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A timely rebrand and a good one. Every day, Sky News journalist Niall Paterson looks at a recent news story and explains the why behind what has happened. 

Understandably, its first week of new episodes has been dominated with insight about the Middle East, from exploring the logic behind Trump’s War in Iran to whether it will have implications on the cost of living crisis.

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