Today in Focus

The Guardian

Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent. Most recently we have introduced new correspondents in the Caribbean, South America and Africa.

  • 11 minutes 28 seconds
    Eurovision in crisis? Israel’s inclusion causes rift – The Latest
    Several countries are boycotting Eurovision after Israel was cleared to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls for it to be excluded over the war in Gaza. Lucy Hough speaks to our European culture editor, Philip Oltermann – Watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    5 December 2025, 5:37 pm
  • 26 minutes 41 seconds
    The World Cup’s Maga makeover
    Guardian sportswriter Jonathan Liew on how football went about courting Donald Trump – and how it might regret it when the World Cup comes to the US next summer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    5 December 2025, 3:00 am
  • 9 minutes 57 seconds
    Can Farage survive racism and antisemitism allegations? – The Latest
    Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice says allegations of racism from Nigel Farage’s school days are ‘made-up twaddle’. Lucy Hough speaks to investigations correspondent Henry Dyer -- Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    4 December 2025, 5:17 pm
  • 30 minutes 46 seconds
    Zack Polanski on the Green party boom
    Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    4 December 2025, 3:00 am
  • 12 minutes 34 seconds
    Is Putin about to go to war with Europe? – The Latest
    Vladimir Putin has stalled progress on a peace plan for Ukraine being brokered by Donald Trump’s US and has said he is ‘ready for war’ with Europe ‘if it starts one’. Luke Harding speaks to Lucy Hough Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    3 December 2025, 5:50 pm
  • 27 minutes 46 seconds
    The 27-year-old white supremacist radicalising MAGA
    Where is Nick Fuentes trying to lead the Republican party? J Oliver Conroy reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    3 December 2025, 3:00 am
  • 12 minutes 24 seconds
    Juries out? Why Labour is scrapping some jury trials – The Latest
    Criminal cases in England and Wales where a prison sentence is likely to be less than three years will be heard by a judge, not a jury, under plans from justice secretary David Lammy. Would it help reduce the backlog in courts? Or could it be purely to save money? Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    2 December 2025, 6:01 pm
  • 26 minutes 16 seconds
    Your Party: leaderless or just hopeless?
    Geraldine McKelvie reports from the ground at the inaugural Your Party conference, while Peter Walker talks to a number of insiders about the divisions that have beset the party until now. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    2 December 2025, 3:00 am
  • 9 minutes 50 seconds
    Has Rachel Reeves been economical with the truth? – The Latest
    Keir Starmer has been pushed to defend his chancellor after she was accused of lying in the run-up to the autumn budget. Rachel Reeves is alleged to have misled the public by citing bleak economic forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility to justify tax rises, even though the figures were more positive than she suggested. Lucy Hough is joined by the head of national news, Archie Bland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    1 December 2025, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 1 second
    The Iranian women defying the law
    Social media videos of women riding motorbike and dancing in the streets in the Islamic Republic have gone viral. But after war, and the crushing of the ‘Women, life, freedom’ movement what is life really like? Deepa Parent reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    1 December 2025, 3:00 am
  • 31 minutes 46 seconds
    The NGO worker on trial for people-smuggling in Lesbos
    How is the criminalisation of asylum changing Europe? With Katy Fallon. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    28 November 2025, 3:00 am
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