US to ease sanctions on Russian oil, Scott Bessent interview and a stowaway fox
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The US says it will temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil amid surging prices.
America's treasury secretary tells Wilf Frost oil tankers will be escorted through the Strait of Hormuz.
Opposition MPs say Sir Keir Starmer's ethics adviser must investigate whether he broke the ministerial code in his handling of the Mandelson scandal.
And a British fox has hitched a ride all the way to New York.
Anna and Kamali have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | This Easter at M&S, you'll find a selection of the yummias chocolate animals. |
| 0:04.5 | There's Hick up the hippo with his darling chubby little legs. |
| 0:08.0 | And Sunny the Sloth, beaming with his milk and white chocolate features. |
| 0:12.5 | Toby the T-Rex, who's a bit green, bit scary, but charming at the same time. |
| 0:17.4 | And Ralph the Cavapoo. |
| 0:19.2 | I almost don't want to bite his scrumpious little nose right off. |
| 0:22.9 | But I will. All of these cuties for just seven pounds each. This is not just food. This is M&S food. |
| 0:29.2 | Selected stores. |
| 0:32.6 | Sky News. The full story first. |
| 0:40.4 | The United States is lifting sanctions on Russian oil for the first time, they say it's in efforts to bring down the price of crude oil. |
| 0:49.1 | Opposition MPs say Sir Kier Starman must be investigated about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as |
| 0:54.6 | U.S. ambassador over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 0:58.7 | Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet, a 10-minute podcast on the day's news. |
| 1:03.5 | It is the 13th of March. |
| 1:06.7 | I'm Kamali Melbourne. |
| 1:07.9 | And I'm Anna Jones. |
| 1:08.7 | And also today we'll tell you about a British fox |
| 1:11.7 | that hitched a ride all the way to New York. Now, the United States says it will temporarily |
| 1:20.9 | ease sanctions on Russian oil as the global fallout from their war on Iran continues. Our own |
| 1:25.9 | Wolfred Frost has spoken to the U.S. Treasury |
| 1:28.2 | Secretary and put it to him that it was a problem that Russia would benefit from the U.S. |
| 1:33.1 | decision to start a war with Iran. Here's what Besson had to say. |
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