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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.
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True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino and Daisy Ridley talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet exper ...
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One Decision

Situation Room Studios

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Tough decisions rattle us all to the core. But for our guests on One Decision— the choices they are up against can also shape history. No pressure! They take us through all of their doubts, emotions and—sometimes unexpected--consequences. A fresh take on foreign policy. Hear the former head of Mi6, Sir Richard Dearlove alongside international journalists as they analyse, interview, and discuss.
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Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those who were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War. Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole range of Cold War experiences. Hosts Ian Sanders, James Chilcott, and Peter Ryan bring your ears into the heart of the Cold War. Reading a history book is one thing, but hearing a human voice, with every breath, hesitation and intonation brings a whole new dimension to understanding what it was ...
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If you wish to know what it’s really like to make the life and death decisions portrayed in the movies by James Bond or on TV by Homeland's, Cary Matherson, then Black Spy Podcast is the show for you. If you're interested in the clandestine world of secret intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism and national security, then this definitely your must listen Podcast! Every week, along with a different successful or famous guest who's always been interested in the secret services, ex officer, ...
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The Illuminati - the infamous conspiratorial obsession - wasn't always that way. It was the work of one man that brought the illuminati from obscure to omnipresent - John Todd. In the 1970s, Todd burst into the public eye with tales of secret societies and dark rituals, claiming to be an ex-witch linked to human sacrifices among the elite. But as his tales spread and followers grew, his web of secrets unraveled, and ultimately - he vanished. 'Cover Up: The Conspiracy Tapes' exposes the twist ...
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"Essential listening..." Why the US and UK went to war in Iraq and its legacy. Gordon Corera investigates. Twenty years ago a US-led coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The UK was America's main partner. For many it remains a war based on a lie. So why did it happen? Why was Washington so fixed on regime change in Iraq? And why did the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, commit the UK to taking part? The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera seeks to find new answers to ...
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How to get on a Watchlist

Encyclopedia Geopolitica

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From the team at Encyclopedia Geopolitica, “How to get on a Watchlist” is a podcast about dangerous acts, organizations, and people. In each episode, we sit down with leading experts to discuss the risks they pose, and how to stop them. From assassinations and airliner shootdowns, through to kidnappings and coups, we’ll examine each of these threats through the lenses of both the dangerous actors behind them, and the agencies around the world seeking to stop them. In the interest of operatio ...
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Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy—a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals to clandestine institutions, Cover Up exposes deceit, deception, and the abuse of power. Season one uncovers the story of The Ministry of Secrets, one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War. At its heart is a missing person — a wartime hero and international celebrity. But that’s just the ...
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Join Academy- Award winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) as he discusses the latest James Bond film, Skyfall.In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
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The Outlander After Show recaps, reviews and discusses episodes of Starz's Outlander. Show Summary: After serving as a British Army nurse in World War II, Claire Randall is enjoying a second honeymoon in Scotland with husband Frank, an MI6 officer looking forward to a new career as an Oxford historian. Suddenly, Claire is transported to 1743 and into a mysterious world where her freedom and life are threatened. To survive, she marries Jamie Fraser, a strapping Scots warrior with a complicate ...
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Enter the Boardroom lifts the veil on the secretive world of boards, giving you the information you need to get more board roles and become better board members. Join Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings as he sits down with the extraordinary people shaping today's and tomorrow's boardrooms.
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Blethered

Sean McDonald

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Glasgow & Barcelona based podcast, hosted by Sean McDonald. Sean interviews people from various segments of society, discussing serious topics with Scottish humour. From life stories, to social commentary and discussion on current topics, modern culture and more. Contact at seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Banff Spy Podcast

Iona Reid, Beth Sivewright and Richard Broom

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The Banff Spy Podcast comes to you from the Northeast of Scotland. We'll be talking to people in our area but we will also be reaching out for interesting stories from around the world. If you would like to take part in our podcasts, please contact us (details below)Producer: Iona ReidSenior Reporter: Beth SivewrightSpiritual Adviser: Richard Broom. To contact us please email Richard on info@rids.co.uk
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Welcome to UK News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to stay updated on the latest news from the UK, covering politics, culture, business, and more. Whether you're a UK resident, an expat, or simply interested in British affairs, UK News Daily is your reliable source. Tune in every day to be well-informed and to stay ...
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Leading Professional People

Laura Empson and Tony Hall

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Professor Laura Empson and Tony Hall, Lord Hall of Birkenhead, explore the crucial leadership questions currently facing professional organisations and their leaders. They uncover the complicated, messy and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professionals. Laura and Tony interview senior leaders from some of the most successful global professional organisations, including EY, Slaughter & May, MI6, Spencer Stuart and the BBC. And they build on their own insights from their lifetimes ...
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Best-selling author, rock star historian and world-renowned thinker Peter Frankopan introduces his podcast: I’ve Been Thinking...with Peter Frankopan. Peter talks to experts, academics and thinkers about current affairs and cutting-edge research that often do not get covered in the mainstream media.
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Macro Matters

Millennium Global

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Millennium Global's podcast, Macro Matters, discusses a range of topics relating to foreign exchange and investment currency management. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed in this content are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Millennium Global or any of the funds/accounts it manages or any of its Portfolio Managers. This information is intended for Professional Clients only. Millennium Global does not target retail clients. This infor ...
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Aimen Dean was an Al-Qaeda bombmaker who had sworn an oath of allegiance to Osama Bin Laden. He eventually defected to work for the British Security Services as a spy for seven and a half years, before his cover was blown by ex-US Vice President Cheney. We talk about his motivations for taking up arms, the part that radicalisation played, becoming …
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(0:10): Nigel Farage Announces MP Candidacy in Clacton, Vows to Challenge Labour and Tories on Immigration and Economy (2:07): China Detains Couple for Allegedly Spying for Britain's MI6, Escalating Tensions Further (3:58): Keir Starmer Reaffirms Labour's Commitment to Costly Nuclear Deterrence Amid Election Lead (6:03): UK's Warmest Spring on Reco…
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Imagine this: You're scrolling through Instagram, TikTok or even Facebook, and suddenly you get a message from someone who seems genuinely interested in you. The conversation quickly turns flirtatious, and before you know it, you've shared personal photos and information. And then, the unthinkable happens. The person on the other end reveals their …
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Columbia University Professor and Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz is one of the world's best-known economists—and one of the most outspoken. He's locked horns with a fellow Nobel laureate, the neoliberal economist Milton Friedman, and openly criticizes globalization. He sits down with One Decision's resident spymaster, Sir Richard Dearlove, and g…
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Shuo Chen is an investor, board member and faculty member at IOVC, Stanford, UC Berkeley, EY, California Mental Health Commission, Google Female Founders, Reed Smith, Forbes China and Decode amongst others. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: How have you built your plural career? (2:36) How should board members be thinking about the future of work? (…
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The 1860 ‘Damascus Events’ saw Syrian Christians murdered by their Sunni Muslim neighbours in a brutal genocidal moment that reshaped the late Ottoman Empire. It’s an example of how previously harmonious communities can descend into brutal violence in a very short time span. But in the Ottoman Empire’s response to the violence, it’s also an example…
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(0:10): UK Teen Makes Medical History with Groundbreaking Brain Implant Reducing Seizures by 80% (2:01): Security Officer on Trial for Plotting Kidnap, Rape, and Murder of TV Star Holly Willoughby (4:35): IFS Slams Labour and Tories for Dodging Tough Tax Decisions Ahead of Election (6:20): UK First-Time Buyers Face 61% Mortgage Spike Amid Soaring H…
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How does a San Francisco born Silicon Valley entrepreneur, "as American as apple-pie", become a vital intelligence asset for the Soviet Bloc? Hear the chilling tale of one James Harper, from national security reporter and the host of Spy Valley: Zach Dorfman. (Hear more from Zach here: https://brazen.fm/podcasts/spy-valley/) From SPYSCAPE, the HQ o…
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Conspiracy Theories - Or an epithet to hide used to hide inconvenient truths? Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0006 This week's Black Spy Podcast looks at the phenomenon of conspiracy theories and asks the question, are the powers that be attempting to fool us by labelling issues of covert manipulation or control as theories of conspiracy. Inde…
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In this comprehensive narrative, Imre recounts his life from his birth in 1936 in Hungary to his emigration to the West after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. He discusses the influence of his family’s Hungarian and German heritage, his father’s work in the oil industry, and the impact of World War II and communist rule on his upbringing. The account…
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Richard Armitage, a former Deputy Secretary of State for the George W. Bush administration and a Reagan-era Republican has been deeply involved in America's security and defense policy in the Indo-Pacific region, continuing to represent the United States in trips abroad, joining high-level delegations including a visit to Taipei in May to attend th…
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Dominic Joseph co-founded Captify, the world’s second largest independent holder of search data, after Google. Now a plural NED and Chair of tech scale-ups, Dominic is also founding partner at Creative Capital Ventures Group, a growth consultancy for post Series-A companies. Tune in to his discussion with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to hear his thou…
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(0:10): Sir Ian McKellen, 85, Expected to Fully Recover After Stage Fall During "Henry IV" Performance (1:54): Reform UK Candidate Quits Race Over 2010 BNP Endorsement in North West Essex (3:35): Man Gets Life Sentence for Luring, Murdering Retired Teacher in Scotland (5:29): 24-Year-Old Critically Injured in Aberavon Dog Attack Amid Rising UK Inci…
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Venture into the True Spies vaults, as we take a look back at the extraordinary story of CIA Operations Officer: Doug London. Doug only has one shot to recruit one of Al-Qaeda's key facilitators. He must find common ground with a man with a vastly different background and belief system. Lives hang in the balance. He has to succeed. From SPYSCAPE, t…
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Listen on Infamous to the story about stay-at-home mom Ruby Franke breaking bad. She starts a YouTube channel, joining a popular niche of Mormon women sharing their lives online as mommy vloggers. Bu she’s then accused of child abuse and more, alongside a controversial female therapist with whom she begins sharing a bed. Hear The Truth about Ruby F…
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(0:10): Teen Dies in Tragic Tree Incident; Three Arrested for Manslaughter in Nottinghamshire (1:51): AI 'Lie Detectors': New Hurdle for UK Tourists Entering Europe Post-Brexit (3:45): Jeremy Corbyn Runs Independent in Islington North, Vows to Defend NHS Against Austerity and Privatization (5:57): Stark Gap: Eton Students Enjoy 140 Times More Green…
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Critical Thinking - Was D-Day really the turning point of WW2 (Part 2)? Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0005 This week’s Black Spy Podcast turns its attention to the D-Day, WW2 and wars in general. On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred on the 6th of June in 1944, we see that the event has been utilised to distort to an …
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What has been going on with James Bond this year? You wait around for news for months and then... well, nothing much happens. It has been a very quiet year so far in terms of 007 big screen developments, but there has been Bond content flowing elsewhere in the literary, comics, and gaming wings of the franchise. We take a close look at the state of…
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In this riveting account, Tilo recounts his experiences as an East German soldier during the final months of East Germany. He details the rising political awareness among soldiers, and his fear that his unit will be asked to shoot on demonstrators also provides a personal perspective on the pivotal moments leading up to and following the fall of th…
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(0:10): Starmer Unveils Transformative Labour Manifesto: Economic Growth, Public Services, and New Tax Plans (2:25): UK Cancer Care Crisis: Half of Centers Face Delays Amid Radiologist Shortage, Parties Promise Solutions (4:17): Conservative School Budget Cuts: £3.5bn Reduction Risks Closures and Staff Cuts (6:15): Seemingly Ordinary Nurse Convicte…
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The Conservative Party is on track to see fourteen years in power end, when the United Kingdom votes next month. A popular left-wing figure and co-host of The Trawl podcast Marina Purkiss discusses with One Decision's resident spymaster and Conservative figure Sir Richard Dearlove what a Labour government takeover led by Sir Keir Starmer would mean…
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Living standards are through the floor, while living costs are through the roof. 14 years of a Conservative government have culminated in record numbers of people living in poverty - and a now gargantuan disparity between those who are rich and those who aren’t. However, no one is immune from debt, and certainly not from the shame, embarrassment, s…
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Anne de Kerckhove is Chair of Eagle Eye Solutions, and SID & Committee Chair at 888 Holdings and Blackbird plc. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: How have your exec successes at SAAS scale-ups informed your non-exec work? (2:23) What are the key metrics boards need to focus on? (3:54) How much detail should boards ask for? (5:44) What do boards need…
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Iran is rarely out of the news at the moment: from the death of President Raisi (which we covered in our last Conflicted Community episode), to the rumours of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s illness, and with unrest inside the country ever present, it feels like a country at the precipice. So this week, we again look to Persia to make sense of what Iran’…
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(0:10): Thornaby FC Slammed for Disbanding Female Teams; Lionesses Lead Outcry Against Gender Discrimination (2:17): Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross Resigns Amid Expense Scandal and Party Tensions (3:55): UK's Youngest Knife Murderers: 12-Year-Olds Convicted in Brutal Killing of 19-Year-Old Shawn Seesahai (5:59): Reform UK Candidate's Con…
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Brand new from SPYSCAPE Studios - True Spies: Debriefs. In each of these new episodes, we'll dive back behind the scenes with some of our favourite True Spies, from episodes past. This week, ex-CIA operations officer Douglas London discusses how empathy, an undervalued tool in the spy's arsenal, played a crucial role in bringing in active Al Qaeda …
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(0:10): 11 Arrested After Bristol Stabbings: Police Enforce 24-Hour Stop-and-Search to Combat Knife Crime (1:58): Labour Set for Landslide Victory as Conservatives Face Historic Defeat in UK Election (4:01): Hydraulic Malfunction Sparks Cargo Fire on British Airways A319; Five Injured at Stuttgart Airport (5:42): Lib Dems Propose 3 New National Par…
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Critical Thinking - Was D-Day really the turning point of WW2 (Part 1)? Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0004 This week’s Black Spy Podcast turns its attention to the D-Day, WW2 and wars in general. On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred on the 6th of June in 1944, we see that the event has been utilised to distort to an …
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This episode is brought to you by the CNN Original Series Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game which premieres 2nd June 2024 and is available now on BBC Iplayer). The series tracks the spies operating behind the scenes in the 1980s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. This razor-sharp series examines the tenuousness of glo…
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(0:10): Renowned TV Doctor Michael Mosley Missing on Greek Island, Massive Search Effort Underway (2:23): Salesforce to Invest £3.1bn in London AI Center, Creating Jobs and Boosting Innovation (4:23): Revolutionary 10-Minute Brain Scan Predicts Dementia 9 Years Early with 80% Accuracy (7:00): Strictly Scandal: Giovanni Pernice Faces Legal Battle Am…
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In the mid-1970s, a man burst onto the evangelical scene with a shocking tale: claiming to be a former witch involved in human sacrifices among elite circles. After converting to Christianity, he toured the nation warning of hidden Satanists and spoke about a secret organization known as the Illuminati. John Todd preached salvation to frightened co…
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(0:10): Imperial College Surpasses Oxford and Cambridge in Global University Rankings, Secures 2nd Spot Behind MIT (2:18): Vaughan Gething Faces No-Confidence Vote Amid Controversy, Refuses to Resign as Welsh Labour Fractures (3:52): Ex-Labour Candidate Faiza Shaheen Runs as Independent, Citing Islamophobia and Lack of Support (6:03): Blaze Erupts …
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Lord Charles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington, CBE, is Chair of Moelis & Co, Balfour Beatty Plc, Global Media & Entertainment Group, and The Invictus Games. Listen to his conversation with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to hear his thoughts on: As a CEO and NED, what have you learnt from your Chairs which you now replicate as a Chair? (2:26) What are t…
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Belarus has spent the past 30 years under the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya challenged his rule after her husband was imprisoned by the regime, only two days after he declared his intention to run for office. She is now living as the exiled Belarusian opposition leader and sits down with One Decision…
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(0:10): Sunak and Starmer Clash in Fiery ITV Debate Over Taxes, NHS, and Immigration (2:17): Ransomware Attack on Synnovis Cripples NHS Hospitals, Disrupts Critical Pathology Services (3:52): DNA Links Abandoned Newborns Found in London; Police Seek Woman for Clues (5:46): UK Child Poverty Crisis: 2.5 Million Kids Below Breadline, Some Areas Hit 80…
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Becoming something of a conspiracy theory himself, no one is fully sure what ever happened to John Todd after his fall from grace. There are many theories, but little proof. Until now. Find out what really happened to John Todd, as well as some shocking details about his life. Unlock all episodes of The Conspiracy Tapes, ad-free, right now by subsc…
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Join chief historian of the National Parks: Robert K Sutton, as he tells the story of Nazis on the Potomac, and those sworn to secrecy at Fort Hunt... From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Max Bower. Music by Nick Ryan. Robert K Sutton is the author of Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Se…
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(0:10): Rupert Murdoch, 93, Marries Retired Marine Biologist Elena Zhukova, 67, in Lavish Bel-Air Ceremony (2:13): D-Day's 80th Anniversary: WWII Veterans and World Leaders Unite for Historic Commemoration (4:24): Sunak's Early Election Call Causes Tory Chaos as Starmer Gains Momentum in Tight PM Race (6:03): Tommy Robinson Leads Massive Protest in…
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