Helen Pidd
@helenpidd
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Presenter of Today in Focus, the Guardian's award winning daily podcast. Former North of England editor. Contact me in confidence via [email protected]
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Joined January 2009
RT @JoshHalliday: Very exciting that the Guardian’s team in the north is growing not shrinking. Alongside me and @HannahAlOthman, we have @….
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This is very cool. Thanks to everyone at Today in Focus for being excellent colleagues who have been so patient with me as I learn the ropes.
Here are your many, lovely nominees for the Best New Presenter Award!
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RT @patrickjbutler: Fabulous and inspiring Guardian podcast by @helenpidd and Courtney Yusuf on the work of our 2024 charity appeal partne….
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Helen Pidd visits Lancaster Royal grammar school to see the work of Parallel Histories, an education charity which helps young people make sense of contested history
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Today’s podcast is a special one, as I catch up with my old lodger, Yasser, as he contemplates returning to Syria, after building a whole new life in Manchester
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Helen Pidd speaks to her former lodger, Yasser, a Syrian refugee contemplating moving back home
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RT @soniasodha: This is an excellent episode of Today in Focus on Farage and Reform from @helenpidd - well worth a listen. .
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Podcast Episode · Today in Focus · 22/11/2024 · 35m
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RT @LexyTopping: Me and my bestie @helenpidd wrote about the joy of female friendship, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Birdcage a….
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They both had something the other wanted. Could their relationship survive?
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We stayed up so that you didn’t have to. Come on the wild ride of the election night with me and @safimichael and Guardian reporters across the US as we watch Kamala Harris’s slide from hope to despair and Trump’s near certain return to the White House
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Americans have made their decision and they’ve sent Donald Trump back to the White House. Guardian reporters tell the story of the night from around the United States
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A gorgeous piece of writing by @missbarton - RIP Dollface
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I used to joke that in my divorce settlement my ex got the house and I got the cat. I still think mine was the better deal
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Proof good journalism matters. My excellent colleagues @patrickjbutler and @JoshHalliday exposed the cruelty of the carers' allowance and how carers were being prosecuted for tiny mistakes - today Rachel Reeves increased the earnings limit by £45 a week
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Guardian investigation revealed scale of penalties for unwitting breaches of carer’s allowance earnings limits
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RT @McGlynnClare: Really interesting podcast on recent conviction re AI child sexual abuse imagery - but very disturbing to hear the defend….
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Why are children spending all their pocket money on anti-ageing skincare? We investigate on today's podcast, with the help of the Guardian's beauty expert, Sali Hughes
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The Guardian’s resident beauty columnist Sali Hughes charts a growing skincare obsession among children and teenagers, and how it’s being exploited by big brands
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RT @itssophiemorris: Sky News' work experience programme is now open. I did the scheme many years ago and it's a fantastic chance to work a….
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On today’s podcast we look back on the life and death of Liam Payne with Alexis Petridis and Oritsé Williams.@Oritse .from.@JLSOfficial
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Oritsé Williams of JLS and the Guardian’s head rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis reflect on the life of Liam Payne, including the extraordinary success of One Direction, and his struggles with the...
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This is such a great read, by @shaunwalker7 - on the Spanish journalist who turned out to be a Russian spy. Or did he. ?
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The long read: As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former...
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For today's podcast I spoke to the great @JohnJCrace, who read Boris Johnson's memoir so that you didn't have to
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John Crace and Helen Pidd discuss Boris Johnson’s new memoir, Unleashed.
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I went to the Tory leadership silent disco so that you didn't have to. today's podcast feat. @Mike_Fabricant @trussliz, @Dannythefink, all the Tory leadership candidates and the excellent @IsabelHardman
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Helen Pidd goes to the Conservative party conference to hear from the four candidates vying for the leadership
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RT @alicewoolley1: There is nothing as powerful as a teacher who decides to get something done🔥 .And this one was a #history teacher. And a….
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Teacher who founded Parallel Histories to tackle contentious issues by immersing schoolchildren in both sides of the story
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Such an important story and finally the MOD is looking into it properly, after brilliant, dogged reporting from Hannah and @DavidCollinsST.
🚨 I *finally* have a significant update following our investigation into Agnes Wanjiru's death. The MoD is to launch an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to a military base in Kenya. Campaigners have been calling for this for years. 🚨.
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RT @HannahAlOthman: 🚨 I *finally* have a significant update following our investigation into Agnes Wanjiru's death. The MoD is to launch a….
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Defence secretary to meet family of woman allegedly killed by soldier, as ITV airs documentary alleging fresh abuses
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RT @PorcelinaD: Local. Deprived. In bad health. Out of work. Our deep dive into the characteristics of the people behind the UK's summer….
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The Guardian has scrutinised data that provides insights into the lives of hundreds of people accused of taking part in the unrest
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