How does it feel to report on the refugee crisis when it’s also the story of your own family? Aamna Mohdin explains. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Mina Smallman’s world fell apart after the murder of her two daughters. Then came a shocking revelation about the police’s behaviour. She explains how she found the strength to fight back. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Twenty-three years after Mohammed Ayaz fell from the wheel bay of a plane coming in to land at Heathrow, his brother visits the car park where the body was found. Esther Addley reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
A Central Park birdwatching incident went viral after Christian Cooper filmed a white woman threatening him. Now he is using his platform to share his passion for nature. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Rory Carroll and Helen Pidd meet the Kabin Crew and the Lisdoonvarna Crew – creators of a song that has notched up more than a billion plays on TikTok – as they perform at the Electric Picnic music festival. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
It was a year that saw multiple elections across the world, the war in Ukraine grind on and the conflict in Gaza spill over into Lebanon. Katharine Viner explains what it looked like from the editor’s chair. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Helen Pidd visits Lancaster Royal grammar school to see the work of Parallel Histories, an education charity which helps young people make sense of contested history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Helen Pidd speaks to her former lodger, Yasser, a Syrian refugee contemplating moving back home. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Port Talbot in Wales is defined by its huge steelworks. But in January Tata Steel announced it was ending primary steelmaking there. George McDonagh charts a year that could change the town for ever. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. Dan Sabbagh and David Pegg report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
International security correspondent Jason Burke explores the life of Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and asks whether he has genuinely reformed from his hardline al-Qaida past. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Guardian US business editor Dominic Rushe explains why the president-elect wants to impose tariffs on imports, and the risks it poses to the economy. Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins talks through the potential of a wider retaliatory trade war with China.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
From therapy sessions to bookshelves, interest in non-monogamous relationships seem to be soaring Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Ted Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people, died in prison last year. But his manifesto promoting violent rebellion against the modern world continues to inspire copycat attacks Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus...
Flooding in Tenbury Wells used to be a once in a generation event, now it’s happening increasingly frequently. Jessica Murray reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Foreign correspondent William Christou travels to Damascus, hours after Syria’s decades-long dictator Bashar al-Assad is ousted from power, and asks whether the country’s thirteen-year civil war can finally come to an end. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Guardian US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, explains what the US president-elect’s embrace of the cryptocurrency world might mean for his second term. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Gershon Baskin on his experience as a hostage negotiator in the Israel-Palestine conflict Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happened Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from earlier in the year. . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Foreign correspondent Ruth Michaelson explains how President Bashar al-Assad’s government lost Aleppo, Syria’s second-biggest city, and who the Islamist militants are who have taken control there Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, you may notice some disruption to the availability of new episodes in your Guardian podcast feeds in the coming days. All the work on this episode was done before the strike ...
Hunter Biden was awaiting sentencing for gun and tax offences when, suddenly, his father pardoned him. Has family loyalty been put above presidential integrity? Chris Michael explains. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
In what could be the biggest protest march in New Zealand’s history, 42,000 people took to the roads over fears Māori rights are being dismantled. Eva Corlett reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
After two months of total war and terrible destruction, an uneasy peace has fallen on Lebanon. Will Christou reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Deputy political editor Jessica Elgot explains how the assisted dying bill came to the House of Commons this week, and how MPs are feeling about their vote. Dr Lucy Thomas speaks about her experience in palliative care and her fears if MPs vote the bill through. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Journalist Elle Hunt and recovered addict Jack Curran talk about the rise of ketamine use in Britain and its sometimes devastating impact. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
While Palestinians are fleeing the war, one group of Israelis are planning for beachfront homes on the strip. Bethan McKernan and Ruth Michaelson report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield travels to Finnish Lapland to investigate the disappearance of its carbon sink, and its implications for the fight against global heating. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd goes out on the road – to Birmingham, Stalybridge and Clacton – to chart Nigel Farage’s bid to transform Reform UK into a modern, professional political party. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, his former defence minister and a Hamas leader. Julian Borger reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
From long-range missiles being launched to North Korean troops being drafted in, Dan Sabbagh looks at whether the rapid escalation could signal the beginning of the end of the conflict. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
