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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Bethan Mckernan |Ayman Abu Ramouz |Bruno Rinvolucri |Frances Rankin |Temujin Doran
In December 2024 the Assad regime was overthrown after more than 50 years of dictatorship. In its place is a transitional government led by Syrian rebel group HTS, which along with allied militia groups drove Bashar al-Assad out of the country. Now Syria is at a crossroads.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Temujin Doran |Bruno Rinvolucri |Richard Sprenger
Channel 1 is a new rolling news channel with a difference – its stories are scripted, edited and presented by AI. Available in more than 30 languages and able to transmit bespoke news stories faster than ever, its threat to the mainstream media is clear. But can we trust it? And would anybody actually watch a channel that lacks the human touch? The Guardian visited the channel’s creators in Los Angeles to find out more – and to audition for a role
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bruno Rinvolucri |Frances Rankin |Temujin Doran
Thousands of farmers gathered in central London on Tuesday to protest against changes to inheritance tax announced by the Labour government. Inherited agricultural assets such as family farms that are worth over £1m would be taxed at 20%, when they were previously exempt. Farmers at the protest said this change would mean they would not be able to continue working on their family farms.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Oliver Laughland |Tom Silverstone |Bruno Rinvolucri |Laurence Topham
Why is Donald Trump's brand of rightwing politics so appealing to white male voters? Is Kamala Harris struggling to gain their support because of sexism, or do some men just feel unheard and lonely? The Guardian's Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to Middletown, Ohio, the hometown of Republican vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance, to try to understand why gender has become one of the most critical issues in this year's US election
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Oliver Laughland |Tom Silverstone |Bruno Rinvolucri |Laurence Topham
With border crossings reaching record highs in recent years, US immigration has returned as the election’s most toxic issue. As Donald Trump continues to push a policy of mass deportation, and Kamala Harris responds by shifting further to the right, what happens to the people caught in the middle trying to seek a better life? The Guardian’s Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone head to Arizona’s southern border with Mexico to investigate
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Oliver Laughland |Tom Silverstone |Bruno Rinvolucri |Laurence Topham
In a new series of Anywhere but Washington, the Guardian’s Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to the crucial swing state of Georgia, where election deniers and rightwing conspiracy theories are facing a new generation of Gen Z candidates and voters who could tip the race in favor of the Democrats
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Richard Sprenger |Bruno Rinvolucri |Temujin Doran
Tech entrepreneur Justin Harrison is on a mission to fundamentally change how we experience loss, using artificial intelligence to recreate the essence of dead loved ones from their digital footprint. His company, You, Only Virtual is part of a growing worldwide 'grief tech' industry harnessing AI to attempt to replace what has naturally departed.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Frances Rankin |John Domokos |Bruno Rinvolucri |Maeve Shearlaw |Lauren Hurrell |Temujin Doran | +1 more
Lila Tamea was one of the worshippers inside Abdullah Quilliam Society mosque in Liverpool when it was targeted by far-right rioters in August. Alongside Imam Adam Kelwick, she went out to speak to them and offer food. In the weeks that followed, Lila took a leading role in trying to rebuild her community after the violence. But now, despite promises of community cohesion in Liverpool, fear and paranoia are still a daily reality for Muslim women
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Saidu Bah |Frances Rankin |Bruno Rinvolucri |Temujin Doran |Katie Lamborn
Sierra Leone is facing a drug abuse epidemic with young people becoming addicted to ‘kush’ – a deadly cocktail containing chemicals and even human bones. The government has announced a crackdown on kush and called the crisis a national emergency as people are dying from its use, though the exact numbers are unknown. While police raid drug dens, the government burns confiscated drugs, and desperate families turn to the help of ‘kush healers’ who put users in chains.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Maeve Shearlaw |Bruno Rinvolucri |Frances Rankin |Adam Sich
In the run-up to July's election, the Guardian video team will be touring the UK looking at the issues that matter to voters. In a week when an attack on a refugee camp in Rafah and the Labour party's treatment of Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen dominated the headlines, we spoke to voters in Ilford – North and South – who were protesting locally about Gaza.
