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After a series of reports about individual failing maternity trusts in England, a national report is published today. It says women are not being listened to, racism is systemic, regulators are failing and triage is not working. So how did things get so bad? What do families think of the report's findings? And will it finally force a change in England’s woeful maternity care?

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Guests:

Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times
Poppy Koronka, health correspondent, The Times
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Olivia Case and Micaela Arneson.

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Read more: Ockenden review: Three hospital bosses were awarded CBEs
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Andy Burnham now looks a shoe in for number 10, and he has grand plans for the UK economy. One thing many have been crying out for is scrapping the triple lock on pensions, which has been a boon for pensioners, but a drag on public finances. So will Burnham be brave enough to get rid of it? And what else might he do to boost our stagnating economy?

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Guest: Jack Barnett, economics correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Harry Stott, Harry Bligh.
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Read more: Andy Burnham’s advisers back scrapping pension triple lock
Further listening: Have PM resignations become a new British disease?

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The British island of St Helena in the South Atlantic lies more than 1,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Recently, it's been gripped by scandal. When a surgeon arrived in 2015, he was meant to transform healthcare on the island. Instead, patients suffered catastrophic harm. So what happens when a dangerous surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands?

The Surgeon of St Helena is an Audio Always podcast. You can listen to the whole series here.

Host: Luke Jones
Producers: Louisa Adams and Dave Creasey.
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Photo: Jon Tonks.
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What happened when Times feature writer Sophia Money-Coutts was invited onboard the first ever Killing Kittens sex cruise ship in the Mediterranean? Well, strap in, as Sophia’s takes us below deck, metaphorically, mostly, to find out.

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Read by: Sophia Money Coutts, feature writer, The Times.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: What happened on my Killing Kittens sex cruise in the Med?
Image: Olivia West for the Times Magazine.
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When the Boshyn twins’ hometown was occupied by Russia at the start of the Ukraine war, their lives took drastically different turns; one fought for Ukraine, the other for Russia. How did they end up on opposing sides? And as both Russia and Ukraine make territorial gains, who currently has the upper hand?

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Guest: Jack Clover, Assistant Foreign Editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.

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Read more: Four years of horror in Ukraine’s ‘forgotten Bucha’
Further listening: What Iranians really think of Trump’s peace deal.
Clips: BBC, India Today, RIA Novosti, Smotrim.
Photo: The Boshyn family.
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