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Today in Focus

Today in Focus

Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal and Michael Safi, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, this podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus features journalists such as: Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar, Alex Hern, Helen Pidd, Peter Walker, Luke Harding, Andrew Roth, Shaun Walker and Jim Waterson. The podcast is a topical, deep dive, explainer on a story in the news, covering: current affairs, politics, investigations, leaks, and scandals. It might cover, for example, topics such as: the environment, green issues, climate change, the climate emergency and global warming; American politics including: Biden, Trump, the White House, the GOP, the Republicans and the Republican Party, the Democrats and the Democratic Party; UK politics including: parliament, Labour, the Conservative party, the Liberal Democrats, Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer; culture; the royals and the royal family, including King Charles III; HS2; the police; Ukraine; Russia; and Bangladesh

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How gangs took control of Haiti

Haiti has erupted into violence after gangs laid waste to the capital and forced the prime minister to resign. But Haitians are wary from bitter experience of outside forces intervening to find a solution to the crisis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-28
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The assisted dying debate: Paola?s story ? podcast

Paola Marra ended her life last week in Switzerland after being told by doctors she could not be guaranteed a pain-free death from bowel cancer in the coming months. Robert Booth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-27
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Terrorism and the battle for the truth in Moscow

Footage of four gunmen appears to support Islamic State?s claim that it masterminded the worst terrorist attack in Russia in two decades. But the Kremlin has put Ukraine in the frame. Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-26
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The rise and fall of Vice Media

Vice Media is laying off hundreds of workers and no longer publishing journalism on its website. Sirin Kale and Sam Wolfson discuss their time at the company. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-25
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Shining a light on London?s men-only Garrick Club

The Garrick Club is one of London?s original gentlemen?s clubs. Among its members are the most powerful people in the country. Yet in 2024 women are not welcome to apply for membership. Amelia Gentleman reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-22
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The silencing of climate protesters in English and Welsh courts

The court of appeal ruled on Monday that the ?consent? defence could not be used in the cases of climate activists. Sandra Laville reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-21
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How serious are the plots against Rishi Sunak?

Recent missteps from the prime minister have added to Tory MPs? concerns about their disastrous poll ratings. But are they ready to act against Rishi Sunak? Pippa Crerar reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-20
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Why are Indian and Nepali men ending up on the frontline in Ukraine?

Hundreds of young Indian and Nepali men are ending up on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Their families want answers. Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports from Delhi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-19
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What happens when you put a nursery in a care home?

At Belong Chester, residents spend their days with nursery-age children. What effect does it have on the wellbeing of both groups? Helen Pidd reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-18
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What do the Tories consider extreme?

Michael Gove is rewriting the government?s definition of ?extremism? but his actions have drawn criticism from across the political spectrum. Columnist Rafael Behr reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-15
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The princess and the pictures

An edited family photo of the Princess of Wales with her children on Mother?s Day has fuelled an intensifying swirl of conspiracy theories around the royal couple. Archie Bland reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-14
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How an infamous ransomware gang found itself hacked

LockBit was a sophisticated criminal operation, offering the tools needed to steal a company?s data and hold it to ransom. Then it was itself hacked. Alex Hern reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-13
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The Ministry of Defence?s multimillion pound Saudi defence deal

Documents released in a Serious Fraud Office court case showed suspicious payments on Saudi Arabian defence deals going back decades. David Pegg reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-12
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Black Box: the hunt for ClothOff ? the deepfake porn app

For the past six months, the Guardian journalist Michael Safi has been trying to find out who is behind an AI company that creates deepfakes. Deepfakes that are causing havoc around the world, with police and lawmakers baffled about how to deal with them. And in trying to answer one question, he has been left with a bigger one: is AI going to make it impossible to sort fact from fiction? Subscribe to Black Box, a new Guardian audio series on artificial intelligence, for all the remaining episodes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-11
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Black Box: The connectionists

Scientist Geoffrey Hinton set out to understand the brain and ended up working with a group of researchers who invented a technology so powerful that even they don?t truly understand how it works. This is about a collision between two mysterious intelligences ? two black boxes ? human and artificial. Subscribe to Black Box, a new series on artificial intelligence, for more episodes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-08
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Jeremy Hunt?s election year budget ? podcast

What does the spring budget mean for the public?s finances and the general election to come? Heather Stewart reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-07
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Gaza?s hunger crisis

Children are reported to be starving in Gaza as insufficient aid supplies crawl into the territory. Meanwhile, as Ramadan approaches, peace talks are faltering. Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-06
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Why IVF is under attack in Alabama

After an Alabama supreme court judgment, the biggest IVF clinics in the state closed, leaving prospective parents desperate. Jessica Glenza reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-05
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Is ill-health holding back the UK economy?

Growing numbers of people are leaving the jobs market because of long-term illnesses. It?s coming at a huge personal and national cost, says economics editor Larry Elliott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-04
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Black Box: the collision

The beginning of a new series that explores seven stories and the thread that ties them together: artificial intelligence. In this prologue, Hannah (not her real name) has met Noah and he has changed her life for the better. So why does she have concerns about him?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-01
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How the cost of living changed the way we eat out

Restaurants across the UK are struggling with rising rents, food prices and customers tight on cash. How can they attract loyal diners? Grace Dent and Tony Naylor report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-03-01
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The Conservative party?s problem with Islamophobia

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson was suspended from the party after suggesting London?s mayor Sadiq Khan was being controlled by Islamists. But why can?t the party call his comments Islamophobic? Archie Bland reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-29
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Saldo: Ukraine?s gangster governor ? part 3

The liberation of Kherson city ended months of brutal Russian rule. But across the Dnipro River, occupation governor Volodymyr Saldo finds there is are still money-spinning opportunities to be found. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-28
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Saldo: Ukraine?s gangster governor ? part 2

Russia?s invasion changed everything for Ukrainians ? and for one man it presented an opportunity to reboot his political career and reclaim lost power. Tom Burgis reports from Kherson. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-27
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Saldo: Ukraine?s gangster governor ? part 1

Vladimir Saldo was swept from Ukraine?s parliament after the Maidan revolution appeared to end his political career. By 2022, police were preparing a case against him as a suspect in a contract killing. Then Russia invaded and everything changed. Tom Burgis reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-26
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How a ceasefire vote led to two days of chaos in the Commons ? podcast

All parties were calling for a pause in the conflict. So why did MPs storm out and why is the speaker facing calls to quit? Kiran Stacey reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-23
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Is an uprising by Europe?s farmers sowing the seeds for the far right?

Furious farmers across Europe have blocked roads and railways as part of protests against new regulations and cheap imports. Jon Henley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-22
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Why the NHS needs Martha?s rule

Following a campaign by her family in memory of Martha Mills, the NHS is introducing Martha?s rule giving hospital patients in England access to a rapid review from a separate medical team if they are concerned with the care they are receiving. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-21
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The shocking death and extraordinary life of Alexei Navalny

The opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner was Putin?s fiercest critic. What does his death in a Siberian prison tell us about Russia today? Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-20
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Deported and disgraced: the students wrongly accused of cheating

In 2014, the Home Office revoked the visas of 35,000 students accused of cheating in an English language exam. The consequences for those wrongly accused was devastating. Amelia Gentleman reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-19
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Why is it becoming so hard to retire in the UK?

Everyone agrees the state pension system needs reforming ? so why is changing it so hard?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-16
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Israel?s threat to Gaza?s last refuge

What does the Israeli ground invasion threat mean for the million refugees sheltering in the city of Rafah? Ruth Michaelson reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-15
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What on earth is going on in the Rochdale byelection?

An antisemitism row has led to Labour withdrawing its support for its candidate; a disgraced former Labour MP is running for Reform ? and a political troublemaker is back. Helen Pidd reports on the chaos. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-14
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Is Biden too old to be president?

Joe Biden?s age is increasingly becoming a political liability ? even though Trump is just four years younger. David Smith reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-13
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Why does the UK lag behind on cancer care?

Britain?s cancer survival rates are improving but the UK still lags behind comparable countries. The Guardian?s health editor, Andrew Gregory, reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-12
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Labour?s £28bn green policy U-turn

Keir Starmer has abandoned his totemic pledge on green investment amid fears it opens the party to attacks on its economic credibility. Is he being too timid? Kiran Stacey and Fiona Harvey report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-09
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Why the military are the real winners of Pakistan?s election

After loudly criticising the army, Imran Khan, reported to be Pakistan?s most popular politician, has been hit with several jail sentences. Mehreen Zahra-Malik reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-08
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Why is generation Z so divided on gender?

Studies on the attitudes of young people between the age of 16 and 29 show a serious split towards both feminism and influencers such as Andrew Tate. What?s behind it?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-07
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The murder of Brianna Ghey

A year on from the murder of Brianna Ghey, her killers have been sentenced, and her mother is leading an extraordinary campaign of compassion. Helen Pidd reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-06
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The disposable vape ban

Vapes are often used by smokers to help them quit cigarettes, but in recent years more British children have taken up the habit. So is a ban the right course of action? Sarah Boseley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-05
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The deal that could transform politics in Northern Ireland

A deal agreed with the DUP will allow power sharing to resume in Northern Ireland, with Sinn Féin as the largest party. Rory Carroll reports from Belfast. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-02
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Is Britain fit to fight a war?

The British army has been struggling to attract applicants for years. Why don?t young people want to sign up? Dan Sabbagh reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-02-01
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What?s gone wrong at Boeing?

A terrifying mid-air blowout of a door plug at 16,000 feet (4,900 metres) left passengers fearing for their lives on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month. It?s just the latest crisis for Boeing so what has gone wrong? Jeff Wise and Gwyn Topham report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-31
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Will the ICJ ruling change anything in Gaza?

The ICJ?s interim ruling ? which said aid must be allowed into Gaza ? was quickly followed by shocking allegations from Israel that employees of one of the biggest aid agencies in the territory were involved in the 7 October attacks. What does this mean for people in Gaza? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-30
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The mothers and wives of Russian soldiers daring to defy Putin

Partners and parents of conscripted fighters are demanding that their loved ones come home. What does it say about Russian support for the war? With Pjotr Sauer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-29
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Michelle Mone and the PPE Medpro investigation

After the peer admitted to lying about her involvement in lucrative government PPE deals during the Covid crisis, the fate of her high-profile lingerie company raises further questions. David Conn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-26
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Why the UK needs to eliminate measles ? again

In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the UK had successfully eliminated measles from its shores. But the country has since lost that status and cases of the infectious disease are rising rapidly in some areas. Nicola Davis reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-25
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The terrifying, far-right ?masterplan? sparking protests across Germany

The far-right party AfD has met neo-Nazi activists to discuss mass deportations. Why is the party still so popular? Kate Connolly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-24
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New Hampshire primary: the last chance to stop Trump?

Following the withdrawal of Ron DeSantis from the race, only Nikki Haley now stands between Donald Trump and the Republican nomination for the presidency. David Smith reports from Manchester, New Hampshire. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-23
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The Freedom theatre ? and the fight for Palestinian culture

What does the raiding of a theatre in the West Bank tell us about the dangers Palestinian artists are facing? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
2024-01-22
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