sounding The Alarm

“Unless they get to port soon, people are going to start losing their minds.” Navy families have raised concerns about alleged food shortages, broken plumbing and serious mental-health incidents aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth insists the reports have been “completely misrepresented”, while Donald Trump says the deployment “hasn’t been long enough”, says US reporter...

Americans 'Love The Idea' Of Count Binface And Are Looking For More | Sarah Baxter

"They're lapping it up." After the viral clip of Count Binface saying he aims to be the "galactic centre" in a Southern American accent, viewers from across the pond are beginning to latch on to the Clacton candidate's mystique, says director of the Marie Colvin Centre for International Reporting, Sarah Baxter. Sarah Baxter was speaking to Carolyn Quinn on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Friday-Sunda...

40% Of Men Believe They Could Have Made The Olympics With A Strict Training Regimen, A Survey Says

"There's only a small percentage of people that are willing to commit themselves to train at the level they need to. And that's not even including the talent very few people have." Former Olympians Greg Whyte and Sky Andrew aren’t convinced by a Vauxhall survey finding that 40 per cent of men believe they could have made it to the 2028 Olympics with professional coaching and a strict trai...

Two People Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson After 4 Homes Burn

"A 23 year old man, 24 year old woman, both from Stoke-on-Trent, have been arrested on suspicion of arson after the incident." Two people have been arrested by Staffordshire Police on suspicion of arson in Stoke-on-Trent, as West Midlands mayor Richard Parker calls for people to act responsibly during this intense period. Richard Parker was speaking to Carolyn Quinn on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Friday-Sunday from 4-...

Trump’s ‘Cheerful Warrior’ Karoline Leavitt Steps Down Ahead Of ‘Difficult’ Midterms

“She was combative and got the president’s message out sometimes in the face of the hostile and sceptical questions, but then she also did take time with reporters to privately cultivate them.” Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of being Trump’s “cheerful warrior” and it would not be surprising if more of Trump's team leaves after the midterms, says Reuters’s Trevor Hunnicutt...

What Happens When the Virtue Police Stop You in Kabul

It’s been five years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital. Since then, the country has been plunged into economic crisis and women have all but disappeared from society. The Times’ special correspondent Anthony Loyd has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years. He’s been back on the streets of Kabul and on patrol with the Taliban’s morality police finding out what life is like for ordinary Afghans. This podc...

Second Train Derailing In 24h Raises Concerns About Safety Management | Rail Expert

“It highlights slight concerns about, you know, the railways generally.” Less than 24 hours after a train near Lewes derailed, another train near Wickford, Essex, has derailed, although no injuries have been reported so far, says rail expert Christian Wolmar. Christian Wolmar was speaking to Carolyn Quinn on Times Radio. Listen llive every Friday-Sunday from 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: h...

Why Influencers Are Being Killed By Cartels

Latin America correspondent Jon Bonfiglio estimates that Mexican cartels are killing “one influencer a month”. His warning follows the fatal shooting of influencer César Gastélum during a livestream. "It was a deliberate choice to kill him live to send a particular kind of message." Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Su...

Stourbridge Fire: Six Firefighters Taken To Hospital With Heat Exhaustion

“What was it, 37 degrees yesterday? And they just stayed out there doing their duty.” Credit and praise should be given to the firefighters and the community in Stourbridge, who have battled intense temperatures and a “very rapid” emergency situation to help those in need, says Reform UK councillor for Wollaston and Stourbridge Town, Andrew Southall. Andrew Southall was speaking to Dom Joly on Times Radio....

ICE ‘Electric Shock Gloves’ Plan Renews ‘Queasiness’ About Agency

“There’s been some queasiness about those tactics and the kind of force that officers deploy in the US as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.” Despite voters being “pretty pleased” with the lower number of migrants arriving through the US-Mexico border, ICE’s tactics are “really turning off” American voters, says Washington correspondent for The Times George Grylls. George Grylls was...

Mexican Cartel Killings: One Influencer Killed A Month On Average In Deadly Gang Wars

“We're looking at about one average, one influencer a month who is being killed by cartels over the course of the last few years.“ Killings of influencers by the cartels are happening because “if you are promoting products, goods or business its almost inevitably linked to one group or stepping on the toes of another group”, says Latin America correspondent Jon Bonfiglio. Jon Bonfiglio was spea...

Edwina Currie Responds To Controversial Comments On Brothels For Migrants

Edwina Currie seeks to clarify her ‘tongue-in-cheek’ comment that a brothel would be needed in the Oxfordshire village close to where asylum seekers could be housed, and even has another suggestion - use the famed ‘asylum hotels’ as courts to help “send them home”. “If we keep holding people here in idleness for a very long period of time, then we are going to have problems wherever we put them.” R...

Why I Said Asylum Seekers Need Brothels | Edwina Currie

“If we keep holding people here in idleness for a very long period of time, then we are going to have problems wherever we put them.” Edwina Currie seeks to clarify her ‘tongue-in-cheek’ suggestion that a brothel would be needed in the Oxfordshire village close to where asylum seekers could be housed, and even has another suggestion - use the famed ‘asylum hotels’ as courts to help “send them home” Edwina Currie was...

Farage Skips Out On Clacton By-Election Results

Times Radio’s Rosie Wright rushed to Clacton straight from the studio to catch a glimpse of Nigel Farage, who should be feeling “emboldened” and “bullish” after his party’s by-election victory. But where is he? Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscriptio...

The Fight For The Right Will Be The Next ‘Crucial Developement’ In UK Politics | Sir John Curtice

“The battle between Conservative and Reform that is probably going to be the principal battle in the next few months.” Nigel Farage needs to prove his party is still “clearly the principal party of the right”, says pollster John Curtice. John Curtice was speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen every Friday, from 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.theti...

Why The Sauerkraut Diet Is Sweeping Through Trump's Cabinet

A new diet is sweeping through President Trump’s cabinet — and it involves eating huge amounts of sauerkraut. Health optimisation expert Dr Sean O’Mara says he encouraged officials to eat fermented foods because they benefit “human physiology”. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube c...

Andy Burnham Transformed Manchester - But The Suburbs Haven't Benefitted | Mike Atherton

“I think 30 years ago, population of Manchester was about 1000 people or something in the city centre, and now it's about 100,000. So it's been an incredible transformation. But, you know, in the peripheries, at least, not all the peripheries have benefited from it.” Former England test captain and Times cricket correspondent Mike Atherton, says that there is a clear "contrast" between how the ce...

Reform’s Core Voter Base Is ‘Here To Stay’ | Patrick Maguire

“He can speak directly to his own people, even in the face of quite extreme hostility.” The Clacton by-election proves that no matter how difficult things get for Reform, Nigel Farage’s outfit will always have a core voter base to turn to, says chief political commentator for The Times Patrick Maguire. Patrick Maguire was speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen every Friday, from 10am-1pm. Read the best of ou...

Everyone Must ‘Recognise The Risks’ Of Wildfires | West Midlands Mayor

“It’s something that’s affecting the whole of the UK.” In light of wildfires in the West Midlands, local Mayor Richard Parker says they will “inevitably” look at improving equipment to deal with wildfires in the future. Richard Parker and Richard Stanton were speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Friday-Sunday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journali...

Manchester's 'Boom' Is Not 'Reaching' The Suburbs

Manchester has undergone an “extraordinary boom”, says The Times’s Mike Atherton. However, he adds that not all of the surrounding areas have benefited from the city’s transformation. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinev...