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.

 

#298

Is Big Brother watching you shop?

From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers ne... more

9 hrs Ago

27 MINS

27:32

9 hrs Ago


#297

Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – The Latest

Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he is not going... more

18 hrs Ago

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11:09

18 hrs Ago


#296

Why does everyone hate Keir Starmer?

Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime m... more

Yesterday

26 MINS

26:18

Yesterday


#295

Starmer clings on amid Labour deadlock - The Latest

Keir Starmer appears to have staved off an immediate leadership challenge but MPs are stil... more

Yesterday

12 MINS

12:19

Yesterday


#294

The mysterious death of the teenager who posed as a Russian billionaire

The journalist Patrick Radden Keefe on trying to unravel the double life and tragic death ... more

11 May 2026

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32:22

11 May 2026


#293

What next for Labour as Reform wins big in local elections? – The Latest

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, ... more

08 May 2026

14 MINS

14:49

08 May 2026


#292

The AI jailbreakers

Journalist Jamie Bartlett on the people trying to get AI to say things it shouldn’t … for ... more

08 May 2026

27 MINS

27:46

08 May 2026


#291

Outrage as oil giants profit billions from Iran war – The Latest

Shell has made $6.9bn in profits since the Iran war began, cashing in on soaring energy pr... more

07 May 2026

12 MINS

12:04

07 May 2026


#290

An Infowars insider on the warped world of Alex Jones

As the satirical online newspaper the Onion waits for court approval to take over the cons... more

07 May 2026

36 MINS

36:24

07 May 2026


#289

Hantavirus hell: deadly virus takes hold of cruise ship – The Latest

Three people have died and several others have been medically evacuated after the outbreak... more

06 May 2026

10 MINS

10:42

06 May 2026


#288

Is Europe ready for a future without the US?

Trump has threatened to pull 5,000 troops from Germany – while European leaders worry this... more

06 May 2026

32 MINS

32:09

06 May 2026


#287

Has Trump reignited war with Iran? – The Latest

Donald Trump has launched a new operation, which he called ‘Project Freedom’, to try to op... more

05 May 2026

09 MINS

09:52

05 May 2026


#286

Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big

Shaad D’Souza explains how bands such as Geese have faced a backlash since a marketing com... more

05 May 2026

28 MINS

28:32

05 May 2026


#285

Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial – The Latest

It’s the grandest and glitziest event in the fashion calendar, but this year’s Met Gala ha... more

04 May 2026

10 MINS

10:39

04 May 2026


#284

The women who took their own lives after domestic abuse

Geraldine McKelvie and Hannah Al-Othman tell the stories of women who died after enduring ... more

04 May 2026

28 MINS

28:16

04 May 2026


#283

Why has the world lost sight of the suffering of Palestinians? – The Latest

In the six months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, more than 800 civilians have be... more

01 May 2026

13 MINS

13:09

01 May 2026


#282

On the ground in London as the Greens surge

Helen Pidd visits Hackney in east London, just one part of the capital where the Green par... more

01 May 2026

34 MINS

34:19

01 May 2026


#281

‘An epidemic’: is antisemitism out of control in the UK? – The Latest

The stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north-west London, has become the latest ... more

30 Apr 2026

14 MINS

14:09

30 Apr 2026