2+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) How entangled are China and the UK universities sector? Amy Hawkins reports Laura Murphy is a professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at Sheffield Hallam University. She investigates how the Chinese government exploits the country's Uyghur community to mine rare minerals and make consumer goods for the west, something the Chinese state denies. Murphy describes to Helen Pidd how in 2024, strange things began to happen. "I started receiving emails " journalists, other researchers, and companies who relied on our research to help them do due diligence, were writing to me and calling and saying: hey, I noticed that your reports are down." Murphy outlines to Pidd the process by which her research was cancelled and her reports hidden away, and how Sheffield Hallam explained those decisions at the time. She describes the means by which the Chinese government was putting…...

4+ day, 57+ min ago (135+ words) We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022: as violence, drug use and suicide at HMP Nottingham reached shocking new levels, the prison became a symbol of a system crumbling into crisisBy Isobel Thompson. Read by Simon Darwen Continue reading... From the archive: "If you decide to cut staff, people die: how Nottingham prison descended into chaos " podcast We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: as violence, drug use and suicide at HMP Nottingham reached shocking new levels, the prison became a symbol of a system crumbling into crisis By Isobel Thompson. Read by Simon Darwen...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (76+ words) Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media " Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too familiar to us todayBy Yvonne Singh. Read by Karl Queensborough Continue reading... "The jobless should lead the attack: a radical Jamaican journalist in 1920s London " podcast Economic insecurity, race riots, incendiary media " Claude McKay was one of the few Black journalists covering a turbulent period that sounds all too familiar to us today...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (321+ words) Former UK prime minister Tony Blair gave hand-me-down shirts to his chief of staff Jonathan Powell, Jacinda Ardern's chief of staff reveals the former New Zealand PM loves crime TV, and Arthur Sinodinos still can't call John Howard by his first name. These are just some of the personal revelations to come out of a new book called The Right Hand: Conversations with chiefs of staff to the world's most powerful people.Its author, Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks, speaks with Reged Ahmad about the influential and unelected powerbrokers who have had a front-row seat to historyYou can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia's daily news podcast Full Story on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Continue reading... Tony Blair, Jacinda Ardern, Julia Gillard " revelations from the chiefs of staff to the powerful " Full Story podcast Former UK prime minister Tony Blair gave hand-me-down shirts…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (159+ words) Speaking at Cop30 in Brazil, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the "consensus is gone" on tackling the climate crisis. An apt assessment, as this week Australia"s two major political parties have had starkly different commitments on climate action.The minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, speaks to Guardian Australia"s political editor, Tom McIlroy, about Labor"s free solar power scheme for some homes and the Coalition"s continued infighting on emissions targetsRead more: Continue reading... Speaking at Cop30 in Brazil, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the "consensus is gone" on tackling the climate crisis. An apt assessment, as this week Australia"s two major political parties have had starkly different commitments on climate action. The minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, speaks to Guardian Australia"s political editor, Tom McIlroy, about Labor…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (267+ words) Danish journalist Nilas Heinskou and Syrian refugee Agob Yacoub discuss Denmark's harsh immigration and asylum policies " reportedly the inspiration for changes to be announced by the UK government this weekThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected to announce a radical overhaul of the UK's asylum and immigration system, modelled in part on what Denmark has done over the past decade.Since 2019 Denmark's centre-left government has been trying something new: its normal social democratic manifesto, alongside a series of harsh policies around immigration and asylum " even bulldozing estates deemed to contain too many residents of "non-western" origin. Continue reading... Why Labour is going Danish on immigration " podcast Danish journalist Nilas Heinskou and Syrian refugee Agob Yacoub discuss Denmark's harsh immigration and asylum policies " reportedly the inspiration for changes to be announced by the UK government this week The home secretary, Shabana…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago (139+ words) After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and what was left out, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian's environment editor, Fiona Harvey, who has been following every twist and turnEnd of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoffSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading... Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed " podcast After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and what was left out, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian's environment editor, Fiona Harvey, who has been following every twist and turn...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (247+ words) Nigel Farage promised to set out his fiscal stall in a major speech in the City of London, but what did he actually say? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Farage's retreat from its election promise to cut "90bn of taxes, his failure to commit to the pensions "triple-lock' and his desire to woo the wealthy.Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves continues to labour on the autumn budget. What's going on behind the scenes?Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected] Continue reading... What does Faragenomics look like? " podcast Nigel Farage promised to set out his fiscal stall in a major speech in the City of London, but what did he actually say? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Farage's retreat from its election promise to cut "90bn of taxes, his failure to commit to the pensions "triple-lock' and his desire to woo the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (112+ words) Over the weekend, a neo-Nazi rally overtly targeting Jewish people took place in front of New South Wales parliament.Reporter Jordyn Beazley speaks to Reged Ahmad about why NSW police allowed the protest to take place and if it can be stopped from happening againYou can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia's daily news podcast Full Story on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Continue reading... Over the weekend, a neo-Nazi rally overtly targeting Jewish people took place in front of New South Wales parliament. Reporter Jordyn Beazley speaks to Reged Ahmad about why NSW police allowed the protest to take place and if it can be stopped from happening again...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (181+ words) Faye Carruthers is joined by Marva Kreel and Tim Stillman to dissect a dramatic WSL weekend and look ahead to the Women's Champions League On today's pod: VAR talk dominates again after Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Chelsea, with disallowed goals and missed cards prompting calls for more support for referees in the WSL. Should VAR-lite or semi-automated offside be introduced? Elsewhere, Manchester United suffered their first defeat of the season against a resurgent Aston Villa. Manchester City took full advantage to go top with a hard-fought win over Everton. How long will it be before Marva is allowed to cut her hair? Plus: a six-goal thriller between London City and Spurs, late heartbreak for West Ham and Liverpool, and a look ahead to the return of the Champions League, including Mary Earps's Old Trafford homecoming. Also: a quick spin through the…...