The Slow Newscast

By: Tortoise Media
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  • The Slow Newscast from Tortoise takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From the war in Ukraine, the downfall of Boris Johnson, to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations. From a startup newsroom with a different approach to journalism.


    For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.



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Episodes
  • The Rwanda plan: How to waste £700m

    The Rwanda plan: How to waste £700m
    Feb 11 2025

    The flagship policy for several Prime Ministers became the Rwanda plan. But three years, four Prime Ministers and £715 million later, the policy is dead and never really got off the ground. This is how so much money was spent on so little.


    Reporter: Catherine Neilan

    Producer: Ada Barume

    Sound design: Dominic Delargy

    Artwork: Lola Williams

    Editor: Jasper Corbett

    Slow Newscast Executive Producer: Matt Russell


    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com


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    32 mins
  • F**k it, release ‘em all: Trump and the Jan 6ers

    F**k it, release ‘em all: Trump and the Jan 6ers
    Feb 4 2025

    For more than two years, Special Counsel Jack Smith investigated allegations of President Trump’s election fraud. His investigation ended last month – not with a trial, but a dense report. Why has nobody paid attention?


    Reporter: Stephen Armstrong

    Producer: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett

    Artwork: Lola Williams


    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com


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    42 mins
  • Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody

    Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody
    Jan 30 2025

    One of the most difficult questions facing a judge in the family court is which parent should have custody of a child. To help them answer that, judges rely on independent experts to provide an impartial voice in the court. But what happens when the objectivity of those experts is questioned? This is the story of how the family courts have failed some of the children it exists to protect.


    Reporters: Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers

    Additional reporting: Paul Bradshaw, Serena Cesaro, William Jarrett and Tom Wall

    Producer: Matt Russell

    Artwork: Lola Williams

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


    An investigation by Tortoise in partnership with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism


    To find out more about Tortoise:


    Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists


    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content


    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more


    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com


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    48 mins

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You have me doubting everything

How can u side with Israel !!!!
I dare u to be on the right aide of history! We are not going to watch another genocide and be quite about it!

Free palestine 🇵🇸

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