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Latest episodes
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12 min
Harry Kane’s historic Ballon d’Or win
Harry Kane is the men’s Ballon d’Or winner for 2026, the first Englishman to win the trophy in 25 years. At a lavish ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London, Kane unexpectedly…
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38 min
Is this the end for Benjamin Netanyahu?
It’s being called the most consequential election in Israel’s history. Emma Graham-Harrison explains what’s at stake. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/inf…
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10 min
How Lula beat far-right Bolsonaro in Brazil – The Latest
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term as president, defeating the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a dramatic comeback. Lula is the first candida…
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31 min
How Abu Dhabi bought Andy Burnham’s Manchester
After the prime minister recently intervened to defend Manchester City’s beleaguered ownership, many began to ask: just how deep are the ties between Andy Burnham and the UAE? With…
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47 min
‘Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck’ – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking
Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a massiv…
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12 min
Who should be the next James Bond? – The Latest
The search for the next James Bond may be in the final stages, with screen tests reportedly taking place this weekend. Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor are among the ac…
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30 min
Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon
Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the communities that live there in the Brazilian presidential runoff…
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12 min
PHP: Pretty Huge Problem with the internet – The Latest
Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the…
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26 min
Are the Tories back?
Political correspondent Aletha Adu explores whether the Conservative party under Kemi Badenoch is about to become, once again, the UK’s leading party on the right. Send your commen…
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11 min
Drill, baby, drill? Jackdaw gasfield approved - The Latest
Climate campaigners have condemned the UK government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield. Critics argue the move will put climate targets at risk, while failin…
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32 min
The people of Serbia v the Trump family
Serbia’s authoritarian president personally intervened to remove the protection of a historic landmark – then came protests and prosecutions. Tom Burgis on the murky tale of Trump…
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12 min
Australian MP attacked with car: what we know so far – The Latest
A man has been charged after the Australian MP Helen Haines was allegedly attacked with a car outside her electorate office in the state of Victoria. Haines, who is an independent…
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26 min
Why terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK
The bestselling author says her books will no longer be supplied to UK bookshops over fears of prosecution. Zoe Williams and Haroon Siddique report. Help support our independent jo…
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12 min
France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest
Last weekend there were mass protests across France, with more than half a million people estimated to have been involved. The unrest included rioting, looting and violent clashes…
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25 min
A spy charge, a Russian jail and a swap for an assassin: the story of Evan Gershkovich
American journalist Evan Gershkovich talks about his arrest by the Russian intelligence services in 2023, his 16-month detention, and the swap deal that eventually took him home. G…
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58 min
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chak…
For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible the Spectator, he…
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13 min
Girls is back: Lena Dunham revives cult series a decade on – The Latest
Lena Dunham has announced a surprise reboot of the cult TV show Girls, which had its finale 10 years ago. The news was broken via a fake Zoom call with all four female leads, which…
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45 min
NAZA: the film the Israeli government does not want you to see
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on their new film interviewing Israeli military insiders on the vast, AI-assisted systems their sources say are being used to kill civilians in Gaza.…
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10 min
‘I couldn’t breathe’: Russell Brand trial hears from first alleged victim - The Latest
Former comedian Russell Brand is on trial facing multiple charges of rape and sexual assault against six women, spanning a decade from 1999 to 2009. On Thursday the court heard evi…
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27 min
Imran Khan’s sons on their jailed father
After a dramatic week in Pakistan, Kasim and Sulaiman Khan talk to Today in Focus about the continued imprisonment of their father, the former prime minister and cricket legend Imr…