The News Agents
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Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast.
Categories: News & Politics
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This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark explored whether a Premier League salary cap will actually help smaller clubs bridge the gap to the 'Big 6' and if it could lead to a bigger drain on top English talent...
Former Lioness Jill Scott was in the studio to explain why Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham is the obvious candidate to succeed Bayern Munich's Harry Kane as England captain - as they went head-to-head in the Champions League semi-finals.
And legendary boxing promoter Frank Warren joined us to reflect on his rivalry with the Hearn family, the British public's complicated relationship with Tyson Fury and the night he was shot outside one of his shows...
Catch up with the full episodes for more on Billy Vunipola's Mallorca arrest and Jadon Sancho's resurgence in Dortmund.
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Previous episodes
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470 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 04 May 2024 - 0h
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469 - Election special: How bad is it for Tories? Fri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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468 - The issue the political parties won't talk about Thu, 02 May 2024 - 0h
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467 - So, one person has gone to Rwanda... Wed, 01 May 2024 - 0h
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466 - Why are so many of our MPs facing death threats? Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 0h
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465 - Humza Yousaf resigns. Is Scottish independence dead? Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 0h
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464 - INVESTIGATION: Britain’s hidden homeless children Sun, 28 Apr 2024 - 0h
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463 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 0h
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462 - Neil Kinnock: The Prime Minister Labour never had Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 0h
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461 - Is the SNP government hanging by a thread? Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 0h
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460 - Wake up call or gimmick? The government's new defence plan Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 0h
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459 - Why is Elon Musk at war with Australia? Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 0h
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458 - Rwanda delayed: Will Sunak ever get planes off the ground? Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 0h
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457 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 0h
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456 - Have Israel and Iran stepped back from the brink? Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 0h
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455 - Sleaze, campaign funds and a 3am phonecall: Another Westminster scandal Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 0h
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454 - Does Liz Truss actually have a point? Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 0h
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453 - Should the police be shutting down Nigel Farage and the NatCons? Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 0h
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452 - What is Iran's endgame? Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 0h
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451 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 13 Apr 2024 - 0h
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450 - Europe's first black leader Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 0h
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449 - Should Ofsted be scrapped? Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 0h
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448 - Westminster sexting and the honeytrap Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 0h
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447 - Will Labour just be another version of the Tories? Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 0h
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446 - Is Angela Rayner really in trouble? Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 0h
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445 - Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 06 Apr 2024 - 0h
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444 - Ian Hislop on Boris Johnson, Piers Morgan and political satire in the age of the absurd Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 0h
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443 - Why is David Cameron being reported to the ethics adviser? Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 0h
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442 - Why is the UK still selling arms to Israel? Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 0h
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441 - Why did JK Rowling want to be arrested? Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 0h
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440 - (Easter) Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 0h
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439 - Q&A Special Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 0h
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438 - Is the world running out of babies? Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 0h
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437 - Is Rishi Sunak prepared to pick a fight with China? Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 0h
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436 - The Moscow terror attacks: Are ISIS back? Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 0h
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435 - Owen Jones on why he's left the Labour Party Sun, 24 Mar 2024 - 0h
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434 - The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 0h
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433 - Kate Middleton reveals she has cancer Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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432 - Could the Reform party overtake the Tories? Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 0h
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431 - Why is Thatcher back in fashion? Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 0h
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430 - How should the Royals respond to TikTok conspiracies? Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 0h
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429 - Are the Tories really ready to replace Rishi Sunak? Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 0h
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428 - The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 0h
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427 - Sayeeda Warsi on her "arsonist" Tory colleagues Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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426 - Do the Tories have any credibility on extremism? Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 0h
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425 - Has Rishi lost control of his party? Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 0h
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424 - Another day, another Tory racism row Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 0h
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423 - Lee Anderson wants his country back Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 0h
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422 - The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition Sat, 09 Mar 2024 - 0h
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421 - EXCLUSIVE: The Telegraph and the "hypocrisy" of Andrew Neil Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 0h