A strict conservatorship, control of her finances, breakdowns, nonstop media pressure and divorce. It's been one hell of a journey for the Princess of Pop, but the latest news that Britney Spears has entered rehab leaves fans asking the question, will she ever be truly free?

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Read by: Helen Rumbelow, feature writer for the Times.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

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Read more: Controlled, hounded, scarred. Could Britney Spears ever truly be free?

Clips: NBC, ABC, CNN, hugebritneyfan, britneyonline.

Music: Baby One More Time - Britney Spears - Sony Music Entertainment.

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Yesterday afternoon in Manchester, a man was found guilty of a brutal rape for which an innocent person had been wrongly jailed for more than 17 years. We bring you a special update to our groundbreaking podcast series Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson Story, which first highlighted this tragic miscarriage of justice.

You can listen to the full series on The Times Investigates feed: https://pod.fo/e/3256f8

Hosts: Will Roe & Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent.

Producer: Will Roe.

Clips: Greater Manchester Police.

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If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales

NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault

Criminal Cases Review Commission

Appeal - Charity and law practice

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The prime minister says he's "furious" over the latest twist in the Epstein scandal, amid revelations the child sex offender’s former friend Peter Mandelson was appointed British ambassador to the US despite failing security vetting. For months, ​​Keir Starmer insisted his ambassador was properly appointed. Today, he admitted this was not the case. So, what went wrong? And what does it mean for the future of Starmer’s government?

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Guests:

• Ollie Cole, Times Radio newsroom reporter
• Leigh Turner, former Ambassador to Austria and Ukraine

Host: Carolyn Quinn

Producers: Sandra Mitchell, Sofia Johanson

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Read more: Keir Starmer ‘furious’ over Peter Mandelson vetting failure

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