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Who is George Swinfen Cottrell, aka Posh George? Booted out of his expensive boarding school after gambling in 2010, he comes of age in London’s Mayfair district, learning the tricks of his trade in international finance, private banking, and offshore structures.
George is soon drawn into the orbit of UKIP leader, Nigel Farage.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times
Read more: Revealed - Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal by Gabriel Pogrund, Venetia Menzies, Emanuele Midolo & George Greenwood
Watch: Everything you need to know about the aristocrat funding Nigel Farage
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A baby-faced British aristocrat called George Cottrell faces arrest in the US, just weeks after he and his boss, Nigel Farage, reach the summit of their careers to date - the Brexit vote.
A decade later ‘Posh George' is still the Reform leader's right-hand man.
This groundbreaking series from The Sunday Times’s Insight team investigates how the politician who could hold the keys to Number 10 came to depend upon a crypto enthusiast, gambler and fraudster.
Both George Cottrell and Nigel Farage deny any wrongdoing.
Begins today, 4th July. New episodes drop every Monday and Thursday.
Host: Gabriel Pogrund, editor of Insight at The Sunday Times.
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On Friday 6th June, 2026, 52-year-old Paul Quinn received a 21-year prison sentence at Manchester Crown Court. Quinn will be eligible for parole after 14 years.
Emily was in court to watch the proceedings.
Host: Emily Dugan, special correspondent at The Sunday Times.
Further reading: Police who got Andrew Malkinson jailed face criminal investigation
Contact Emily: [email protected].uk
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
Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.
You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Today on Friday, 29th May, 2026 Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting suicide in Canada.
In this special bonus episode, James chats to a former Ontario police officer about how they brought Law to justice, and catches up with Tom Parfett’s father, David.
WARNING: This series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.
Host: James Beal, Investigations editor, The Times.
Email: [email protected].uk
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In the final episode of the series Emily catches up with Andy to reflect on the continued injustice and asks if he can now finally move forward?
Host: Emily Dugan, Special correspondent at The Sunday Times.
Contact Emily: [email protected].uk
Read more: The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot
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
Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.
You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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Following the conviction of Paul Quinn, Emily meets two senior Greater Manchester Police officers to ask how the force put the wrong man in prison, leaving the real rapist to live freely for over 20 years.
Host: Emily Dugan, Special correspondent at The Sunday Times.
Contact Emily: [email protected].uk
Read more: The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot
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
Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.
You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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Justice is done, but decades late - in this special update to the series, we go to Manchester Crown Court as a jury finds 52-year-old Paul Quinn guilty of the rape for which Andy was wrongly convicted.
Hosts: Will Roe and Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent.
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
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
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Manveen and Anthony travel to a maximum security prison in Iraq to meet a man who could hold the answer to what happened to John Cantlie. But will this ISIS prisoner reveal all? Or will Cantlie’s death remain a mystery?
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Further reading: Anthony Loyd: my hunt for the forgotten Isis hostage John Cantlie
Watch: Hostage on BBC iPlayer.
Clips: BBC.
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Four years on from the launch of their podcast, Anthony and Manveen are back exploring the the kidnap and disappearance of British photojournalist John Cantlie by ISIS in Syria, after a mysterious listener gets in contact.
Hosts: Manveen Rana and Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times.
Watch: Hostage on BBC iPlayer.
Clips: BBC.
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With his investigation reaching its final stages, Mario is given a name…
And could a change in the law mean a breakthrough for the Enniskillen families?
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
Get in touch: [email protected].uk
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Mario speaks with a former IRA volunteer, who tells him something shocking about the bombing.
Deep into his investigation, Mario is left asking how high up did the decision to authorise the killing go?
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
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Mario searches for the ‘man with the limp’, allegedly seen in the Reading Rooms the night before the bombing.
He learns the man is also linked to another terror plot.
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
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Mario asks why the IRA targeted Enniskillen and discovers police may have known about suspected IRA figures seen nearby, on the night before the killing happened.
He also goes searching for the man accused of being the ‘mastermind’ behind the bomb.
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
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Mario asks if enough was done to stop the bombing, and finds evidence of police failures to properly investigate.
And the alleged mastermind is dramatically named.
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
Get in touch: [email protected].uk
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On Remembrance Sunday in 1987, an IRA bomb went off in Mario Ledwith’s hometown of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, killing 11 people.
A lifetime later, Mario returns to investigate the silence surrounding that terror attack.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence that you may find upsetting.
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
Get in touch: [email protected].uk
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On Remembrance Sunday in November, 1987 an IRA bomb exploded in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen, killing 11 people.
No one has ever been charged.
The Times’s Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to properly investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened?
Begins Monday 20th October.
Host: Mario Ledwith, news reporter at The Times.
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Why does suicide occur? Why is there still a stigma around it? And how can we work to prevent people from taking their own lives?
If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.
Guest: Professor Rory O'Connor, Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow.
Author of 'When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It'
Host: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.
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Kenneth Law faces 14 counts of murder and 14 of aiding suicide. James sits down with series producer Will to talk through the developments.
WARNING: this series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.
Host: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.
Email: [email protected].uk
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Days after Poison first aired, Kenneth Law is arrested in Canada. At a late-night press conference, police reveal the alleged scale of his operation: 1,200 packages, shipped to over 40 countries.
For the families left behind, the arrest brings both relief and renewed grief, and a question that hangs over the entire investigation: why did it take so long?
WARNING: this series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.
Host: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.
Email: [email protected].uk
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James flies to Canada, hoping to talk to Kenneth Law. After days chasing leads, he tracks him down to a car park in Toronto.
WARNING: this series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has been affected or needs to talk to someone, please get in contact with the Samaritans online https://www.samaritans.org/ or call them for free on their 24-hour helpline 116 123.
Host: James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.
Email: [email protected].uk
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