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  • Norwegian Nobel committee praises María Corina Machado as a unifying figure, who despite threats against her life has remained the country and 'inspired millions'

    Who is María Corina Machado,'Venezuela’s Iron Lady' and new Nobel peace prize winner? – video

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  • Palestinians in Gaza begin heading north in the territory after the Israeli military announced a ceasefire had come into effect

    Thousands of Palestinians seen heading towards Gaza City as ceasefire comes into effect – video

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  • The Venezuelan opposition politician is described as a 'brave and committed champion of peace'

    María Corina Machado announced as Nobel peace prize winner – video

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  • Michele Bullock said in Senate estimates 'it's not monetary policy's responsibility to look after housing prices'

    RBA governor blames high house prices on a lack of supply, not monetary policy – video

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On the ground

  • Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two-child limit, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children​. With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due ​imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out.

    Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two-child limit

    Video15:04
  • Reporter Matthew Cassel speaks to Israelis in Tel Aviv, to see what they think of the war, famine and genocide happening next door, and the growing international condemnation against it

    'Our Genocide': How do Israelis feel about the war in Gaza? – video

    Video15:34
  • Summer 2025 was marked by a surge in anti-immigrant protests, attacks on mosques and racist graffiti across the UK. The unrest, stoked by far-right agitators such as Tommy Robinson, sought to pit communities against each other. But in Luton, where Tommy Robinson himself grew up, writer and journalist Taj Ali explores how the communities of his home town have resisted this division and fought back against radicalisation; and asks whether today’s economic hardships threaten to unravel that progress

    Luton v Tommy Robinson: the myth of a town divided – video

    Video12:59
  • Fish and Chips, the iconic meal widely regarded as Britain’s signature dish, is under threat, with up to half of the country’s 10,000 chippies at risk of closure this year. Once upon a time this simple dish was available to all, reasonably priced, and even avoided rationing during World War II. But today, with prices and overheads continuing to increase, the meal is becoming a luxury. The Guardian visits the Yorkshire and Humber coast, an area steeped in fishing tradition, to see how this decimated industry has impacted the national dish, and ask what the future holds for battered fish

    Battered: why half of UK’s fish and chip shops face closure – video

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Focus

  • Meet Mazyouna, a 13-year-old girl from Gaza who lost the right side of her jaw in an Israeli attack on her home in Gaza. She lost two of her siblings in the attack and was denied access by Israel to life-altering surgery abroad for more than six months

    From Gaza to Texas: the race to save Mazyouna’s face - video

    Video8:53
  • Milford Towers is a social housing estate in Lewisham, south London, slated for demolition and described by its residents as 'hell'. The residents accuse the council of ignoring them and deliberately running it into the ground. There are frequent leaks, mould infestations, fires, stabbings and violence – and perpetually broken lifts.

    The London ‘hell’ estate fighting back: murders, fires and broken lifts

    Video7:33
  • Samah Khalid Naji is 18, and along with six other members of her family, is living in the bombed-out remains of their house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. It was destroyed in October by an Israeli missile strike. The Guardian spent two days with Samah and her family in December to see the remains of their house and how they are surviving the war. She told the film-maker Majdi Fathi about why they decided this was the safest place for them to be

    Why I stay: Living inside the ruins of my Gaza home – video

    Video6:35
  • Kuo Chiu, known as KC to his friends, teaches urban design at Tunghai University in Taiwan. He’s also one of many of the country's citizens who practises rifle skills in his spare time, in case of a Chinese invasion. The Guardian's video team spent time with KC to see how he is preparing.

    The Taiwanese civilians training for a Chinese invasion – video

    Video7:56

Documentaries

Watch our series of in-depth films exploring in rich detail the stories behind the headlines
  • When the war breaks out in Ukraine, Alisa is thrown into a life she wasn't expecting. Working as a translator for foreign journalists she meets British war photographer Anastasia, who chooses not to rush towards the front, instead observing quiet moments of everyday resilience - birthdays, picnics, weddings. A unique friendship forms as the two women strive to collapse the emotional distance between “us” and “them”. Their bond deepens as war wounds them both —transforming this into a poetic meditation on closeness, distance, and what happens when war stops being a story about others.

    You don't think it will happen to you: a deep friendship forged on Ukraine's frontline

    Video8:24
  • Sea levels are rising in New England at some of the fastest rates in the world. On a quiet ribbon of saltmarsh in Rhode Island, septuagenarian Deirdre isn't prepared to accept the loss of her beloved saltmarsh sparrow, which risks becoming extinct by 2050 due to elevated high tides inundating nests and drowning fledgling birds. Leading a team of citizen scientists, Deirdre unravels the secret to finding delicate nests amid thick marsh grass, while they design and deploy a low-cost 'ark' to try to raise vulnerable sparrow nests to safety. Will this be the year they manage to save them?

    Between Moon Tides: hacking nature to save the saltmarsh sparrow

    Video25:24
  • Pilots-turned-environmentalists grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them 

    Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet - documentary

    Video15:44
  • Nina Gualinga in the Guardian documentary, Waska

    Waska: the cost of spiritual healing in the Amazon

    Video15:06

It's complicated

  • Josh Toussaint-Strauss speaks to Mark Bou Mansour from the Tax Justice Network to untangle some of the myths around a wealth tax, find out how it might work and what is holding governments back from introducing one

    Why it is so hard to tax the super-rich – video

    Video26:57
  • Think Bill Gates is fixing the climate crisis? Not if you follow the money. While he funds green innovation and talks about cutting emissions, Gates also invests in dirty industries such as coal, oil and private jets

    How Bill Gates is playing both sides of the climate crisis – video

    Video6:24
  • ‘Baby brain’ is often spoken of jokingly and dismissively, but a new brain scan study reveals something more profound: pregnancy does not weaken the brain, it rewires it

    Why 'baby brain' isn't what we think – video

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  • Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how we could house everyone in the world who needs somewhere to live

    How to solve the global housing crisis – video

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Explainers

  • Rachel Leingang explains how increasing numbers of people believe violence is the way to achieve political goals

    ‘It’s a really scary time in the US’: the rise in political violence – video explainer

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  • Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley factchecks the big claims being made by anti-immigration protesters about Australia's immigration numbers

    Factchecking protesters' claims of 'mass migration' into Australia – video

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  • Guardian Australia's Krishani Dhanji walks through what happened in an uncharacteristically hectic few days in the Australian parliament

    The expulsion of the Iranian ambassador and Marles’ meeting: parliament's week of abundance - video

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  • The tests have been criticised for placing unnecessary pressure on young students, exacerbated by the media coverage hyping up high performers and pointing the finger over low results

    Do Naplan results matter? Who are they even for? – video

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Anywhere but Westminster

  • As Nigel Farage's party sweeps to victory in Lincolnshire, John Harris and John Domokos take a road trip through anger, sadness and fear – and, despite Reform's triumph, discover people working on a new politics of hope and common humanity

    From absurdity and anger to hope in Reform UK's new heartland – video

    Video16:33
  • As the second Trump presidency begins, John Harris and John Domokos go to a Staffordshire town whose economy went from coal to Amazon warehousing to find out if 21st century populism is cutting through

    Do Trump's politics connect in these English towns? - video

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  • On a non-stop road and rail trip, John Harris and John Domokos go from Rishi Sunak's well to-do seat in Yorkshire via County Durham and Lanarkshire to arrive amidst the new-town community spirit of Milton Keynes on election day. Everywhere people are holding places together: will a victorious Labour party soak up those vibes?

    So what does the future look like now? | Anywhere but Westminster - video

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  • In the third episode of a new series of Anywhere but Westminster, John Harris and John Domokos travel around the West Midlands, and find a fascinating political mixture: hesitant Labour voters, a new crop of independents focused on Palestine and local cuts  – and, amid deep social problems, lots of people who think the election hardly matters. Here, it seems, is the reality that all those opinion polls get nowhere near

    Here's what you find under Labour's 'landslide': doubters, abstainers and independents - video

    Video16:24

Anywhere but Washington

  • In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing, the Guardian's Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone head to Chicago, where Donald Trump's Ice deployment, codename 'Operation Midway Blitz', has been met by a defiant wave of sustained protests

    How Chicago is resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown - video

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  • Donald Trump's second presidency has led to allegations of pervasive self-dealing. From the acceptance of a luxury jet from the state of Qatar, to the creation of a Trump cryptocurrency, the president has been accused of monetizing the White House while enacting a swath of extreme policy. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel across south Florida, visiting Turning Point's student action summit, meeting the Republican strategist Steve Bannon, and witnessing events at the harsh new detention centre "Alligator Alcatraz".

    Trump’s new gilded age: fearmongering, mass deportations and self-enrichment – video

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  • The world’s richest person has placed his mission to Mars in a low-income county near the US-Mexico border. As a small cluster of voters connected to SpaceX decide to incorporate their own ‘Starbase city', Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone meet environmental opponents, space enthusiasts and residents who decry the gentrification Musk's expansion has brought

    How Elon Musk ‘colonised’ a corner of Texas to build his own space city - video

    Video12:48
  • America has elected Donald Trump for a second time after a convincing victory over Kamala Harris. In the final instalment of Anywhere but Washington, Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to Michigan to watch the final days of the race; as fervent Trump supporters hit the streets, young women mobilise behind Harris, and chaos and despair drive rival election night parties

    Why America voted for Donald Trump (again) – video

    Video11:59

Sport

  • Thomas Tuchel said it was sad that England did not receive more support from the Wembley crowd during their emphatic 3-0 friendly win against Wales on Thursday night.

    'Why is the roof still on?': Thomas Tuchel critical of England support during Wales win – video

    Video2:43
  • Jose Mourinho insisted he will "always be a blue" as he returned to Stamford Bridge ahead of Benfica's Champions League meeting with Chelsea.

    'I will always be a Blue': José Mourinho says Chelsea will always be a part of him – video

    Video3:52
  • 'I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week,' Rory McIlroy said

    Rory McIlroy condemns Ryder Cup abuse after his wife was hit by a beer – video

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  • Europe held off a surging USA on the final day to retain the title at Bethpage in New York, winning 15-13

    Next one will be a ‘little bit nicer’, says Lowry after sinking putt to retain Ryder Cup – video

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Made in Britain

  • The Guardian has been working with a group of community reporters in Rochdale and Oldham who wanted to highlight the realities for women in the asylum system across Greater Manchester. Supported by the Elephants Trail, the group met women stuck in the asylum backlog, women traumatised by detention and women struggling to find housing. They were all volunteering in their communities, while reckoning with a hostile climate towards refugees and asylum seekers. This film is part of a collaborative video series called Made in Britain

    Our lives in the UK asylum system: 'the power of fear' – video

    Video11:58
  • The Guardian has been working with a group of community reporters in Rochdale in greater Manchester, who turned the lens on a benefits system that they have seen unfairly penalising vulnerable people in their town. The group of reporters from the Elephants Trail met friends, family and others in the community trying to navigate the system, and consider how they can use those stories to advocate for change across the country. This film is part of a collaborative video series called Made in Britain.

    Britain's broken welfare system is leaving our community on the brink – video

    Video13:37
  • The Guardian was working with a community reporting team called the Elephant’s Trail in Rochdale on a series about their town when a byelection was called. The contest quickly plunged into chaos after the Labour party and the Green party withdrew support for their candidates and the canvassing was dominated by smaller parties. But how did this affect the voters? The team hit the streets and found evidence of apathy, concerns about homelessness and a desire for politicians who are committed to changing their community for the better 

    A view from Rochdale: ‘Democracy has gone out of the window’ – video

    Video4:09
  • Homegrown was a grass roots community group that stood in the middle of a new housing development in rapidly gentrifying Tottenham in north London. The group was led by Rose and Emma whose message to the young people they helped was to be their best, and never give up. So when they were told they had to leave, there was only one thing to do: occupy.

    Occupy Tottenham: a community defends its home - video

    Video21:41

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