Netflix's latest hit, Baby Reindeer, is a fictional account of a real-life stalking, which our guest has experienced, too. So what happens in complicated stalking cases, when the lines between criminality, complicity and consent are blurred?

If you've been affected by any of the issues we've talked about today, do have a look at Paladin, the charity that Sarah used for help at paladinservice.co.uk.

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Guest:  Sarah Ditum, writer for The Times and The Sunday Times, and author of Toxic: Women, Fame and the Noughties. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Baby Reindeer © 2024 / Official Trailer / Netflix / creator: Richard Gadd

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Further listening: Sextapes, gossip blogs, and Paris Hilton: How the noughties went toxic

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They were some of the most turbulent years of British politics as Prime Minister Theresa May steered her Brexit deal, via unprecedented disasters and triumphs, through parliament. The ultimate insider, Tim Shipman, Sunday Times’ chief political commentator was there throughout and shares new revelations and his unfiltered reflections on the politicians who led us through it all.

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Guest: Tim Shipman, chief political commentator, The Sunday Times and author of No Way Out: From the Backstop to Boris

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: BBC News, Channel 4 News and 5 News.

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After 13 months in power, First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned - and for the second time in as many years the SNP is looking for a new leader. So, how did it come to this for the once-dominant party? And what could it mean for the general election and the campaign for Scottish independence?

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Guests: Kieran Andrews, Scottish Political Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: STV News, The Guardian, Sky News, ITV News, SNP, Financial Times, The Sun.

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As the war in Gaza grinds on, and US President Joe Biden comes under increasing pressure to curb Israel's most serious military excesses, his administration has - for the first time ever - announced it's considering imposing sanctions on one specific Israeli Army unit. So what is the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, and why is it in America’s sights?

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Guests: Gabrielle Weiniger, Times Correspondent based in Israel.

Host: Manveen Rana

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The prospect of internal conflict, as depicted in Alex Garland’s new film ‘Civil War’, is no longer regarded as an impossibility in America. With millions of guns in circulation, militia membership on the rise, and citizens relocating along ideological lines, could the US descend into a new civil war?

Guests:

• Sarah Baxter, Director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting.
• Barbara F Walter, Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California in San Diego.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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A group of former teachers and a cryptocurrency trader are teaching at a suspected illegal school, Universallkidz in Manchester, in which children are being educated to become the next generation of conspiracy theorists. The Times’ Tom Ball went undercover as a teacher to find out more.

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Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

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Mentioned in this episode: Hope Sussex school trains next generation of conspiracy theorists

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William Hague sits down with Azeem Azhar, entrepreneur, investor and one of the world’s leading thinkers on artificial intelligence, to discuss how tech could be the great equaliser, how we must control it and how the world will be unrecognisable in 5 years time. 

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Guest: Azeem Azhar, entrepreneur, investor, author, thought leader.

Host: William Hague.

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After two years of legal disputes and political debate, Parliament has approved the government's Rwanda bill to send asylum seekers from the UK to be processed in east Africa. The question now: when will the first plane to Kigali depart? And will this be a political win for Rishi Sunak who says he wants to 'stop the boats'? 

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times. 

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With young people in Britain and across the world increasingly reliant on smartphones, and many teens now openly admitting they’re addicted to social media, could an entire generation be suffering serious and irreversible damage, and what should we as a society do to stop it?

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Guest: Helen Rumbelow, Times Feature Writer and Columnist.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

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India's PM Narendra Modi is favoured to win a third term as 970 million voters hit the polls in a six-week general election. Using an aggressive digital campaign, he’s doubling down on Hindu nationalism and promising more development. However, crackdowns on opposition and the press have intensified during his decade-long leadership, raising concerns about the future of India's secular democracy. 

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Guest: Philip Sherwell, Asia correspondent, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Maveen Rana. 

Clips: ANI, Reuters, DW News, BBC, CNN, The Wire, Brut India. 

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The call came in the dead of night. “Are you on your own?” the man said. “I’ve got in with some bad people and they’ve locked me in a flat and they want £5,000 to release me.” The caller was Mark Menzies, the Conservative MP for Fylde in Lancashire.

The Times investigation reveals a litany of allegations involving sex, drugs and a drunk dog. Mark Menzies disputes all the allegations, and says he “fully complied with all the rules for declarations.”

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Guest: Billy Kenber, Senior Investigations Reporter, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Further listening: The council house row Angela Rayner can't shake.  

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