Podcasts about Surrey

The three mustaches head to jolly old England to cover the controversial case of the Manacled Mormon. In 1977, an American missionary named Kirk Anderson vanished from a Latter-day Saints church in Surrey, England. Three days later, he returned with a chilling tale involving chloroform, bondage, and a blonde bombshell named Joyce McKinney. But, according to Joyce, it wasn't an abduction, it was a honeymoon. So was it a multi-day sex-fest between two consenting adults, or a felony kidnapping served with a side of sexual assault? You'll have to listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm talking to archaeologist Wayne Perkins, who worked as a field archaeologist before moving into Historic Building Surveys. He supervises urban excavations in the City of London, as well as overseeing rural excavations in surrounding Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. He has a new book coming out this month, A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns, and Ritual Building Protection, so I thought I'd get him on to talk about apotropaic measures, deposited objects like boots or shoes, mummified cats, and yes, you guessed it, witch marks! Buy A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection - https://amzn.to/4uFd3Z4 Find Wayne online: https://ritualprotectionmarks.com/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595 Get weekly articles and bonus content at Substack: https://fabulousfolklore.substack.com/ Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick Find the Fabulous Folklore Bookshop, Icy's social media links, and other useful bits at: https://www.icysedgwick.com/start-here

Nick Friend and Melinda Farrell discuss Surrey's curious season and the news that the injury replacement conditions remain unchanged, while George Dobell pays tribute to Keith Piper.The County Conversation podcast is sponsored by Dafabet, the world's leading online betting site. To find out more, visit: http://dafa.io/TheCricketer18+ | Gamble Responsibly | BeGambleAware.orgAward-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below!

The left remains fractured as the VDLC backs William Azaroff and OneCity. Ken Sim and ABC face scrutiny over reversing the natural gas ban, blocking Vision Zero speed reductions, dismissing code of conduct violations and shuttering a proposed Yaletown overdoe prevention site. But at least we have the World Cup coming to town! In Surrey, the police chief was fired. The mayor of Port Moody faces challenges from the left and right. And Richmond schools debate ribbons. Links Stephanie Allen named COPE candidate in crowded Vancouver mayoral race | CBC News VDLC endorses Azaroff and OneCity slate Former OneCity council candidate Armor Valor joins Vancouver Liberals Vancouver passes mayor’s motion to pause emissions tracking, ban on natural gas heating in new homes | CBC News Vancouver council backs away from reducing speed limits on major roads | CBC News Vancouver mayor decries ‘misinformation’ after saying he uses 11 AI agents to do work | CBC News Overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s downtown core not reopening: minister | CBC News Vancouver mayor won't be sanctioned for harassing, personally attacking councillor B.C. government modelling predicts hosting FIFA will produce lasting benefits. History tells a different story | CBC News Doug McCallum calls for investigation into Surrey police chief firing | Maple Ridge News Paul Lambert launches bid to become Port Moody mayor Metro Vancouver enters Stage 3 water restrictions as snowpack melts a month early – BC | Globalnews.ca Elementary school track meet changes spark backlash in Richmond, B.C. Richmond school district seeks feedback on gender-neutral, no-ribbon track meet Vancouveratta Vancouver International Festival | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Michelle Ford is joined by Alexis Strum to talk about her remarkable return to music (include an album charting in the Top 40 after being cancelled by Lorraine Kelly's team 23 years ago!), songwriting for Kylie Minogue, reinvention and why it's never too late to chase your dreams.

Graham Laycock meets many of those taking part in last weekend's regatta including organiser Clive Capel from the Weybridge Rowing Club.

Bav Majithia talks with Will and Rus from SWEAT (Seek With Emotion And Trust) disscuss mn's mental health and how they are supporting men

We cover a lot of ground this week, with an avalanche of T20 Blast games to get through, the return of the County Championship; Essex's winning streak, Somerset's woes, clouds hanging over Lancashire and Surrey rubbing Middlesex's noses in it! PLUS we ask if the in-form Dan Lawrence should have been given the nod over Jordan Cox for the Second Test at The Oval. Contributors this week:Dan HaggarOliver HawkeHarry EverettAlex GatesCraig TranterBarrie FunnellDavid Wright.

Samantha Carr talks with Juliet Marsh, Churchwarden at St James' Church, Weybridge and Louise Beresford about this weekend's Weybridge Flower Festival at the church

Episode Three | Surrey through the years, work outside of cricket and sibling rivalry's ⚔️Join Surrey Club Captain Bryony Smith and bowling hero, Dani Gregory as they explore their experience of playing for Surrey over the last 20 years, and their journey to success ➡️An all new Women's cricket podcast, bought to you by Surrey County Cricket Club in association Kia. Surrey Women first saw success in their inaugural year as a professional team.Winning the Vitality Blast in 2025, the side followed in the footsteps of their male counterparts.However, the pathway to professionalism and winning, hasn't always been obvious. In this series, player's from Surrey women sit down with sports broadcaster Kate Mason to discuss their journey to becoming professional athletes, life at the Kia Oval and how they switch off.With stories from England internationals, rising stars and Surrey legends, Under the Hood is the perfect gateway for getting to know the Three Feathers this summer.

Daniel Norcross and Cameron Steel bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look as Surrey' return to four-day cricket ended in a draw at the Kia Oval. A rain affected second day meant that the game would have to move incredibly quickly to force a result. After Hampshire avoided the follow-on, they were set a 4th innings target of 348 to win. With Surrey unable to take all 10 wickets and Hampshire unable to score the runs, both captains shook hands at 5 o'clock.

Canada's Government will introduce an online harms bill as soon as Wednesday in the House of Commons. CBC News exclusive: Shooting victim in Surrey, BC last month revealed to be high-level member of the Bishnoi gang. Federal officals release Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami's poverty reduction strategy to improve supports for Inuit Nunangat, including housing and food security. Outrage in UK over knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Crews in the Philippines search for survivors of Monday's deadly earthquake, as families and ex-pats in Newfoundland and Labrador watch with concern.

Daniel Norcross and Jeremy Coney bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look as Surrey return to four-day cricket at the Kia Oval. After a rain affected second day left Surrey needing something special to force a result, some regard resistence from Potgieter and Abbott looks to have all but secured a draw for the visitors.

Phil Walker and Ali Brown bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look as Surrey return to four-day cricket at the Kia Oval. A steady stream of rain throughout the day meant that play was kept to a minimum however, in the overs that were bowled, Surrey managed to make their way through the Hampshire top order.

Adam Collins and Cameron Steel bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look at the the return to four-day cricket at the Kia Oval. Dan Lawrence went big on his way to a career best score, whilst Ollie Pope crossed 9,000 frst-class runs, as they built the biggest 4th wicket partnership against Hampshire in the club's history. 

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles Former student charged after University of Surrey crossbow attack The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English UK in most dangerous period Ive known, UK Chief of the Defence Staff tells BBC A level maths exam that left students overwhelmed being monitored by regulator Gareth Southgate We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by election Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge said Nerys Lloyd Pembrokeshire paddleboard firm owners sentence appeal bid fail Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Man shot with crossbow at the University of Surrey, say police Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest Is the Lifetime ISA fit for purpose in London Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM Royal Navy air crew killed in Devon helicopter crash named Kate hugs mum ringing end of cancer treatment bell at hospital Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in the long term, Kemi Badenoch says Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals Zeynab Javadli Ex wife of Dubai rulers nephew in custody, prosecutors say Anthropic co founder Jack Clark warns AI needs a brake pedal

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Former student charged after University of Surrey crossbow attack UK in most dangerous period Ive known, UK Chief of the Defence Staff tells BBC A level maths exam that left students overwhelmed being monitored by regulator Nerys Lloyd Pembrokeshire paddleboard firm owners sentence appeal bid fail US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge said How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by election Gareth Southgate We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Is the Lifetime ISA fit for purpose in London Zeynab Javadli Ex wife of Dubai rulers nephew in custody, prosecutors say Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest Kate hugs mum ringing end of cancer treatment bell at hospital Man shot with crossbow at the University of Surrey, say police Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in the long term, Kemi Badenoch says Royal Navy air crew killed in Devon helicopter crash named Anthropic co founder Jack Clark warns AI needs a brake pedal Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals A level maths exam that left students overwhelmed being monitored by regulator The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English Former student charged after University of Surrey crossbow attack Gareth Southgate We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them UK in most dangerous period Ive known, UK Chief of the Defence Staff tells BBC Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge said How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by election Nerys Lloyd Pembrokeshire paddleboard firm owners sentence appeal bid fail

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Zeynab Javadli Ex wife of Dubai rulers nephew in custody, prosecutors say Man shot with crossbow at the University of Surrey, say police Royal Navy air crew killed in Devon helicopter crash named Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM Kate hugs mum ringing end of cancer treatment bell at hospital Anthropic co founder Jack Clark warns AI needs a brake pedal Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals Is the Lifetime ISA fit for purpose in London Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in the long term, Kemi Badenoch says Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Zeynab Javadli Ex wife of Dubai rulers nephew in custody, prosecutors say Is the Lifetime ISA fit for purpose in London Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM Royal Navy air crew killed in Devon helicopter crash named Kate hugs mum ringing end of cancer treatment bell at hospital Anthropic co founder Jack Clark warns AI needs a brake pedal Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in the long term, Kemi Badenoch says Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest Man shot with crossbow at the University of Surrey, say police

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by election Andrew was sub letting Royal Lodge cottages, NAO report reveals A level maths exam that left students overwhelmed being monitored by regulator The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English UK in most dangerous period Ive known, UK Chief of the Defence Staff tells BBC Former student charged after University of Surrey crossbow attack Nerys Lloyd Pembrokeshire paddleboard firm owners sentence appeal bid fail Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge said US actor James Handy stabbed to death in Los Angeles Gareth Southgate We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Guilders-Ford Radio, a Necromunda podcast broadcasting from the East Gate Docks of Hive Primus (via Guildford Games Club, Surrey, UK).Episode 42 of Guilders-Ford Radio plays host to a reduced team, with Papa Nurgle taking up residency with Gaz, and Rosco lost in deepest darkest Cornwall... we've sent in the Ratskins, but even they can't find him!Dixie and Leigh are joined by Mike from Tempest Terrain to tell us about his amazing Sci-Fi Collection Kickstarter, and his Rapid Fire diceboxes that have proved a great success at Salute, Adepticon and across the Internet.  We get into the specifics of 3D Printing, and lots of ideas for Necromunda-style terrain ideas.If you like what you hear, Mike has very graciously provided a discount for GFR Listeners at the Tempest Terrain webstore - use code ‘GFR10' at checkout.Along with our usual hobby round up, Leigh and Dixie go through the numerous community events that are upcoming, and lament their consistent inability to get hold of tickets.We'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our listeners who have chosen to support us on Patreon & Buzzsprout - your contributions help us make a better show!• Flow • Denny Wright • Stefan Sahlin  • Matt Miler  • Matti Puh  • Nick McVett  •Warhammer in the Dark  •From_Somewhere • Alfonso  • The Traitor • Johnny DeVille • Stephan B • Jeff Nelson • Lankydiceroller • Morskul • Beau  • Justin Clark • Dr.Toe • Mikael Livas • Josh Reynolds • StandStab • ChestDrain • Scott Spieker • Tucker Steel • Shaughn • Stewart Young • Goatincoat  • Jason • Joseph Serrani • Billy  • Phil • Stephen Griffiths  • Søren D • Spruewhisperer • Kevin Fowler • Scott Spieker • Andy Tabor  • TheMichaelNimmo • Tucker Steel  • Dave Shearman  • Shaughn  • Stewart Young •Damien Davis • Wayne Jeffrey   •  Frawgenstein • Matthey Mulcahy   • William Payne •Thomas Laycock • Stephen Livingston • Tyler Anderson • McGobbo • Jed Tearle • Gene Archibald • James Marsden • John Haynes • Ryan Taylor • Yuki van Elzelingen  • Dick Linehan • Rhinoxrifter • Shawn Hall  • Eric McKenzie  • Paul Shaw  • Jenifer • Drew Williams  • Greg Miller • Andy Farrell  • Nate Combrink •  Don Johnson • Michael Yule • Joe Roberts • TheRedWolf • Lukasz Jainski • Aaron Vissers • One Punch Orlock (Tom) • Matt Price • ShnubutsSupport the showHelp us make better content, and download free community resources!www.patreon.com/guildersfordradioAny comments, questions or corrections? We'd love to hear from you! Join the Guilders-Ford Radio community over at;https://linktr.ee/guildersfordradiowww.instagram.com/guildersfordradiowww.facebook.com/guildersfordradioGuildersFordRadio@Gmail.com** Musical Attribution - Socket Rocker by (Freesound - BaDoink) **

Graham Laycock introduces Diana Roberts of Destination Toolkit with the essential guide things to see and do in Surrey and South West London over the coming weeks.

Graham Laycock talks with Kerry Gibb and Felicity Edwards from the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices about forthccoming fund raising events and how you can support and fund raise forthe hospice. More details at www.wsbh.org.uk

Graham Laycock talks with Clive Capel and Rebecca Busfield anout the Walton and Weybridge Regatta being held over two days on the 6th and 6th June.

Phil Walker and Yas Rana bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look at the action as Surrey Men lost an absolute Kia Oval classic against Hampshire

Cameron Ponsonby and Georgie Heath bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look at the action as Surrey Women took down Essex in the first half of a Vitality T20 Blast double header, chasing 145 in just 17.4 overs to record an eight wicket win

//The Wire//2300Z June 4, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CROSSBOW ATTACK REPORTED IN UNITED KINGDOM. NEW WORLD SCREWWORM CONFIRMED IN TEXAS. CONGRESS VOTES TO REAFFIRM WAR POWERS RESOLUTION.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-United Kingdom: This morning an attack was reported at the University of Surrey after a former student shot a security guard with a crossbow. The attacker has not yet been identified, however authorities have stated his is a Saudi national. The security guard who was shot remains in critical condition, and more details are expected at the situation develops.-HomeFront-Washington D.C. - Last night Congress voted to acknowledge the pre-existing War Powers Resolution, which would hold the Executive Branch to the standards of this resolution concerning the current war in the Persian Gulf.Analyst Comment: This vote has no real effect as it is merely a milquetoast effort to acknowledge a law that is already on the books, namely that the President can't declare war, only Congress can. The war certainly will not stop based on this vote, and President Trump also dismissed the vote in a post on his social media platform this morning.Texas: Yesterday, the USDA confirmed the presence of New World Screwworm (NWS) within the United States, marking the first confirmed case within the United States since the disease was eradicated from the continent in 1966. This first case was discovered in a newborn calf in Zavala County. A 20 km quarantine zone has been placed around the farm where the disease was discovered, and a unified incident command has been established to increase surveillance of the disease and increase targeted releases of sterile NWS flies, which is the primary means of combating the disease (used in the 1950's to eradicate it the first time).-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: For many months, agricultural communities have been sounding alarm bells regarding the spread of screwworm throughout Central America. Various agencies and entities have indeed engaged in extremely significant campaigns to slow the spread of the disease, but despite these genuine efforts, it was not enough and screwworm has crossed the border. It's hard to determine how severe this disease will impact livestock herds around the nation, however earlier this year, the USDA reported that the national cattle inventory currently sits at 86.2 million head, the lowest level since 1951. As a reminder, this is the raw figure that is not adjusted for the US population at the time. In 1951, the population of the United States was around 150 million. Today, the US population is (on paper) over double that figure, at 342 million. Based on the numbers alone, the US has returned to the beef levels of the 1950's, even though our population has doubled since then.This figure ebbs and flows throughout the year, and this is more of a strategic concern that has been building for some time, as opposed to an immediate and time-sensitive emergency. The reason for the decline in cattle stocks is mostly the result of high feed costs and drought conditions over the past few years, which have dwindled the national cattle supply. Over the past few months, the war in Iran has sharply driven up fertilizer prices, which has driven up prices for everything including the feed for cattle, as well as transportation and operating costs. So right now, a perfect storm is brewing. Cattle herds are already in a compromised state after years of drought and high feed costs, the Gulf War is making everything more expensive, and the cherry on top now arrives with New World Screwworm spreading throughout the national cattle supply at it's lowest point in 75 years. The next major indicator to watch out for will arrive at the end of July when the next cattle report comes out; total stockpiles of livestock nationwide are only compiled twice per year due to production cycles, so next month's report will be very telling in terms of how bad the situation truly is. Even based on January's data, it is a very softball assessment to surmise that beef prices are going to keep increasing for the foreseeable future, and when the supply shock from the global petroleum crisis finally trickles down more seriously to big industry, these costs will continue to escalate even more later on this year.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

Surrey police transition mired in local politics (0:50) Former Vancouver Canucks player hits the studio with new country hit (13:29) Aaron Volpatti, former Vancouver Canucks player Our Energy Future: Can the electricity grid keep up? (24:32) Mark Jaccard, Chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission Brown Lawns, Dry Times: Metro Vancouver water restrictions reach Stage 3 (44:03) Linda Parkinson, Metro Vancouver's director of policy, planning and analysis for water services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey Police Board Chair steps down after Lipinski's departure as chief (0:39) Harley Chappell, former Chair of the Surrey Police Board Lipinski out as Surrey's police chief: what does this mean for the SPS? (29:40) Darin Sheppard, Vice President of the Surrey Police Inspectors Association Climate change and a strong El Nino: could 2027 be the hottest year yet? (43:37) Kristi Gordon, Senior Meteorologist for Global B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under the Hood Episode Two | Cooking, Cards, Cows and Stampedes with Ryana MaDonald-Gay and Kalea Moore

Noel Fitzpatrick, the well known veterinary orthopaedic surgeon with his amazing veterinary facilities in Godalming, Surrey talks to Samantha Carr about his band, The Noel Fitzpatrick Band and their show on 14th June at Esher Theatre full of music, stories and love.

Lipinski out as Surrey's police chief: what does this mean for the SPS? Darin Sheppard, Vice President of the Surrey Police Inspectors Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Matt break down a packed few weeks in intelligence and geopolitics, opening with the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence — a departure framed officially around her husband's illness but widely read as an exit under pressure. Drawing on a Bulwark piece by former CIA officer John Sipher, they examine whether the ODNI was ever structurally sound enough to survive a politicized occupant, and what Gabbard's tenure — from her reversal on the IC's Iran nuclear assessment to her exclusion from senior meetings — reveals about what this administration actually wants from intelligence. From there, the episode turns to the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, where the photo-op framing papered over a sharper story: divergent definitions of "constructive strategic stability," a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan left unsigned, and a delegation of American CEOs carrying hat-in-hand business pitches to Washington's principal strategic adversary. They also examine a New York Times investigation into Chinese intelligence's recruitment attempt of a House committee staffer — a case that doubled as a window into Beijing's priorities in the weeks before the summit. Finally, an investigation into Russia's covert cyber warfare training program at a university near Moscow, and a Telegraph profile of Oleg Gordievsky's quiet final years in rural Surrey — including a regular table at a restaurant Chris knows all too well.Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, global issues, and current affairs.Please share this episode using these linksAudio: https://pod.fo/e/422c3bYouTube: https://youtu.be/DP0ha6QQ394Support Secrets and SpiesBecome a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: https://www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpiesBuy merchandise from our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secretsandspiesSubscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dgFor more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.comArticles discussed in today's episode "Tulsi Gabbard's Office Shouldn't Exist" by John Sipher | The Bulwark: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tulsi-gabbard-office-shouldnt-exist-director-national-intelligence-9-11"Tulsi Gabbard's resistance to foreign wars amid Trump's aggression was her undoing" by Mohamad Bazzi | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/24/tulsi-gabbard-foreign-wars-trump"Tulsi Gabbard is showing why her job shouldn't exist" by David Ignatius | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/05/tulsi-gabbard-trump-dni-intelligence-agency/"China and the U.S. Agreed to ‘Strategic Stability' in Beijing. They Don't Define It the Same Way." by Zongyuan Zoe Liu | Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/articles/china-and-the-u-s-agreed-to-strategic-stability-in-beijing-they-dont-define-it-the-same-way"What did Trump and Xi accomplish?" | Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/what-did-trump-and-xi-accomplish/"He Offered a Lawmaker's Aide Quick Cash. Was He Spying for China?" by Dustin Volz | The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/china-us-spy-congressional-aide.html"Russia's top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling" by Pjotr Sauer & Shaun Walker | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/revealed-russia-top-secret-spy-school-hacking-western-electoral-interference"Revealed: The secret suburban life of Britain's greatest Cold War spy" by Samuel Montgomery | The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/26/revealed-the-secret-suburban-life-of-britains-greatest-cold/Connect with us on social media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.socialInstagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspiesFacebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspiesSpoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpiesFollow Chris and Matt on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/chriscarrfilm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattfulton.netSecrets and Spies is produced by Films & Podcasts LTD: https://filmsandpodcasts.co.uk/Music by Andrew R. BirdPhotos by Kenny Holston/NYT, Heather Diehl/GettySecrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode examines the very topics that real intelligence officers and analysts consider on a daily basis through the lens of global events and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and journalists. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yas Rana and Phil Walker bring you Oval and Out - your bitesize look at the action as Surrey Men were beaten convincingly by a very strong Kent side in the Vitality T20 Blast. The visitors chased down the 117 target score with six overs to spare.

This week's real estate and economic headlines reveal a country standing at a major inflection point — and nowhere is that more evident than in housing.At the center of the conversation is one of the most consequential private property disputes in modern Canadian history. The Supreme Court of Canada's refusal to hear a New Brunswick Indigenous title appeal may have major implications for British Columbia's controversial Cowichan land claim case. Why does this matter? Because for the first time, courts are grappling with whether Aboriginal title claims could extend over privately owned “fee simple” land, the foundation of how most Canadians understand homeownership. For homeowners, developers, lenders, and municipalities, the outcome could reshape the legal certainty underpinning real estate itself.At the same time, Canada's economy appears to be losing momentum. With real GDP declining for a second consecutive quarter, economists are increasingly referring to the country's slowdown as a “technical recession.” Yet the picture is far from simple. While housing activity, construction, and business investment continue to soften, certain sectors remain resilient, raising an important question: is Canada entering a genuine downturn, or simply navigating a temporary reset?Housing sits directly in the middle of that uncertainty.Buyer confidence remains cautious, resale activity is subdued, and population growth, long the engine of housing demand, has begun slowing. As inventory rises in some markets, particularly condos and rentals, the assumption that housing demand will endlessly accelerate is facing fresh scrutiny.The labour market is sending warning signals too. Job vacancies across Canada have fallen nearly 50% from their 2022 peak, reaching their weakest levels in almost a decade. Fewer openings, weaker hiring, and slowing payroll growth are often early indicators of broader economic softness, and for a highly leveraged housing market, employment confidence may matter more than interest rates.Meanwhile, mortgage stress continues to quietly build. While national arrears rates remained stable in March, foreclosures in British Columbia have climbed to record levels, highlighting a growing divide between headline stability and financial strain beneath the surface.Governments, however, are beginning to intervene. Surrey's decision to reduce development fees for new housing marks one of the boldest affordability experiments by a Canadian municipality this year. The move aims to lower construction costs and revive stalled projects, though new amenity charges raise questions about whether affordability gains will truly materialize.Elsewhere, Toronto's pre-construction market is showing signs of life — but perhaps not for the reasons headlines suggest. Sales have surged from historic lows, yet rising prices may be driven less by stronger demand and more by government rebate programs unintentionally flowing back to developers.And finally, Vancouver's future economy may soon be shaped by artificial intelligence. Proposed AI data centres promise billions in economic investment and thousands of jobs, but critics warn the city may already be stretched beyond its infrastructure limits. The debate raises a familiar question in Canadian housing: how do cities balance growth, affordability, and livability?Canada's housing market is no longer just a story about rates and prices. It's increasingly a story about law, jobs, infrastructure, demographics, and government policy, all colliding at once. The decisions made today could shape housing outcomes for years to come._________________________________ Contact Us To Book Your Private Consultation:

Today's guest is Victoria Page, founder of Love Haslemere Hate Waste, a local group in Surrey who run Repair Cafes, and host a community fridge and a Library of Things. Victoria has combined her professional comms expertise and her business experience, with a desire for local climate action, and created not just one, but three local projects that are not only reducing waste and emissions, and normalising reuse and repair, but are helping people to feel more connected to the place where they live and the people in their community. The community resilience part of projects like Repair Cafes and Community Fridges is something we probably don't talk about, or even recognise enough, and it's something that's going to become increasingly important as climate impacts continue to worsen. Victoria shares her experiences, and exciting news of a toolkit she is developing to help people wanting to start up similar projects in their own communities. USEFUL LINKS:Victoria Page- Website- On Linked InLove Haslemere Hate Waste- Website- Instagram- FacebookENVableSky Ocean RescueBlue PlanetSurfers Against Sewage - Plastic Free CommunitiesClimate Outreach - Britain talks climate and nature 2025 report Ep 193 - The Power of SwappingEp 119 - Shrewsbury CupThe Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse The podcast is hosted by me Jen Gale - do come and find me on social media. I'm @Sustainableish on Instagram, and you can find me here on Facebook. Or the Sustainable(ish) website is right here. Thanks for listening!

Morning Focus received a heartfelt message from Tracy O'Connor, originally from Co Kilkenny and now living in the UK, who is hoping to trace an old friend she worked with in 1972 while employed at an Irish-owned hotel in Richmond, Surrey. Tracy is trying to find Mary Donlan, who she believes may be originally from Co Clare. The two worked together at the Bishops Hotel, run by George Bishop and his nephews Nigel and Willie Doyle from Wexford, during the early 1970s. Tracy recalls that Mary would now be in her 70s and fondly remembers her love of Big Tom, often attending his performances when he was in the UK. Tracy is asking for help in reconnecting, and is hoping that someone listening may know Mary or that the message might reach her directly. Image (c) Igor Kell of Getty Images via Canva

Surrey walks back on illegal construction with one-year pilot program (0:50) Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Burnaby hits the brakes on e-scooters in major roads (11:31) Mahyar Saeedi is the founder of Vancouver ESK8, the official Personal Electric Vehicle community of Vancouver Surrey walks back illegal construction enforcement (21:55) Should B.C. have tougher penalties on e-scooters? (31:32) Vic Leach, Pedestrian safety advocate with The Walkers Caucus Canada signs major LNG deal with Germany (43:57) Rebecca Scott, Senior Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Western LNG LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On September 1st of 1859, Richard Carrington was studying the Sun, as he did every day. The British astronomer used a small telescope to project an image of the Sun on a screen. That allowed him to map the dark features known as sunspots. But on this day, Carrington saw something he’d never seen before. Bright features mingled with the sunspots. They were the first solar flares ever recorded – and still the most powerful. So the outburst is called the Carrington Event in his honor. Carrington also linked the flares to brilliant auroras seen across the globe the following day – the first observations of space weather. Carrington was born 200 years ago today, in London. He originally studied theology, but became hooked on astronomy. He joined an observatory, but left after a couple of years. He built his own observatory, in Surrey. Carrington watched the skies both day and night. He compiled star catalogs. And he made the most impressive studies of the Sun to that time, revealing some crucial details about the Sun. For one thing, it rotates faster near its poles than at the equator. For another, during the 11-year sunspot cycle, the spots move from middle latitudes to near the equator. Carrington eventually had to give up his research. When his father died, he had to take over the family brewery. His health failed as well. He died in 1875 – a pioneer at studying the Sun. Script by Damond Benningfield

On a March afternoon in 2002, 13‑year‑old schoolgirl Milly Dowler disappeared while walking home from the train station in Surrey, turning an ordinary journey into a national nightmare. Her abduction and murder exposed both a dangerous predator hiding in plain sight and a shocking media scandal, after it emerged that journalists had hacked Milly's voicemail while she was missing, interfering with the investigation and tormenting her family even further.

Surrey Police have opened a criminal investigation into two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein after women came forward following the release of Epstein-related files by the U.S. Department of Justice in December 2025. The claims date back to the mid-to-late 1980s and from the mid-1990s to 2000, with alleged locations including west Surrey and Berkshire, with the Berkshire allegations understood to relate to the Windsor estate. Surrey Police had previously appealed for witnesses after becoming aware of a redacted report alleging trafficking and sexual assaults involving a minor in Virginia Water between 1994 and 1996. That appeal reportedly prompted several people to come forward, and the force has now moved from review mode into a full investigation handled by child abuse specialists in its public protection team.The investigation is significant because it marks the first British police inquiry into Epstein-related allegations focused on alleged harm against females, rather than only the political or official-conduct questions surrounding Epstein's UK connections. No arrests have been made and no potential suspects have yet been interviewed, but the development places Surrey alongside Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police as part of a widening UK response to Epstein-linked allegations. Multiple forces are also examining whether Epstein-related flights, estates, and official contacts intersected with possible trafficking or abuse in Britain, while UK investigators continue facing the problem of limited access to unredacted U.S. records. The larger picture is that Epstein's British footprint is no longer just a matter of scandal, association, or royal embarrassment; it is increasingly becoming a live criminal-investigative question about what happened on UK soil, who knew, and why it took decades for these allegations to receive this level of attention.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian

Surrey Police have opened a criminal investigation into two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein after women came forward following the release of Epstein-related files by the U.S. Department of Justice in December 2025. The claims date back to the mid-to-late 1980s and from the mid-1990s to 2000, with alleged locations including west Surrey and Berkshire, with the Berkshire allegations understood to relate to the Windsor estate. Surrey Police had previously appealed for witnesses after becoming aware of a redacted report alleging trafficking and sexual assaults involving a minor in Virginia Water between 1994 and 1996. That appeal reportedly prompted several people to come forward, and the force has now moved from review mode into a full investigation handled by child abuse specialists in its public protection team.The investigation is significant because it marks the first British police inquiry into Epstein-related allegations focused on alleged harm against females, rather than only the political or official-conduct questions surrounding Epstein's UK connections. No arrests have been made and no potential suspects have yet been interviewed, but the development places Surrey alongside Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police as part of a widening UK response to Epstein-linked allegations. Multiple forces are also examining whether Epstein-related flights, estates, and official contacts intersected with possible trafficking or abuse in Britain, while UK investigators continue facing the problem of limited access to unredacted U.S. records. The larger picture is that Epstein's British footprint is no longer just a matter of scandal, association, or royal embarrassment; it is increasingly becoming a live criminal-investigative question about what happened on UK soil, who knew, and why it took decades for these allegations to receive this level of attention.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Kevin Howells presents the best of the conversations around this week's County Championship results.He talks to England's record run-scorer Joe Root following Yorkshire's huge win over Surrey, and Liam Dawson looks back at his red-ball career. Kevin also speaks to Nottinghamshire's Director of Cricket Mick Newell, Yorkshire Head Coach Anthony McGrath, and Mail on Sunday's Richard Gibson.

Great Britain is Europe's third largest oil and gas producer, even with a commitment to a net-zero economy by 2050. A small group of climate activists is helping the UK meet that target by winning a Supreme Court decision that's blocking any new UK oil and gas projects that don't assess climate impacts. Sarah Finch of Surrey, near London led the fight against proposed oil and gas drilling in the region known as the Weald, and she's been recognized with the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for Europe.   Also, as China rapidly builds out renewable energy, it's using some of that clean energy to power industrial activities like making aluminum, which is in high demand from data center and electrification projects. China produces 60% of the world's aluminum, and smelting the metal uses massive amounts of electricity.   Plus, elephants are social animals like us and pass down to their young knowledge and skills crucial to living a successful life. Researchers have found that elephant youths conduct themselves differently if they were raised without elders. Orphaned elephants have been seen struggling to integrate into broader social groups and inaccurately assessing threats from predators. -- Find photos, transcripts, links to more information about these stories, and much more at the Living on Earth website, loe dot org! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEW BOOK -- The Price of Becoming Buy it -- www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk This is brought to you by Insight Global. If you need to hire one person, hire a team of people, or transform your business through Talent or Technical Services, Insight Global's team of 30,000 people around the world has the hustle and grit to deliver. Jim Collins is the author of some of the most influential business books ever written — Good to Great, Built to Last, and Great by Choice. His concepts have become part of the leadership vocabulary. Level 5 Leadership. The Flywheel. First Who, Then What. The Hedgehog Concept. He spent more than a decade at Stanford as a professor and has advised CEOs, four-star generals, and heads of state. His new book is What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire, and the Self-Knowledge Imperative. It is the product of ten years of research and is the most personal thing he has ever written. We flew to Boulder, Colorado, to record this one in person with Jim. Key Learnings Jim's grandfather wrote his own death story. Jimmy Collins was a test pilot in the 1930s. He told Jim's grandmother, Dolores, that if he died, she should pull the last chapter from his desk and publish it. He died in a test crash. After the service, she pulled out the chapter. The title was "I'm Dead." The last chapter, written in first person, described the plane coming out of the sky, the screaming wings, the crash. The final words, by his own pen: "I am dead now." For seven decades, his grandmother never cried. When Jim asked her in her nineties to tell the story of his grandfather, she cried and said, "Thank you for that. I've never cried before." She'd been a single mom in the middle of the Depression. Of all the things Jim feels good about in his life, asking her to tell that story before she died at almost 100 years old is one he's most proud of. A cliff is an event that alters the trajectory of your life and forces you to reconstruct everything that comes after. Jim's first big cliff: he lost his father while his father was still alive. Jim's father took the family to San Francisco in the 1960s. They lived a few houses down from Haight Street. When a man was shot dead on their doorstep, Jim's mom moved them to Boulder. They lived in a cold basement with cots and a hot plate. They couldn't afford a Christmas tree, so Jim and his brother rolled a boulder into the basement and called it their Christmas rock. The Greyhound bus moment. In high school, Jim took a Thanksgiving turkey on a Greyhound bus down to New Mexico, where his father was living in an adobe hut with a dirt floor. He had this romantic vision: they'd cook the turkey, share Thanksgiving, bond as father and son. The whole weekend, his father had no interest in him. He spent it trying to convince Jim to convince his grandmother to give him money. On the bus ride home, looking out the window into the fog, Jim realized: there will never, ever be a father there. No male role models. No frameworks. No guidance. "I've got this one life. What do I do with it?" The inflection point in Jim's life is Joanne. They got engaged four days after their first date. He'd admired her from afar for years but never had the courage to ask her out. Once they were together, Jim began a conscious process: I need to become a person worthy of being married to her. He didn't know exactly what that meant or how to get there. But he knew that was the work. Forty-six years later, it's still a never-ending journey. What Joanne does brilliantly: she sees what needs attention. Jim is encoded to hear it. Someone once asked Joanne what she thought Jim's greatest strength was. She said: "Jim takes critical feedback better than any person I've ever met." Joanne sees what needs attention. Jim hears it. Then they adapt and adjust. That's the inner flywheel of their marriage. Circle the wagons together. Guns pointing out, never at each other. When life gets really difficult, whether it's disease or other cliffs. You are always together. Always on the inside of the wagons. Never aimed at each other. Joanne won the 1985 Hawaii Ironman by 92 seconds. With a hamstring injury that limited her running training to 16 miles a week, she came off the bike with a 10-minute lead. Then mile by mile, the lead shrank. Nine minutes. Eight. Seven. With a few miles left, she stopped in the middle of the lava field, massaging her legs, almost pleading with them to run. She looked up at the sky. Then her gaze fixed somewhere down the road. She started to run. You're racing for self-respect. Joanne told Jim afterward: in the end, you're racing to know that you couldn't have run a step faster. Only you'll know. If you know you couldn't have run a step faster, that's actually winning. When Jim writes, he's on the lava fields. When he finishes a book, he wants to know he couldn't have written one sentence better. When you're on the lava fields, this is the moment you want to quit. Don't. Writing is thinking. When the writing isn't working, the thinking isn't clear. Go back to the data. Find the through-line. There are three types of luck: What luck. A cancer diagnosis. A guitar left in an empty house. An event that breaks your way. Who luck. The people who walk into your life. Joanne. Morten Hansen. Jerry Porras. Bill Lazier. Zeit luck. When what you're doing intersects with the surrounding zeitgeist. Jimmy Page was in Surrey when the British rock explosion happened. Luck is an event you didn't cause, with significant consequences, and an element of surprise. The big winners weren't luckier. They had a higher return on luck. What you do with luck events matters more than the luck itself. Bill Lazier: the closest thing to a father Jim ever had. Jim ended up in Bill's class at Stanford because the class he was trying to take was full. The random course-sorting mechanism threw him into the first class Bill ever taught. Pure WHO luck. Jim did not cause that.  Discover your encodings. An encoding is a durable capacity of your intrinsic construction that resides within, awaiting discovery through the experiences of life.  Jim has done over 300 online courses on every imaginable subject. Constitutional law. Napoleon. World War I. The history of China. He started them to learn how to teach. Then his curiosity took over. That's what an encoding looks like in the wild. You have a constellation of encodings. Like stars. When your life captures a bright set of those encodings, you're in frame. When it doesn't, you're out of frame. The same person can look amazing in frame and not very amazing out of frame. The most important finding from this book: don't follow anyone else's advice. Their advice is well-meaning. It may have worked beautifully for them. But it worked for them because it flowed from their encodings. And their encodings are not your encodings. Barbara McClintock and Grace Hopper. Two women who won the Nobel Prize and shaped computer science. McClintock was encoded for solitary work. She didn't even have a phone. She heard about her Nobel Prize on the radio. Hopper was encoded to work through people. She kept a pirate flag in her office and once stole furniture for her team in the middle of the night. Two completely different encodings. What they shared: their lives were in alignment with their encodings. Leadership is the art of getting people to want to do what must be done. It's not a trait. It's a choice. Anyone in any organization can lead, depending on their desire to make a difference. Nobody needs to wait for a title. Ryan's encoding is "the relentless persistence of invitation." Jim observed that Ryan has incredible encodings for what he'd describe as attractive persistence. Not pushy. Not aggressive. But persistent and welcoming. The invitation never goes away. The way you lead should be different from everyone else. Because you are encoded differently. Trust your encodings, not their playbook. Roger Sherman saved the U.S. Constitution. Twice. He created the bicameral legislature compromise. He insisted the Bill of Rights be amendments, not rewrites. Yet most people don't know his name. He almost never spoke. He listened in committees and waited for the precise moment to introduce just the right point to turn American history. Quiet. Behind the scenes. Uncharismatic. Unglamorous. Enormously effective. That was his encoding. You should largely ignore what other successful leaders did. It's marvelous to listen to. It might give you ideas. But everything that worked for them reflected their encodings, not yours. The work isn't to copy their playbook. The work is to discover your encodings and trust them. The color of Jim's fire changed. When he was younger, his fuel was rage, fury, and a sense of terror with no safety net. He used to worry that if he ever lost it, he'd lose his drive. What replaced it was a different kind of fire: the joy of curiosity, of being lost in giant projects, of marvelous conversations, of sharing what he's learned. His drive is higher than ever. It just feels a lot better now. The 3x3 reflective practice. After almost any conversation, teaching moment, or significant interaction, Jim writes down three things that went well and three things he could have done better. He's done it for years. He's now systematizing it. He doesn't pause to celebrate. He pauses to learn quickly and move on. At the top of Jim's notes for this conversation: "The biggest reminder for today, reconnecting with an old friend." That's the celebration. What could be a better celebration than reconnecting with somebody you've had marvelous conversations with? Reflection Questions What is your most significant cliff? What did you reconstruct on the other side, and what are you still rebuilding? What are your encodings? Not what you've been told you should be, but what genuinely flows from your intrinsic construction. When have you felt most in frame? Like Jim with Joanne, is there a person or purpose you are actively trying to become worthy of? What would that work look like this week? More Learning #397: Jim Collins - Creating Your Generosity Flywheel, Make the Trust Wager (Part 1)#398: Jim Collins - Creating Your Generosity Flywheel, Make the Trust Wager (Part 2) #216: Jim Collins - How to Go From Good to Great