Nexus
314 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA forensic, fast-paced and sometimes irreverent take on the news that you won't find elsewhere. Using a unique ten-screen studio, we'll break down the news through analysing the data, the facts, the videos and the digital noise.
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NEXUS REVIEW: A look back at the biggest scandal of 2019, JEFFREY EPSTEIN
December 27, 2019 09:48 - 26 minutes VideoIt’s a story about one man that dominated the whole year, dragging famous names into a quagmire of scandal and disgrace. When Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of young women, the ramifications touched on the wealthy and powerful throughout America and around the world. We visited the story three times, speaking to old acquaintances of Epstein, lawyers who wanted to put him behind bars, and confidantes of Britain’s royal family, which was left reeling following a c...
“WE DID IT!!” Brexit 100% happening!?
December 19, 2019 18:43 - 26 minutes Video10pm Thursday 12th December, Britain changed. The general election exit poll revealed Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party were on course for a massive victory over Jeremy Corbyn’s hapless Labour. The majority Boris secured would help him push through his controversial Brexit deal taking the UK out of the European Union, and give him five years to reshape the country. The question is, how will the country look when he’s done?
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH K-POP? Three apparent suicides in just two months
December 12, 2019 19:48 - 26 minutes VideoThree Korean Pop-stars, all in their 20s and with money in bank, have killed themselves in the past two months. Sulli was just 25 - she was beautiful and popular - but ended it all in October. The following month, her good friend Goo Hara did the same and in December, 27-year-old Cha In Ha was found dead by his manager. Three months, three apparent suicides. What drove them to it? Was it their time in K- pop, with controlling and exploitative managers? Cyber-bullying by jealous and possessive...
The murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
December 06, 2019 11:29 - 2 minutes VideoHer killing left Malta in a state of shock, and reverberated around the world. Immediately, the government pledged to find the killers, and three men were arrested. But there was always suspicion that this was a plot conceived at the top. As time wore on with no more arrests and no one brought to trial, the public’s patience wore out.
'IT'S LIKE A FILM SCRIPT' The twisted murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia shaking Malta to its core
December 05, 2019 18:39 - 26 minutes VideoMalta is in a state of crisis – and it’s been two years in the making. Back in October 2017 one of the country’s most high profile investigative journalists was blown up in a car bombing. The government, the same one she routinely exposed for endemic corruption, pledged to do everything it could to find the killers. Fast forward two years and one of the main suspects claims those killers are lying in the heart of the government. Ministers have resigned, the Prime Minister says he’ll go, but w...
TOTAL CAR CRASH! Prince Andrew's interview and what it means for the Royal Family
November 28, 2019 19:29 - 26 minutes VideoGovernments come and go, but the monarchy is forever. That’s the theory behind Britain’s politics, but in the past scandals have threatened to bring the royals down. And they’re facing a huge scandal now. Prince Andrew’s attempts to put down rumours over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein backfired spectacularly. Now the Queen’s favoured son has resigned from public life. Add to that a royal rift among the younger generation and it’s been a torrid year for the Royal Hi...
!! WARNING !! "BIGGEST CRYPTO SCAM" RUN BY MISSING CRYPTO QUEEN
November 26, 2019 15:43 - 26 minutes VideoOxford-educated, "Forbes cover" and covered in jewels... Dr Ruja Ignatova promised to revolutionize the financial world (and make you very rich!) with her crypto-currency OneCoin. Millions believed her and invested around 5 BILLION DOLLARS!!! But crypto experts and law enforcement agencies believe IT IS ALL A SCAM! After being arrested by the FBI, her brother Konstantin Ingnatov has now pleaded GUILTY to fraud and conspiracy. As for Dr. Ruja Ignatova? She hasn't been seen since 2017....
!! WARNING !! ONECOIN “BIGGEST CRYPTO SCAM” RUN BY MISSING CRYPTO QUEEN
November 26, 2019 15:43 - 26 minutes VideoOxford-educated, "Forbes cover" and covered in jewels... Dr Ruja Ignatova promised to revolutionize the financial world (and make you very rich!) with her crypto-currency OneCoin. Millions believed her and invested around 5 BILLION DOLLARS!!! But crypto experts and law enforcement agencies believe IT IS ALL A SCAM! After being arrested by the FBI, her brother Konstantin Ingnatov has now pleaded GUILTY to fraud and conspiracy. As for Dr. Ruja Ignatova? She hasn't been seen since 2017....
DOES 'WEWORK' WORK? And why $1B bye-bye to ADAM NEUMANN?
November 22, 2019 12:23 - 26 minutes VideoTall dark and handsome, Adam Neumann charmed billions out of an investing legend in 28 minutes in the back of a car! His company 'wework' was the darling of the office-sharing world, which in January this year was valued at $47 BILLION but when it tried to go public it's financials were laid bear and things got ugly. Now 20% of wework's workforce is out of a job and there are more cuts to follow. Adam Neumann will never have to work again though! He was given a $1BILLION send-off!
WEWORK'S SPECTACULAR FALL. THOUSANDS LAID-OFF! What lessons can we learn?
November 21, 2019 18:43 - 26 minutes VideoJanuary this year, with huge funding from one of the world’s biggest venture capital funds, office-sharing company WeWork is valued at $47 billion. With feverish acclaim in the press and public fawning over the company’s CEO and Co-Founder, WeWork prepared for an Initial Public Offering by releasing an investor prospectus in August. But within its pages lay the seeds of a calamity for WeWork.
EPSTEIN’S ENDING: The circumstances around Epstein’s death have raised eyebrows
November 19, 2019 12:31 - 1 minute Video“Do I think he was killed? 100%. Yes I do.” Amy Robach wasn’t on the fence when it comes to the dispute over Epstein’s death. The trail of mishaps that resulted in Epstein being alone and unsupervised for three hours, with no camera footage of the entrance to his cell, has sparked intense debate about whether he really killed himself. His brother hired a venerated pathologist who concluded Epstein’s injuries pointed to murder. We look at the facts.
EPSTEIN EX-FRIEND is back to talk ABC “cover-up” with victims’ lawyer. TENSE!
November 14, 2019 18:45 - 26 minutes VideoConservative news outlet Project Veritas dropped a bombshell on major U.S. network ABC this month – a leaked video showing one of its main anchors raging against her own employers for spiking an exclusive interview she’d conducted. The subject of the interview was Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a victim of serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre alleges she was abused by Epstein and a string of high-profile, powerful men. ABC says the interview didn’t meet its editorial standards. It’s jus...
OR STILL ALIVE?...Some of Epstein's victims think so!
November 14, 2019 18:45 - 26 minutes VideoConservative news outlet Project Veritas dropped a bombshell on major U.S. network ABC this month – a leaked video showing one of its main anchors raging against her own employers for spiking an exclusive interview she’d conducted. The subject of the interview was Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a victim of serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre alleges she was abused by Epstein and a string of high-profile, powerful men. ABC says the interview didn’t meet its editorial standards. It’s jus...
RECKLESS BETRAYAL or BRILLIANT STRATEGY!?! Trump’s decision to get troops out of Syria.
October 24, 2019 18:47 - 26 minutes VideoThe Media, the Democrats, the Europeans and even Republican leaders are against the President after his decision to withdraw US troops from Northern Syria. What unites them all? "He’s abandoning the Kurds" they scream. But should we take that allegation at face-value OR do they all have their own agendas?
I'LL BE BACK! Ecuador's ex-President, Rafael Correa, says he could run again!!
October 18, 2019 16:19 - 26 minutes VideoWe went to meet Rafael Correa in Brussels to ask him if he’s the one stirring up all those protests in Ecuador. That’s the allegation anyway from the current president Lenin Moreno. The two used to be friends but are now sworn enemies. Moreno has now re-instated the contentious fuel subsides after nearly two weeks of bloody protests which bought the country to a standstill and threatened to derail his presidency. #Nexus #Ecuador #RafaelCorrea
'SUSPEND TRUMP'S TWITTER ACCOUNT?!' Who's trying to stop the President tweeting?!
October 10, 2019 18:38 - 26 minutes VideoKamala Harris has written a letter to the CEO of Twitter asking him to suspend Donald Trump's Twitter account. She says the President has gone too far over this whole whistle-blower scandal. Vocal Trump supporter Joy Villa says that's rubbish and seasoned Democrat Jim Manley says Trump's tweets are great… more evidence for the impeachment inquiry!
“TRUMP IS THE REAL WHISTLEBLOWER”... “Schiff is a fraud!”
October 04, 2019 11:31 - 26 minutes VideoTrump advisor says the president is the real whistleblower and the CIA whistleblower is actually a saboteur part of a deep state plot to take down the president. Professor Scott Lucas begs to differ. We also hear from a former CIA operative Lindsay Moran and Erol Morkoc, a spokesman for Republicans Overseas who says the president will win out in the end.
'HE LOVES HIS BLACKFACE' Former Trudeau campaign worker says he knew it was racist.
September 27, 2019 13:55 - 26 minutes VideoJust how many times has Canada's PM worn blackface? He doesn't know, and claims he didn't know it was racist at the time! This scandal would normally sink a world leader. With an election just weeks away, will Canadian's punish him at the polls or will his surname and charm see him win another term?
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! (probably)! BREXIT Radio star, MP and MEP!
September 19, 2019 18:42 - 26 minutes VideoLBC’s Iain Dale, Labour MP Kate Hoey and Brexit Party’s Louis Stedman-Bryce come together for the first time. Kate says some of colleagues gang up on her... and Louis says as a gay black man he feels at home in the Brexit Party!? Radio star Iain reveals he’s also a diabetic farmer who’s not afraid of leaving the EU nor of the predicted medical shortages.
FIRE FACTS v FICTION – How much of what we were told about the Amazon fires is true?
September 12, 2019 19:21 - 1 minute VideoFalse pictures, misleading jargon, hyperbolic claims – there have been plenty of people decrying the media coverage of the Amazon fires. Has the reaction to the fires been hysterical? Or are the critics splitting hairs?
BOLSONARO’S BUSINESS BRAIN – Does the Brazilian President care for the Amazon?
September 12, 2019 19:20 - 53 seconds VideoWhat are the priorities of Brazil’s President? Bolsonaro has been clear that he wants to develop Brazil’s economy, but is he willing to ride roughshod over the country’s environment to achieve that? His political manoeuvres since gaining power have prompted warnings from environmentalists…
BURNING ISSUE – The fires in the Amazon dominated world headlines for weeks
September 12, 2019 19:20 - 2 minutes VideoThis story went ablaze in August; the month that’s commonly known as ‘silly season’ among journalists because a scarcity of stories means otherwise trivial news makes it into the headlines. For Brazilian supporters of Bolsonaro, that’s the only way to explain how high profile the story became – they say fires in the Amazon are routine at this time of year and the numbers for 2019 aren’t extraordinary. But environmentalists look to Bolsonaro’s political record and see the beginnings of a distu...
I BLAME HIM! Indigenous Amazonian says Bolsonaro doesn't care about her home
September 12, 2019 19:06 - 26 minutes VideoThey’re unprecedented and they’re destroying the lungs of the earth; or they’re routine and it’s none of your business anyway. The fires in the Amazon have divided opinion around the world. Environmentalists say the surge in fires this year could tip the world’s largest rainforest into permanent decline; and they know who is to blame, Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. But Bolsonaro’s defenders have raised plenty of objections, pointing out that the fires were far higher 15 years a...
MUGABE DEAD: How does is legacy compare to Mandela's?
September 06, 2019 15:06 - 2 minutes VideoDo some leaders handle power better than others? Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe were both guerrilla fighters who became heads of state. But what was it that made them both handle power in completely different ways?
ROBERT MUGABE DEAD. Zimbabwe's hero or tyrant?
September 06, 2019 14:28 - 2 minutes VideoRobert Mugabe is dead aged 95. Is the former president of Zimbabwe a hero who won the right to rule his country after defeating white colonial oppression? Or was he a brutal tyrant who abused his office to violate human rights and stay in office way too long?
GREATEST COMEBACK?!! Fighting depression
August 29, 2019 13:44 - 26 minutes VideoDid Tyson Fury beat the best of his generation? Did he have an attractive fighting style? Was he entertaining outside of the ring? Did he overcome adversity? All questions boxing fans will ask when a candidate emerges for the coveted, colloquial boxing title of ‘The Greatest’. Tyson Fury ticks the boxes, but his career still has a way to go, and there could be twists and turns to come. We look at the career of the colourful, controversial, but never boring boxing legend with his friend and fo...
DUTERTE HARRY!! Philippine president shoots from the lip!!
August 29, 2019 10:40 - 2 minutes VideoFrom telling ex-US President Obama to ‘Go to hell’ to warning the EU to mind its own business – Philippines President Duterte isn’t one to mince his words. He’s also turned his back on old ally America and cosied up with China and Russia. What will he do next?
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY – Is Tyson Fury really the lineal champ?
August 27, 2019 19:03 - 2 minutes VideoWe trace the lineage of boxing’s heavyweight champions. The lineal championship is a controversial, disputed title, but Furyinsists he holds it, and dismisses what he calls the ‘alphabetical’ belts. Try selling that to Deontay Wilder, or Andy Ruiz…
ROAD TO REDEMPTION - How an unlikely sporting hero hit rock bottom, then came back again
August 26, 2019 08:49 - 2 minutes VideoIn 2016 Tyson Fury pulled off one of the biggest upsets in boxing since the turn of the century, outpointing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. It should have been the peak of his career, instead the 206cm tall titan from England sank into despair and drug use. But Fury pulled himself back from the brink of self-destruction, and for that he thanks God, and his family. #Nexus #RoadToRedemption #TysonFury
GREATEST COMEBACK?!! Fighting depression
August 23, 2019 07:08 - 26 minutes VideoDid Tyson Fury beat the best of his generation? Did he have an attractive fighting style? Was he entertaining outside of the ring? Did he overcome adversity? All questions boxing fans will ask when a candidate emerges for the coveted, colloquial boxing title of ‘The Greatest’. Tyson Fury ticks the boxes, but his career still has a way to go, and there could be twists and turns to come. We look at the career of the colourful, controversial, but never boring boxing legend with his friend and fo...
AMERICA'S GUNS: Who heads up the NRA?
August 21, 2019 13:31 - 2 minutes VideoMeet Wayne LaPierre, the Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA). According to him, 'to stop a bad guy with a gun, it takes a good guy with a gun'. The NRA and its five million members are as influential as they are controversial. After more mass shootings, is US public opinion finally turning against them?
THE KIM DYNASTY: Inside North Korea's secretive ruling family
August 20, 2019 15:49 - 3 minutes VideoThe Kim dynasty has ruled over North Korea since 1948, but still very little is known about the family. How have they stayed in power and how has the country changed over three generations? Here’s a quick history of North Korea’s Kim dynasty.
THE POWER OF AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI: Iran's Supreme Leader
August 15, 2019 09:25 - 2 minutes VideoAyatollah Khamenei has ruled as Supreme Leader in Iran for more than 28 years. Who is he and what exactly does he control? And why did thousands of Iranians call for him to step down? #Iran #Ayatollah #Khamenei
THE LONDON CONNECTION: What connects these powerful Middle East royals to little old Blighty?
August 08, 2019 20:08 - 1 minute VideoThey may be Middle Eastern royalty but their high profile divorce is a thoroughly British affair, featuring Baroness Shackleton - Prince Charles' lawyer for his divorce from Lady Di - and Lady Helen Ward, who got Guy Ritchie through his separation from Madonna. What else connects this couple to the UK?
DUBAI PRINCESS RUNAWAY! Who will win??
August 08, 2019 20:05 - 26 minutes VideoWHY I HELPED A DUBAI ROYAL ESCAPE. Tiina was "best friends" with a Dubai Royal and talks to Nexus about helping Sheikha Latifa "escape" - she says "they threatened to shoot my brain out". She also gave her thoughts on why Princess Haya quit Dubai with her kids in a private jet. But the Princess’s husband, Dubai's billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wants his children back. They're now battling it out in the UK's high court with very expensive lawyers.
FAMILY FORTUNES - who are the main players in the family saga?
August 08, 2019 20:04 - 1 minute VideoPrincess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed both hail from powerful families, but with six wives and thirty kids, it can be hard to keep track of who's who in the Sheikh's family tree. Let's take a look at some of the key players in the story.
DUBAI DASH: Princess Haya takes flight
August 08, 2019 20:02 - 2 minutes VideoPrincess Haya is currently holed up in the couple's multi-million dollar pad in Kensington with the best legal counsel the British Bar can offer. What chain of events caused her to leave Dubai for the British courts?
THE KARDASHIAN EFFECT – No longer famous for being famous, Kim is changing people’s lives
August 02, 2019 13:27 - 2 minutes VideoIf it hadn’t been for Kim Kardashian West, US President Trump might never have got involved in the A$AP Rocky case. Just how influential is the social media star? And what’s behind her recent advocacy for prison reform?
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME – The conflicting video evidence in A$AP Rocky’s case
August 02, 2019 13:19 - 1 minute VideoRight after A$AP Rocky got involved in a fight in the Swedish capital, the first video of it was released by showbiz website TMZ. More followed, with A$AP Rocky’s team sharing the minutes before the fight on Instagram. Both sides say the video evidence proves they’re in the right.
ROCKY ROAD – The street brawl that sparked an international stand-off
August 02, 2019 13:14 - 2 minutes VideoHow did a brawl on the streets of Stockholm lead to an international stand-off between Sweden and the US? Answer: the brawl involved a rapper whose friends include one of the most famous women on the planet, and she’s got a direct line into the White House. Kim Kardashian West persuaded US President Donald Trump to intervene on behalf of jailed rap star A$AP Rocky, sparking one of the most bizarre diplomatic incidents in years.
I’M A CELEBRITY, GET ME OUT OF HERE – Trump intervenes, Swedes send him flat-packing
August 01, 2019 19:44 - 26 minutes VideoIt’s the most 2019 story of 2019. Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye persuaded US President Donald Trump to petition the Swedish government to release rapper A$AP Rocky, who was arrested for alleged assault. Sweden’s refusal to disrupt the judicial process prompted Trump to lash out on Twitter, where else? The Nexus asks, has A$AP been treated fairly? And is show-business taking over politics?
KLEPTO CAPITAL – The unexplained wealth parked in London’s property market
July 25, 2019 20:07 - 2 minutes VideoLondon; the rich man’s playground. Property here is among the most expensive in the world, and that makes it useful for storing large amounts of cash. TRT World’s Assed Baig caught up with Transparency International to view some of the exclusive property owned by wealthy outsiders.
CLEANING YOUR CASH – How the UK’s financial system abets global corruption
July 25, 2019 20:05 - 1 minute VideoSo you’ve amassed a fortune in ill-gotten cash, but how do you invest it? Britain’s financial system might help. The UK’s overseas territories allow some of the world’s most corrupt individuals to set up nameless companies where they can stash their funds, often using them to buy luxury properties in London and elsewhere.
NIGERIA’S MISSING BILLIONS – How Sani Abacha ripped off his country with the help of Western bankers
July 25, 2019 20:05 - 26 minutes Video$267 million has been seized from bank accounts in the island of Jersey. It belonged to the son of General Sani Abacha, the military leader who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist from 1993 until 1998. Abacha embezzled $5 billion from his country, and stashed it in bank accounts throughout Europe and America. We ask how he was able to get away with it, and speak to the daughter of legendary Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed under Abacha’s regime.
SANI ABACHA – The military leader who stole billions from Nigeria
July 25, 2019 20:03 - 2 minutes VideoSani Abacha; President, dictator, his short rule divided Nigeria, and his execution of dissidents sparked international outrage. But it was only after he died in 1998 that the country became aware of the scale of corruption that existed under his iron grip. Billions of dollars were funnelled out of the country. But what role have western financiers played in hiding the money?
FIGHT NIGHT
July 24, 2019 14:16 - 1 minute Video“Success is all about working hard and keeping your motivation high,” says Turkish boxer Siar Ozgul. Nexus interviewed him before and after his match against Sweden’s Anthony Yigit.
DEAL OF THE CENTURY? How did Epstein get off so lightly last time?
July 18, 2019 19:48 - 1 minute VideoIt was the so-called 'sweetheart plea deal' that saw Epstein walk free 12 hours a day, 6 days a week - brokered by none other than former US Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. Let's take a close look at the deal of the century - and the White House resignation that came in its wake...
'ALL THE VICTIMS WERE UNDERAGE' the charges against Jeffrey Epstein
July 18, 2019 19:44 - 2 minutes VideoWith new allegations coming to light, here's how New York is bringing Epstein to justice. The new charges come 11 years after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences.
I KNEW EPSTEIN! “He tried to sleep with my fiancée the night before the wedding!!”
July 18, 2019 19:43 - 26 minutes VideoJeffrey Epstein’s former friend tells Nexus why he turned his back on the rich, well connected sex offender who’s facing new charges of sex-trafficking. We look at the case against him and consider how he got off “so lightly” last time. Also connections to president Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew... what’s going on?!
THE SINO-BRITISH DECLARATION: A not so special relationship?
July 11, 2019 20:49 - 2 minutes VideoA closer look at the Sino-British Declaration, and why China may no longer care about the special relationship between Hong Kong and it's former Colonial ruler.