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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, until 2024. Since then, he hasn’t been seen publicly, and many of those closest to him haven’t been able to reach him. So what is happening with Fiennes?

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Guests:
Ben Ellery, deputy chief reporter, The Times
Alex Millington-Cotes, Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson
Host: Luke Jones
Producer: Robyn Simon
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Read more: Ranulph Fiennes ‘back home’ after living in care under assumed names
Clips: CNN, Chartwell Speakers, BBC.
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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 did we get here? What will happen to Man City, and what does the scandal mean for the future of English football?

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Guest: Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott.
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Read more: Manchester City verdict: what happens next?
Further listening: The man who revealed Infantino’s world cup disaster
Clips: BBC, Sky, talkSPORT, ITV, @LouietheReporter via YouTube, ITN.
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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 electricity, much more expensive than the US and even most European countries? And while Andy Burnham is promising radical plans to bring them down, will this be enough?
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Guest: Tom Whipple, science writer and special correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott.
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Read more: Why does the UK have the most expensive energy in Europe?
Further listening: Does Britain have an energy security problem?
Clips: DWS News, Sky News, ITV, Channel 4, Martin Lewis Youtube.
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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, and what it’s been like awaiting her final hours. Thirty years on from her trial, she wonders, would she have gotten the same sentence in 2026?

Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence, murder, and sexual abuse.

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Guest: Olivia Empson, US correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Christa Pike: ‘I have a kinship with Lindsay Clancy’
Further listening: He went to jail for exposing America’s darkest 9/11 secret. Should Trump pardon him?
Clips: WBIR, Times Radio, PBS, CBS, VICE News.
Photo: Tennessee Department of Corrections/Reuters.
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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 set out a series of major proposals, including an end to the triple lock, the abolition of first-past-the-post and closer ties with Europe. At the heart of his national project is a care service free at the point of use. Burnham has set out his vision which promises to put Britain on a different road. But can he persuade the country to buy it?

Guests:
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Ben Riley-Smith, political editor, The Sunday Times

Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
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