Earl Spencer's like a bond villain

Michael Deacon and Poppy Coburn discuss Earl Spencer’s explosive claims about King Charles and Diana, Harry and Meghan’s school U-turn, the row over asylum seekers in an Oxfordshire village, and whether pop stars should mix music with politics. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s controversial advert, the rights of trees – and is taking the bins out really a “boy job”?

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