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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.

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March 30 · 12 min
Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? – The Latest
As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist and host of Politics Weekly America, Jonathan Freedland
March 30 · 23 min
UK’s big, risky AI bet
Reporter Aisha Down explores the UK’s ‘phantom investments’ in AI, and the risk the government has taken in betting so heavily on the technology if it all goes bust
March 27 · 13 min
What is Netanyahu’s endgame in Iran war? – The Latest
Could Israeli public support for the war in Iran give Benjamin Netanyahu a boost before this year’s elections? Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison
March 27 · 32 min
Spring break: Culture worth catching this season
Critics Catherine Shoard, Alexis Petridis and Hannah J Davies on what to watch and listen to this season
March 26 · 12 min
Iran says Trump ‘negotiating with himself’ - The Latest
Donald Trump insists Iran is still interested in cutting a peace deal despite Tehran rejecting the US plan. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior international correspondent, Julian Borger
March 26 · 22 min
Is Cuba Trump’s next target?
The journalists Ruaridh Nicoll and Daniel Montero report from Havana as Cuba suffers from a devastating oil blockade imposed by the US
March 25 · 11 min
Big tech reckoning: Meta ordered to pay $375m in landmark case - The Latest
A court in the US has ordered Meta to pay $375m after a jury found that the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, misled consumers over child safety on its platforms. Lucy Hough speaks to the investigative reporter Katie McQue
March 25 · 24 min
The Maga divide over Iran
Andrew Roth on why the war on Iran is unpopular with the US public, and what it means for Maga insiders
March 24 · 10 min
Ambulance arson attack: what we know so far – The Latest
An investigation is under way into an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in north London. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to chief reporter Daniel Boffey
March 24 · 25 min
Israel’s second front: on the ground in Lebanon
The conflict in the Middle East is being fought from the air – except in southern Lebanon where Israel and Hezbollah are fighting a bitter ground war. Will Christou reports
March 23 · 12 min
Trump chickens out on Iran deadline – The Latest
Donald Trump has said he is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period, after he gave a deadline for the regime to open the strait of Hormuz. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour
March 23 · 33 min
What the Epstein case teaches us about grooming
Lucia Osborne-Crowley on what we should learn from Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes
March 21 · 26 min
Off Duty: The Crime
In 2011, the police officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men shot him. A week later, officers questioned four men affiliated with the Spanish Cobras gang, who all said they didn’t do it. That didn’t seem to matter. This is episode one of Off Duty, an investigation by the Guardian’s Melissa Segura
March 20 · 11 min
Cash handouts and no AC: Iran war energy shock hits Asia – The Latest
Across south-east Asia, governments are scrambling to find ways to conserve energy and shield the public from soaring costs, as war in the Middle East causes huge disruption in the global oil market. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s south-east Asia correspondent, Rebecca Ratcliffe
March 20 · 28 min
Why Ireland is giving a basic income to artists
Rory Carroll reports on the Irish government’s arts initiative, as a musician and a writer relay their experiences on the scheme
March 19 · 10 min
Why gasfield attacks are major escalation in Iran war – The Latest
Donald Trump is threatening to ‘blow up’ a major Iranian energy facility, as attacks on gasfields across the Middle East send gas and oil prices skyrocketing again. Lucy Hough speaks to senior international reporter Peter Beaumont
March 19 · 44 min
Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal
MP for Warrington North shares her experience as a complainant in a rape trial where the man she accused was acquitted
March 18 · 11 min
Can the special relationship survive Trump’s attacks on Starmer? – The Latest
Kemi Badenoch has described Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer as ‘childish’ and said it ‘sends the wrong signal to our opponents in Iran or in Russia’. Lucy Hough speaks to our senior political correspondent Peter Walker
March 18 · 32 min
What Nigel Farage will say for money
The Reform UK leader has a lucrative extra gig sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 show they include videos for a neo-Nazi group and a rioter. Henry Dyer reports
March 17 · 10 min
Key Iran leader killed: what does it mean for the war? - The Latest
Israel claims it has killed the influential Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in overnight strikes. If confirmed, Larijani’s death would represent a devastating blow to the regime, and the most senior official to die since Ali Khamenei’s death.

Today in Focus

Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? – The Latest

UK’s big, risky AI bet

What is Netanyahu’s endgame in Iran war? – The Latest

Spring break: Culture worth catching this season

Iran says Trump ‘negotiating with himself’ - The Latest

Is Cuba Trump’s next target?

Big tech reckoning: Meta ordered to pay $375m in landmark case - The Latest

The Maga divide over Iran

Ambulance arson attack: what we know so far – The Latest

Israel’s second front: on the ground in Lebanon

Trump chickens out on Iran deadline – The Latest

What the Epstein case teaches us about grooming

Off Duty: The Crime

Cash handouts and no AC: Iran war energy shock hits Asia – The Latest

Why Ireland is giving a basic income to artists

Why gasfield attacks are major escalation in Iran war – The Latest

Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal

Can the special relationship survive Trump’s attacks on Starmer? – The Latest

What Nigel Farage will say for money

Key Iran leader killed: what does it mean for the war? - The Latest