Today in Focus

The men trying to do friendship, better – podcast

27 Feb 2026

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Can talking about their problems help men forge closer relationships – or is there another way? Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent ...

Has Corbyn won the Your Party power battle? - The Latest

26 Feb 2026

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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...

Will Andrew bring down the monarchy?

26 Feb 2026

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As MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author...

BBC faces backlash after Bafta racial slur – The Latest

25 Feb 2026

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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

25 Feb 2026

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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 na...

Mandelson arrested: Epstein files fallout intensifies – The Latest

24 Feb 2026

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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

24 Feb 2026

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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 w...

Could Farage bring ICE-style deportations to the UK? – The Latest

23 Feb 2026

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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 af...

Will we ever read books again?

23 Feb 2026

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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

20 Feb 2026

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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

20 Feb 2026

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Political correspondent Alexandra Topping and special educational needs student Jake with his mum, Laura, explore the government’s controversial pla...

Andrew arrested: is this the end for the royal family? – The Latest

19 Feb 2026

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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

19 Feb 2026

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Face transplant patient Robert Chelsea and writer Fay Bound Alberti talk through the promise – and darker side – of this pioneering surgery. Help ...

Does the US really care about peace in Ukraine? – The Latest

18 Feb 2026

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘no agreement’ has been made between Ukraine and Russia during US-mediated peace talks in Geneva. Expectations remain low...

Why did Labour Together orchestrate a smear campaign against journalists?

18 Feb 2026

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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

17 Feb 2026

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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

17 Feb 2026

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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

16 Feb 2026

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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

16 Feb 2026

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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 ...

Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win – The Latest

13 Feb 2026

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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 ...

Wes Streeting: the UK’s next prime minister?

13 Feb 2026

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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...

Ratcliffe backlash: outrage over immigration claim – The Latest

12 Feb 2026

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The Monaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry that his ‘choice of language has offended some people’, after growing outrage over...

The untold story of Brazil’s deadliest police raid

12 Feb 2026

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Guardian journalists Tom Phillips and Tiago Rogero investigate the bloodiest day in Rio de Janeiro’s modern history, when police last October attemp...

Canada school shooting: what we know so far - The Latest

11 Feb 2026

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Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a mass shooting at a school in Canada. The suspect was also found dead from what appeared to be ...

Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post

11 Feb 2026

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Hundreds of jobs have gone at the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal. Was profit or politics behind the decision? Jeremy Barr reports. Help su...

Is Starmer out of the woods? – The Latest

10 Feb 2026

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After a day of turmoil where the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, called for Keir Starmer to resign, Labour MPs and cabinet members seem to be ral...

Starmer survives – but for how long?

10 Feb 2026

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Helen Pidd follows the twists and turns on Monday as the prime minister fought to keep his job. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian...

Jimmy Lai: will Hong Kong media tycoon die in jail? – The Latest

09 Feb 2026

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The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. H...

A broken high street and its billionaire owners

09 Feb 2026

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The whole town centre of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham is owned by billionaire brothers – so why is it so run down? Josh Halliday reports. Help s...

Will Epstein’s enablers get away with it? – The Latest

06 Feb 2026

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The latest tranche of Epstein files has sent shock waves around the world, but many of the powerful men who minimised and dismissed his crimes are sti...

Bad Bunny goes to the Super Bowl

06 Feb 2026

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The journalist Jen Ortiz charts the rise of Bad Bunny – the Puerto Rican superstar musician and ICE critic – before his performance at the Super B...

Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest

05 Feb 2026

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Keir Starmer’s days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week of fury over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambas...

A survivor on the Epstein Files

05 Feb 2026

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The latest release of the Epstein files has dominated the news this week, with documents related to Bill Gates, Peter Mandelson, Elon Musk and Woody A...

Could Mandelson face jail time over Epstein ties? – The Latest

04 Feb 2026

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Peter Mandelson faces a criminal investigation over allegations he leaked Downing Street emails and market-sensitive information to the child sex offe...

The people betting on catastrophic world events

04 Feb 2026

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Prediction markets allow you to put money on everything from the US attacking Iran to Jesus returning. Saahil Desai explains their dizzying rise. Help...

Gaza: Rafah crossing reopens under Israeli restrictions - The Latest

03 Feb 2026

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A small number of Palestinians from Gaza have started crossing into Egypt for medical treatment after Israel allowed a limited reopening of the Rafah ...

Will China replace the US on the world stage?

03 Feb 2026

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A succession of political leaders have been trooping to Beijing in recent months. Is it an indication of a new world order? Tania Branigan explains. H...

Epstein files: has Trump really been ‘absolved’? – The Latest

02 Feb 2026

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Donald Trump claims that the release of millions more files related to Jeffrey Epstein ‘absolve’ him of wrongdoing, even though his name appears h...

Fatima Bhutto on secrets, lies and surviving coercive control

02 Feb 2026

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The Pakistani writer on enduring an abusive relationship in the public eye, and how she broke free. Help support our independent journalism at theguar...

Is it time to break up with US tech? – The Latest

30 Jan 2026

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With Donald Trump tearing up the world order, governments across Europe are having to confront the fact that most of the technology they rely on comes...

Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE

30 Jan 2026

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How does it feel when ICE agents swarm your city? Minneapolis residents on why they are rising up. Help support our independent journalism at theguard...

Is Trump about to attack Iran? – The Latest

29 Jan 2026

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Donald Trump says ‘time is running out’ for Iran as the threat of war appears to loom closer. A huge US armada is being moved towards Iran and is ...

How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’?

29 Jan 2026

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Miqdaad Versi, Shaista Aziz, Aamna Mohdin and Nosheen Iqbal on the rise of the far right and growing Islamophobia in the UK. Help support our independ...

Starmer thaws China relations: what’s at stake? – The Latest

28 Jan 2026

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Keir Starmer has landed in China to meet Xi Jinping, in the first trip to the country by a British prime minister in eight years. But Starmer is facin...

Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?

28 Jan 2026

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Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish groups – including camps holding IS prisoners. Will Christou reports on why t...

Melania: will documentary bankrolled by Bezos flop? – The Latest

27 Jan 2026

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Jeff Bezos’s Amazon MGM Studios is due to release its feature-length documentary about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner, a formerly exiled fi...

Starmer v Burnham: will it split Labour?

27 Jan 2026

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The prime minister may have seen off the challenge for the moment – but what will be the cost to his leadership? Peter Walker reports. Help support ...

Protests erupt in the US over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota – The Latest

26 Jan 2026

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US federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second such killing in the city in less than three weeks. Pr...

Why Germany is racing to rebuild its army

26 Jan 2026

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Are the German people on board with the government’s massive militarisation programme? Kate Connolly reports. Help support our independent journalis...

Is this the week Trump went too far? – The Latest

23 Jan 2026

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Donald Trump’s maximalist approach to foreign policy reached a crescendo this week, with the US president dominating proceedings at the World Econom...

Why are so many Tories joining Reform?

23 Jan 2026

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There have been a slew of defections as Reform rides high in the polls. But is it changing the party? Peter Walker reports. Help support our independe...

Why did Trump chicken out on Greenland? | The Latest – The Latest

22 Jan 2026

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The US president has backed down from weeks of threats to seize Greenland after threatening Europe with tariffs and the potential of military force. A...

Will Trump’s board of peace replace the UN?

22 Jan 2026

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Trump’s board of peace includes Putin, Netanyahu and Tony Blair. What on earth will it do? Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journ...

Prince Harry v Daily Mail: Duke of Sussex gives evidence - The Latest

21 Jan 2026

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The Duke of Sussex has been giving evidence in the high court, accusing the publisher of the Daily Mail of ‘grave breaches of privacy’ and unlawfu...

How we got hooked on The Traitors

21 Jan 2026

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Elle Hunt on the success of the BBC’s hit show The Traitors. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Beckham feud: Marina Hyde on why Brooklyn has gone nuclear – The Latest

20 Jan 2026

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Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, has appeared to permanently cut ties with his family. In an explosive statement ...

Why Donald Trump really wants Greenland

20 Jan 2026

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Tom Burgis on Donald Trump’s friend Ronald Lauder, a billionaire with business interests in Greenland. Help support our independent journalism at th...

Why the UK won’t retaliate to Trump tariffs over Greenland – The Latest

19 Jan 2026

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Keir Starmer has played down the possibility of retaliatory tariffs on the US, after Donald Trump threatened them against Nato allies unless they supp...

The transgender refugees fleeing the US

19 Jan 2026

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Helen Pidd meets the US citizens attempting to claim asylum in the Netherlands. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Trump gets his hands on Nobel peace prize – The Latest

16 Jan 2026

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The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has presented her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House...

Is ICE out of control?

16 Jan 2026

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Its agents outnumber police on the streets of Minneapolis, are detaining US citizens and clashing violently with protesters. Caitlin Dickerson and Maa...

Jenrick sacked: will he join Reform UK? – The Latest

15 Jan 2026

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Robert Jenrick has been sensationally sacked from the shadow cabinet and suspended from the Conservative party after Kemi Badenoch said she was presen...

What the Assads did next

15 Jan 2026

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What kind of life is the deposed former president of Syria and his family living in Russia? With Pjotr Sauer and Will Christou. Help support our indep...

Horror and death: what are we hearing from inside Iran? – The Latest

14 Jan 2026

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Protesters face execution as the Iranian regime continues its violent crackdown, defying the US president, Donald Trump, who has threatened ‘very st...

Is Marco Rubio playing Trump?

14 Jan 2026

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How far will Rubio go to achieve his own objectives? With Lauren Gambino. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Musk v Starmer: will UK ban X over Grok nudification? – The Latest

13 Jan 2026

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The UK government is threatening Elon Musk’s X with the nuclear option: a ban. The social media platform is under pressure from ministers over the u...

Is this the end of the Iranian regime?

13 Jan 2026

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Protests have rocked Iran, a brutal crackdown is under way and Trump has threatened to intervene. Ellie Geranmayeh on a dangerous moment for the count...

Will Trump go to war with Iran? - The Latest

12 Jan 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...