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Will Trump go to war with Iran? - The Latest
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has promised he will ‘shoot at Iran’ if Iranian security services attack anti-government protesters, but analysts suggest the US is n...
How to fall in love with winter
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Katherine May talks about ‘wintering’ and learning to love the darkest months of the year. Help support our independent journalism at thegu...
Iran protests: brutal crackdown as uprising gathers pace – The Latest
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran’s leadership has vowed it will not back down in the face of growing nationwide protests over economic conditions. Thousands of people marched t...
Elon Musk’s pervert chatbot
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley St Clair – a conservative influencer and former partner of Elon Musk – and Dan Milmo chart the scandal over Grok, X’s AI chatbot, after i...
Minneapolis shooting: US on edge after woman fatally shot by ICE agent – The Latest
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Protests have been taking place across the US after the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer taking part ...
On the ground in Venezuela after Trump’s ‘operation’
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which forces are vying for power now that Nicolás Maduro has been removed from Venezuela? With Tom Phillips. Help support our independent journalism ...
Why has Trump seized a Russian-linked oil tanker? – The Latest
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US has dramatically seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker between the UK and Iceland, with the support of the UK government. The operation comes aft...
The Palestine Action hunger strikers close to death
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Three activists awaiting trial are refusing food and their health is failing rapidly. Will the government intervene? Haroon Siddique reports. Help sup...
Trump: Is Greenland next? – The Latest
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After the removal of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, there are fears Donald Trump could turn his sights to Greenland, after he renewed his c...
Can a youth club revival help the ‘anxious generation’?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is the UK government planning for young people? With Emma Warren. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
What does Trump want from Venezuela? – The Latest
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was controversially captured by US special forces and has appeared in a Manhattan court. The arrest came a...
Trump ousts Venezuela’s President
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was captured, flown to the US and is facing trial in New York. What does it mean for the country – and ...
The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A backlash against the Free Birth Society intensifies and Emilee and Yolande respond to the crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation b...
The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emilee and Yolande had created an ideology and then seeded it globally – a reach Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they began...
Revisited: How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast from 4 April, John Harris speaks to Today in Focus about how music helped him connect with his son, James. Harris tells Helen Pidd wha...
The Birth Keepers: Building an empire – episode four
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society (FBS) that followed, Emilee Salday...
The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. ...
The Birth Keepers: When Emilee met Yolande – episode two
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she meet her business partner Yolande Norris-Clark? Do either wom...
The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Free Birth Society (FBS) was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power: by free birthi...
Revisited: Cringe! Why millennials became so uncool
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An intergenerational war has broken out with Gen Z mercilessly mocking millennials as embarrassing and out of touch. Chloë Hamilton reports. Help sup...
Revisited: Having a baby with your best mate
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Slawson on her decision to have a baby with her best friend Tom rather than a romantic partner. Help support our independent journalism at theg...
How the Guardian reported 2025
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner looks back on the biggest news stories of 2025. Help support our independent journalism at theguardia...
Why Bethlehem is celebrating Christmas again
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pastor Munther Isaac talks about his hometown of Bethlehem – the scene of the nativity – celebrating Christmas for the first time in three years. ...
The moment this year I’ll never forget
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Focus hears from Guardian journalists all around the world about their most memorable moments – and sounds – of 2025. Help support our in...
What to expect from the Jeffrey Epstein files? – The Latest
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US Department of Justice is expected to release files relating to the disgraced late financier and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, this evening. ...
Culture 2025: the best in film, TV and music
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian critics Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Catherine Shoard and Hannah J Davies look back at some of the best (and worst) of the year. Help support our ind...
Deepfakes and pornography: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity – The Latest
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government’s long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls has been published today. Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough to...
The Pinochet fan with a Nazi dad: meet Chile’s next president
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Santiago-based journalist John Bartlett charts how far-right José Antonio Kast managed to win election by landslide. Help support our independent jou...
Doctors strike again amid flu crisis – The Latest
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer to resolve a long-running dispute ov...
Ilhan Omar on Trump’s attacks on Somali-Americans
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The congresswoman told David Smith about how it feels to be targeted by the world’s most powerful man. But why has Donald Trump gone after her and t...
Trump v BBC: broadcaster to fight back against $10bn lawsuit – The Latest
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC has vowed to defend itself against the $10bn lawsuit that the US president, Donald Trump, filed against it. Trump alleges the broadcaster ‘i...
What happened when Reform took power
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Reform took over 10 local councils in England this summer, it offered the first glimpse of how the party might govern if it were to get into No 1...
Horror and heroism: what we know about the antisemitic attack at Bondi – The Latest
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia suffered one of the deadliest massacres in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi beach in Sydne...
Labubus, TikTok and KPop Demon Hunters: how childhood went east Asian
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has east Asia replaced the US as the world’s cultural centre? With Jeff Yang. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. Bu...
Exposed: the business linked to baby deaths across the world – The Latest
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A year-long investigation into the Free Birth Society reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births w...
Is the far right hijacking Christianity?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are US-style Christian politics finally taking root in the UK? With Lamorna Ash. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Why is Trump attacking Venezuelan boats? – The Latest
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, N...
Pete Hegseth unleashes his ‘warrior culture’ on the world
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s secretary of war is facing allegations of war crimes and a blistering report into his handling of classified information. Joseph Gede...
Will weakening human rights really stop far right? – The Latest
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keir Starmer has called on European leaders to urgently reform human rights laws so that member states can take tougher action to protect their border...
The social media ban for kids: Australia’s world-first experiment – podcast
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Focus talks to three teenagers, and technology reporter Josh Taylor, about Australia’s world-first legislation: a social media ban for unde...
Netflix v Paramount: Trump wades into Warner Bros battle – The Latest
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The battle to buy Warner Bros Discovery has captured Donald Trump’s attention. The US president has said he will be involved in the decision on the ...
Palantir: the world’s ‘scariest company’?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How far will tech firm Palantir go to ‘save the West’? With Michael Steinberger and Johana Bhuiyan. Help support our independent journalism at the...
Trump turns on Europe: will he pull support for Ukraine?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has loomed large over Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with European leaders, after the US president took aim at the Ukrainian leader once...
Is AI a bubble that’s about to pop?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will happen if the bubble bursts? Blake Montgomery reports. Help suppor...
Eurovision in crisis? Israel’s inclusion causes rift – The Latest
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Several countries are boycotting Eurovision after Israel was cleared to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls for it to be excluded over the ...
The World Cup’s Maga makeover
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian sportswriter Jonathan Liew on how football went about courting Donald Trump – and how it might regret it when the World Cup comes to the US...
Can Farage survive racism allegations? – The Latest
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice says allegations of racism from Nigel Farage’s school days are ‘made-up twaddle’. Lucy Hough speaks to inv...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...
Is Putin really ‘ready for war’ with Europe? – The Latest
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Putin has stalled progress on a peace plan for Ukraine being brokered by Donald Trump’s US and has said he is ‘ready for war’ with Euro...
The 27-year-old white supremacist radicalising MAGA
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where is Nick Fuentes trying to lead the Republican party? J Oliver Conroy reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Why is Labour scrapping jury trials for some cases? – The Latest
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal cases in England and Wales where a prison sentence is likely to be less than three years will be heard by a judge, not a jury, under plans fr...
Your Party: leaderless or just hopeless?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine McKelvie reports from the ground at the inaugural Your Party conference, while Peter Walker talks to a number of insiders about the division...
Has Rachel Reeves been economical with the truth? – The Latest
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keir Starmer has been pushed to defend his chancellor after she was accused of lying in the run-up to the autumn budget. Rachel Reeves is alleged to h...
The women throwing off their hijabs in Tehran
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social media videos of women riding motorbike and dancing in the streets in the Islamic Republic have gone viral. But after war, and the crushing of t...
The NGO worker on trial for people-smuggling in Lesbos
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is the criminalisation of asylum changing Europe? With Katy Fallon. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mansions, milkshakes and the minimum wage: Labour’s 2025 budget
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After so much buildup, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled her budget, but will it be enough to turn things around for the government? Our economics ed...
The frantic push to bring peace to Ukraine
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There have been deals and counter deals. But how close has the flurry of diplomacy brought a ceasefire? Pjotr Sauer reports. Help support our independ...
How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking b...
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech critic Corey Doctorow explains why for so many the internet – from Amazon to Google to Instagram – seems to be getting worse. Help support ou...
Nazi salutes and racism: the allegations about Nigel Farage’s school days
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former pupils at Dulwich College have made shocking claims about the Reform leader’s behaviour at school – which he denies. Daniel Boffey reports....
Will the public sexual assault of the president mark a turning point for women in Mexico?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What will it take to improve women’s safety in Mexico? With Estefanía Vela Barba and Ann Deslandes. Help support our independent journalism at theg...
Is this Labour’s hostile environment?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shabana Mahmood’s new immigration plans have been welcomed by Tommy Robinson. Jessica Elgot explains why. Help support our independent journalism at...
Donald Trump’s Epstein U-turn
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Freedland unpacks Donald Trump’s latest U-turn over the Epstein files – the one scandal the president just can’t seem to shake. Help su...
Why Labour is going Danish on immigration
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danish journalist Nilas Heinskou and Syrian refugee Agob Yacoub discuss Denmark’s harsh immigration and asylum policies – reportedly the inspirati...
The surprising truth about Reform voters
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest survey of Reform voters to date reveals unexpected views. Aditya Chakrabortty reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguard...
Is Trump going to war with Venezuela?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who is pushing Trump to send the US navy to Venezuela? With Andrew Roth and Tom Phillips. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/i...
How China is trying to silence UK academics
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How entangled are China and the UK universities sector? Amy Hawkins reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Why Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The broadcaster’s director general and head of news resigned on Sunday night. But were they unforgivable mistakes made or were they victims of an in...
Cop ahoy! Sailing up the Amazon to the climate summit
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Watts sets off on a three-day boat trip down the Amazon – with indigenous leaders, scientists, artists and more – to report on Cop30, the...
One man’s story inside the siege of El Fasher, Sudan
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the fall of El Fasher mean for the future of Sudan? Kaamil Ahmed reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
The ordinary Brits evacuating children from Gaza
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Majd is one of a handful of injured children from Gaza brought to the UK for urgent medical treatment. But why have there been so few? Nosheen Iqbal r...
On the ground in the refugee and asylum capital of Britain
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Pidd heads to Crawley, West Sussex, the place in the UK with the highest number of asylum seekers and supported refugees relative to its populat...
How Zohran Mamdani charmed New York
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian US writer Adam Gabbatt and columnist Mehdi Hasan explore how Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani came from nowhere to the brink of becoming may...
15 minutes of horror in train mass stabbing – Today in Focus Extra
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian senior reporter Ben Quinn on the shocking knife attack on a train from Doncaster to London. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...
The multi-million pound baby powder case
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Addley reports on a class action suit of more than 3,000 cancer survivors and their loved ones against Johnson & Johnson. Help support our ...
Cotton Capital: Searching for the spirit of Pan-Africanism – bonus episode
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of the Cotton Capital series, Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a Pan-African moment in 2025...
Living through the horror of Hurricane Melissa
31 Oct 2025
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How will Jamaica recover from its most powerful hurricane on record? Natricia Duncan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.c...
The chaos of the grooming gangs inquiry
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine McKelvie reports on a tumultuous couple of weeks for the national grooming gangs inquiry, beset by resignations, provocative political inter...
The comeback of the mountain gorilla
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Greenfield hikes up the Virunga mountains in east Africa to trace the remarkable comeback of the mountain gorilla. Help support our independen...
Is London ready for driverless taxis?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autonomous cabs are a staple in some US cities – but how will they cope with London’s streets? Gwyn Topham and Johana Bhuiyan report. Help support...
The great Gen Z revolt
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today in Focus talks to protesters in Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco – as well as Chatham House fellow Dr Nayana Prakash – about the gen Z movement...
Why is Trump giving billions to Argentina?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is offering a $20bn currency swap to bail out Argentina’s president, Javier Milei. Harriet Barber reports. Help support our independent...
The heist of the decade
23 Oct 2025
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Some of France’s crown jewels have disappeared after an audacious burglary at the Louvre. Angelique Chrisafis reports. Help support our independent ...
AI slop: Is the internet about to get even worse?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker analyses the rise and rise of AI-generated video, and what it will mean for the internet and beyond. Help support ...
Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and the scandal that won’t go away
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Williams describes the scandals that have engulfed Andrew, leading to him giving up his titles. Help support our independent journalism at theguar...
Boriswave, fighting-age men, cultural Marxism: how the far right is changing how we speak
20 Oct 2025
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Why are the online far right so successful in shaping our political language? With Dr Robert Topinka. Help support our independent journalism at thegu...
‘The sacrifice’: was Kai Shannon wrongfully convicted of murder? Part 2
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reporter Emily Dugan investigates the case against Kai Shannon, 33, a London man found guilty of the 2009 murder of Wahab Zaaki. Help support our inde...
‘Sacrifice’: Was Kai Shannon wrongfully convicted of murder? – part one
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reporter Emily Dugan investigates the case against Kai Shannon, now 33 years old, found guilty of the 2009 murder of Wahab Zaaki. Help support our ind...
Inside the mystery of the collapsed Chinese spy trial
15 Oct 2025
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Questions mount over collapse of trial of teacher and parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China. Dan Sabbagh reports. Help support our inde...
Release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees: how the day unfolded
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Israel and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffe...
The Palestinian and Israeli kids trying to be friends
13 Oct 2025
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Today in Focus producer Natalie Ktena heads to a peace camp in Cyprus that aims to bring together children from Israel and the West Bank. Help support...
From boom to backlash: has Taylor Swift lost her touch?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She’s a global pop star who appears relatable even as her tours alter a country’s economy. But her new album has sparked surprisingly fierce criti...
‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal - Today in Focus Extra
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the...
What are ultra-processed foods doing to our bodies?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Numbers of younger people getting bowel and colon cancers are rising. Devi Sridhar explains why their diets could be to blame. Help support our indepe...
‘This is what we’ve been afraid of’: British Jews after the Manchester attack
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian journalist Abigail Radnor and Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust talk through the grief, fear and anger of the British Jewish communit...
Can the Trump plan bring peace to Gaza?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiators have gathered in Egypt to discuss the US president’s 20-point plan. Is an end to the war finally in sight?. Help support our independent...
My dad, his ‘incurable’ disease, and hope at last
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Guardian journalist Josh Halliday talks about Huntington’s disease, the impact the rare inherited condition has had on his family and the hope t...
Is TikTok about to go full Maga?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investigative journalist Emily Baker-White on the deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to Trump allies. Help support our independent journalism a...
The Manchester synagogue terror attack – Today in Focus Extra
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
North of England editor Josh Halliday reports from the scene of the attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in which two people were kill...