The former governor of the Bank of England has a new role – saving his country from becoming America’s 51st state. Leyland Cecco reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 12, 2025•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The EU has announced an unprecedented new defence drive – but will it be enough to deter Russia? Jon Henley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 11, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast How a rogue letting agency destroyed homes and caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damage. Sirin Kale reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 10, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Guardian’s Paul Lewis and Rob Evans on investigating one of England’s most covert police units and learning that they were using the identities of dead children. Frank Bennett reflects on the impact of discovering that a police spy had stolen his dead brother’s identity to infiltrate two leftwing organisations, and to deceive a woman into a sexual relationship The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed is available now on ITVX . Help support our independent journalism at theguardia...
Mar 09, 2025•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Guardian investigative editor Paul Lewis and investigative reporter Rob Evans detail their decade-long investigation into undercover policing. At least 139 officers were given fake identities to monitor the inner workings of more than 1,000 political groups. Jessica, a former member of one of those groups, describes the impact of discovering that a man with whom she began a relationship in 1992 was actually an undercover cop The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed is available on IT...
Mar 08, 2025•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Safi travelled to north-east Syria to speak to IS foreign fighters imprisoned there. And discovered that a change in the US administration, and USAid funding cuts, means there is a growing fear of prison breaks. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 07, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast What can a major leak teach us about how call-centre fraudsters work? Simon Goodley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 06, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US has suspended all military aid to Ukraine. What does this mean for European security? Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 05, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do Ukrainians make of the two presidents’ fractious meeting – and would they support a Trump-led peace deal? Luke Harding reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 04, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Doctors in Gaza say they have been targeted for doing their jobs, detained and even tortured. Annie Kelly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mar 03, 2025•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Syria has a new leader, and for thousands it is a time of celebration and optimism. But old enmities and fears about what comes next haunt the country. Michael Safi reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 28, 2025•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast How much is immigration responsible for Spain’s economic growth? Ashifa Kassam reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 27, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal. Henry Dyer reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 26, 2025•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Keir Starmer is travelling to the White House for a high-stakes meeting. But will he have any influence over the US president? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 25, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast How did Imam Muhsin change the lives of queer Muslims? Jamie Fullerton reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 24, 2025•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd hits the road in Germany before Sunday’s federal elections, talking to voters across the country about the rise of the far right. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 21, 2025•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel’s war has left many Lebanese people contemplating what once seemed unimaginable: is Hezbollah finished? Michael Safi reports from Beirut. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 20, 2025•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Keir Starmer says he is willing to deploy British forces to Ukraine as part of a peace agreement. But are they prepared? Dan Sabbagh reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 19, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent, Shaun Walker, talks through a seismic week, as the president sidelined Kyiv and other European capitals from negotiations on the ending the war and then called into question the future of US support for Europe’s security altogether. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 18, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Noland Arbaugh was left paralysed he signed up for an implant created by Musk’s Neuralink company that would allow his mind to directly interact with computers. Jenny Kleeman reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 17, 2025•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast For Valentine’s Day, Hannah Moore speaks to Shon Faye, author of Love in Exile, on her evolving understanding of love. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 14, 2025•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast What will the world look like without US foreign assistance? Nesrine Malik reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 13, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eleni Courea discusses the UK’s historic deal to sign sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and why some inside the Labour party are now regretting it. Campaigner Olivier Bancoult outlines why he hopes the deal will go ahead. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 12, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast She was called the worst child serial killer in Britain in modern times. So why are medical experts saying her conviction is unsafe? Josh Halliday and Felicity Lawrence report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 11, 2025•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Has the US president won the battle against diversity, equity, and inclusion? Lauren Aratani reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 10, 2025•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the rise of hair transplants, many men are opting out of baldness. But why is it so hard to accept this natural part of ageing? Stuart Heritage and Rudi Zygadlo explain. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 07, 2025•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Guardian diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, talks through Donald Trump’s latest moves on the world stage, from proposing the US takes over Gaza to starting trade wars with America’s biggest trading partners. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 06, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited Panama on the weekend to put pressure on the country over how it runs the canal and its ties with China. Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 05, 2025•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast A fragile ceasefire has allowed thousands of people in Gaza to go back to their homes. Two Palestinians explain why it has been bittersweet. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Feb 04, 2025•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Berlin correspondent Kate Connolly charts the rise of Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland candidate for chancellor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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