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AI could lead to the extinction of the human race…! Many of the top experts are warning this is going to happen unless we do something about it right now. One Top computer scientist tells the Nexus that AI can kill everyone. We Also hear from a former US military officer and an expert on AI regulation
Despite the government's pledge to reduce immigration numbers, record-breaking waves of people continue to migrate to Britain for work or study. Are these numbers too high? Join us as we explore the implications of immigration with experts.
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly blackmailed Bill Gates - threatening to expose his alleged affair with a young Russian bridge player, the Wall Street Journal reported. Nexus explores the story with a human trafficking expert, a lawyer for Epstein's alleged victims and a former FBI agent.We also look at Deutsche Bank, who agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit with Epstein's victims, who accused the bank of knowingly "facilitating a sex trafficking operation in order to churn profits.” Deutsche Bank has not publicly admitted any wrongdoing.
What if it was Queen Diana?! Di’s butler Paul Burrell tells us WHY she WOULD have attended the coronation and been beautiful - AND reveals why Prince Harry is now snubbing him in his book even after he helped his mother in her darkest hour. We also look at this incredibly rare event watched by millions around the world! And protesters arrested - a big day for REPUBLICANS
The BBC Chairman Richard Sharp recently resigned in controversial circumstances. He failed to declare how he helped former prime minister (PM) Boris Johnson to get a million-dollar loan guarantee. Johnson, the PM at the time, appointed Sharp to the top BBC job, and many in the UK are saying this is an example of Tory cronyism. And on top of all that, the Guardian, a prominent British newspaper has been accused of anti-Semitism after it published a cartoon portraying Mr Sharp (who is Jewish) as some kind of puppet master.
TV host Tucker Carlson and Fox News have mutually agreed to ‘part ways’ leaving many on the left celebrating while his loyal viewers are left enraged. Join our expert panelists discuss why Fox let their biggest star go.
Have you heard anything about Bohemian Grove? Most of you probably have no idea what goes on there, and that's the way they like it! Nexus explains The Bohemian Grove and what's going inside there. You can expect to find out about the strange and dark rituals and how the future of the presidents of United States themselves is decided here.
Nexus speaks to Peter Phillips, who was given the rare privilege to attend the Bohemian Grove in 1994, a two-week summer retreat in California, where some of the world's richest and most influential people gather. He wrote on his PhD on the exclusive retreat, on our show he separates fact from the many conspiracy theories. US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accompanied billionaire and Republican donor, Harlan Crow to Bohemian Grove. This revelation was part of a ProPublica investigation that Thomas had failed to disclose lavish gifts of luxury vacations and private jet travel from the Texan magnate.
In the wake of COVID, local governments are looking for ways to construct cities to center around individuals rather than cars. 15-Minute Cities are a concept designed by urban planner Carlos Moreno to have cities include all necessary amenities within a 15-minute walk or cycle, so people do not need to rely on cars. This approach aims to reduce car dependency, emissions, meet climate goals and promote healthy and sustainable living and quality of life. However, some right-wing politicians and conspiracy theorists have condemned the idea as an example of authoritarian control, a form of climate lockdown and a "socialist concept" that will impose severe traffic restrictions confining people to their neighbourhoods and curtailing their personal freedoms.Join our guests Brent Toderian, formerly Vancouver’s former chief planner, Niamh Moore - Cherry, a Professor of Urban Governance and Development, James Woudhuysen, Spiked Columnist and veteran environmental campaigner Arthur Pendragon as they explore the conspiracy theories surrounding 15-Minute Cities.
Five British MPs have been caught on camera salivating over the chance to make well over $10,000 a day! Led by Donkeys, an anti-Brexit group, set up the sting operation. Although the MPs, including Kwasi Kwarteng, Gavin Williamson, and the already scandal-hit Matt Hancock, did nothing illegal, it raises the question as to whether MPs should have second jobs. Considering this expose occurred during the country's cost of living crisis, for many Brits, the whole thing smells really, really bad.
The contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister has been a pretty nasty affair - especially for Kate Forbes. The committed Christian was well-ahead of her rivals until she revealed her rather traditional views on same sex marriage and other social affairs. Many of her own Scottish Nationalist Party colleagues turned on her as did a good chunk of the press. With just three candidates left in the race, we asked our panel if any of them can unite the party and resurrect the case for independence.
This week on the Nexus, we’re looking at the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence. With the launch of Chat GPT - it’s clear the technology is coming on fast. The online tool is great for research but where does it end? As AI becomes more powerful will it end up taking our jobs? Could it even end up becoming more powerful than humans? We put these questions and many more to our panel of experts.
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott leaked 100,000 of the former health secretary, Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages to The Daily Telegraph, which exposed to the UK public the allegedly scandalous conduct of the government during the pandemic. For example, they reveal that Hancock wanted to 'scare the pants off everyone' to get the public to comply with COVID lockdown rules. But since Hancock trusted Oakeshott with these messages, did she breach journalistic ethics by compromising her source?
George Santos, a Republican congressman, was elected late last year as a representative for New York's 3rd congressional district. He spun an elaborate web of lies to boost his career, which are all unravelling. There are bipartisan efforts calling on him to resign. Among others, we speak to Barbara Hurdas, a former work colleague of the disgraced Congressman and Dr. Christian Hart, a psychologist who will help us understand why Santos felt the need to lie compulsively
Andrew Tate thinks they're trying to kill him and make it look like a suicide. The suspicious deaths of Jeffrey Epstein and more recently John McAfee WHILE IN PRISON suggest he MAY have a point. Can Romania keep him safe in jail? We hear from top human rights lawyers.
Another day, another scandal in British politics... We explain why Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had to fire Nadhim Zahawi, one of his most high profile ministers. Zahawi's been forced to pay a massive tax settlement, a scandal in itself. But what settled his fate was the threats of legal action he made to journalists trying to investigate the story. On our panel this week are former tax inspector Ray McCann, plus political commentators Andre Walker and Ella Whelan.
Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is finally behind bars, after 30 years on the run. This week Nexus finds out the inside story behind his arrest, speaking to former mafia boss Marisa Merico. She tells us about life running the family business. We also hear from Edoardo Zaffuto, who founded an Anti-Mafia organisation, and Felia Allum, an expert on organised crime.
This week on Nexus, we look at Prince Harry's candid memoir Spare. It has fast become the best-selling non-fiction title in the UK. While the Royal Family has mostly maintained a dignified silence about its salacious revelations, many of the media have not. The Prince, once a favourite of the tabloids and the public alike, now ranks as one of the least popular royals. And that's only going to get worse. Alongside claims many dismiss as whining, Prince Harry revealed he had killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The Taliban say this is an admission of a war crime, while the media say it puts more British lives at risk. Helping us get to the bottom of these revelations is an expert panel including an Afghan government advisor, Meghan Markle's former bodyguard and Philip Ingram, a former British army colonel and two Royal experts. But amidst the silence of the Royal Family, there has been a lot of outrage in the national press as many criticise his constant complaining as indulgent as millions of ordinary Britons endure an unprecedented cost of living crisis. We speak to Meghan Markle's former bodyguard Steve Davies and ask whether the revelations, for example plans of Buckingham Palace and 25 Taliban killed will endanger Prince Harry, Meghan and the rest of the Royal Family.
This week on Nexus, we're in Romania for a special investigation. Matthew Moore is on the trail of social media influencer Andrew Tate, who's been arrested and detained on human trafficking charges. He says he's been attacked by what he calls the Matrix, the shadowy forces who control the world. We spoke to his lawyer, who says he's innocent. While others we speak to including a human trafficking expert say they are convinced of his guilt. Whatever the truth, Nexus is on the ground to discover it in this special episode.
It's time for the first Nexus show of the year and fittingly enough we are looking ahead to what may or may not happen in 2023. Aside from what's already in the diary, we're looking at the potentially seismic events that may shake up the world order. From President Biden being impeached to the creation of a new global reserve currency, our panel of experts gives their verdict on what lies ahead.
Nexus's looking back on 2022 and an interesting year for this show - lots of good guests and stories - Firstly, The death of the Britain's longest serving Queen. Plus, accusations of anti-semitism - Kanye is cancelled for making derogatory remarks about Jewish people. And lastly, the biggest story of the year: Russia's attack on Ukraine.
The ongoing Twitter Files, internal documents released by Twitter's new boss Elon Musk, show that the previous regime at the social media giant suppressed the story of Hunter Biden laptop revelations just weeks before the 2020 presidential elections. The files also showed that Twitter have been shadow-banning Conservative voices for years. These explosive revelations have once again polarised America. Those on the Right see it as smoking gun evidence of Twitter trying to sabotage Trump's re-election, while for the Left it's a form of selective transparency, with a political motive.
The Nexus team is questioned by police outside Balenciaga in London after asking passers-by if they think the label should be cancelled after releasing “unsettling “advertisements featuring children. And also bears apparently dressed up in bondage gear. What is the world coming to? Also Matthew Moore interviews the photographer involved in the Balenciaga bear shoot – he says he’s received thousands of abusive messages and is essentially being lynched online
Daphne Barak talks to Nexus about her exclusive interview with Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars, In which Maxwell says the Prince Andrew photograph is not genuine. She also says that if her appeal does not succeed she will talk again. Will she name names? Also new lawsuits against banks and a billionaire relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Are they serious what do they mean?
The cryptocurrency world is potentially experiencing its Lehman brothers moment, with the collapse of the digital currency exchange platform FTX in early November. The firm's CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has stepped down and applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hundreds of thousands of users are now unable to access their funds, with many fearing they have lost their money for good.
Donald Trump is officially back in the race to be America’s next president. He made the announcement from his Mar a Lago country club. But first, he'll have to win the Republican primary, where he's likely to face the party's rising star, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Britain’s home secretary Suella Braverman is promising to get tough on illegal migrants. Since regaining her job, just a week after resigning in disgrace, Suella has promoted outrage with her use of the words invasion and scourge to describe asylum seekers. Sometimes nicknamed Cruella by critics as a result of her harsh language, she certainly knows how to get in the headlines. You might even say she courts drama which is no surprise given she was
named after Sue Ellen - a character from the American soap-opera Dallas. We’re not kidding - she was born in 1980 and her parents were big fans of the show. This week on Nexus, we have Conservative Political Commentator Andre Walker and Human Rights Lawyer Qays Sediqi to discuss Suella’s approach to illegal immigrants. We're also investigating the surging numbers of Albanian migrants with former member of the European parliament Mike Hookem and Public Security expert Fabian Zhilla.
The Hip-hop star 'Ye', formerly known as Kanye West, has gotten himself into enormous trouble. He made a series of disparaging remarks about Jewish people - claiming they had exploited him and other famous African Americans for years. His accusations were called anti-semitic hate-speech and some even accused him of threatening to kill Jews. As a result almost every single business associated with him, including Adidas, Balenciaga and Gap, have cut ties. That's cost him an estimated two billion dollars. We're joined by Wilfred Reilly, author of Hate Crime Hoax, Jesse Kornbuth, editor of headbutler.com and the brand management consultant Dean Crutchfield to find out whether Ye deserves to be cancelled, or not?
At the tender age of 42, and after just seven years in politics, Rishi Sunak has achieved his goal of becoming prime minister.
Some have called him Britain’s Barack Obama because he’s the first non-white person to lead the country.
But others have said he’s just another rich, conservative elitist who doesn’t stand a chance of winning the next election.
So which is it? To discuss this and more, we’re joined by Ella Whelan, a columnist at Spiked, and Patrick Boyle, a professor of finance at King’s College London. Also on the show is Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, to analyse how Britain's first Hindu PM is being seen on the subcontinent.
Elon Musk is getting himself involved in geopolitics with pronouncements on Russia and Ukraine, China and Taiwan and even the protests in Iran. Thanks to his Starlink satellites and enormous wealth - he’s not just ranting into the ether- world leaders are actually responding to what he’s saying. This week Nexus discusses whether Musk is helping or harming the chances of world peace with Andrij Dobriansky from the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Dmitry Alperovitch, a cyber security expert, former Pentagon advisor and Chairman of the Silverado Policy think tank, Marko Gasic, an international affairs analyst, and Cameron Khansarinia policy director for the National Union for Democracy in Iran.
After 23 years in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Adnan Syed was released and all the charges against him were dropped. There were serious errors in the way police investigated the killing of Hae Min Lee, and how prosecutors tried Syed, however it took true crime podcast Serial to shine light on what appears to be a huge miscarriage of justice. Is 350 million podcast downloads what it takes to set an innocent man free? And how many Adnan Syeds are still behind bars? Nexus talks to defence lawyer and New York attorney Vinoo Varghese, the host of the ‘Wrongful Conviction’ podcast Jason Flom, law professor and editor of the National Registry of Exonerations Barbara O’Brien and Herman Lindsey - who spent three years on death row before having his murder conviction overturned.
Giorgia Meloni wins! Italy has elected their first female Prime Minister. Some are calling her 'far right' and dangerous, but is she? And Italy isn't the only country voting for a right-wing government this month; in Sweden, Jimmie Akesson has become the face of change. So what will their policies mean for their countries and Europe?
Nexus speaks to Ylenja Lucaselli, a member of the Brothers of Italy Party who says the international community has labelled them 'far right' which is not accurate. Nadia Urbinati, an Italian political theorist at Columbia University says Meloni is not dangerous because the laws of democracy protect the country against far right ideologies. Jim Stenman is a Swedish journalist who feels that Sweden has failed to integrate migrants causing the problems facing the country, and Pieter Cleppe, Editor of The Brussels Report says Meloni is building bridges in the EU.
The end of an era! The Queen's funeral was grand and flawless, watched by an estimated four billion people around the world, and one of the biggest gatherings of dignitaries in history. However, no event like this passes without a few diplomatic ups and downs.
Nexus speaks to Andre Walker, a political commentator who says certain countries were not invited for practical matters. Dasha Chernyshova, a Moscow correspondent believes Putin's condolence message to the UK was sincere and that Russians respected the Queen. Andy Mok Senior Researcher at the Centre for China and Globalization says President Xi could not make the funeral due to other geopolitical priorities but China was represented despite some tensions. And Stockwell Day, the former leader of Canada's official opposition says Justin Trudeau made an error in judgment and was not fully representative of the sombre mood in Canada.
The Queen's sudden death has come as a shock despite her age, and has echoed across the world. Many nations remembering a time Her Majesty visited their country, or one of their Presidents were hosted by the Queen in London. But not all reaction was of condolence, in some of the former colonies, the pain of the past was once again brought to light and the question now remains, what will King Charles's role be in addressing the past and what role will the constitutional monarchy continue to play in our modern society?
Nexus speaks to Bob Morris, an honorary member of the Constitution Unit at the University College London who says the Queen remained an impartial leader and was excellent at adapting to an ever chaining society. And Sello Hatang, the Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa - a Commonwealth nation - tells us about the fond relationship between the freedom icon Madiba and 'Elizabeth' or 'Motlalepula' as he nicknamed her.
Liz Truss is the UK's New Prime Minister, and she's already picked a fresh cabinet of MP's to help lead the way. And while she's no Boris Johnson, she did beat the better known Rishi Sunak. The decision was up to Conservative MPs only. If you're a sceptic, you'll have to wait until the 2024 election to vote in someone else!
Nexus speaks to Lord Robert Hayward, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords who says we need to give Truss time, Ekansh Sharma, a former Conservative Party Candidate for Hounslow South and a Sunak supporter says we all need to put our trust in the new PM for the good of the UK, Ella Whelan, a political commentator thinks that all politicians could be more authentic and are obsessed with identity politics and Rab Hashem, a member of the successful Liz Truss leadership, believes the new cabinet is a fresh start.
Exclusive leaks show that the UK’s top energy firms are set to make almost $200 billion in excess profits over the next two years. Meanwhile, energy bills are set to rise to their highest levels in 40 years creating a cost of living emergency. Energy bills could climb to nearly $9,000 annually, well above the previous $2, 280 price cap. Are energy companies and the UK government prioritising profit over people, and profiting off misery?
Nexus speaks to Patrick Boyle, a Professor of Finance at King's College London who thinks that a botched transition to clean energy has left Europe at the mercy of a historic energy crisis. Johnbosco Nwogbo is the Lead Campaigner at ‘We Own it’, a pressure group that favours the nationalisation of energy companies to curb corporate greed. Adam Scorer is the Chief Executive at National Energy Action, one of the UK’s leading charities tackling fuel poverty, who believes that the government has no choice but to address the cost of living emergency and Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the Institute of Economic Affairs who says nationalisation of energy firms is a terrible idea.
Take a break! Caught up in the web of social media? Maybe it's time to snap back to reality to improve your mental health, just like Tom Holland. But are the clever designs of big tech the problem or do we have ourselves to blame? And when are online social habits an addiction versus just a terrible distraction?
Is this the 'Big Tobacco' of our time...
Nexus speaks to Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry and Social Behaviour at Stanford University who featured in the 2020 Netflix documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ who says social media addiction is a reality for many people but abstaining completely is unrealistic for our times. Brian Primack is the Dean of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University who says we need to be very selective in the content we consume in order for it to be beneficial, and Nir Eyal, a behavioural design consultant believes we cannot wait for big tech to change, we need to be in control of our own behaviour.
Trump's home was raided! The FBI retrieved up to 20 boxes believed to contain classified information that he took from the White House, breaching the Espionage Act. What's in these documents? We will have to wait and see... But Trump's supporters say he’s the victim of a political witch hunt aimed at stopping him from running in the 2024 election, while critics say no one is above the law.
We spoke with Richard Painter the former chief ethics lawyer for President George W Bush who thinks the raid was justified. Matt Tito is a Republican political strategist who believes this whole sage is going to damage the Democrats more. And Aaron Good, author of ‘American Exception: Empire and the Deep State’ says the FBI's involvement in politics is not new.
It's hot! But is it too hot to handle? The UK and Europe are experiencing the highest summer temperatures yet which has caused wildfires, infrastructure problems and hundreds of deaths.
So how do we adapt to climate change?
Nexus speaks to Alice Hill, a Climate Risk Analyst who advised President Barack Obama - she says climate change beliefs are divided along political party lines. Ella Gilbert, a Climate Scientist says climate change is making heatwaves more intense, Ashley Heeren is an architect that focuses on adapting buildings to deal with the heat and she says 3D printing will transform the construction industry, while Mick Pearce is all about bio-mimicry and created a 'self cooling' building in Zimbabwe. They both say we have to turn to nature!
And Dr Saud Ghani - known as ‘Dr Cool’ - is the man responsible for the air conditioned stadiums that will be enjoyed by fans at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November.
The race is on! Who will replace Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister? Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are competing for the top position, but so far Liz is the favourite in the polls...
Nexus speaks to Ekansh Sharma, Former Conservative Party Candidate for Hounslow South who believes Rishi is the better candidate, Rab Hashem is a campaigner for Liz Truss who says the public resonate more with Truss, Ella Whelan is Columnist at Spiked who thinks neither candidate offer anything new and Andre Walker is a political commentator who thinks these candidates can't fill Boris's boots.
Sri Lanka is in crisis! Protests over leadership and an economy in disarray.
Who or what is to blame?
Nexus speaks to Bhavani Fonseka, a human rights lawyer who says despite the situation the Rajapaksas still hold influence, Dilrukshi Handunnetti, a journalist says the new president is seen as the face of the Rajapaksas, Umesh Moramudali, an economist thinks the country was worsened by several former leaders but Patrick Boyle, a Finance Professor says both global and domestic factors are to blame.
And the good news? Gary Bowerman, a travel analyst thinks we’ll be able to travel there near the end of the year
Uber has been exposed! Thousands of documents were released to the Guardian newspaper and shared to media outlets around the world by whistleblower Mark Macgann, the company's former head of public policy. Uber Files exposes the shady tactics the company used to start its business all over the world, like secret meetings with politicians and the 'kill switch' tactic to hide data from authorities.
Nexus speaks to Dean Starkman, a Senior Editor at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that compiled the report says Uber had unique access to prominent figures, Ritu Sarin led the Uber Files investigation in India for the Indian Express and says the company blamed their problems on the local government, and Stephan Swart, a former operations manager for Uber in South Africa says the tensions were really difficult to handle but Uber did try to alleviate the issues.
Boris Johnson has resigned! Albeit reluctantly after the scandals and resignation of his top ministers. Now it's onto the leadership contest with contenders vying for the top position as leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister... We look at what Johnson achieved and what ultimately led to his downfall. Nexus speaks to Andre Walker, a political commentator who says the 'Pincher scandal' was the last straw, Freddy Gray, Deputy Editor at The Spectator says the Tories may regret getting rid of Boris, Mohammed Amin, a former Conservative party member thinks Boris corrupted the Conservatives and Jame Chapman, former Chief of Staff to Brexit Secretary David Davis believes Boris has broken his party's trust and it would be best to start with a clean slate.
Credit Suisse found guilty! In a first of its kind case, the prestigious bank in Switzerland was convicted of failing to prevent money laundering. The case involves a former Bulgarian wrestler and his drug trafficking gang - and a bank insider - also a Bulgarian former national athlete. And this isn't the first time the bank has been embroiled in scandals with dubious characters... We hear from Rudolph Elmer, a former Swiss banker turned 'whistleblower' who gave bank secrets to Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Tom Stocks, a senior investigator with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, who worked on the Suisse Secrets report released in February this year, and Robert Mazur, author of 'The Betrayal' and former US Federal Agent who worked undercover as a money launderer and managed to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s Colombian drug cartel and the Cali Cartel in the 80's and 90's. He is also directly responsible for the collapse of the BCCI.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe V Wade - a historic move that has shocked the nation. While Pro-Life supporters see this decision as a success, Pro-Choice advocates say this is a devastating move for women's rights. But what about the rights of the unborn child? Well, States now get to decide just that and will put in place their own laws to either allow abortion up to a certain point, or ban it outright.
Nexus speaks to Eric Johnston, a lawyer responsible for drafting Alabama's 'Human Life Protection Act' - one of the strictest laws that has come into effect. He says that the unborn child is a person deserving of the Right to protection. And Titus Nichols a lawyer who ran as a Democratic candidate for the State Senate in Georgia earlier this year. He says that this ruling will lead to other legal matters between states and places a great burden on women seeking medical attention.
Many countries around the world are soon going to be feeling the harsh effects of rising inflation, causing us to stretch our money even further to live, but who or what is to blame for the struggle we're about to endure and can we predict how long this period will last? Nexus speaks to Patrick Boyle, a Professor of Finance at King's College London who says people around the world will feel the same financial squeeze, Steve Keen, a research fellow at University College London says rising costs are inevitable, Habiba Ben Barka, the Chief of Africa Section at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is concerned that food prices will severely hurt African countries, and Frances Coppola, an economist, think the pandemic has played a large part
Under a deal signed in April the between UK and Rwanda UK is planning to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda. The first flight, with just a handful of people on board, was supposed to take off on Tuesday. But it was stopped at the last minute by the European Court of Human Rights for several reasons - including doubts over migrants’ legal rights and their safety once in Rwanda. The UK govt was pretty angry about the Court’s intervention and remains determined to continue with the Rwanda plan.
Nexus speaks to Independent Policy Analyst Rakib Ehsan who says without a new policy Channel crossings will grow dramatically and Rwanda Analyst Michela Wrong says that this plan is not safe and Rwanda is not correct country!
Matthew Moore meets the great Wim Hof at his home in the Netherlands. Where The Iceman shows him the benefits of deep breathing, the chest freezer full of icy water and reveals the tragedy that made him The Iceman. All these techniques can help you beat inflammation, depression, autoimmune disease, and cardiovascular problems..
The Philippines has a new President! Ferdinand Marcos Jr - or 'BongBong' - has brought the Marcos family back into the spotlight with a landslide victory. The former dictator's son teamed up with the former President, Rodrigo Duterte's daughter, Sara, and some fear the return of the past rule. Others, however, are celebrating the return of the powerful family legacy from 'the golden age'.
Nexus speaks to Martin Andanar, the Acting presidential spokesperson for former President Rodrigo Duterte, who says Marcos Jr won fair and square. Veronica Pedrosa is a journalist whose family left the Philippines in 1971 and she is sure that Marcos Jr's victory was due to misinformation and that many youth don't know the past! And Jim Laurie, an American journalist who covered the Philippines in the 80’s says the Marcos era downfall began with the assassination of his political opposition
It's the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! That's 70 years on the throne, and nearing a record for the longest serving monarch in the world, certainly a record in the UK - and celebrations are grand! But not everyone approves, the monarchy has received a lot of criticism, with some groups even calling for the abolishment of the institution.
Nexus speaks to Dickie Arbiter, the Queen's Former Press Secretary who says the Queen inherited the job and has pledged to serve all her days. Russell Myers, Royal Editor at the Daily Mirror who thinks the Queen's dedication to duty is paramount and Carolyn Harris, Royal Historian who says the monarchy has been a successful form of government and transitioning away from this is complex.
Although Elon Musk is set to take over Twitter, he's still waiting for his $44 billion deal to be passed, and while he waits for his official title, he's facing hostility from media and lobbyists, as well as President Biden's new Disinformation Governance Board or 'Ministry of Truth.' We speak to Matt Tito, a Republican Political Strategist who's concerned that Biden's Disinformation Board is really just a 'Ministry of Truth', Niam Yaraghi is an Iranian-American who believes the DGB should not exist, Petros Terzis, an expert on internet governance says free of expression is not an absolute right and Filippo Menczer, who through extensive research, has discovered that Twitter actually favours conservatives.
The Wagner Group are Russian mercenaries, a private army best known for their brutal work in Ukraine and various parts of the world - a secretive operation believed to be linked to Vladimir Putin and the Russian military. To know more, Nexus speaks to Sean McFate, a former officer in the U.S. army turned private military contractor, who says this operation has Putin's blessing. Jelena Aparac, an expert on mercenaries and adviser to the UN says legally the group 'do not exist' and that makes it very difficult to hold them accountable for any atrocities committed. And Andrew Milburn, a former US Marine and founder of a military consultancy group who's currently in Ukraine believes that Wagner should not be so feared as they are not so impressive
Elon Musk is going to be the new owner of Twitter! And while some liberals are concerned about what this means for freedom of speech, many conservatives welcome the move after feeling like the social platform has been censoring them. Will Musk allow Donald Trump back on the platform and would the former president even want to return...
Nexus speaks to Patrick Boyle, a Professor of Finance at King's College London who thinks Musk has no real plan for Twitter, Leon Emirali, a communications adviser and tech investor says the businessman does have a good vision for Twitter. Josh Pasek, an Associate Professor of Communications and Media at the University of Michigan believes that even freedom of speech has to have limitations, and Kris Ruby, a digital media analyst says since free speech is free, Trump should be allowed back on the platform!
More than 16 000 Foreign fighters have made their way to Ukraine! But can they help defend the nation against Russia... and is it legal? Ukraine is not the only one recruiting foreigners, Russia has called upon fighters from the Middle East, including Syria. We speak to Damien Magrou, the Spokesperson for Ukraine’s International Legion who says foreign fighters are making a difference. Amber Schultz, Journalist for Crikey News who spent time with volunteers along the border says some guys are arriving unprepared and very unsure of the reality of their decision. Jon Barton is a Former US Marine and Hollywood military consultant who has donated nearly $1 million worth of gear to Ukraine's military and the Legion - he thinks there is still a great need for more protective gear. And lawyer Samuel Pitchford believes that although its technically unlawful for fighters from certain countries like the UK to be foreign fighters, the likelihood of them being prosecuted on return is unlikely.
Ukraine has been putting up a good fight against Russia even though their military is far smaller. The West have supplied Ukraine with top notch gear and weapons - mostly for defence - but have been careful not to overstep, escalating the conflict. But it's not enough according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is calling for more weapons!
Nexus speaks to Liam Collins, a retired US Army Colonel who says there is more to war than weapons, James Maclaren, a former Commanding Officer in the British Army thinks that while Ukraine's weapons are causing damage, they may not be enough to stop Russia. Vincent Castillo, a US army veteran and expert in logistics believes Russia did not plan a sustainable invasion and Justin Bronk, a Senior Research Fellow at RUSI says it's unlikely Russia would use chemical or nuclear weapons but we must keep an open mind.
The Azov Battalion - who are Ukraine's far-right group fighting Russia? The front line warriors even claimed a successful kill of a Russian general last week. They are either heroes or villains depending on who you ask...
We speak with Marko Gasic, international affairs analyst says Azov are a small group but very significant but Adrian Karatnycky, the co-director of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter disagrees! He says the group are disreputable and do not represent Ukraine! Ivar Dale, from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee - a human rights watchdog group - says we must not be naive about far right groups, but they are minimal around the world. And Adrien Nonjon, an academic whose research focuses on the far right in Ukraine, believes Azov don't represent a threat.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DEBATE: https://youtu.be/BpIRnGk1dMQ The west has started seizing millions of dollars worth of yachts and properties of rich Russian oligarchs but will taking away their toys have any effect on Putin?
Russian oligarchs have been sanctioned - a punishment by Western countries who have targeted Vladimir Putin's mega-rich friends and allies in the hopes they can influence him enough to stop the conflict. But can these sanctions really make a difference?
Nexus speaks to Sergei Markov, Vladimir Putin’s former Spokesman who says Russia will not bow to outside pressure. Adam Smith, a lawyer and former adviser to the U.S. Treasury Department says sanctions are only as strong as the weakest link. But Anna Matveeva is a Russian Affairs analyst who thinks oligarchs have minimal influence! And Elisabeth Schimpfössl, the Author of ‘Rich Russians: from oligarchs to Bourgeoisie’ believes sanctions are hurting Russia's wealthy
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DEBATE:https://youtu.be/XpNrJhKcROQ It's been more than 30 years since the collapse of the USSR but for some, it will take a lot longer to forget the ties between the Soviet Union
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DEBATE: https://youtu.be/XpNrJhKcROQ When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the attack on Ukraine, he spoke at length about the historical soviet links between Russia and Ukraine. Is this one of the reasons he decided to launch this deadly attack?
The Freedom Convoy is over, they lost. Justin Trudeau implemented the Emergencies Act and forced then out of the city. But not without 191 arrests, police dragging truckers form their vehicles, video showing mounted police trampling over at least one woman. Some say this abrupt end to the protests an assault on democracy, what do you think?
Former Minister of Public Safety, Stockwell Day, says the whole situation got completely out of control! Reporter David Craig says politics has entered the rule of law, but Steve Hewitt thinks Trudeau is not quite a threat to democracy, and Isaiah Bullard, a US truck driver believes the truckers just wanted a dialogue with the PM
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/dWUhDMoEKkE It's the biggest and most expensive sailing boat ever made so what does half a billion dollars buy you these days and how much will it cost to run?
Jeff Bezos, the world’s second richest man demanding that Rotterdam dismantles its historic bridge so he can sail his brand-new yacht off into sunset. Thousands of locals are furious and plant to pelt him with rotten eggs as he passes by in this floating city – but there’s little they can do to stop him now. Is this another example of the arrogant global super-rich trampling on the rights and feelings of ordinary people? Or, is he free to spend his money? This week Nexus hears from reporter Maikel Coomans, one of creators of the change.org petition to stop the dismantling of the historic bridge Michel Scholte, founding member of `Patriotic Millionaires’ Gemma McGough and head of superyacht research at VesselsValue Sam Tucker.
Canadian Truckers - heroes of villains? They're using their vast number of trucks to cause disruption as a protest against vaccine mandates. Many people - Canadians and other 'freedom loving' types around the world - love them. BUT they have their haters... PM Justin Trudeau, some residents, and even the state broadcaster are trying to defeat them. The government is thinking of bringing in the military. Oh! And GoFundMe is freezing the money raised by their supporters. Keep on truckin' in a free world...or is the world no longer free..? We hear from Trucker Dave McKenzie, Reporter David Craig, Ottawa Councillor Catherine McKenney and former Canadian politician Stockwell Day. The REAL STORY OF CANADA'S FREEDOM CONVOY!!
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/_HcbST-Ezkw When Neil Young threatened to remove all his music if Spotify didn't remove Joe Rogan's podcast, it didn't take long for the music streaming giant to decide. Spotify went Rogan, but the showdown has sparked a fierce debate and even affected some changes
Neil Young takes on Joe Rogan! Who do you support? Young gave Spotify the ultimatum - me or him - and well, they chose the popular podcaster. But Neil did force Spotify to look at misinformation on its platform and create some new rules. Nexus speaks with a UK Doctor who says we need to explore the differences of opinion, while a US Professor - who's been on Joe Rogan's show - says Joe just loves the unconventional because he's an entertainer! From a music and marketing industry perspective, Rogan was the obvious choice as he holds all the cultural power of this age
In a rare move, MI5 - British Military Intelligence - issued an alert to Members of Parliament, warning them about a woman, Christine Lee, who is believed to have been working as an agent for the Chinese state and trying to influence British politicians. This week Nexus speaks with Anthony Glees, a Professor in Security and Intelligence Studies who says the British public are not taking the China threat seriously enough, Philip Ingram, a Former Colonel in British Military Intelligence who thinks Barry Gardiner was a likely gateway to valuable information, Nicholas Eftimiades, a Former CIA Special Agent who has dedicated his life's work to understanding the methods of spies and elaborates in his book 'Chinese Espionage: Operations and Tactics,' and Einar Tangen, a China Analyst pushes back by offering an alternative view, 'what if Christine Lee was a business woman mixing with prominent figures to build rapport.'
CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://youtu.be/9ganuj1xttU The Queen should be focusing on celebrating her impressive 70 years on the throne, instead she's been forced to publicly strip her third child of all his royal duties after a judge ruled Prince Andrew should face trial for alleged sex crimes. It's not the fist time her family's private lives have disrupted things
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/9ganuj1xttU He's been keeping a low profile since that disastrous BBC interview back in 2019 but now Prince Andrew will be going even deeper underground after being stripped of all military titles and royal patronages. The Queen made the move after a US judge ruled that a civil case brought by Virginia Giuffre will go ahead. Giuffre alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to Andrew for sex on several occasions when she was 17.
Prince Andrew will no longer be referred to as 'his royal highness' and has been stripped of all his military titles and patronages - this as his legal team prepare to go to trial later this year. This week on Nexus lawyer Arick Fudali who's firm represented victims of Jeffrey Epstein confirms that a witness against Prince Andrew will testify, and it gets heated when Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz argues 'what if Prince Andrew is innocent!?' Daily Mirror Royal Editor says the Prince's reputation is damaged regardless of the verdict and the Queen's former press secretary says Andrew is a 'busted flush.' The Prince is facing allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre while she was being sex-trafficked by the U.S. billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The Prince denies the allegation. Legal teams and have until around July to question witnesses and experts in preparation for a trial later this year.
Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer Alan Dershowitz calls Virginia Giuffre a liar and is challenged by victim's lawyer Arick Fudali on the Nexus. Full show coming up at 1830 GMT - we'll also be joined by the Queen's former press secretary and Daily Mirror's Royal Editor Russell Myers. WATCH FULL SHOW AT 18:30 GMT
A decision on whether the World No.1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, will remain in Australia to compete next week is expected by minister for immigration, Alex Hawke imminently. The unvaccinated champion arrived in Melbourne on January the 5th and was immediately detained by Australian border force officers at the airport. They confiscated his phone for a number of hours and didn't allow him access to his team or his lawyers. They also canceled his visa and detained him at a hotel used to house asylum seekers - which is infamous for its rough conditions. Djokovic wants to defend his Australian Open title, and if he wins, he’ll become the greatest of all time, eclipsing Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal with 21 Grand Slam titles.
Nexus looking ahead to what’s coming up in 2022. Firstly, increasingly tense situation involving Russia and Ukraine - which could be a very big story this year. Also, The Winter Olympics are next month - but who feels like playing games when there are still concerns about the well-being of China’s biggest tennis star Peng Shuai… Plus, Donald Trump’s back with his new social media platform ‘Truth Social’.
Nexus's looking back on 2021 and an interesting year for this show - lots of good guests and stories - Firstly, the mysterious death of John McAfee - the man who practically founded the anti-virus software industry. Plus, lawyer to the famous and infamous, Professor Alan Dershowitz takes the stand in the Nexus. And lastly, the trillion-dollar man! Tough-talking success coach Dan Pena on why he hates everyone and why you must be selfish to be successful.
Is the party over for Boris Johnson? It turns out that last year when he and his government were asking the nation not to get together, that some of his aides and officials were having a party at number 10 Downing Street. So now that this scandal is out there should the prime minister resign or is he still the best man for the job? We speak to Britain’s longest serving political editor Nigel Nelson and also a former member of Parliament Lembit Opik. We also get a view from Paris and it is very scathing…
Investigative journalist, author, and executive producer of “Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell” Nina Burleigh talks to Nexus about Robert Maxwell’s suspicious life, and how he shaped his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell’s life. She also says that Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell’s recruiting and grooming underage girls to high profile men looks like an influence operation. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY: https://youtu.be/lnbTIaHquG4
Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is on trial in New York. She is accused of grooming and supplying underage girls for Epstein to abuse. If found guilty, she faces 80 years in prison. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/lnbTIaHquG4
Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial in New York for allegedly helping Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse young girls. The trial began on Monday and is expected to last six weeks. The 59 year old denies all charges and her defence argues she’s being unfairly tried for Epstein’s crimes. A jury of 12 will decide her fate - after hearing from four alleged victims and many of Epstein’s former staff. His pilot of 25 years has already testified about flying Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and actor Kevin Spacey on Epstein’s private jet. And the first Jane Doe to take the stand explained how she met Ghislaine when she was just 14-years old. Maxwell faces six criminal charges, including enticing underage girls to engage in illegal sex acts and sex trafficking of a minor. She denies all charges but if convicted she faces up to 80 years in prison.
A lawyer for some of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims who is attending the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell tells our program that the alleged victims of Ghislaine Maxwell are not after the money they are after justice! Nexus following the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, stay tuned for our new episode today at 19:30GMT & 14:30ET !
For the past three weeks or so, a top Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai appeared to be missing. Many people speculated that she’d been picked up by the Chinese authorities for accusing a top politician of sexually assaulting her. Everyone was deeply worried, including fellow players Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The global outcry grew and grew, and the #WhereIsPengShuai exploded - then suddenly Peng reappeared in a number of video clips and on a call. And yet, her fellow players and others are still worried. Looking at how this story’s unfolded so far, and they may have reason to be concerned.
This week the British and French governments pledged to work together to stop 100% of illegal channel crossings. Although this sounds good, we’ve heard it all before - in fact a record number of people are crossing from France to the UK illegally. Which can only mean the UK and French governments are either incompetent or are misleading everyone when they say they’re going to crack down on the people smugglers. Why is it that two of the richest and most powerful nations in the world are not able to achieve their stated aims of stopping small boats from crossing the channel illegally?
Former President Donald Trump announced last month he’ll be launching TRUTH Social - his own version of ‘Twitter’ - which should come at no surprise after he lost access to nearly 89 million followers on his account after being banned. And, if he does decide to run again for the 2024 election, he’s going to have to reach millions of Americans. TRUTH Social is scheduled to have its ‘Beta Launch’ this month, allowing a few select people to try it out and see if it’s any good before the big debut early next year. Will Truth Social be successful against the likes of Big Tech?
Dan Pena aka 'The Trillion Dollar Man' is known for his explosive temper and brutal seminars. He'll tell you the 'cold hard facts' about how to get rich but be warned, he doesn't hold anything back. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/tyL15HGqaMI
In this exclusive interview Dan Pena the ‘trillion dollar man’ is Cross examined about how he made his money and how his dad beating him made him the man he is today. He also talks about why men are snowflakes today and how you have to be more selfish if you want to be super rich or a winner in your career. Dan Peña also gives a dire warning of a black swan event that is coming hyperinflation will wipe you out he says. He also warns against hanging out with losers and the importance of having no friends just like Bill Gates Warren Buffett and Elon musk
The warnings are growing louder. Another world-shaking "Black Swan" event may be on its way - and it could affect us all. Something like the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that followed causing great destruction. But what is a Black Swan event and what form will it take this time? Could it be it be hyperinflation, rising interest rates, food shortages - or perhaps China's property market? China’s second biggest property developer, Evergrande is on the brink of collapse, owing Chinese and Foreign creditors $305 billion. It came into further trouble when the Chinese government introduced its new, stricter, borrowing regulations last year called “three-red-line” policy which was meant to help make housing more affordable. And Evergrande is not the only one facing a debt crisis. What are your predictions?
Facebook Whistle-blower Frances Haugen revealed the dark side of the social media giant - that also owns Instagram and Whatsapp - when she testified before Congress earlier this month. She described how her former employer damages children, enables sectarian conflict and undermines democracy, all for profit. Facebook responded by trying to discredit her - depicting her as a relatively junior employee who doesn’t know what she’s talking about. And some suspect she’s a left-winger who’s only speaking out because she wants the U.S. government to crack down on conservatives.
Facebook Whistle-blower Frances Haugen revealed the dark side of the social media giant - that also owns Instagram and Whatsapp - when she testified before Congress earlier this month. She described how her former employer damages children, enables sectarian conflict and undermines democracy, all for profit. Facebook responded by trying to discredit her - depicting her as a relatively junior employee who doesn’t know what she’s talking about. And some suspect she’s a left-winger who’s only speaking out because she wants the U.S. government to crack down on conservatives.
The bad-boy President of the Philippines - Rodrigo Duterte - also known as “Duterte Harry” is quitting politics. The 76 year old was expected to try to cling to power one way or another in elections next year but shocked his supporters by bowing out for good. It seems he's acting responsibly as his six year term - which is the limit in the Philippines - draws to an end. Is he making room for his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, to take over? He has indicated that she will run for president and that his long-time aide - Senator “Bong” Go - will be her running mate. Elections are set for 9 May 2022.
The French are upset. They are upset with the Americans and they’re upset at the British but most of all, they are upset with the Australians! But they saved the best insult for the British by calling them dishwashers! Two weeks after the announcement of a new military alliance between the Australians, Americans and British - that cut France out - the bitterness is still very much alive . So what's next for the French, who are now talking about creating a defence strategy just for the Europeans... And with the Chinese launching a new aircraft carrier, was the sudden AUKUS pact right on time?
Prince Andrew has officially been served with a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre! We speak to Alan Dershowitz, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School who defended Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa Bloom who is currently representing three of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims and a witness against Prince Andrew, and Russell Myers, Royal Editor for the Daily Mirror who’s been in touch with people close to the Prince.
Even though Prince Andrew would like to put all the allegations behind him, it appears that he’ll have to face them - one way or another. His career as a Royal has already, effectively, been ended by Virginia Giuffre’s claims. But her lawsuit raises the stakes considerably, seeking to put him on trial in the United States.
Gavin Newsom has survived an attempt to boot him out of office. This means the Democrat can carry on leading the world’s fifth biggest economy and continue his liberal policies, which affect the lives of 40 million Californians. It’s perhaps no surprise he won given that Democrats apparently outnumber Republicans in California two to one! But the anger towards him was and still is very strong, especially among the two million Californians who signed a petition to get rid of him.
There’s a lot of anger in the United States at President Joe Biden right now and just seven months into his presidency, his approval ratings are at an all-time low. Not only has he presided over a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, his critics say he’s failed at the one thing that he used to excel at 'being good with people'. Some of the families of the 13 U.S. marines and soldiers killed last month in Kabul are complaining that he disrespected them when they met.
Elizabeth Holmes wanted to be the next Steve Jobs and for a while she managed to con everyone. Her company Theranos claimed to have invented an amazing blood testing machine that was going to revolutionise the world of medicine, and she quickly became the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world. But due to whistleblowers and an investigative journalist, the whole facade came crashing down. Now she is on trial for wire fraud and faces 20 years in prison.
Has the Taliban swapped their annual Spring Offensive for a PR offensive? They’re giving interviews and press conferences just like a real government. Their main message seems to be that now they’re in charge of Afghanistan they won’t go looking for revenge and will give amnesty to their erstwhile enemies including Afghan security forces. They’ve also promised that women will have full rights within the limits of Islamic law AND they’ve pledged not to allow any terrorist groups to stage attacks from their soil. So, can they be trusted? Well first you need to know who you’re dealing with
Many pundits and experts are comparing what’s happening in Afghanistan to the fall of Saigon. The chaotic scenes back in 1975 as the US withdrew from the Vietnam. Captain Gerald 'Gerry' Berry was there that day and was the helicopter pilot who flew the U.S. Ambassador to safety. He is often referred to 'the man who ended the Vietnam war'. We spoke to him about that day 46 years ago and whether it's fair to compare it with what's happening in Afghanistan.
Joe Biden sold himself to the American people as a foreign policy heavyweight during the election last year and claimed President Trump was ruining America’s reputation abroad. The liberal media, academics and pundits backed him to the hilt and suggested things could only get better under Biden. How wrong they were. The Taliban is now in control of Afghanistan and Americans are fleeing the capital Kabul. People are comparing these chaotic scenes to the fall of Saigon in 1975 when U.S. forces fled Vietnam. So what does the Biden administration and his mainstream media allies do now? Well they’re blaming everyone but themselves.
Guests:
Torek Farhadi Former Afghan Government Adviser
Barry Pavel Senior Vice President at the Atlantic Council
Fazelhaq Haqmal US Army Afghan War Veteran
Gerry Berry Former US Marine Helicopter Pilot
According to some experts 100 percent of the chocolate we eat can be traced back to cocoa farms that use child labour. They estimate that there are something like 1.6m child labourers working in the cocoa farms of west Africa and as many as HALF Of them are slaves. Not modern day slavery, not some kind of soft slavery, but actual slavery. The cocoa is sold to massive conglomerates which supply household names like Nestle and Cadburys, so you can bet that if you’ve eaten chocolate recently, it’s probably tainted.
British billionaire Richard Branson has finally achieved his life-long dream of becoming an Astronaut. His grin was extra-wide because he managed to beat Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to become the first person to reach space in his own spacecraft, the sleek and stylish “Unity 22”. But of course Bezos thinks he's wiped that smile right off his face by flying higher and for longer in his ship the 'New Shephard' So who is winning the billionaire space race? and who is the 'greatest of all time' entrepreneur - THE GOAT?
Celebrated crime reporter Peter R de Vries has died after being shot in a crowded Amsterdam street earlier this month. The fearless journalist has been described as a national hero for his tireless campaign to bring criminals to account. Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. Earlier we spoke to Peter's friend, Peter Schouten, about the work he was doing and why someone might want him killed.
(Please note, this episode was recorded before the death of Peter R de Vries)
Guests:
Peter Schouten Friend and Colleague of Peter R de Vries
Michel Valentijn Investigative journalist
Anna Sergi Organised Crime Expert
Between 1876 and 1996 an estimated 150,000 indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families. They were placed in government funded ‘residential schools’ which were mostly run by the Catholic Church. Children were barred from using their native language and forced to convert to Christianity. At least 4,100 children died of disease, malnutrition and other unknown causes but the real number of deaths is likely much higher. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://youtu.be/KixTog29o_c
Over the past couple of months dozens of Churches have been vandalised, attacked and even burned to the ground. The assault on churches started after hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered in the grounds of three Church-run ‘Residential Schools’. The schools were government funded and run by the clergy and were tasked with assimilating indigenous children into Canadian society. Conditions were very hard and children died from various diseases and other causes at a far higher rate than in the general population. The discovery of their graves, a quarter of a century after the last school closed its doors, has shocked the nation.
PART 2 of 2: John McAfee, the founder of the ubiquitous anti-virus software of the same name, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell late last month; supposedly a suicide. But his wife and others don’t believe that. They say the mercurial millionaire would never kill himself. And they might be right to be suspicious. McAfee was a fighter and although he made his money from software he was a hard man. For the past few years he’s been on the run, chased by U.S. authorities over alleged tax fraud and manipulating the value of Cryptocurrencies. The law finally caught up with McAfee in Spain in October last year. And he made it known he was worried about being killed in his jail cell by tweeting this out a few days after his arrest ‘Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine’ CLICK HERE FOR PART 1: https://youtu.be/5AFuyJzXhM8
PART 1 of 2: John McAfee, the founder of the ubiquitous anti-virus software of the same name, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell late last month; supposedly a suicide. But his wife and others don’t believe that. They say the mercurial millionaire would never kill himself. And they might be right to be suspicious. McAfee was a fighter and although he made his money from software he was a hard man. For the past few years he’s been on the run, chased by U.S. authorities over alleged tax fraud and manipulating the value of Cryptocurrencies. The law finally caught up with McAfee in Spain in October last year. And he made it known he was worried about being killed in his jail cell by tweeting this out a few days after his arrest ‘Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine’ CLICK FOR PART 2: https://youtu.be/-1TMkvg0OM4
A top-secret 50-page document belonging to Britain’s Ministry of Defence, found behind a bus stop by a member of the public, reveals that Britain knew all along that sailing a Royal Navy warship off the coast of Crimea would provoke Russia, but did it anyway to avoid looking scared of president Vladimir Putin. You’ll remember Russia described the incident as a dangerous provocation while the Brits said it was all a storm in a teacup! Question is, who’s telling the truth?
It’s now been one month since a Ryanair plane with 132 people on board was essentially hijacked over Belarus and forced to land at Minsk airport. The hijacking was ordered by Belarus’s leader - Alexander Lukashenko - who is sometimes referred to as Europe’s last dictator. Lukashenko’s agents forcibly removed and arrested journalist Roman Protosevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, before letting the plane continue its journey. It’s an astounding story which one European leader called an ‘unprecedented act of state terrorism’ that can not go unpunished.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with him; Doctor Anthony Fauci is the face of the American government’s fight against the Coronavirus. A veteran public health expert, he’s served seven U.S. presidents and knows how to survive the slings and arrows of Washington. His supporters believe he’s done a great job in difficult circumstances, especially under president Trump, but his detractors think he’s made a mess of the coronavirus response and some believe he’s not just incompetent but corrupt. Most recently his enemies claim the release of thousands of his emails bear out their worst fears.
England's manager Gareth Southgate says the decision to take a knee at the beginning of each match at Euro 2020 is not a political one but a gesture of solidarity. But the move received a mixed reception from fans when England played Croatia at Wembley. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://youtu.be/eAoxH0tx3Xk
The (delayed) Euros 2020 is underway. It's one of the greatest football tournaments on earth. It's being played in 11 European countries and hundreds of millions of people will be watching, which means gestures like 'taking a knee' are being seen all over the world. Not all teams are doing it, but notably the England team is taking a knee before every match and while some people support it, it drives others up the wall.
Athletes are arriving in Tokyo and Japan is pushing ahead with the Olympics next month, even though we're in the midst of a pandemic. The Japanese government says they can handle it - but a lot of people are worried. They’re worried about the athletes and their support crews possibly bringing new variants to Japan. And they’re worried about people getting together and creating a so-called ‘Olympic variant’ and spreading that around the world. Is holding the games really worth the risk at a time like this? Well whatever your opinion, it appears it’s too late to stop it now.
A manhunt has gripped Belgium over the past few weeks. The fugitive is Jurgen Conings, a heavily-armed 46 Year old army sniper who is described as far-right and believes the government is using the pandemic as a pretext to control and harm its citizens. In particular he singles out Belgium’s leading virologist - the controversial and provocative Marc Van Ranst - who is now under round the clock protection. While it’s easy to dismiss Conings as a lone-wolf conspiracy theorist - in actual fact, tens of thousands of Belgians have expressed their support for him online.
All fight fans were really looking forward to Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua - which was meant to take place in Saudi Arabia this August - but for contractual reasons the fight’s been called off. Turns out that Fury is obliged to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time before he can face Joshua. This is all a huge disappointment for fight fans, but for some human rights campaigners it’s a good thing the fight’s not going ahead. They accuse Saudi of using the fight - indeed sporting events in general - to cover-up the country’s poor human rights record, a process known as sportswashing.
Matt Gaetz, the telegenic Congressman from Florida, who was touted as the ‘future of the Republican party’ is facing accusations of sex trafficking. Also, the prison guards who were supposed to be watching Jeffrey Epstein on the night he killed himself admit falsifying their work records. And finally, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, will be the subject of a new docu-series called ‘Chasing Ghislaine’ made by the same people behind last years hugely successful Netflix series 'Filthy Rich'
The Middle East; on one side Israel, with one of the world’s most advanced militaries, and on the other side, Gaza, a tiny and impoverished Palestinian territory which has been blockaded for years and is run by Hamas. As always, the world has one eye on the United States, which, as Israel’s greatest backer, is supposedly the only country in the world with the power to intervene, but what is President Joe Biden really prepared to do? In his multiple runs for the Presidency beginning in the 1980s, he bent over backwards to support Israel, but he now finds himself in an invidious position and unsure of which way the political wind is blowing in America in 2021
Why did Bill Gates meet Jeffrey Epstein after he was convicted of sex offences? And did their numerous meetings prove to be the final straw for Melinda? After 27 years of marriage Bill and Melinda are divorcing. Melinda will become the second richest woman in the world. In this programme we hear Bill Gates explaining why he met Epstein - it was all in a good cause he says but admits mistake. We also hear from a top Hollywood divorce lawyer about who gets what and if the Epstein rumours make sense as revealed by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Another lawyer in New York talks about Ghislaine Maxwell possibly ‘flipping’ and telling what she knows.
No matter how many times Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused of being sleazy, dishonest, or a buffoon, he just keeps on winning. As if his ego wasn’t inflated enough, Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party he leads, are now even stronger after the UK went to the polls last week. Not a general election, but there were still lots of seats and positions of power up for grabs. Crucially the Conservatives gained an extra seat in Parliament by winning a by-election in Labour stronghold Hartlepool, the last time the Conservatives won there was 1974 , when ABBA topped the charts with ‘Waterloo’ It turned out to be Labour’s Waterloo.
What's really going on inside North Korea? The secretive nation - led by Kim Jong Un - claims to have zero Covid cases but with China right next door - can that really be true? We hear from Jake Kim, a North Korean who escaped more than 10 years, who doesn't believe it... or anything the North Korean government says anymore.
Exhausted Indian doctor tells us that people who have been double vaccinated and/or had Covid-19 last year are still getting infected with new 'double mutant variant' Dr Bhatti also tells us there are no beds, not enough oxygen, the government got complacent and now India is paying the price. Another guest, journalist Javed Ansari of New Delhi, says government critics and people asking for help are being shut down by Twitter b/c of Indian Govt. pressure.
Will airlines and other travel companies insist on their passengers being fully vaccinated to get aboard? QANTAS say yes and cruise ship companies like P&O and Saga agree. Could we be headed towards 'no jab, no holiday'? Plus, find out which European airports are now the busiest....you may be surprised
The Benin Bronzes are a collection of centuries old sculptures which once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria. They were looted more than a century ago and now many are held in museums and private collections around the world. We hear about the efforts being made to get them back.
Chile has been at the front or near the front of the vaccination race for some time now. More than 30% of the total population is fully vaccinated, making it number one in the world after Israel. Of course Chile’s been willing to use a wide-range of vaccines including China’s Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, AND Johnson and Johnson. But despite this success, cases are soaring and people are catching COVID-19...despite being 'fully vaccinated'
R.I.P. “European Super League” - football fans score a crucial victory over club owners - saving the beautiful game.
FaceBook censorship strikes again, this time blocking a story about the co-founder of Black Lives Matter who’s apparently a millionaire.
Migrants are surging in overwhelming numbers to America’s southern border - but isn’t this what Joe Biden called for?
Alan Dershowitz tells Nexus “I’ve nothing to hide!” “I was only on the island once”. And “Bill Clinton passed me the phone.. it was Jeffrey Epstein...” we also ask Professor Dershowitz what he noticed about Ghislaine Maxwell when he met her and if she’ll make it to trial or if she will simply disappear....
Proof of vaccination is nothing new, many countries require it for entry but that’s a bit different to being asked to produce proof or a 'vaccine passport' in your own country, every time you want to go to the shops or to the gym. Some say vaccine passports are an attack on our liberties, others believe they’re the only way back to a normal life. So what are vaccine passports, why are they so controversial?
Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of New York is under fire. The 63 year old stands accused of sexual harassment, messing up New York’s COVID response AND letting his family jump the queue for the coronavirus test. Should he stay or should he go? Also; calling it wrong on Twitter, how the social media giant thinks it's OK to call the alleged Boulder gunman a 'White Christian Terrorist'....when he's not. 1:00 - CUOMO MUST GO? 15:00 - LIES ABOUT BOULDER SHOOTING
A long awaited report has laid bare the extent of historial child abuse in English football. The 710 page report by Clive Sheldon QC found that at least 692 boys had been abused between 1970 and 2005 but noted that the number was ‘likely to be far higher’ because not everyone would have come forward. We speak to two men who suffered abuse at the hands of the coaches they trusted; former England player and FA Cup winner Paul Stewart and his former Manchester City team mate David White. Their stories, and those of many others are also also the subject of a major three part BBC documentary called Football’s Darkest Secret.
Which vaccine are you getting? It shouldn’t matter since they’re all approved, yet half of Germany, France, Spain and Italy don’t want the AstraZeneca jab, they call it the The ‘Aldi Vaccine’ - like the budget supermarket. How on earth did it go from a medical miracle to a bit of a joke? Also on the programme, misogyny in the UK, the government is making it a ‘hate crime’ how is that going to work in real life and will it really make women safer? 0:41- THE 'ALDI' VACCINE? 16:36 - MISOGYNY IN THE UK
It’s now been one year since Britain first went into lockdown and throughout this pandemic it’s been Rishi Sunak who has steered the British economy through the crisis. He is currently chancellor of the exchequer but is the favourite to replace Boris Johnson if and when the PM steps down. That’s pretty impressive considering he’s only 40 and most people hadn’t heard of him till he became chancellor which was around the same time the Coronavirus first hit the UK. He’s led the economy through this difficult period pretty well by most accounts but he’s also been blamed for a jump in Covid cases last summer when he was encouraging everyone to “Eat Out to Help Out” a photo op he might regret. He’s also been accused of being less than upfront about his own finances, his wife Akshata Murthy, is said to be wealthier than the Queen and Mr Sunak faces questions about their business interests
Who buys a Banksy original for nearly 100,000 dollars and then burns it? A blockchain company called Injective Protocol, that's who. They burned a Banksy print called 'morons' - which kind of sums up the whole stunt, except that somehow Injective Protocol actually made money out of it by turning ‘morons’ into a piece of digital art and selling it through Non Fungible Token technology. So what are NFTs and are they the future of art?
Should white people be banned from translating black poets? Poets like Amanda Gorman. The reading of her poem 'The Hill we climb' at the inauguration of Joe Biden back in January resonated with many and her and Gorman’s publishers were having it translated into 17 languages when suddenly their plans were attacked on Twitter by Janice Deul - a self-described ‘cultural activist’ from the Netherlands who has less than 3,000 followers. She complained that the Dutch translator - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld - was the wrong choice because she’s white. Marieke, who is the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize - pulled out as a result. All of the other translators including Catalan translator Victor Obiols and Spanish translator Nuria Barrios have since found themselves dropped by Gorman’s publishers.
Last week Piers Morgan, one of Britain’s most high-profile journalists, walked off set during a heated argument about Meghan Markle, parting ways with his network soon after. This week he was reportedly the object of a 14 million dollar bidding war between two new conservative networks; Rupert Murdoch’s ‘News UK TV’ and ‘GB News’ run by a former BBC big wig Andrew Neil. Both are racing to be the next big thing in British broadcasting. Of course he may end up going to America and Rupert Murdoch’s Fox news - which dominates in the right wing space but has recently had strong competition from Newsmax and to a lesser extent One America News Network. He could even end up at Aljazeera which is planning its own conservative channel called 'rightly' With a rise in conservative TV news around the world, did Piers Morgan pick the right time to walk?
Once every few years an interview comes along that shakes things up and the Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah Winfrey is one of the big ones. It was filmed in sunny California and was watched by an estimated 50 million people worldwide but the real earthquake happened in Britain - where the Royal Family is now trying to work out how to deal with allegations of racism. Every paper leads with the story and everyone you meet has an opinion - some feel sorry for the couple, others wish they’d just keep their private lives...private
Donald Trump used his first big speech since losing the election to speak out about Cancel Culture; the phenomenon of publicly rejecting, boycotting, or ending support for people or groups because of their socially or morally unacceptable views or actions. It has become a hot button political issue but is it a force for good or harm?
A number of Britain’s private schools are quietly being sold off to Chinese investors. Some say this is just a business story, others warn there’s something very suspicious going on. Since 2014, 17 independent schools in the UK have been bought by Chinese companies, some of which have direct ties to the communist party. We speak to Roger Sinnett, the headmaster of St Bees in Cumbria which is one of the schools bought by Chinese investors; Julian Fisher who helps link Chinese investors with struggling UK private schools and finally, Nigel Farage who says this is a communist takeover of Britain's education system and must be debated.
Global management consultancy McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay nearly $600 million for 'turbo-charging' the sales of highly addictive opioid painkillers. Normalisation and promotion of Purdue Pharma's OxyContin since the late 1990s has long been recognised as the genesis for America's opioid epidemic which has killed more than half a million people. Addictive opioid painkillers are often a gateway to illicit opioids like heroin. We find out the true cost of America's other epidemic with Greg McNeil whose son Sam died of a heroin overdose aged 28, author Beth Macy who has written extensively about the crisis in her book 'Dopesick' and Rand Corporation researcher Rebecca Haffajee who has spent years studying the policies around opioids in the US.
Has populism come for capitalism? Last week a band of retail investors clubbed together on Reddit to turn the screw on Wall Street with spectacular results The Gamestop saga is one of the most fascinating business stories in years and the so-called 'Reddit Army' isn't through, they've targeted other shares and even commodities. So what's the motivation? Are they a serious force to be reckoned with? And is this really the David and Goliath tale we're lead to believe? We break it down with former SEC lawyer Jacob Frenkel, finance blogger Frances Coppola and proud Gamestop holder Christopher Wehkamp.
The spotlight is on China's mining industry once again after 22 miners were trapped deep underground in Shandong Province for two weeks. Half of them were rescued, but 10 of their colleagues did not make it out alive and one miner is still missing. The story of the rescue is no-doubt a happy one but the real question is why did the mining company wait 30 hours to alert the authorities? Could more men have been saved? And do miners' lives in China and elsewhere matter? We find out with mine rescue expert Brian Robinson, author Jonathan Franklin who covered the 2010 Chile mine rescue and Apo Leong, a labour rights campaigner in Asia.
Brad Yasar mined thousands of coins years ago and they’re now worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but he can’t access them because he’s lost the passwords to his Bitcoin wallets. He's not the only one. Another young man, Stefan Thomas, made headlines recently when he admitted he also couldn’t access his 240 million dollar fortune, he’s tried to unlock his Bitcoin wallet 8 times, and now has just two attempts left. We also look at the case of James Howells, a Welshman who’s lost even more than Stefan Thomas, around 260 million dollars! James threw his Bitcoin hard drive in the bin years ago and it has ended up in a local landfill site, he's been asking if he can dig it up for years.These three men aren’t the only ones to make these sorts of mistakes, it’s estimated around one in five Bitcoins are dormant, because of lost wallets and forgotten passwords, that’s equivalent to around 140 billion dollars! 0:26 – Forgotten Passwords! 18:39 – “I SOLD my HOUSE and bought BITCOIN” 21:02 – “ I want to bring BITCOIN SCAM down”
People in the UK are being warned that they’re now living through the 'worst weeks of the pandemic' More cases than ever, more deaths than ever - a “perilous moment” says the Prime Minister - and what’s really sickening, is that thousands more are expected to die with their chance to be vaccinated just weeks or a few months away - which is why we still urgently need effective treatments. Nexus speaks to the eminent British professor, Sir Christopher Edwards, who believes he came up with an idea for an effective treatment right at the beginning of the pandemic - but is still struggling to get it tested in the UK. 1:36 – UK and CORONAVIRUS 4:01 – What is ‘new treatment’? 9:25 – How ‘Dexamethasone’ and ‘Spironolactone’ work? 19:50 – RECOVERY Trial
Nexus lays out the year ahead - every month has something interesting - especially with all big events delayed by the Pandemic! We focus on three events in particular - a new U.S. president, Brexit Britain and Ghislaine Maxwell's trial linked to her old friend Jeffrey Epstein - will she ever face justice?
2021 EVENTS: 0:40 BIDEN INAUGURATION: 5:20 BREXIT: 12:25 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: 19:00
What a year 2020 has been. The Pandemic overshadowed every world event - even the U.S. presidential election but here at the Nexus we did manage to find some time to cover other stories and speak to some interesting characters who all have their place within those stories; including President Trump’s former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, the former boss of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and the so-called ‘architect of Brexit’ Mr Nigel Farage.
Morocco has become the latest country to join President Trump's so-called 'Abraham Accords' a series of foreign policy initiatives which seek to 'normalise relations' between Arab nations and Israel. In return, the United States agreed to recognise the disputed territory of Western Sahara as belonging to Morocco. This is a pretty outrageous move for many of the indigenous people who live there, the Saharawi, who have been fighting for independence for 47 years. We take a detailed look at the deal with analysts from the US, Israel and Morocco and we also hear from the Polisario Front, a group the UN considers to be the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people.
Nigel Farage says he will continue to campaign for the full British Brexit if Boris Johnson bows to the EU
1:06 - Nigel Farage in action 4:31 – Donald Trump and 2020 US Election 11:15 - #TrumpTV and 2024 US Election 14:20 - #Brexit deal 21:57 - #Immigration
Rudy Reyes is a former US Recon Marine who spearheaded missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He and his team were involved in some of the heaviest battles in those countries. Now out of the military, Nexus speaks to Rudy about the pressures soldiers face in war; and after it. We also find out how he's encouraging fellow veterans to get involved in a new kind of mission.
A long awaited internal inquiry into Australia's military action in Afghanistan has found credible evidence that Australia’s special forces, including the SAS, unlawfully killed 39 Afghans; including prisoners, farmers and other civilians. In some cases, new recruits were commanded to get their first ‘kill’ by shooting people in their custody, a process known as ‘blooding’ Soldiers would also reportedly try to cover up their crimes with so-called ‘throwdowns’ by planting weapons and radios on the dead. As a result of this report there will be criminal investigations into a number of Australian soldiers. We analyse the fall-out with Heston Russell, a former Australian Special Forces Commander, Jawad Zawulistani, a human rights campaigner in Afghanistan and Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.
Ethiopia's federal armed forces are advancing on Tigray region in the north of the country. Tigray may be smaller but it has many battle-hardened warriors. What will happen next? Why was PM Abiy awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 2019? And is Eritrea helping Abiy to defeat the Tigrayans? And what about the tens of thousands of refugees heading to Sudan? Nexus speaks to William Davison from International Crisis Group, Horn of Africa analyst Awol Allo and Dana Hughes from the UN refugee agency UNHCR.
African Americans are the third largest voting group in the US. Their vote matters and for decades they have voted overwhelmingly one way; Democrat. However, more and more black Americans are breaking with tradition and crossing the aisle. Exit polls predict Donald Trump picked up 12% of the black vote, a big improvement on 2016. We find out why with Republicans; Carol Swain and Amazing Lucas and Democrats; Laika Vinson and John Eaves.
She's the youngest serving supreme court justice and was confirmed in the shortest period of time. She's a distinguished legal scholar and served as an appeals judge on the 7th circuit. What does Amy Coney Barrett's record tell us about her?
President Trump's third supreme court justice nomination means six of the nine justices have been appointed by #Republican presidents. What does that mean for the balance of America's highest court? #Nexus
With just days to go until the election President Trump’s managed to squeeze another judge on to the Supreme Court, her name is Amy Coney Barrett and her swearing in has conservatives cheering and liberals virtually weeping. So who is Amy Coney Barrett and how will her confirmation affect the US Supreme Court?
There have been plenty of anti-government protests in Thailand in the past, but for the first time ever, we’re seeing people openly complaining about the monarchy. This is risky behaviour, because under the so-called Lese-Majeste law it’s a criminal offence to insult the Thai Royal family and could land you in jail for 15 years. So why do protestors feel so emboldened now? and what has them so upset? We explain the protests with Parit Wacharasindhu, the nephew of a former Thai Prime Minister, Thai activist Junya Yimprasert who is petitioning Germany's leaders to take action against the king (who spends a lot of time there) and finally, Pavin Chachavalpongpun the founder of the popular 'Royalist Marketplace' Facebook group where people can openly discuss the monarchy.
During his three nights in hospital President Trump was given an experimental cocktail of antibodies called REGN-COV2. He was also given a steroid called dexamethasone, a course of the anti-viral drug remdesivir and a few other over-the-counter meds, but for the president the star of the show was definitely REGN-COV2 and he wants to make it available to ALL Americans. So what is REGN-COV2? And is it safe?
Why would a billionaire’s daughter join a cult which inflicted pain and suffering on other women? and what kind of cult leader could convince her to do that? Today we’re looking at the disturbing case of Clare Bronfman and Keith Raniere. 41 year old Bronfman is the daughter of the late Edgar Bronfman Senior, who ran his family’s drinks empire Seagrams. He was worth 2.6b dollars and his daughter’s wealth is estimated to be as much as 500 million dollars. Last week she was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for the crimes she committed with Keith Raniere, the leader of a sort of expensive self-help group called NXIVM. Now, Raniere doesn’t look like much but somehow he convinced Bronfman and many other women to join his group - including Hollywood actress Allison Mack. Mack and Clare Bronfman, helped him run Nxivm, but most of the other women were victims of the group’s cruelty, which included physically branding them. We take close look at NXIVM and speak to; Susan Dones, a former trainer who set up one of the groups centres; Frank Parlato, an investigative journalist who exposed some of NXIVMs darkest practices and Rick Ross; a cult investigator who’s helped families trying to get their loved ones out of the group.
President Trump says the economy is bouncing back in a kind of V shape and he points to the stock markets being at record highs as proof, whereas his rival Joe Biden claims it's more like the letter K, a line pointing up for rich shareholders and a line pointing down for everyone else. So who to believe?
They don't have much experience when it comes to making content so what value does #Netflix see in signing Prince #Harry and #Meghan Markle for $100 million?
Prince #Harry and his wife Meghan's decision to ditch royal duties in the UK is really paying dividends. They've signed with #Netflix to create all manner of programming for a rumoured $100 million. How did the media react to the news?.
In 2015, police turned up Julian Betton's house in South Carolina with a so-called 'knock and announce' arrest warrant after they recorded him selling marijuana to a confidential informant. The problem is they didn’t knock, and they didn’t announce who they were. Not realising they were police, Mr Betton went for his gun to defend himself, but before he could fire, police shot at him 29 times and at least nine bullets entered his body. He spent 6 weeks in an induced-coma, and when he came round, he was partially paralysed. Mr Betton took the Myrtle Beach police department to court - and thanks to a 10 second surveillance video he was able to prove the police had breached the terms of their warrant and was recently awarded more than $11 million in compensation.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have signed a 100m+ dollar deal with Netflix to make programmes that 'inform and give hope' It seems like their decision at the beginning of the year to ditch their royal duties is really paying dividends. Meanwhile the UK’s going through tough times, the ordinary Brits they left behind are dealing with the coronavirus, deaths in care homes, soaring unemployment,… but hey, at least they can look back to 2018 when they paid 43 million dollars for Harry and Meghan’s wedding. Are the Sussexes abusing their Royal connections? Should they really be partnering with a company that’s accused of exploiting young children? And what does the Queen really make of all this?
President Trump is concerned that Tik Tok’s Chinese owners, Byte Dance, will take your data and feed it back to the Chinese government and so he’s given them an ultimatum; sell Tik Tok to an American company or be shut down for good. He’s set a September 15th deadline. Does Trump have legitimate security concerns or is he just taking a swipe at China? We get the view from Washington, Beijing and a couple of TikTokkers.
How did face masks become so political- especially in the United States? More and more governments are asking, or sometimes obliging their people to wear one in public. They say they're following the overwhelming scientific advice which states that masks do help to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus significantly. Some people don’t trust this advice, they say the guidance on masks for example, from the WHO, has been contradictory and erratic. And anyway, the mask may carry its own risks and is uncomfortable. Some say it contravenes their rights as citizens to make a choice. Others suspect the mask, like the earlier lockdowns, is part of an attempt to make people afraid and unhappy with the Trump administration.
Nexus speaks one-on-one with Donald Trump’s former White House communications director; Anthony 'The Mooch' Scaramucci. Watch Matthew Moore grill the New Yorker as he tries to get the real truth behind why he has turned on the president and why he's now backing Joe Biden for November's 2020 election.
A year ago this month, the billionaire sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a jail in New York. The circumstances were so bizarre that many people believe he was actually murdered. Either way he didn’t live to face justice and his victims were cheated out of a trial. Just two days before his death, Epstein apparently took steps to cheat them in another way. With the help of his lawyers who often visited him in jail, he changed his will, transferring his fortune to a trust fund which would likely make it even harder for them to get compensation. Over half a billion dollars worth of cash and assets were moved almost instantly. Since then, the Epstein estate has helped establish a victims compensation fund but according to one of our guests, Epstein’s former boss Steven Hoffenberg, the estate controls far more money than they’re letting on. We find out what he knows and hear from a former FBI financial investigator on how to trace the rest of the money and a lawyer for some of Epstein’s alleged victims.
Just over a week ago President Trump ordered China to shut down its consulate in Houston, Texas. He suspected they were spying on Americans and stealing intellectual property. Within hours consulate staff started burning and destroying documents.Neighbours called the fire service but they weren’t allowed into the building. Whatever staff couldn’t burn, they took away in trucks and cars. Three days later, China hit back - closing the U.S. consulate in Chengdu. So what goes on at these consulates and how many so-called diplomats are actually spies?