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Aug 2024
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The tragedy of Mike Lynch and the sunken...

THE TIMES
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Five bodies were found yesterday inside a shipwrecked yacht in the search for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and fellow missing passengers. Just hours before the sinking, the party had been celebrating a spectacular legal victory - so what led to this moment?

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Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: Danny In The Valley, TalkTV, GB News, LeadersIn. 

Further listening: Danny In The Valley: Mike Lynch’s first post-acquittal interview 

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