Guardian Focus

Should the government be forcing people to speak English?

With the far right making political gains in France, Denmark and the Netherlands, and now the terrorist atrocity in Norway, what's the state of the far right in the UK?

Soon the world's population will reach 7 billion. But do more people necessarily mean more problems? Have your say on the podcast

After another resignation at the top of the Metropolitan police, we ask what's going wrong and how to ensure the mistakes of the phone hacking scandal are not repeated

This week's podcast explores what recent clashes in Belfast means for the province

Alan Rusbridger, Nick Davies, Roy Greenslade and Janine Gibson discuss the closure of the News of the World and the impact of the phone-hacking scandal on News International and the British newspaper industry

The Dilnot commission report attempted to determine who should pay for elderly care. We talk to some elderly people and their carers and ask why our older citizens are getting such a raw deal

On 9 July, southern Sudan will become an independent state. What are the development challenges and opportunities facing the new country?

As the spending cuts start to bite, trade unions are planning strike action. We ask if there are more effective negotiation techniques

We give millions to the Lawn Tennis Association every year to get more people playing and to improve elite performance. Hugh Muir asks if it's working