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Labour suffered historic losses in Thursday’s elections, triggering dozens of the party’s MPs to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation. And yet, even with the party in disarray, the PM has so far remained defiant. So, can he survive? And what do the election results tell us about the country’s political future?

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Dave Creasey
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Read more: Challenge Keir Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet
Further listening: Reform shake Labour to its core
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Amanda Knox was at the centre of one of the most gruesome murders and sensationalised trials of the 21st century. Accused of killing her flatmate, she transformed into a global media obsession almost overnight. Now, nearly two decades later, she’s turning that experience into an Edinburgh Fringe comedy show. Is it brave, morally questionable, or both?

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Guest: Helen Rumbelow, feature writer, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: Amanda Knox: Why I’ve turned my life into an Edinburgh comedy show
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Very few people get to see David Attenborough behind the scenes. Tony Lee Moral did, starting out as a young researcher alongside him at Bristol’s legendary Natural History Unit. As Attenborough turns 100, what's it like to observe him in his natural habitat? Tony reflects on the charm, curiosity, exacting standards and quiet humanity that made him such a remarkable person to work with.

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Read by: Tony Lee Moral.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: David Attenborough at 100 — we’ve been lucky to watch him roam this planet
Clips: BBC.
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For now, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to stay as the Reform leader Nigel Farage calls this a “truly historic shift in British politics”.

Steven and Lara caught up at the Times office in Westminster just after 4pm to unpack the results from England’s local council and mayoral elections, alongside national contests in Scotland and Wales, as Reform and the Greens surge and Labour suffer huge losses.

Hosts:
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times

Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
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In Moscow, preparations are complete for tomorrow’s Victory Day celebrations. This year’s military parade will be pared back amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes. So as the country marks its biggest celebration in muted style, five years into a grinding war, how are Russians feeling about their government and the economy? And what’s been the true impact of the war in Iran?

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Guest: Alexander Gabuev, director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre.
Host: Rosie Wright.
Producer: Callum Martin.
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Read more: No tanks or missiles at Russia’s scaled-back Victory Day parade
Further listening: The descent into madness under Putin
Clips: YouTube, Times Now World, France24, FreakiAhhMilitary, APT, Daily Express.
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