Today in Focus podcast

Today in Focus

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in. And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in. And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

 

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Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win – The Latest

The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decis... more

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Wes Streeting: the UK’s next prime minister?

Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. Th... more

13 Feb 2026

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31:50

13 Feb 2026


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Ratcliffe backlash: outrage over immigration claim – The Latest

The Monaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has said he is sorry that his ‘choice of langua... more

12 Feb 2026

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12 Feb 2026


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The untold story of Brazil’s deadliest police raid

Guardian journalists Tom Phillips and Tiago Rogero investigate the bloodiest day in Rio de... more

12 Feb 2026

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12 Feb 2026


#295

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

Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a mass shooting at a school in Canad... more

11 Feb 2026

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11 Feb 2026


#294

Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post

Hundreds of jobs have gone at the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal. Was profit o... more

11 Feb 2026

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11 Feb 2026


#293

Is Starmer out of the woods? – The Latest

After a day of turmoil where the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, called for Keir Star... more

10 Feb 2026

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10 Feb 2026


#292

Starmer survives – but for how long?

Helen Pidd follows the twists and turns on Monday as the prime minister fought to keep his... more

10 Feb 2026

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27:08

10 Feb 2026


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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon gets 20 years in jail – The Latest

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 ye... more

09 Feb 2026

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08:02

09 Feb 2026


#290

A broken high street and its billionaire owners

The whole town centre of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham is owned by billionaire brothers... more

09 Feb 2026

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09 Feb 2026


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Marina Hyde on Epstein’s enablers: will they get away with it? – The Latest

The latest tranche of Epstein files has sent shock waves around the world, but many of the... more

06 Feb 2026

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06 Feb 2026


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Bad Bunny goes to the Super Bowl

The journalist Jen Ortiz charts the rise of Bad Bunny – the Puerto Rican superstar musicia... more

06 Feb 2026

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27:44

06 Feb 2026


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Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest

Keir Starmer’s days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week o... more

05 Feb 2026

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05 Feb 2026


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A survivor on the Epstein Files

The latest release of the Epstein files has dominated the news this week, with documents r... more

05 Feb 2026

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05 Feb 2026


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

Peter Mandelson faces a criminal investigation over allegations he leaked Downing Street e... more

04 Feb 2026

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04 Feb 2026


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The people betting on catastrophic world events

Prediction markets allow you to put money on everything from the US attacking Iran to Jesu... more

04 Feb 2026

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04 Feb 2026


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Hope in Gaza? Vital crossing reopens under Israeli restrictions - The Latest

A small number of Palestinians from Gaza have started crossing into Egypt for medical trea... more

03 Feb 2026

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03 Feb 2026


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Will China replace the US on the world stage?

A succession of political leaders have been trooping to Beijing in recent months. Is it an... more

03 Feb 2026

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28:16

03 Feb 2026


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

Donald Trump claims that the release of millions more files related to Jeffrey Epstein ‘ab... more

02 Feb 2026

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02 Feb 2026