2341 - ‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control?
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2341 - ‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control?
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Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Helen Pidd, Nosheen Iqbal and Annie Kelly combines on-the-ground reporting, insightful analysis and personal testimony from the people at the heart of the stories that matter, to give you a deeper understanding of the world we live in. And to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle, our new evening edition 'The Latest' hosted by Lucy Hough, brings you up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes. Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.
Episodes
2341-
‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control?
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Wed, 10 Jun 2026
2340-
Can Badenoch’s culture war win back Reform supporters? – The Latest
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Tue, 09 Jun 2026
2339-
The criminal cartels cashing in on the World Cup
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Tue, 09 Jun 2026
2338-
Israel and Iran trade strikes: what does this mean for peace deal? – The Latest
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026
2337-
The jailing of Germany’s most wanted woman
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026
2336-
Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort – The Latest
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026
2335-
How the myth of ‘two-tier policing’ took hold
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026
2334-
Is the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire over before it began? - The Latest
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Thu, 04 Jun 2026
2333-
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK
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Thu, 04 Jun 2026
2332-
How the murder of Henry Nowak is being exploited by the far right – The Latest
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Wed, 03 Jun 2026
2331-
Nicola Sturgeon’s ex and his £400,000 shopping spree
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Wed, 03 Jun 2026
2330-
What’s missing from ‘embarrassing’ Mandelson files? – The Latest
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Tue, 02 Jun 2026
2329-
The party dragging Nigel Farage further to the right
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Tue, 02 Jun 2026
2328-
Trump insists Iran deal close despite strikes – The Latest
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Mon, 01 Jun 2026
2327-
‘A husband expects a yes’: wife schools and the Christian nationalist movement
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Mon, 01 Jun 2026
2326-
Could Nato be dragged into war with Russia? – The Latest
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Fri, 29 May 2026
2325-
Why are our homes and cities all so hot?
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Fri, 29 May 2026
2324-
‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest
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Thu, 28 May 2026
2323-
Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions
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Thu, 28 May 2026
2322-
Mandelson ties to China, Russia and Israel flagged in vetting – The Latest
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Wed, 27 May 2026
2321-
Can dating reality shows ever be safe?
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Wed, 27 May 2026
2320-
US strikes Iran as Trump faces backlash over ‘disastrous’ peace deal plan - The Latest
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Tue, 26 May 2026
2319-
Andy Burnham’s (third) bid for the Labour leadership
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Tue, 26 May 2026
2318-
Heatwave hell: are soaring temperatures the new normal? – The Latest
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Mon, 25 May 2026
2317-
The death penalty returns to Israel
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Mon, 25 May 2026
2316-
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished
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Sat, 23 May 2026
2315-
World Cup: England’s shock squad and the politics of football – The Latest
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Fri, 22 May 2026
2314-
Are we heading for another Ebola crisis?
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Fri, 22 May 2026
2313-
The far-right Israeli minister taunting detained Gaza activists – The Latest
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Thu, 21 May 2026
2312-
Competing in the pro-doping Enhanced Games
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Thu, 21 May 2026
2311-
Are Xi Jinping and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest
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Wed, 20 May 2026
2310-
Did Trump really rescue Venezuela?
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Wed, 20 May 2026
2309-
Elon Musk v Sam Altman: tech bros at war over OpenAI – The Latest
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Tue, 19 May 2026
2308-
Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift
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Tue, 19 May 2026
2307-
Could the UK really rejoin the EU? – The Latest
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Mon, 18 May 2026
2306-
Munya Chawawa on making jokes as the world collapses
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Mon, 18 May 2026
2305-
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’
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Sat, 16 May 2026
2304-
Burnham byelection: could Makerfield decide the next PM? – The Latest
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Fri, 15 May 2026
2303-
Labour, u ok hun?
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Fri, 15 May 2026
2302-
Wes walks but has Burnham got the momentum? – The Latest
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Thu, 14 May 2026
2301-
Trump, Hegseth, Musk: Maga lands in Beijing
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Thu, 14 May 2026
2300-
Streeting to fire starting gun in Starmer leadership battle – The Latest
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Wed, 13 May 2026
2299-
Is Big Brother watching you shop?
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Wed, 13 May 2026
2298-
Stubborn Starmer defies Labour plotters - The Latest
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Tue, 12 May 2026
2297-
Why does everyone hate Keir Starmer?
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Tue, 12 May 2026
2296-
Starmer clings on after election disaster - The Latest
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Mon, 11 May 2026
2295-
The mysterious death of the teenager who posed as a Russian billionaire
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Mon, 11 May 2026
2294-
What next for Labour as Reform wins big in local elections? – The Latest
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Fri, 08 May 2026
2293-
The AI jailbreakers
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Fri, 08 May 2026
2292-
Outrage as oil giants profit billions from Iran war – The Latest