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Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in...
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Mandelson files: Starmer admits ‘I made a mistake’ – The Latest
Keir Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ in making Peter Mandelson ambassador to the US due to his links with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,...
What teenagers really see on their phones
Helen Pidd talks to Abbey, 15, and Josh, 16, about their experiences of social media, and a growing divide between boys and girls. Help support our in...
Will Iran war make the UK cost of living crisis worse? – The Latest
Rising oil prices and market turmoil as a result of the war in the Middle East are fuelling fears the cost of living crisis could get even tougher. En...
Should we be boycotting ChatGPT?
Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accounts. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Could Trump really end the war in Iran ‘very soon’? – The Latest
Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was ‘very complete’ and could end ‘very soon’, but also claimed...
Inside Iran as the bombs fall
Annie Kelly speaks to ordinary Iranians about the attacks on their country, and peace strategist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini explains her fears for the fu...
Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? - The Latest
Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bomb...
Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures?
The photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from a napalm strike is one of the most famous in history. But who actually took it? With conflict photogr...
Trump sacks Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? – The Latest
Donald Trump has fired his controversial US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, after weeks of bipartisan complaints about her leadership. As th...
The Jesse Jackson I knew
As Chicago prepares to bid farewell to Jackson, Today in Focus hears about the groundbreaking civil rights activist from those who knew him. Help supp...
Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? – The Latest
Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq...
Starmer, Trump and the shaky ‘special relationship’
Rafael Behr on why Donald Trump’s war on Iran presents a strategic dilemma for Keir Starmer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.co...
Could the Iran war trigger a global economic crisis? – The Latest
Global oil and gas prices have skyrocketed as war halts energy exports from the Middle East. The strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water that faci...
What do Netanyahu and Trump really want in Iran?
Who’s calling the shots in the US-Israeli war on Iran? Chief Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison and international security correspondent J...
Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? – The Latest
Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy airstrikes in the country as conflict in the Middle East cont...
Chaos in the Gulf
After the US and Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme leader, Tehran has hit back. Missiles have rained down on the Gulf. Will the region retaliate? Jul...
Iran war escalates: what’s Trump’s endgame? - The Latest
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries in under 10 hours. Israeli a...
The assassination of Iran’s ayatollah – and fears for a wider conflict
Iran’s supreme leader was killed in a military strike on his compound as Israel and the US launched attacks on the country. Patrick Wintour reports. H...
Greens win Gorton and Denton: is this a turning point for UK politics? – The Latest
The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a major blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber...
The men trying to do friendship, better – podcast
Can talking about their problems help men forge closer relationships – or is there another way? Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent jo...
Has Corbyn won the Your Party power battle? - The Latest
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies declared victory after he was voted to be Your Party’s parliamentary leader in an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana was...
Will Andrew bring down the monarchy?
As MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author o...
BBC faces backlash after Bafta racial slur – The Latest
The BBC is under fire over its failure to remove a racial slur shouted by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, from its broadcast of the Bafta aw...
On the ground in the byelection that could end Starmer
Reform and the Greens both insist they can win the Greater Manchester seat of Gorton and Denton from Labour – and if they do, it could be another nail...
Mandelson arrested: Epstein files fallout intensifies – The Latest
Former US ambassador Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after his arrest over claims he committed misconduct in public office during his friend...
Ukrainian men on how four years of war has changed them
A DJ turned soldier explains how life has changed for Ukraine’s men while Tracey McVeigh and Shaun Walker report on the impact of the conflict and wha...
Could Farage bring ICE-style deportations to the UK? – The Latest
Reform UK has promised to create an ICE-style agency dedicated to mass deportations if the party came to power. Nigel Farage and his party’s home affa...
Will we ever read books again?
Author and academic Katherine Rundell explores the precipitous decline in reading books for pleasure, and what can be done to reverse it. Help support...
Andrew under investigation: what’s next for the former prince? – The Latest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under investigation after police questioned the former prince in relation to allegations he shared confid...
‘They’re not listening!’: the government’s gamble on special education reform
Political correspondent Alexandra Topping and special educational needs student Jake with his mum, Laura, explore the government’s controversial plans...
Andrew arrested: is this the end for the royal family? – The Latest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office by police investigating his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. Si...
The ‘guinea pigs’ who had face transplant surgery
Face transplant patient Robert Chelsea and writer Fay Bound Alberti talk through the promise – and darker side – of this pioneering surgery. Help supp...
Does the US really care about peace in Ukraine? – The Latest
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘no agreement’ has been made between Ukraine and Russia during US-mediated peace talks in Geneva. Expectations remain low, wh...
Why did Labour Together orchestrate a smear campaign against journalists?
A thinktank called Labour Together, linked to Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney, has been exposed for investigating journalists who were looking into...
Jesse Jackson: titan of US civil rights movement leaves legacy of hope – The Latest
The civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson has died aged 84. Jackson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidenti...
The rise of the cocaine submarine
The Guardian journalists Sam Jones and Tom Phillips chart the rise of the narco-sub after a record seizure in the Atlantic. Help support our independe...
Why did Obama say aliens are real? – The Latest
Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. The former US president was forced to release a st...
How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews
The Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reports on the plot by two IS terrorists to massacre Jews in Manchester, and how it was th...
Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win – The Latest
The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Ac...
Wes Streeting: the UK’s next prime minister?
Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away. Nosheen Iqbal sp...