The Slow Newscast

The Observer

The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From wars in Ukraine and Gaza through to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations covering some of the biggest topics of the day.Who are the people biohacking themselves in a quest for immortality? Or the man taking on an entire nation in the high seas to protect whales? And what happened when humanity's most distant messenger fell silent? From...

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The Slow Newscast

Episodes (381)

Today “My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein
Tue Feb 10th Mismatch: Bumble vs the men’s rights activists
Tue Feb 3rd Russia's shadow war at sea

The Slow Newscast

Feb 17, 2026
32½ minutes
45 MB

The Epstein Files are wreaking havoc across British institutions; first the Royal family and now, the government. Peter Mandelson was sacked as US Ambassador in September over his links to the billionaire paedophile, but the latest tranche of documents show the pair were closer than anyone previously knew. What did their relationship look like? And did it give Jeffrey Epstein access to the heart of the British government? Reporters: Ada Barume and Poppy Bullard Producer: Poppy Bullard Sound design: Dominic Delargy Editor: Jasper Corbett ...

The Slow Newscast

“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein

The Observer

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