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After a six-month-long investigation into maternity care in England, the government has published its initial findings. The report reveals a catalog of failures at 12 NHS trusts – from inadequate staffing and poor facilities to racial discrimination. So what do bereaved families make of the findings? And can this broken system be fixed?

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Guests:
Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times.
Poppy Koronka, health reporter, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: NHS ‘incentivised’ to record baby deaths as stillborn
Further listening: Inside England's maternity scandal, part one
Photo: Getty Images.
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First Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested, then Peter Mandelson. The fallout has been swift, dramatic, and is still unfolding. Hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones answer your biggest questions about the two men and what comes next.

Neither men have been changed and they both deny any wrongdoing. We don’t know what evidence was used in their arrests.

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Hosts: Manveen Rana & Luke Jones.
Producers: Sophie McNulty & Harry Stott.
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Read more: Commons Speaker reported Peter Mandelson as flight risk to Met Police
Further listening: Andrew is arrested
Clips: The Times, Parliament TV, Newsweek.
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On Monday, the government released its plan to reform SEND, the system that supports children with special educational needs and disabilities, in England. It’s used by around one in five children and Keir Starmer is promising £4 billion over 3 years to overhaul it. But what’s changed, who’s affected and how will the government pay for it?
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Guests:
Georgia Lambert, education and news reporter, The Times.
Hayley Harding, SEND campaigner.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Olivia Case and Micaela Arneson.

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Read more: Keir Starmer: I’ll ensure no child with special needs is left behind
Further listening: Broken trust: Inside England's maternity scandal
Photo: Getty Images.
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Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is still fighting – but the strain is visible. How has the conflict changed since those first days of war? Why would a free and fair election in Ukraine be so difficult? And is peace even conceivable?

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Guests:
Anthony Loyd, special correspondent for The Times.
Neo, Ukrainian drone unit commander.
Anastasiia Romaniuk, researcher based in Kyiv.
With thanks to our Ukrainian voices from the ground: Iryna Bortniuk, Pavlo Tkachenko, Natalia Zubar, Logan & Ostap.

Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Harry Stott and Julia Webster.
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Read more: War diary: love and desperation on Ukraine’s front line
Further listening: A new peace plan, and a critical moment for Zelensky
Clips: BBC
Photo: Photo: Paul Brookbanks, Getty Images.

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