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Jane Coates’ daughter Lucy was just 23 when she was shot and killed by her father, while visiting him in Texas. US authorities quickly ruled her death an accident and no charges were brought. But as The Sunday Times reveals holes in Lucy’s father’s account, Jane wants the case reopened.

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Guest:
Katie Tarrant, news reporter for The Sunday Times
Jane Coates, victim’s mother
Sam Littler, victim’s boyfriend and witness
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Julia Webster
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Read more:
Britain failed family’ of girl shot dead by father in Texas
Father shot daughter dead after ‘arguing about Donald Trump
Photo: Picture provided by the family, graphic by Kathia Mestanza
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A strict conservatorship, control of her finances, breakdowns, nonstop media pressure and divorce. It's been one hell of a journey for the Princess of Pop, but the latest news that Britney Spears has entered rehab leaves fans asking the question, will she ever be truly free?

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Read by: Helen Rumbelow, feature writer for the Times.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Controlled, hounded, scarred. Could Britney Spears ever truly be free?
Clips: NBC, ABC, CNN, hugebritneyfan, britneyonline.
Music: Baby One More Time - Britney Spears - Sony Music Entertainment.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Yesterday afternoon in Manchester, a man was found guilty of a brutal rape for which an innocent person had been wrongly jailed for more than 17 years. We bring you a special update to our groundbreaking podcast series Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson Story, which first highlighted this tragic miscarriage of justice.

You can listen to the full series on The Times Investigates feed: https://pod.fo/e/3256f8

Hosts: Will Roe & Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent.
Producer: Will Roe.
Clips: Greater Manchester Police.
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If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:
Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice
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The prime minister says he's "furious" over the latest twist in the Epstein scandal, amid revelations the child sex offender’s former friend Peter Mandelson was appointed British ambassador to the US despite failing security vetting. For months, ​​Keir Starmer insisted his ambassador was properly appointed. Today, he admitted this was not the case. So, what went wrong? And what does it mean for the future of Starmer’s government?

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Guests:
Ollie Cole, Times Radio newsroom reporter
Leigh Turner, former Ambassador to Austria and Ukraine
Host: Carolyn Quinn
Producers: Sandra Mitchell, Sofia Johanson
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Read more: Keir Starmer ‘furious’ over Peter Mandelson vetting failure
Photo: Getty Images.
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The economic ripples caused by the Iran war are beginning to have an impact across the globe, from fuel rationing across South-East Asia, to fuel protests in Ireland. The IMF’s recent report on the global economy makes for grim reading – and the UK comes out as one of the worst affected of the G7. So could food and fuel shortages be coming to the UK? And how will the government try to mitigate the worst effects?

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Guests:
Rob Doran, director of Black Dog Crisis Management.
Jack Barnett, economics correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott, Micaela Arneson.
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Read more:
Britain preparing for food shortages as Iran war bites
UK economy faces hardest hit from Iran war of G7, says IMF
Further listening: Trump's ceasefire with Iran - what’s in it and what next
Clips: BBC, ABC NEWS (Australia), RTE, Sky News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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