I found it shocking reporting this story for Today in Focus: how thousands of women and girls in Greenland were fitted with coils without their consent as their Danish masters sought to slash the birth rate and cut the Greenlandic welfare bill. Do listen theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

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Special Superintendent Mashroof Hossain told the @Guardian: “Shedding light on the matter has ignited a deep sense of responsibility. We commit to conducting a fair & impartial investigation, striving to contribute meaningfully to the nation’s healing process.”

BREAKING NEWS! Following our recent @Guardian investigation into children who were 'stolen' from their mothers in the 70s & adopted abroad without consent,  #Bangladesh  has now launched a formal inquiry into the allegations.👏🏽theguardian.com/global-develop…

The Guardian Sayrun Nisa, whose son went missing in the 70s, said: “I have been praying for this for so long, it's hard to believe it’s actually happening. The #MothersofTongi are now old & so many have already died. I hope this investigation finds the answers we’ve all been searching for.'

Just a handful of years ago, Ecuador, was one of the most peaceful countries in Latin America. It’s now the most dangerous. What happened? And what do the last ten days of terror for Ecuadorians tell us?

I speak to Tom Phillips Guayaquil

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Service at the Catholic Church in Gaza yesterday. The church is sheltering hundreds of people but has been attacked several times & remains under siege. It has not received food aid for ten days.

A ceasefire is needed now to get aid here & to everyone in desperate need in Gaza

Is the war in Ukraine at a 'stalemate'? Does Putin have the upper hand? Here's my latest podcast for Guardian Podcasts. It's a bloody, terrible battle, with soldiers & civilians killed every day. #Ukrainian morale high & there's no alternative but to fight on theguardian.com/world/audio/20…

The endnote on this is unbearable theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

More than 3,000 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7. We speak to Ghassan Abu Sitta about why he’s staying in Gaza, to Afaf Al-Najjar as her family try to evacuate, to Peter Beaumont on what an Israeli ground invasion will mean
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50+ Palestinians have been killed by settlers or the army in the West Bank this week - all eyes are on Gaza, but this is also an unprecedented death toll since UN started keeping records in 2005. By Ruth Michaelson and sufian taha theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

Why the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree led to heartbreak across the north east and beyond. Thanks to George Monbiot Robyn Vinter, Gary and Hayley for talking to us. Credits: michael safi Solomon King, homa khaleeli, Tom Glasser, George McDonagh

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What will it mean to derail Britain’s high speed rail network? I speak to Helen Pidd about how and why HS2 has run out of track, as the PM prepares to confirm he will cancel the northern leg today (but claim he’s offering better alternatives)

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The Guardian triumphed British Podcast Awards last night as flagship pod #TodayinFocus won gold for News & Current Affairs & silver for General Daily. Pop Culture's Chanté Joseph took gold for Rising Star! Congrats to CEO of Yelling Nosheen Iqbal michael safi & the entire audio team! 🎉

LUNCHTIME LISTEN 🎧 : your guide to what's hot and good and fun this autumn! Come for Catherine Shoard, Alexis Petridis and Leila Latif on all the film, music and TV worth seeing this spooky season

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Our episode today with Alexandra Topping

He’s delayed the 2030 deadline for the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, on new gas boilers, and scrapped energy efficiency targets. Why has Rishi Sunak made a U-turn on net zero plans? And what damage could it do?

I speak to Kiran Stacey in Westminster
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