Today in Focus

Labubus, TikTok and KPop Demon Hunters: how childhood went east Asian

15 Dec 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution

02 Oct 2025

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Why might authoritarians fear the rise of green energy? With Bill McKibben. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Starmer takes aim at Farage

01 Oct 2025

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The Labour leader entered conference with the polls against him and Reform UK snapping at his heels. He came out fighting – but was it enough to cha...

OnlyFans, AI girlfriends and ‘stepdads’: the porn industry in 2025

30 Sep 2025

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What does Europe’s biggest porn conference reveal about the future of the porn industry? Amelia Gentleman reports. Help support our independent jour...

How to defeat Britain’s far right

29 Sep 2025

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Hope Not Hate founder Nick Lowles has spent decades researching, infiltrating and helping communities to combat far-right groups. But now, he says, ‘...

‘Like Amazon Prime but with human beings’: inside Trump’s deportation machine

26 Sep 2025

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Data leak gives Guardian US investigations team an unprecedented look into Trump’s deportation regime – and how people are seemingly being ‘disa...

Escaping Gaza City, while reporting on its destruction

25 Sep 2025

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Malak A Tantesh on fleeing the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza and becoming a reporter in the most dangerous place on Earth for journalists. Help sup...

Russia’s high-risk game in Nato skies

24 Sep 2025

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Over the past two weeks, Russian drones and jets have entered the airspace of several European countries. Dan Sabbagh discusses the escalation along t...

Does Labour’s new home secretary signal a harder line on immigration?

23 Sep 2025

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Shabana Mahmood is already making headlines in her new role. But who is she and what motivates her?. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...

What happens when you stop weight loss jabs?

22 Sep 2025

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Science editor Ian Sample talks through the dilemma facing more than a million people in the UK as the cost of the jabs jumps. Help support our indepe...

Why Britain recognising Palestine matters

19 Sep 2025

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What is motivating the UK’s imminent recognition of Palestine? With Arab Barghouthi and Patrick Wintour. Help support our independent journalism at ...

The downfall of Jair Bolsonaro

18 Sep 2025

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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been handed a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup – is there any way his political career can continue...

The US on the edge after Charlie Kirk’s killing

17 Sep 2025

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The killing of the rightwing activist and podcaster has left the US reeling. Yet President Trump and his supporters are a long way from calling for ca...

On the ground with Tommy Robinson’s new supporters

16 Sep 2025

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Who showed up for the biggest far-right rally in British history? Ben Quinn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocu...

Rupert Murdoch picks a son in the real-life succession battle

15 Sep 2025

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Who is Lachlan Murdoch and how will he build on his father’s legacy? Emily Bell reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/...

The lucrative secrets of Boris Johnson

12 Sep 2025

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An investigation based on leaked data from Johnson’s private office has unearthed a trove of information. Has he broken the rules again? Henry Dyer ...

The sacking of Peter Mandelson – Today in Focus extra

11 Sep 2025

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Just days before a state visit by Donald Trump, Keir Starmer has had to sack the British ambassador to the US. Kiran Stacey reports. Help support our ...

Flags and fury: why the St George’s cross is everywhere

11 Sep 2025

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Esther Addley on why the union jack and St George’s flags are appearing on lamp-posts, bridges and roundabouts in England. Gary Younge explains why ...

Macron’s government collapses … again

10 Sep 2025

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For the third time in a year a French prime minister has resigned and the president has had to swiftly choose a replacement. What’s behind the chaos...

A resignation, a reshuffle and a roaring headache for Keir Starmer

09 Sep 2025

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Guardian columnist Rafael Behr discusses the government’s reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister, and asks whether L...

Behind the scenes of the Guardian’s libel battle with Noel Clarke

08 Sep 2025

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The actor claimed accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy. The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner...

Angela Rayner resigns – Today in Focus Extra

05 Sep 2025

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Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the tax row that brought down the now former deputy prime minister. Help support our independent journa...

Would you have your legs broken to be taller?

05 Sep 2025

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Alongside dental work, hair transplants and nose jobs, people from around the world are travelling to Turkey to get leg-lengthening surgery. Ruth Mich...

Strongmen assemble: Putin, Kim and Xi in Beijing

04 Sep 2025

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Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins discusses a historic week in China – including a 20-plus country summit and an unprecedented military parade ...

Can the Green party’s new leader galvanise the left?

03 Sep 2025

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How does Zack Polanski plan to get people talking about the Green party? Peter Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian....

A North Korean defector on why Kim Jong Un has sent troops to Ukraine

02 Sep 2025

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What does North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical ambitions? With Jean Lee. Help support our independent journali...

Spy cameras: are you being watched?

01 Sep 2025

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With tiny cameras disguised as everyday objects freely available, Anna Moore looks at the sinister ways they can be used – and the worrying rise in ...

Missing in the Amazon: the frontline – episode six

30 Aug 2025

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Revisited: According to Beto Marubo, if Dom and Bruno did the same expedition in 2025, they would face the same levels of danger. The Guardian’s Lat...

Missing in the Amazon: the fightback – episode five

29 Aug 2025

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Revisited: Funerals are held for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira and there is hope that the election of President Lula will mean new protections for th...

Missing in the Amazon: the ambush – episode four

28 Aug 2025

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Revisited: The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment he and others on the search team found Dom and Bruno’s bel...

Missing in the Amazon: the protector and the poacher – episode three

27 Aug 2025

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Revisited: Bruno Pereira was considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo ...

Missing in the Amazon: the journalist and the president – episode two

26 Aug 2025

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Revisited: What took the British journalist Dom Phillips from the club nights of the UK dance scene as editor of Mixmag to one of the most remote and ...

Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode one

25 Aug 2025

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Revisited: Three years ago, the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip...

Noel Clarke loses his libel case against the Guardian – Today in Focus Extra

22 Aug 2025

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Investigations editor Paul Lewis talks through the Guardian’s successful defence against a libel action brought by the actor. Help support our indep...