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London Falling Part 2: The Truth - The Sunday Story
26:26|In this special two part podcast, Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times, Gabriel Pogrund, is joined by the preeminent investigative journalist and author Patrick Radden Keefe.On a cold November night in 2019, 19 year old Zac Brettler jumped to his death from the balcony of a luxury London apartment. Police concluded it was suicide, however, under Radden Keefe's forensic microscope together with Gabriel's own Sunday Times investigation, serious questions are raised about what really happened that night, and whether it was suicide after all. It's a tale rooted in London's criminal underground, and now the subject of Radden Keefe's latest book, London Falling.In episode 2: What really happened on the night Zac died? Gabriel gets hold of some crucial new evidence which calls into question the Met Police's investigation.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryHost: Gabriel Pogrund - Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times.Guest: Patrick Radden Keefe.Producer: Dave Creasey.Executive Producer: Kate FordWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: The dead teenager, the lying suspect and the black box that proves itPhoto: The Times, design by Cecilia Tombesi.Click here to buy London Falling at the times bookshop.
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London Falling Part 1: The Fall - The Saturday Story
34:56|In this special two part podcast, Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times, Gabriel Pogrund, is joined by the preeminent investigative journalist and author Patrick Radden Keefe.On a cold November night in 2019, 19 year old Zac Brettler jumped to his death from the balcony of a luxury London apartment. Police concluded it was suicide, however, under Radden Keefe's forensic microscope together with Gabriel's own Sunday Times investigation, serious questions are raised about what really happened that night, and whether it was suicide after all. It's a tale rooted in London's criminal underground, and now the subject of Radden Keefe's latest book, London Falling.In this episode we hear about how a young man, born into a wealthy family, become embroiled with a notorious London gangster.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryHost: Gabriel Pogrund - Whitehall editor at The Sunday TimesGuest: Patrick Radden KeefeProducer: Dave Creasey.Executive Producer: Kate FordWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: The dead teenager, the lying suspect and the black box that proves itPhoto: The Times, design by Cecilia Tombesi.Click here to buy London Falling at the times bookshop.
INVESTIGATION: Is your sofa toxic?
31:25|For decades UK sofas have contained chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and infertility because of uniquely strict fire rules. Up to a fifth of their foam consists of a chemical not used in any other country’s sofas, but is now classed “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organisation. So how deadly is your sofa, why is the UK an outlier and are things set to improve?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Martina Lees, senior property reporter, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Edward DrummondWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Sitting comfortably? Your sofa is among the most toxic on Earth
Trump's ceasefire with Iran - what’s in it and what next
29:09|After mounting hostilities and Trump’s threats that ‘a whole civilization will die’ unless Iran backs down, Tehran and Washington have agreed to a two week ceasefire. Now, they’re discussing a ten-point plan to permanently end the war. But is this the end of the fighting or just a pause? What’s in the peace plan? And has this conflict taught Iran that it can hold the world to ransom?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producers: Olivia Case and Sophie McNulty.We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: What’s in Iran’s ten-point ceasefire plan? Trump’s stumbling blocks examinedFurther listening: The West Bank land grab no one’s watchingClips: BBC, CNN, AP, CSPAN, NDTV, The Mary Trump Podcast. Photo: Getty Images.
The West Bank land grab no one’s watching
30:43|With the world’s attention fixed on the war in Iran, Israeli settler gangs are rapidly and violently expanding outposts in the West Bank – seemingly with impunity. So, what’s it like on the ground? Is the Israeli government softening to the ‘extremist’ settler movement? And will settlers ever be held accountable? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Richard Spencer, world affairs correspondent, The TimesHost: Manveen RanaProducers: Sophie McNulty, Taryn SiegelWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Israel’s settlers seize their chance to snatch land in West BankFurther listening: The Board of Peace: the new UN or Trump’s vanity project?Clips: CNN, France 24, BBC, CBS, ABC 7, Middle East Eye.Photo: Getty Images.
INVESTIGATION: Inside Britain’s biggest Ponzi scheme
35:04|Thousands of pensioners invested their life savings into London Capital and Finance before it was revealed to be the UK’s biggest ever Ponzi scheme. Now, new Times reporting shows how the millions in investments were lavishly spent by LCF’s founders. So how was a scheme on this scale allowed to take root in the first place?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuests: Jim Armitage, contributing editor, The Sunday Times.Antonia Summer, investor in LCF.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Harry Stott, Callum Martin.We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Inside Britain’s biggest Ponzi scheme: where did £237m go?Clips: Rehman Chisti MP / Facebook.Photo: Getty Images.
Will voters back "the poster boy for the far-right"?
28:51|Hungary goes to the polls on Sunday and for the first time in sixteen years, Donald Trump’s right-wing ally Viktor Orbán might lose his iron grip on power. But who is this man who’s ruled the country for so long? What do we know about the man who could unseat him? And what would a loss for Orbán mean for the populist right and for Europe as a whole?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuests: Peter Conradi, Europe editor, The Sunday TimesVictor Sebestyen, journalist and author covering Eastern Europe & RussiaHost: Luke JonesProducer: Sophie McNulty, Olivia CaseWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Who is Peter Magyar, the man hoping to oust Viktor Orban?Clips: Bloomberg, DRM News, Péter Magyar - YouTubePhoto: Getty Images, The Times.