Today in Focus

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...

Cringe! Why millennials became so uncool

22 Aug 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...

Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns

21 Aug 2025

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Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why. Help support o...

What price will Ukraine have to pay for peace?

20 Aug 2025

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After a week of historic summits on the future of Ukraine, will the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have to trade land for peace? Diplomatic editor Pa...

How far-right rhetoric on migration went mainstream

19 Aug 2025

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Academic and author Dr Maya Goodfellow discusses how UK politicians have adopted far-right language on asylum and immigration. Help support our indepe...

Can Europe’s leaders drag Trump’s Ukraine policy back on track? – Today in Focus Extra podcast

18 Aug 2025

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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger on why a ‘dream team’ of Europe’s leaders will flank Zelenskyy today as he tra...

Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration mastermind

18 Aug 2025

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What is driving the architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy? With Jean Guerrero. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/i...

Ghosting, breadcrumbing, one-night stands: are we done with dating apps?

15 Aug 2025

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More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year. The Guardian matchmaker Kitty Drake explains why. Help support our independent journa...

How Israel used Microsoft technology to spy on Palestinians

14 Aug 2025

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Harry Davies on how Microsoft’s cloud was used to facilitate mass surveillance of Palestinians. Help support our independent journalism at theguardi...

The secrets of the world’s richest company

13 Aug 2025

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Nvidia is the world’s first $4tn company – and it just made an astonishing deal with Trump. But who is the company’s founder, Jensen Huang, and ...

The Trump-Putin summit

12 Aug 2025

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The Guardian journalist Shaun Walker and the former British ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow talk through Friday’s impending summit between Donal...

How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism

11 Aug 2025

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Will the University of Edinburgh confront its dark past? Severin Carrell reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Inside China’s fast-fashion factories as a US trade war looms

08 Aug 2025

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The Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, visits factories threatened by US tariffs in Guangzhou, south China, as the deadline for a U...

Has the digital nomad dream turned sour?

07 Aug 2025

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Alex Holder loves her new life in Lisbon but has become increasingly uneasy that people like her might be damaging the cities they love. Help support ...

Is this the summer the British left comes back?

06 Aug 2025

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Guardian columnist Owen Jones and political correspondent Aletha Adu explore the prospects of the new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zara...

How the Trump administration made a sewage crisis ‘woke’

05 Aug 2025

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How did the Trump administration upend a landmark civil rights victory for environmental justice? Nina Lakhani reports. Help support our independent j...

The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk

04 Aug 2025

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Investigative journalist Sönke Iwersen describes his years-long investigation into Tesla, aided by a whistleblower, exposing serious safety concerns ...

Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers?

01 Aug 2025

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Pulitzer prize-winning author Caroline Fraser on the link between air pollution in the US and male violence. Help support our independent journalism a...

How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza?

31 Jul 2025

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Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Grah...

Can people still protest about Palestine in the UK?

30 Jul 2025

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What has been the impact of Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist organisation? Haroon Siddique reports. Help support our independent journ...

Protests against Zelenskyy as drones torment Ukraine

29 Jul 2025

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Luke Harding talks to people in Kyiv protesting against the Ukrainian president’s recent changes to the country’s anti-corruption bodies, and anal...

The hunt for the next Dalai Lama

28 Jul 2025

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The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, and the Tibet activist Lhadon Tethong discuss the battle between Buddhist monks and ...

Euros 25: Can the Lionesses bring it home again?

25 Jul 2025

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What can the tournament so far tell us about England’s chances on Sunday? Faye Carruthers reports. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...

Donald Trump’s Epstein problem

24 Jul 2025

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David Smith reports on the US president’s troubles over the Jeffrey Epstein case, and how the president risks alienating his own base. Help support ...

Will the Epping hotel riots spark another summer of unrest?

23 Jul 2025

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A year after Southport, what’s driving the turmoil in Essex? Ben Quinn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

What’s holding up a ceasefire in Gaza?

22 Jul 2025

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How are controversial plans for a ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza complicating a deal to stop the fighting? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support...

Has Elon Musk built a Nazi chatbot?

21 Jul 2025

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Is the extreme output of X’s AI chatbot Grok shifting the political dial? Chris Stokel-Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at th...

Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK

18 Jul 2025

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Dan Sabbagh on the data leak that may have cost hundreds of millions of pounds – and put Afghan lives at risk. Help support our independent journali...

Why doctors are striking again

17 Jul 2025

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When Labour came to power it moved fast to end the public sector strikes. But now resident doctors are demanding a 29% rise in pay. Will they get it a...

How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza

16 Jul 2025

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After mounting criticism over its coverage of the war in Gaza, will the BBC change its approach? Michael Savage reports. Help support our independent ...

The law change that could transform toxic workplaces

15 Jul 2025

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Zelda Perkins was Harvey Weinstein’s PA – and has spent the last eight years campaigning against the non-disclosure agreements used to silence abu...

Syria’s treasure hunting fever

14 Jul 2025

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What can be done to stop Syria’s unprecedented scramble for antiquities? William Christou reports. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...

Ulaanbaatar: a warning from the coldest capital on Earth

11 Jul 2025

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Tracey McVeigh heads to Mongolia to find out about the country’s increasingly brutal winters and dry summers, while Badruun Gardi reflects on how th...

Is it time for a wealth tax on the super-rich?

10 Jul 2025

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After changes to the welfare reform bill failed to save money, the millionaire Dale Vince thinks it’s time for people like him to contribute more to...

Can we trust nuclear power again?

09 Jul 2025

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Dr Tim Gregory argues that nuclear power is safe, relatively cheap and the only realistic route to achieving net zero targets. Help support our indepe...

Trump’s big beautiful betrayal

08 Jul 2025

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Ed Pilkington explains the president’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and what it will mean for millions of poorer Americans who voted for him last Novemb...

A rogue fertility clinic, stolen eggs, and an unlikely friendship

07 Jul 2025

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Jenny Kleeman reports on the IVF clinic in the US that stole women’s eggs to get other women pregnant. Help support our independent journalism at th...

Guilty... and not guilty: understanding the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs verdict

04 Jul 2025

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The rapper faced charges often levied at mafia bosses. Anna Betts explains what the jury heard, and Andrew Lawrence tells Nosheen Iqbal what the verdi...

The truth about Iran’s nuclear programme

03 Jul 2025

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After 12 days of bombing by Israel and the US last month, opinions vary about the extent of the damage caused to Iran’s nuclear facilities. Patrick ...

A humiliating day for Keir Starmer in parliament

02 Jul 2025

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Helen Pidd talks to Kiran Stacey and a host of Labour MPs on a day of high drama in Westminster, as parliament votes on the government’s proposed di...

The French town that banned its tap water and the chemicals that could be in yours

01 Jul 2025

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Phoebe Weston heads to Alsace, eastern France, to hear about a ban on drinking water caused by dangerously high levels of ‘forever chemicals’. Hel...

What to watch, read and listen to this summer

30 Jun 2025

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Nosheen Iqbal talks to our culture critics Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Catherine Shoard and David Shariatmadari about the hottest music, film and books this ...

Labour’s controversial welfare bill

27 Jun 2025

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Guardian columnist Frances Ryan on the reality of being disabled in the UK and the impact of the government’s proposed cuts. Help support our indepe...

Afraid of Israel, angry at the regime: Iranians on 12 days of war

26 Jun 2025

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The analyst Ellie Geranmayeh and voices from inside Iran talk about their experiences of the last 12 days and what it will mean for the future of the ...

The protest group the UK government wants to brand terrorists

25 Jun 2025

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The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism laws. Haroon Siddique reports. Help support our independent journ...

Trump keeps Starmer out of the loop on Iran

24 Jun 2025

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Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into ...

Why Trump bombed Iran

22 Jun 2025

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The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspond...

Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra

20 Jun 2025

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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the wor...

Film-maker Adam Curtis on why this moment feels so weird

20 Jun 2025

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The award-winning film-maker talks to Michael Safi about the big ideas that have run out of road. Help support our independent journalism at theguardi...

What Israel’s new war means for Gaza

19 Jun 2025

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As the world’s attention moves to Iran, what are Israeli forces doing in Gaza? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism...

The Air India crash and the miracle of seat 11A

18 Jun 2025

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Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which at least 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive. H...

Israel’s war with Iran: what does it want?

17 Jun 2025

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It has been five days since Israel attacked Iran and the civilian death toll is rising, but its goal is unclear. Julian Borger reports. Help support o...

Arise, Sir David Beckham

16 Jun 2025

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Zoe Williams goes through the highs and lows of David Beckham’s career, and asks why it took so long for him to receive a knighthood. Help support o...

‘A declaration of war’: Israel’s strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

13 Jun 2025

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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran’s...

Donald Trump v Los Angeles

12 Jun 2025

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The US president called out the national guard and put marines on standby after protests against immigration raids began. Two Angelenos explain why th...

NHS, houses, nuclear submarines: Labour sets out its spending plans

12 Jun 2025

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Economics editor Heather Stewart explores the winners and losers of the government’s spending review. Help support our independent journalism at the...

250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom?

11 Jun 2025

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Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism...

Trump, Musk and the end of a bromance

10 Jun 2025

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Andrew Roth details the explosive falling-out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and what it tells us about the future of the US presidency. Help sup...

Trump deploys the national guard in LA – Today in Focus Extra

09 Jun 2025

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The Guardian’s US live news editor in London, Chris Michael, on the president’s shock decision and what could happen next. Help support our indepe...

Australia’s mushroom murder trial

09 Jun 2025

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Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci talks through the trial that has gripped Australia – of the woman accused of murdering three of her relatives...

Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1

07 Jun 2025

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

The Swiss village buried by a glacier collapse

06 Jun 2025

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Tess McClure reports on a landslide in Switzerland that left one person missing and destroyed a village. Help support our independent journalism at th...

Is AI about to steal your job?

05 Jun 2025

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Should we believe the warning that AI is about to upend the jobs market? Chris Stokel-Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at thegu...

A trip to Musk city

04 Jun 2025

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Guardian US southern bureau chief Oliver Laughland heads to Starbase, Texas, to visit the home of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX as it votes on whether ...

Keir Starmer needs you: Britain readies for war

03 Jun 2025

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Former Guardian security editor Richard Norton-Taylor talks through the strategic defence review and Britain’s new plans to be ready for war. Help s...

Making America pregnant again: the pro-natalist movement

02 Jun 2025

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Moira Donegan on the different groups of people who want the US population to produce more babies. Help support our independent journalism at theguard...

What happened to body positivity?

30 May 2025

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Jenny Stevens and Gina Tonic discuss the rise of #SkinnyTok and the popularity of weight-loss drugs. Help support our independent journalism at thegua...

The OpenAI empire

29 May 2025

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Technology journalist Karen Hao, who has been reporting on OpenAI since 2019, compares the company’s unprecedented growth to a new form of empire. H...