Seventy one-year-old British tourist Lorna McSorley went out for a walk near South Africa's Ghost Mountain. She never returned.

In the first episode of this three-part investigation, we travel to the remote, superstitious heart of Eastern South Africa to retrace Lorna’s final steps. As official searches hit a dead end, bizarre rumours about what happened to her begin to emerge.

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Host: Jane Flanagan.

Producer: Harry Stott.

Executive Producers: Taryn Siegel and Kate Lamble.

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Read more: Disappearances stoke fear of more ‘witchcraft murders’ after Briton vanished

Clips: Newzroom Afrika / Youtube.

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Defence Secretary John Healey resigned this afternoon, over the government’s much delayed defence funding plan. In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said Keir Starmer had been “unable” to commit resources that the UK desperately needs. So what does this mean for Starmer’s leadership? And will taxpayers ultimately be left to foot the bill?

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Guests:

• Anna Mikhailova, political editor, Times Radio.
• Larisa Brown, defence editor, The Times.
• General Sir John McColl, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Host: John Pienaar.

Producers: Angus Mitchell, Sofia Johanson.

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Read more: John Healey has launched a broadside at Keir Starmer. Will the PM surrender?

Further listening: Has Britain become ungovernable?

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There has been a second night of riots in Belfast following a knife attack in the Northern Irish city on Monday. Yesterday authorities called for calm after vehicles and houses were set alight. As violent anti-immigration protests continue, what’s it like on the ground and what can the government do going forward?

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Guests:

• Constance Kampfner, northern correspondent, The Times
• Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times

Host: Manveen Rana

Producers: Sophie McNulty, Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson.

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Read more: Belfast attack latest

Further listening: What Henry Nowak’s murder means for policing

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