Today in Focus

Jenny Stevens and Gina Tonic discuss the rise of #SkinnyTok and the popularity of weight-loss drugs. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

Technology journalist Karen Hao, who has been reporting on OpenAI since 2019, compares the company’s unprecedented growth to a new form of empire. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025

Nicola Packer, with Guardian north of England correspondent, Hannah Al-Othman, describes her four-and-a-half-year ordeal after being prosecuted for having an abortion in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

Guardian football correspondent Andy Hunter on how celebrations in Liverpool turned into horror and disbelief. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Israel’s allies are beginning to change their rhetoric on Gaza, but will any action follow? Patrick Wintour reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Guardian journalist Archie Bland describes the day his seven-week-old son stopped breathing, and the life he has led in the two years since. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

British athlete Lisa Dobriskey speaks to Helen Pidd about her experience in the 2012 1500m final, which, as Esther Addley reports, has become known as the dirtiest race in history. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025

Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating Russia’s torture sites, then found herself inside one. Manisha Ganguly and Juliette Garside report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating Russia’s torture sites, then found herself inside one. Manisha Ganguly and Juliette Garside report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

Deputy political editor Jessica Elgot explains the new deal signed between Britain and the EU, and asks whether UK politics is finally over Brexit. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Israeli anti-occupation activists Yehuda Shaul and Michael Sfard on the new offensive in Gaza. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

Former Guardian columnist Gary Younge reflects on the pressures faced by minority journalists to focus on certain types of stories, and how they can break free of ‘the pigeonhole'. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2025

Former Guardian columnist Gary Younge reflects on the pressures faced by minority journalists to focus on certain types of stories, and how they can break free of ‘the pigeonhole'. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2025

Helen Pidd heads to parliament to hear what Labour MPs think about the government’s new talk on immigration, and asks the columnist Nesrine Malik whether it may all backfire. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

The socialist icon wants to defy the Bolivian constitution by running for a fourth term. But is he trying to save the country or himself? Tiago Rogero reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2025

Defence expert Fiona Hill on why the world becomes more dangerous when international systems break down. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports on the spiralling conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, and how the two nuclear powers agreed a fragile ceasefire. Azhar Qadri, a journalist, explains what the conflict looks like from inside Kashmir. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

The historian Rutger Bregman makes the case for why corporate high flyers should quit their jobs to pursue something more meaningful. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2025

Eighty years after the end of the second world war, two former Berlin correspondents discuss how the Guardian covered the Nazis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

Israel plans to expand military operations in Gaza and establish a “sustained presence” there. Bethan McKernan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2025

The Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, reports on India’s strikes on Pakistan, and what they may mean for the conflict over Kashmir. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

The Guardian’s Harriet Sherwood talks through the pomp and the politics of the conclave: the process to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

Is the mineral deal between Ukraine and the US a win-win? Andrew Roth reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Shaun Walker reports on the history of Russia’s ‘Illegals’ programme and what it looks like today. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

They shot to fame with their provocative blend of rap and republicanism, but their on-stage pronouncements have sparked shock and led to a media storm. Rory Carroll reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Guardian journalist Kaamil Ahmed reports on the devastating assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the camp in Darfur and what it tells us about the group’s plans in Sudan’s civil war. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

Guardian US columnist Mehdi Hasan on the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president and the threat to democracy in the US. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Helen Pidd heads to the industrial town before this week’s byelection. How will Labour fare in its first big electoral test since taking power? Kiran Stacey reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Journalist and author Danny Lavelle has long been fascinated by class, but how much can the concept help us understand life in 21st-century Britain?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

Is the US president exploiting popular resentment towards elite colleges to achieve his political goals? Ed Pilkington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

A ruling on equality law has caused relief, fear – and confusion. Libby Brooks reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Just hours after wishing the world a happy Easter, the 267th head of the Roman Catholic church passed away. What was his legacy and who will take his place? Catherine Pepinster reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Why do authors see Meta’s AI model as a threat to their livelihoods? Ella Creamer reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

While generation Z are making gains at the gym, are they losing out on connection?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

As the Washington-Beijing trade war grows deeper, who will blink first? Amy Hawkins reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Kilmar Ábrego García was deported, detained and flown to a notorious prison – before officials admitted they had made an error. Why is he still there? Maanvi Singh reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

What does the British Steel crisis reveal about the UK’s critical infrastructure? Jasper Jolly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

The award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on why US liberals have misunderstood the role culture plays in shaping politics. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging evidence of what happened. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Why have the city’s bin collectors gone on strike? Jessica Murray reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

As countries reel from the Trump tariffs, can a global recession still be avoided? Richard Partington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Adam Gabbatt reports on the visa and green card-holders being held in US detention centres. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

About 70% of TV freelancers are believed to be out of work – can the industry bounce back? Michael Savage reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

John Harris on how music helped him connect with his autistic son James. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025

Donald Trump has introduced eye-watering tariffs on countries around the world. Will they ‘make America wealthy again’? Richard Partington reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

Myanmar’s military junta has been losing territory for months. Will the earthquake and a new ceasefire help it turn the tide? Rebecca Ratcliffe reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from public office for five years for embezzlement, ruining her chance of a presidential run. Angelique Chrisafis reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has been targeted by protests across the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025