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Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Nosheen Iqbal, Annie Kelly and Helen Pidd 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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October 23 · 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. So who is likely to emerge as the next 007? Michael Safi speaks to film editor Catherine Shoard
October 23 · 29 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 on Sunday
October 22 · 11 min
PHP: Pretty Huge Problem with the internet – The Latest
Websites around the world have been taken offline in a scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP, with fears hackers could exploit the vulnerability to steal data, take control of web servers and disrupt services. Michael Safi speaks to global technology reporter Aisha Down
October 22 · 25 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 comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com
October 21 · 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. But green activists may have secured a significant victory on the larger Rosebank oilfield with signs it won’t be approved. Michael Safi speaks to environment correspondent Matthew Taylor
October 21 · 31 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 Tower Belgrade
October 20 · 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. Annie Kelly speaks to Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy
October 20 · 25 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
October 19 · 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. France’s interior minister conceded that police ‘lost control’ in some cities, including Paris, Marseille and Limoges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, Jon Henley
October 19 · 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. Get in touch at tif.questions@theguardian.com
October 18 · 57 min
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. In the latest episode of Radical Thinking, he joins Aditya Chakrabortty to discuss the future of the right, his record on Brexit and austerity, and the Spectator’s position on Islam
October 16 · 12 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, and which will now explore the lives of its four female leads as they enter their 40s. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian writer Rebecca Nicholson
October 16 · 45 min
NAZA: the film the Israeli government does not want you to see
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on their film interviewing Israeli military insiders on the AI-assisted systems being used to kill civilians in Gaza, and the backlash against the documentary
October 15 · 9 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. He denies all the allegations against him. As the first alleged victim gives evidence, Lucy Hough speaks to senior national news editor Aaron Sharp
October 15 · 26 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 Imran Khan. With reporting from Osman Samiuddin
October 14 · 13 min
India’s cockroach protesters defy Modi’s crackdown – The Latest
A fresh wave of protests by India’s youth-led Cockroach movement has been met with a brutal crackdown by Narendra Modi’s government, raising concerns that India is constricting voter freedoms and sliding further into autocracy. Lucy Hough speaks to South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen
October 14 · 22 min
The fall of Germany’s ex-spymaster
A former head of the country’s foreign intelligence service has been accused of selling classified documents. Kate Connolly reports on the fallout
October 13 · 11 min
Trump accused of ‘abuse of power’ after Ilhan Omar home raid – The Latest
Democrats have described a raid on the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as ‘deeply disturbing’. Omar said the raid had escalated Donald Trump’s ‘campaign of political intimidation’ against her. Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian US political reporter Shrai Popat
October 13 · 35 min
The billion-dollar shipwreck and the man who tried to find it
Journalist Julian Sancton on the story of the most valuable shipwreck in history and who could end up with its treasures
October 12 · 12 min
Trump-Putin diesel deal met with fury from Zelenskyy – The Latest
Donald Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel has been met with fury from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said it was ‘a weak decision’ and would generate ‘billions’ in extra revenue for Putin’s war effort. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior international correspondent, Luke Harding

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