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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...

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...