The Story

The annual G7 summit starts today in France. The normally stuffy, formal affair has been shaken up in recent years by Donald Trump, who has sparred with nearly all of America’s allies. So is the G7 still the powerful, united global force it once was? And with China building its own alliance, how should it respond?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson.
We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: How the G7 will look by 2050 — and what it means for us
Further listening: Could China become the world's policeman?
Clips: Arirang News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, The Hill, Dawn News English, PBS.
Photo: Getty Images.

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following months of police inaction over the disappearance of British tourist Lorna McSorley, we reveal a high-tech breakthrough. A new digital trail reveals potential suspects who might hold the answer to what happened - and seems to confirm the worst of local fears.

This is the final episode of a special three-part investigation.

WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
Photo: Getty Images.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the South African police’s search for missing British tourist Lorna McSorley gone cold, locals take matters into their own hands. Their investigation uncovers extraordinary and deeply troubling facts about her disappearance, linking it to a string of other missing people in the area.

This is part two of a special three-part investigation.

WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
Clips: Newzroom Afrika / Youtube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seventy one-year-old British tourist Lorna McSorley went out for a walk near South Africa's Ghost Mountain. She never returned.

In the first part of this three-part investigation, we travel to the remote, superstitious heart of KwaZulu-Natal to retrace Lorna’s final steps. As the police search hits a dead end, bizarre rumours begin to emerge - including talk of witchcraft and an illicit trade in body parts.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Host: Jane Flanagan.
Producer: Harry Stott.
Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.
We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished
Clips: Newzroom Afrika / Youtube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defence Secretary John Healey resigned this afternoon, over the government’s much delayed defence funding plan. In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said Keir Starmer had been “unable” to commit resources that the UK desperately needs. So what does this mean for Starmer’s leadership? And will taxpayers ultimately be left to foot the bill?

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guests:
Anna Mikhailova, political editor, Times Radio.
Larisa Brown, defence editor, The Times.
General Sir John McColl, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Host: John Pienaar.
Producers: Angus Mitchell, Sofia Johanson.
We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: John Healey has launched a broadside at Keir Starmer. Will the PM surrender?
Further listening: Has Britain become ungovernable?
Photo: Getty Images.

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.