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The Story

The Story

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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.


The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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Times Newspapers Limited 2024
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Episodes
  • How Putin is dividing NATO
    Jul 7 2026

    NATO is gathering in Turkey for its annual summit, and defence spending, Iran and Ukraine are all on the agenda. But behind the scenes there are warnings that Putin is planning his next attack - on a NATO country. So what might that aggression look like? And is the alliance ready?


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


    Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.

    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Producers: Olivia Case and Shabnam Grewal.


    We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

    Read more: Putin the agent of chaos revelling in division between US and Europe

    Further listening: Defence spending: too little too late?

    Clips: France 24, @MaxAfterburnerusa / YouTube, @joeycontinonews / YouTube, TVP Info, BBC, Sky, The Guardian, GB News, Fox News, USA Today, CBC.

    Photo: Getty Images.

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    30 mins
  • Introducing | Posh George: The criminal behind Farage
    Jul 6 2026

    Today, we bring you the first episode of a new series from one of our sister podcasts, The Times Investigates. Posh George: The criminal behind Farage


    The Sunday Times’s Insight team investigate how the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage - who could hold the keys to Number 10 - has come to depend upon a crypto evangelist, gambler and fraudster.


    Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.


    Listen to Episode 2 and the full series right now.


    Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal

    Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage

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    26 mins
  • Who still counts as Native American in 2026? - The Sunday Story
    Jul 5 2026

    As the United States marks 250 years of modern America, a country founded on freedom, liberty, and justice, for Native Americans, that history reads very differently. After centuries of oppression, survival, and the ongoing reclamation of culture, what does it mean to be Native American today? And why does the question of who has the right to claim that identity remain so deeply contested?


    This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


    Guest: Louise Callaghan, senior US correspondent, The Sunday Times.

    Host: Manveen Rana.

    Producer: Dave Creasey.

    We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

    Read more: Who still counts as Native American in 2026?

    Photo: Tailyr Irvine for the Sunday Times Magazine.

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    29 mins
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