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Hundreds of protestors in Portsmouth clashed with police last night and early this morning. It was the second mass demonstration against small boat arrivals after a far-right protest caused disruption at the Port of Dover on Saturday. So who is behind the protests? And what should the government do now?

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Guests:

Ollie Cole, newsroom reporter, The Times.
Lord Walney, former government advisor on political violence and disruption.
Dr Georgios Samaras, lecturer in public policy, Kings College London.
Host: Seb Payne, leader writer and columnist, The Times.
Producers: Felix Forbes, Maya Loubani, Rufus Jones.
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Read more: Portsmouth protest: police officers injured as migrant dinghy arrives
Further listening: The state of asylum in the UK
Photo: PA.

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Asylum seekers now make up one in ten of all migrants coming to the UK each year but just one in sixty of those that leave. This week, The Times is looking at the myriad problems with Britain’s asylum system, from Labour’s policies to how previous governments have failed to fix the crisis. What is there left to try?

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Guest: Matt Dathan, home affairs editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.

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Read more: Jordan Bardella: UK and France must ‘regain control of Channel’
Further listening: Can Reform reset at conference?
Clips: ITV, The I Paper, The Daily Express, 5 News, GB News, TalkTV, SKY, France 24, Channel 4, DWS News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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This week, after a meticulously planned voyage for the 11th-century retelling of the Battle of Hastings, the British Museum’s long-awaited Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens to the public.  But, why has it taken almost a thousand years for the Bayeux Tapestry to return to Britain? And after all these centuries, why does this extraordinary piece of embroidery still capture the public imagination?

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Guest: Katie Gatens, Europe correspondent, The Sunday Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Sophie McNulty
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Read more: Your interactive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry
Clips: Sky News, DRM News, The Royal Family - YouTube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Autism diagnoses in England have shot up in recent years from 700,000 three years ago to around 1.1 million today. It's led to a backlash, with some suggesting the condition is being over-diagnosed. Not so, says Dr Mary Doherty, a top doctor who founded Autistic Doctors International. She says she knows why diagnoses are up.

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Read by: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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Read more: I’m a top doctor and I’m autistic. I know why diagnoses are up
Photo: Tom Jackson for The Times magazine
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As the Reform conference kicks off today, Nigel Farage and his team are looking to pitch themselves as a serious party ready to win a general election. But after a long, hot summer dogged by controversies, party infighting, and a by-election against a man dressed as a bin, this strategy might be undercutting itself. So where do they go from here?

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Leo Danczak, Micaela Arneson.
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Read more: Reform UK must walk a tightrope if it is to win
Further listening: Posh George: the criminal behind Farage
Clips: Sky News, Nigel Farage via YouTube, ITV News, BBC News, MS Now, Times Radio, Channel 4 News, The Telegraph.
Photo: Getty Images.
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