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The Sky News Daily podcast with Niall Paterson brings a deeper look at the big stories - with Sky News correspondents and expert guests. Every night at 5pm, Niall is joined by the correspondents we have around the UK and across the globe to take a breath and help you get your head around the topics of the day. We're joined by guests too who can take you through the questions you have about the news. Less breaking news, more understanding news.  The full story at 5pm. Email Niall skynewsdaily@sky.uk 

  1. Why was the MoD data leak kept secret for 600 days?

    10H AGO

    Why was the MoD data leak kept secret for 600 days?

    It was a mistake that endangered thousands of people who had supported British forces in Afghanistan - and the Afghans' families. For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has admitted it was responsible for a data breach that has been kept a secret for years - at huge expense to taxpayers - with the help of a super injunction that prevented media or parliamentary scrutiny. Almost 7,000 Afghan nationals are being relocated to the UK following the blunder by the British military. Mark Austin is joined by Sky’s security and defence editor Deborah Haynes, as well as one of the lawyers representing many of those affected by the leak. Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  Editor: Mike Bovill

    16 min
  2. Can the BBC move on from its mess on Gaza?

    1D AGO

    Can the BBC move on from its mess on Gaza?

    The BBC breached its own editorial rules when it did not explain that a 13-year-old used to narrate a documentary about Gaza was, in fact, the son of a Hamas official.  A review has found that the independent production company, Hoyo Films, bears most of the responsibility for what happened – but that BBC bosses should have had more oversight of the film. The corporation says it is taking action but, so far, nobody has lost their job. However, it is creating a new management role called 'Director of News Documentaries' as a result of the review. Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's correspondent Katie Spencer about the BBC's response – and former culture secretary John Whittingdale tells the podcast that he's concerned the corporation doesn’t seem to learn from its mistakes.  Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse Editor: Mike Bovill

    16 min
  3. What’s the truth of The Salt Path? 

    4D AGO

    What’s the truth of The Salt Path? 

    It's the bestselling book that's in the middle of its own seismic plot twist. Raynor Winn's The Salt Path spent 85 weeks in The Sunday Times Bestsellers List and has just become a film. But the author's life-affirming account of how her husband's illness and losing their money and home put them on a 630-mile coastal walk has been called into question. The Observer has claimed that not all of the couple's story stacks up - something strenuously denied by the author.Niall goes through the claims with Sky News arts and entertainment producer Jayson Mansaray and hears from a journalist who has interviewed Winn, Charlotte Lytton. Producers: Emily Hulme and Soila Apparicio Editor: Paul Stanworth

    18 min
  4. Destroyed, dismantled or dangerous: Is Iran still a global threat?

    5D AGO

    Destroyed, dismantled or dangerous: Is Iran still a global threat?

    A government report has warned that the threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased "significantly" since 2022. Iran rejects what they call, hostile allegations.   Has the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran changed the hierarchy in the Middle East and its attitude towards the West?     On today’s episode, Niall Paterson speaks to home editor Jason Farrell, who attended the briefing for the report. He then discusses Iran’s current global ambitions with Professor Michael Clarke.       Producer: Emily Hulme   Editor: Mike Bovill

    16 min
  5. The fly-tippers turning trash into cash

    6D AGO

    The fly-tippers turning trash into cash

    If you've paid to have rubbish taken away from your home - where do you expect it to end up? A Sky News investigation has tracked down some of those behind the dumping of people's waste illegally and discovered how they are making thousands of pounds from it.  On this episode, Niall hears the back story to how we went from digging through dumped waster to confront a suspected flytipper - and how TikTok played a part. He's joined by correspondent Rachael Venables and our Open Source Investigations (OSINT) editor, Adam Parker.

    13 min
  6. Anorexia, bankruptcy, suicide – how the Horizon IT system ruined lives

    JUL 8

    Anorexia, bankruptcy, suicide – how the Horizon IT system ruined lives

    The public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has published its first report into what went wrong and how the victims should be properly compensated.       The inquiry's chair, Sir Wyn Williams, has found that at least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives after being accused of wrongdoing based on evidence from the Horizon IT system which both the Post Office and its maker, Fujitsu, knew could be false.      In today's episode Niall Paterson speaks to our business correspondent Paul Kelso about just how damning these findings are and also to former postmistress Janet Skinner who was sent to prison after wrongly being accused of stealing £59,000.     Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.  Producer: Soila Apparicio Editor: Wendy Parker

    15 min
  7. How I reported the 7/7 bombings

    JUL 7

    How I reported the 7/7 bombings

    On the morning of 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers targeted London's transport network. We now know that three bombs were detonated on the underground and an hour later a fourth exploded on a bus, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds of others.     But on the day itself, there was confusion for hours about the details of the scale and nature of the attacks.     On today's Sky News Daily, Gareth Barlow speaks to our crime correspondent Martin Brunt, who recalls his experience of reporting for Sky News on that day and considers its lasting impact.     Producer: Soila Apparicio  Editor: Wendy Parker

    21 min
  8. Why does China care who the next Dalai Lama is?

    JUL 4

    Why does China care who the next Dalai Lama is?

    The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is turning 90 and has confirmed - after years of uncertainty - that he will have a successor after his death and will not chose to end the line.   In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after they die. Monks search, select, and school a successor – usually a child. The current Dalai Lama was recognised at the age of two. He and an estimated 150,000 Tibetans now live in exile in India, and other countries, after China annexed Tibet decades ago.   And that makes who the next Dalai Lama is, a concern of China's.   Joining Matt Barbett is Professor Robert Barnett, who founded the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University and is now at University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He has also met the Dalai Lama several times.  Producers: Soila Apparicio and Emma Rae Woodhouse  Editor: Wendy Parker

    19 min
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The Sky News Daily podcast with Niall Paterson brings a deeper look at the big stories - with Sky News correspondents and expert guests. Every night at 5pm, Niall is joined by the correspondents we have around the UK and across the globe to take a breath and help you get your head around the topics of the day. We're joined by guests too who can take you through the questions you have about the news. Less breaking news, more understanding news.  The full story at 5pm. Email Niall skynewsdaily@sky.uk 

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