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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, 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, 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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    • 4.5 • 35 Ratings

Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, 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, 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

    Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?

    Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?

    MPs voted this week to ban anyone aged 15 or younger in 2024 from ever buying cigarettes. If the legislation passes and is enacted, it would be a world first. Ben Quinn reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 24 min
    Liz Truss and her plan to ‘save the west’

    Liz Truss and her plan to ‘save the west’

    Liz Truss is back – kind of. The former PM of just 49 days has published a book, Ten Years to Save the West. The Guardian’s political correspondent Eleni Courea and breaking news correspondent Martin Pengelly discuss her seeming lack of regret. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 27 min
    Is the Middle East on the brink?

    Is the Middle East on the brink?

    After Iran launched an attack on Israel, is the region heading for all-out war? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 24 min
    How Swiss women won a landmark climate case for Europe

    How Swiss women won a landmark climate case for Europe

    Last week a group of older women successfully challenged the Swiss government’s climate policies at the European court of human rights. Isabella Kaminski reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 25 min
    Carers scandal: why are so many being prosecuted by the UK government?

    Carers scandal: why are so many being prosecuted by the UK government?

    George Henderson was convicted of fraud and had to repay £19,500 in carer’s allowance years after ticking the wrong box on the form. He is not alone. The Guardian’s social policy editor, Patrick Butler, looks at why thousands are facing prosecution over innocent mistakes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 27 min
    Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, and the start of the hush money trial

    Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, and the start of the hush money trial

    Hugo Lowell talks through the law and the politics of a case starting this Monday against Donald Trump – the first ever criminal trial of a former or sitting US president. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
35 Ratings

35 Ratings

BILUMS ,

One of the best Podcasts there is

Excellent Journalism and very well produced

Denis (HK) ,

A regular listener from Hong Kong

Such a fine podcast! Today’s episode on fake news and coronavirus was absolutely pointed. Just after listening I happened to receive a post from a Whatsapp group which precisely reported about this coughing stuff you mentioned at the beginning of the episode. In response I sent a link to the episode. I got enthusiastic responses and I hope this will result in a few more subscribers to your podcast. (By the way, I loved the joke on recording from under a duvet to improve the sound).
Please keep up as much and as long as you can, we need your voice every day!
Denis

Frankenstein_wu ,

This programme (the guardian) is so biased

I’m not an American nor a British who just want to listen to objective or at least balanced report, yet this podcast failed me.

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