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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mature Hope
Listening to Martha’s story brought back so many memories of our experience of what our daughter went through after a Traumatic Brain Injury. She spent nearly 6 months in hospital and during that time we saw the best and worst of what the NHS has to offer. We have been very lucky and our daughter is home and doing well. There were points though where, at particularly scary moments, it was difficult to express concerns about her care and week ends and Bank holidays are a nightmare when your loved one is no longer in ICU and have one to one care. I can only know a little of what Martha’s family went through and it was heart wrenching listening to the broadcast. You have done Martha proud. Thankyou for sharing your experience and being so effective in finding a practical and fitting memorial for you daughter.
Polly Toynby
I’m raging. How dare Polly Toynby tell us working pensioners pay national insurance! I’ve worked from 16. Now 69 still working 12 hr shifts ( albeit part time now) as I need to. She can pay NI if she wants. You have to opt out of paying it once you reach state pension age otherwise you pay it. Ive paid enough of everything in my working life.