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The News Agents
Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The…
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The News AgentsVisas, Tickets... Trump: Why this World Cup feels hard to love? - The Sports Agents
Nedum touches down in USA and joins Gabby & Mark to discuss the opening game of the World Cup 2026; How excited are the locals, dark horses for the tournament…
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Special Report: Belfast riots - how Elon Musk is stoking a new wave of British violence
Belfast was ablaze last night, 24 hours after the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Houses, cars and buses were set on fire during riots across the city. It…
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Is Britain really the least racist country on earth?
This morning Kemi Badenoch put equality laws at the centre of a new political dividing line, pledging that a future Conservative government would scrap the…
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Is Trump impotent?
President Trump told the FTs' Edward Luce that he "called all the shots" over the Iran ceasefire. Shortly before he spoke, Iran had launched missiles at…
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Wes Streeting on why Keir Starmer cannot save himself or his country
It is now hard to imagine that just three weeks ago, Wes Streeting was still serving in Keir Starmer's cabinet. As Health Secretary, Streeting gave the PM one…
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Why has Musk set the mob on innocent random British police officers?
Two police officers - both nominated for bravery awards - have been doxxed on the internet through a Musk disinformation campaign, where he called one a…
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Andoni Iraola & the Premier League's Basque Revolution - The Sports Agents
On Sunday the first contested Presidential elections at Real Madrid for 20 years will take place, so Gabby, Mark & Nedum are joined by Spanish football writer…
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Did Farage incite violence with his call for 'pure cold rage'?
Nigel Farage was accused by many in the Commons today of inciting violence with his call for people to respond to a young man’s murder with "pure cold rage"…
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How did the police let Henry Nowak die?
The footage is almost unbearable to watch. 18 year old Henry Nowak, stabbed and bleeding to death on the floor - telling officers he couldn't breathe - being…
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Is Trump’s America scaring fans off the World Cup?
America is the only major country where visitor numbers fell last year. In fact it had its worst year for international tourism since 2008- barring the…
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How the tech bros of AI are breaking our democracy
In his essay this week on the way forward for Britain, Tony Blair posits that "governing in the age of AI will be the principal challenge. And opportunity" for…
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Has Blair just brought the Labour party together - against him?
The day after Tony Blair spoke to The News Agents we ask whether his comments have started a healthy debate, changed the leadership race, or galvanised the…
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Who's to blame for West Ham's relegation? | Michail Antonio on Bowen's future & England's 'Egos' - The Sports Agents
Mark & Nedum are joined by West Ham's all-time Premier League goalscorer Michail Antonio, days after the club's relegation - ending a 14-year stay in the top…
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Tony Blair on why Britain and Labour are in crisis
Since Keir Starmer took office almost two years ago - the first Labour Prime Minister in 14 years - Tony Blair has been holding his tongue. But that has all…
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Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?
Robert Kenyon, Reform's candidate in Makerfield, was a week on from defending his Facebook Nazi friend when things got ugly. Over the sunny bank holiday…
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How billionaires get away with paying less tax than you
As billionaire wealth soars to unprecedented heights, calls to “tax the rich” are getting louder across the world. But while politicians on the left often…
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What Hulk Hogan taught Trump about politics
Before he was ever taken seriously as a politician, Donald Trump was very much taken seriously in the world of wrestling. His relationship with WWE stretches…
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Spygate 2.0: Should Play-Off Final be CANCELLED? - The Sports Agents
Southampton's failed attempt to appeal their expulsion from the final for spying means that it will be Middlesbrough heading to Wembley to take on Hull in…
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Is Trump still running scared of the Epstein files?
You might not know the name Thomas Massie. But you will know what he did. The Kentucky Republican congressman was one crucial part of the campaign that forced…
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Is there more to Andy Burnham than just the vibes?
Andy Burnham has launched his campaign video for the Makerfield by-election. The first thing you notice is how comfortable he sounds in it. It’s a level of…
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Has Labour reignited the Brexit debate by mistake?
Andy Burnham has ruled out making a Makerfield by-election contest another Brexit referendum. But will it end up being one anyway? The Greater Manchester Mayor…
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Is Andy Burnham about to become Prime Minister?
In a week of endless rumours and leadership speculation, Westminster is once again in turmoil - with both everything and nothing seeming to happen at the same…
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Spygate 2.0 vs Bloodgate & The 'small ball' debate - The Sports Agents
Gabby is joined by rugby legends Ugo Monye and Katy Daley-McLean ahead of Red Roses' Grand Slam decider this weekend - 37 games unbeaten, on the cusp of their…
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Wes Streeting resigns: Is the challenge over - or just beginning?
Wes Streeting cited the unprecedented local election results and the unpopularity of the government as his reason for resigning as health secretary this lunch…
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Could Labour's leadership chaos make Ed Miliband PM?
A key cabinet member, Hilary Benn, was asked this lunch time if Wes Streeting was still the Health Secretary. Astonishingly he said he did not know. Is…
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Starmer refuses to go: Crazy? Or courageous?
Anyone who thought Keir Starmer was about to succumb to pressure from the 80 strong list of MPs who turned against him were in for a shock this morning when…
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Starmer's make or break speech: Will it save him?
It's always risky when a Prime Minister's speech becomes billed as a 'reset' and 'make or break' but Keir Starmer's address this morning was exactly that…
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Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?
The morning after elections, political parties send their leaders out to areas where they outperformed expectations to try and sell a narrative about their…
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SPECIAL REPORT: An election like no other in Birmingham
It’s polling day in elections across Great Britain. Labour is braced for a battering, at the hands of insurgent forces on every side. Birmingham is a microcosm…
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How to beat the 'Big 6' | Inside Premier League's 'best-run' club with Brighton CEO Paul Barber - The Sports Agents
Brighton are known as one of football's best run clubs with a seemingly constant yearly profit margin above £100 million... and today they have officially…
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Money, lies and death: London's criminal underworld with Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing, is back asking questions of those in power. His new best-seller investigates the mysterious…
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Does Donald Trump remember who started the war in Iran?
Donald Trump launched "Project Freedom" over the bank holiday weekend - a "humanitarian gesture", aimed at guaranteeing the safe passage of ships through the…
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Why has Nigel Farage taken £5m from a crypto billionaire?
In the last weeks, the funding of the Reform party has attracted more and more attention. This is a party which tells us they are heading to Downing street, a…
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How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Report might sound like a dry and dusty economic report - and often it is - but today's made for truly shocking reading for…
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Would Kompany want to replace Guardiola at Man City? - The Sports Agents
PSG and Bayern Munich put on one the greatest displays of football in the history of the game on Tuesday night and Vincent Kompany has coached his side of…
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Has antisemitism become a national emergency?
Two men stabbed in broad daylight in Golders Green this morning became the latest victims of what Kemi Badenoch has called a national emergency of…
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Will Starmer's body count prove fatal for his premiership?
Morgan McSweeney was called before MPs to explain HIS version of how Mandelson was hired: was he just finding a great job for a mate? Why hadn’t he responded…
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What will the King's visit really achieve with Trump?
Trump has praised King Charles for pressing on with his US state visit in the wake of Saturday night's shooting, calling him ‘brave’. The President’s comments…
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How liberals lost the fight
In a world of increasing extremes, Liberalism itself has come to be an insult. From 'metropolitan liberal elites' to 'bleeding heart liberals' the liberal…
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Seb Coe | Door open for Russia's return, 'Enhanced Games' threat & Man Utd's new stadium - The Sports Agents
After Liam Rosenior was sacked just 106 days into his 6-year-deal, life-long Chelsea fan & President of World Athletics, Lord Seb Coe joins Gabby and Mark to…
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Has the cabinet given up on Keir Starmer?
Is Keir Starmer a passenger and not a driver in his own government? At the end of a week of crisis management - with a sacked official spilling the beans on…
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Has Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?
Keir Starmer came to power promising to clean up politics and end the games at the top of Westminster. Yet this week has brought another sacking, linked to the…
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How does Keir Starmer recover from the Olly Robbins bombshell?
Olly Robbins - the foreign office top civil servant fired by Keir Starmer on Thursday - gave his version of events today. He described an atmosphere of immense…
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Starmer was told to vet Mandelson first. So why didn’t he?
Keir Starmer is still pleading his case before MPs. Should he have been told about the failed Mandelson vetting by Olly Robbins? Should he have asked? Who’s…
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Did Keir Starmer “lie, lie and lie again" over Mandelson?
That's the charge from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who has called on the Prime Minister to resign today. The Guardian reported last night that Starmer appointed…
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Did the Pope just call Trump a tyrant?
The Pope didn’t mention Trump by name. But speaking to a large congregation on his trip to Cameroon he warned that the world was being "ravaged by tyrants"…
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Have PSG exposed the Premier League? - The Sports Agents
After Liverpool became the SIXTH English club to fall victim to Luis Enrique's all-conquering PSG in the Champions League - does their unique blend of…
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Social media ban for kids: Why is Starmer stalling?
MPs are voting again on a social media ban for U16s today - but the government has only committed to a consultation on the move so as it stands it's unlikely…
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Will the US and China go to war over Iran?
Today, the United States has imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, with JD Vance describing Iran’s earlier actions in the war as "economic terrorism". As…
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Did Trump just kill off Europe's most powerful populist?
Victor Orban has held Hungary in his iron grip for the best part of two decades. He became known as the godfather of populism, overseeing democratic…
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Everything Trump doesn't understand about Iran
The US/Iran war is now 45 or so days old. There has been much analysis, counter analysis, fire and brimstone about its causes, its effects and its aims. Iran…
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Why Golf NEEDS Rory McIlroy to go back-to-back? | The Masters - The Sports Agents
Rory McIlroy returns to Augusta looking to be the 4th man in history to retain the green jacket. His Masters dinner was reportedly the 'most expensive' ever…
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Is Israel already sabotaging the ceasefire?
Did Israel ever sign up to Trump's ceasefire? Did Trump ever ask Netanyahu about Lebanon? The relentless bombing of the south of the country - strikes on…
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Has Trump just capitulated to Iran?
We start with the good news - Iran wasn’t obliterated last night as Trump had threatened this time yesterday. So that’s positive. And an 11th hour temporary…
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Trump: “A whole civilisation will die tonight“
It’s becoming increasingly hard to distinguish between mad rant and nuclear threat these days. Trump has gone off again and whilst this time he was expletive…
The News AgentsAden Durde | How a Londoner cracked the NFL - The Sports Agents
Aden Durde became the first British-born coach to win a Super Bowl when the Seattle Seahawks masterminded a dominant display in California in February. His…
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Q&A: Trump's tantrum, the Midterms and Lewis getting the sh*t kicked out of him
It's been another dizzying week of news and, as we head into Easter, Jon and Lewis stocked up on chocolate and headed into the studio for a special Q&A episode…
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Don’t mourn for NATO, it’s already dead
Trump warned his EU allies yesterday he wouldn’t forget their cowardice and refusal to help his Iran war. Today he went full throttle and said he was…
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Should the King tell Trump to P*ss Off?
“GO GET YOUR OWN OIL!" Just as Donald Trump woke up to begin his latest Truth Social assault on his European allies, berating UK and France for not helping him…
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Is Trump about to put boots on the ground in Iran?
A week ago President Trump was promising peace with Iran. This week he looks set to land marines on Kharg island - with a threat to obliterate it and seize…