4+ day, 2+ hour 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, 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (89+ words) As England head down under to try to regain cricket's oldest prize, Max Rushden and Geoff Lemon will bring you all the best analysis of the Ashes test series with regular episodes in the coming weeks Continue reading... Coming soon: The Guardian Ashes Weekly podcast with Max Rushden and Geoff Lemon As England head down under to try to regain cricket's oldest prize, Max Rushden and Geoff Lemon will bring you all the best analysis of the Ashes test series with regular episodes in the coming weeks...

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…...

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+ day, 22+ hour ago (103+ words) Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman remains missing three months after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers, and wounded a third.Justice and court reporter Nino Bucci tells Reged Ahmad about the unease felt by those living in the Victorian town, and police theories of where Freeman could beRead more: Continue reading... Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman remains missing three months after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers, and wounded a third. Justice and court reporter Nino Bucci tells Reged Ahmad about the unease felt by those living in the Victorian town, and police theories of where Freeman could be...

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…...

5+ day, 13+ 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...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (168+ words) This year's flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the elderly. Science editor Ian Sample speaks to Madeleine Finlay about what we know so far and Prof Ed Hutchinson of the University of Glasgow explains how people can best protect themselves and each otherUK hospitals bracing for once-in-a-decade flu surge this winterSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading... Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season? " podcast This year's flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the elderly. Science editor Ian Sample speaks to Madeleine Finlay about what…...

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…...