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The Times has discovered that thousands of migrants are using a new, hybrid route to try to come to the UK: legal flights and visas, combined with illegal border crossings. But most don’t make it; the smuggling gangs detain them in Libya, to use them as slaves or for organ harvesting. Our reporter went to meet them.

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Guest: Shayma Bakht, news reporter, The Times
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Olivia Case, Julia Webster.
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In his second administration, Donald Trump has so far pardoned or released approximately 1,800 convicted criminals. That includes rioters who stormed the Capitol, fraudsters who stole millions from their victims, and people with connections to the president. So why is Trump on a pardoning spree? And what impact might it have on his support?

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Guest: Louise Callaghan, US correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson.
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Clips: CBS News.
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It’s the diet Trump’s inner circle are said to swear by: protein, fermented food and... not much else. Its creator, Sean O’Mara, promises that it works magic on your gut. The Times' feature writer Damian Whitworth’s spoke to him, and tried out the diet.

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Read by: Damian Whitworth, feature writer, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Olivia Case, Robert Wallace.
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Photo: John Angerson, The Times.
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This is episode five of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing from The Times and The Sunday Times first published in March.

In the final episode of our county lines series, we hear how county lines drug gangs are continuing to shift their business model to avoid detection.

Policing minister, Sarah Jones, explains how the government is planning to fight back. Plus, The Times’ crime editor David Woode sits down with The Sunday Times’ northern editor David Collins to discuss what they've learnt about the inner workings of county lines gangs.

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Host: David Woode
Producers: Kate Lamble, Edward Drummond, and Taryn Siegel
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Read more: I joined the police on a county lines crackdown
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Harry and Meghan are reportedly moving back to Britain with Archie and Lilibet, more than six years after leaving royal life for California. But why now — and how will their return work in practice?

Roya Nikkhah is joined by Rosamund Urwin, chief news correspondent of The Sunday Times, to discuss the Sussexes’ shock decision, the King’s reaction and what it could mean for Prince William.

They also examine Harry’s security concerns, the couple’s life in America and whether their return risks creating an alternative royal court — blurring the “half-in, half-out” boundaries established at Sandringham six years ago .

What do you want to know about Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK? Get in touch: theroyals@thetimes.co.uk

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Producer: Robert Wallace
Video Producer: Eve Chadbourn
Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia
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