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Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election, after losing a key vote on his housing reforms. Protests have been rocking the country since an 87-year-old woman was evicted on a stretcher. Sánchez is gambling that he can leverage the national fury to strengthen his party’s position, but could it backfire?

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Guest: David Sharrock, Madrid correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Paige Reynolds, Olivia Case

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Read more: Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez: I am calling an early election
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A Sunday Times investigation has found England is in an overprescribing epidemic. Adverse reactions to cocktails of medicines are sending a thousand older people to A&E every day, potentially causing deaths, and costing the NHS billions. So how was this overlooked for so long? And can an already overstretched and underfunded NHS fix the problem?

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Guests:
John Lees, son-in-law of Joseph Darbyshire.
Shaun Lintern, health editor, The Sunday Times.
Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, consultant geriatrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.

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Read more: Dad died after a fall. Was his prescription of 10 drugs to blame?
Further listening: The neuroscientists reconsidering near-death experiences
Photo: John and Angela Lees and family.
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When Times reporter Sasha Nugara fell for a charismatic musician she met online, she didn’t imagine she would end up in a coercive relationship. But love bombing quickly soured into manipulation and violence, and Sasha decided to break free – and seek justice.

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Read by: Sasha Nugara, property reporter and columnist, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Producers: Paige Reynolds, Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: I’m 26. I never imagined I would be the victim of domestic abuse
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes is one of the world’s greatest living explorers. After he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020, he continued to speak publicly about his career and illness. That is, until 2024. Since then, he hasn’t been seen publicly, and many of those closest to him haven’t been able to reach him. So what is happening with Fiennes?

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Guests:
Ben Ellery, deputy chief reporter, The Times
Alex Millington-Cotes, Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson
Host: Luke Jones
Producer: Robyn Simon
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Read more: Ranulph Fiennes ‘back home’ after living in care under assumed names
Clips: CNN, Chartwell Speakers, BBC.
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In one of the biggest scandals in English football history, Manchester City football club was found guilty this week on all charges of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. So how did we get here? What will happen to Man City, and what does the scandal mean for the future of English football?

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Guest: Martyn Ziegler, chief sports reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott.
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Read more: Manchester City verdict: what happens next?
Further listening: The man who revealed Infantino’s world cup disaster
Clips: BBC, Sky, talkSPORT, ITV, @LouietheReporter via YouTube, ITN.
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