Today in Focus cover art

Today in Focus

Today in Focus

By: The Guardian
Listen for free

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.© 2026 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort – The Latest

    Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort – The Latest
    Jun 5 2026
    Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans. After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the environmental damage and lack of political transparency around the deal. Lucy Hough speaks to US live news editor Chris Michael – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    Show More Show Less
    11 mins
  • How the myth of ‘two-tier policing’ took hold

    How the myth of ‘two-tier policing’ took hold
    Jun 5 2026
    The far-right conspiracy theory is heard everywhere from pubs to parliament and riots to talk radio. Hugh Muir and Joe Mulhall explain why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    Show More Show Less
    28 mins
  • Is the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire over before it began? - The Latest

    Is the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire over before it began? - The Latest
    Jun 4 2026
    Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities as the US attempts to overcome one of the largest barriers to reaching a broader deal to end the war with Iran. But the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is dependent on a complete halt of fire from Hezbollah, and the evacuation of all its fighters from southern Lebanon. Lucy Hough speaks to Beirut-based reporter William Christou – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most relevant
Better with original presenting team led by Anoushka, but still part of my workday routine. Informative

Better with Anoushka

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In a world of polarised opinions, this podcast from The Guardian provides wider insight and information on the stories of the day. An invaluable source for balanced coverage each day.

Great reporting

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good overall summary dealing with Harry's position and his chances of winning along with historical summary of how we got here.

Good summary.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.