Today in Focus
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Today in Focus
Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in...
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Antisemitic ambulance attack: what we know so far – The Latest
An investigation is under way into an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in north London. Efforts are being made to verify...
Israel’s second front: on the ground in Lebanon
The conflict in the Middle East is being fought from the air – except in southern Lebanon where Israel and Hezbollah are fighting a bitter ground war....
Trump chickens out on Iran deadline – The Latest
Donald Trump has delayed his deadline for Iran to open the strait of Hormuz, saying he is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day pe...
What the Epstein case teaches us about grooming
Lucia Osborne-Crowley on what we should learn from Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Off Duty: The Crime
On the evening of 29 December 2011, the police officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men walked in...
Fuel rations and cash handouts: Iran war energy shock hits Asia – The Latest
Across south-east Asia, governments are scrambling to find ways to conserve energy and shield the public from soaring costs, as war in the Middle East...
Why Ireland is giving a basic income to artists
Rory Carroll reports on the Irish government’s initiative, as a musician and a writer relay their experiences on the scheme. Help support our independ...
Why gasfield attacks are major escalation in Iran war – The Latest
Donald Trump is threatening to ‘blow up’ a major Iranian energy facility, as attacks on gasfields across the Middle East send gas and oil prices skyro...
Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal
MP for Warrington North shares her experience as a complainant in a rape trial where the man she accused was acquitted. Help support our independent j...
Trump v Starmer: will the special relationship survive? – The Latest
Kemi Badenoch has described Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer as ‘childish’ and said it ‘sends the wrong signal to our opponents in Iran or in...
What Nigel Farage will say for money
The Reform UK leader has a lucrative extra gig sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 show they include videos for a neo-...
Key Iran leader ‘killed’: what does it mean for the war? - The Latest
Israel claims it has killed the influential Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in overnight strikes. If confirmed, Larijani’s death would re...
Will the strait of Hormuz torpedo Trump’s war?
Events in the narrow waterway are causing chaos around the globe. Jillian Ambrose explains why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian...
Could Trump blow up Nato over Iran war? – The Latest
Donald Trump is pressuring European allies to protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a ‘very bad’ future if members fail to offer assis...
‘El Guapo’: The Spanish PM standing up to Trump
Madrid-based journalist Guy Hedgecoe explains why Pedro Sánchez has been one of the few European leaders to challenge the US president on Iran. Help s...
Oscars 2026: who should win … and who actually will? – The Latest
After months of red carpets and awards season campaigns, it’s all eyes on Hollywood’s night of nights - the Academy Awards. It looks like it will be a...
‘Let’s-a go!’ The story of Nintendo
Video games editor Keza MacDonald traces the rise of Nintendo, and explains why its sense of fun matters in a world of big tech. Help support our inde...
Mandelson files: Starmer admits ‘I made a mistake’ – The Latest
Keir Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ in making Peter Mandelson ambassador to the US due to his links with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,...
What teenagers really see on their phones
Helen Pidd talks to Abbey, 15, and Josh, 16, about their experiences of social media, and a growing divide between boys and girls. Help support our in...
Will Iran war make the UK cost of living crisis worse? – The Latest
Rising oil prices and market turmoil as a result of the war in the Middle East are fuelling fears the cost of living crisis could get even tougher. En...
Should we be boycotting ChatGPT?
Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accounts. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Could Trump really end the war in Iran ‘very soon’? – The Latest
Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was ‘very complete’ and could end ‘very soon’, but also claimed...
Inside Iran as the bombs fall
Annie Kelly speaks to ordinary Iranians about the attacks on their country, and peace strategist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini explains her fears for the fu...
Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? - The Latest
Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bomb...
Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures?
The photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from a napalm strike is one of the most famous in history. But who actually took it? With conflict photogr...
Trump sacks Kristi Noem: what does it mean for ICE? – The Latest
Donald Trump has fired his controversial US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, after weeks of bipartisan complaints about her leadership. As th...
The Jesse Jackson I knew
As Chicago prepares to bid farewell to Jackson, Today in Focus hears about the groundbreaking civil rights activist from those who knew him. Help supp...
Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? – The Latest
Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq...
Starmer, Trump and the shaky ‘special relationship’
Rafael Behr on why Donald Trump’s war on Iran presents a strategic dilemma for Keir Starmer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.co...
Could the Iran war trigger a global economic crisis? – The Latest
Global oil and gas prices have skyrocketed as war halts energy exports from the Middle East. The strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water that faci...
What do Netanyahu and Trump really want in Iran?
Who’s calling the shots in the US-Israeli war on Iran? Chief Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison and international security correspondent J...
Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? – The Latest
Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy airstrikes in the country as conflict in the Middle East cont...
Chaos in the Gulf
After the US and Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme leader, Tehran has hit back. Missiles have rained down on the Gulf. Will the region retaliate? Jul...
Iran war escalates: what’s Trump’s endgame? - The Latest
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries in under 10 hours. Israeli a...
The assassination of Iran’s ayatollah – and fears for a wider conflict
Iran’s supreme leader was killed in a military strike on his compound as Israel and the US launched attacks on the country. Patrick Wintour reports. H...
Greens win Gorton and Denton: is this a turning point for UK politics? – The Latest
The Green Party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gordon and Denton byelection in a major blow to Keir Starmer. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber...
The men trying to do friendship, better – podcast
Can talking about their problems help men forge closer relationships – or is there another way? Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent jo...
Has Corbyn won the Your Party power battle? - The Latest
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 was...
Will Andrew bring down the monarchy?
As MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author o...
BBC faces backlash after Bafta racial slur – The Latest
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...