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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 n... more

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The leftwing American commentator Cenk Uygur talks about the ban on him and his nephew, Hasan Piker, entering the UK this week. With reporting from Kiran Stacey. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="www.theguardian.com/infocus"... more

There has been violent disorder on the streets of Southampton sparked by the murder of student Henry Nowak. Politicians and community leaders have called for calm amid fears that Nowak’s death will be used to whip up racial resentment against minorit... more

Fast cars, luxury watches – and, of course, that motorhome: the list of what former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell bought with embezzled funds is dizzying. Severin Carrell reports.. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="www.t... more

The second tranche of documents related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador have been released. The documents, running to more than 1,000 pages, were supposed to reveal what ministers knew about Mandelson’s links to Epstein and the... more

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Francesca Albanese
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories; international human rights lawyer
UN, Guardian interviewee
Episode: Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions
Katie Weisel
Campaigner for safety in television
OWL Foundation
Episode: Can dating reality shows ever be safe?
Andy Burnham
Mayor of Greater Manchester (interview subject)
UK politics
Episode: Andy Burnham’s (third) bid for the Labour leadership
Angel Foster
Abortion provider who mails abortion pills across the U.S.
Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project (MAP)
Episode: Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished
Jonny Liew
Guardian sports columnist
The Guardian
Episode: World Cup: England’s shock squad and the politics of football – The Latest
Kat Lay
Global Health Correspondent, The Guardian
The Guardian
Episode: Are we heading for another Ebola crisis?
Prosper Heri Ngorora
Journalist based in Eastern DRC, Goma
The Guardian
Episode: Are we heading for another Ebola crisis?
Max McCusker
Olympic swimmer considering Enhanced Games participation
Independent athlete (Ireland)
Episode: Competing in the pro-doping Enhanced Games
Anna Isaac
Guardian City Editor, introduced as the person who broke the five-million-pound gift story
The Guardian
Episode: Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Hosts

Lucy Hough
Host of The Latest (Evening edition) and participant in Today in Focus coverage; versatile Guardian journalist.
Helen Pidd
Host of Today in Focus; experienced Guardian foreign and domestic affairs reporter.
Annie Kelly
Host of Today in Focus; brings on-the-ground reporting and analysis.
Nosheen Iqbal
Host of The Latest and Today in Focus segments; regular Guardian contributor on politics and international affairs.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 15.6k ratings
  • Do we need the soulful music?

    Interesting interview with Albanese but would be great just to have the unedited version rather than all the slow musical interludes

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    dffghhhjjkklpoiutrrw
    United Kingdom8 days ago
  • I have been listening daily for 6 years…

    Good to get the guardian point of view. Unfortunately the „stateside“ podcast is now associated which has a completely uncomfortable tone in my opinion

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    CowboyJelly
    Australia10 days ago
  • Script doesn’t match with sound

    Please fix this bug.

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    1
    hagikeny
    United Statesa month ago
  • Crazy pro-Israel spin

    In the UK, 45% of religious hate crime offences targeted Muslims, while 29% targeted Jewish people. But you'd think those numbers were flipped. Disgusting that they ride for a nation that's committing genocide. 🤮

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  • North Korea’s most beloved daughter

    As always Today In Ficus is a great listen. And even better on this episode to hear from the inimiatble Jean Lee.

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    Annajsays
    United Kingdoma month ago

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‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest
Q: What role do employers play according to the discussion?
Employers are cited as key players who need to hire and invest in entry-level opportunities; changes in national insurance and minimum wage are debated as potential barriers or enablers, depending on perspective.
‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest
Q: What is Milburn's main diagnosis for why youth unemployment remains high?
Milburn argues the welfare system and employment support aren't aligned to help young people move into work, creating a bottleneck that keeps many who want to work out of the labor market.
Mandelson ties to China, Russia and Israel flagged in vetting – The Latest
Q: What do we know about the claim that the vetting agency considered the case a borderline one and that mitigations were possible?
Several officials indicated that the vetting agency viewed the case as borderline, with suggestions there might be mitigations; however, the precise nature of those mitigations was not clearly documented, prompting questions about how such mitigations would be implemented and recorded.
Mandelson ties to China, Russia and Israel flagged in vetting – The Latest
Q: What were the concerns raised by security officials about Mandelson's associations that led to the denial of clearance?
The concerns spanned multiple international links, including Mandelson's ties to China's finance minister Lan Fu'an, his friendship with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, and connections to an Israeli military intelligence director, plus a British contact who could pose a national security risk; collectively, these were seen as wide-ranging risks to national security.
Why are our homes and cities all so hot?
Q: What are the CCC's key findings about current adaptation plans?
The CCC argues that current plans are not adequate, failed to address both drought and flood resilience, and rely too much on flood defenses rather than proactive heat mitigation and water management.

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8. Max McCusker

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