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John Hooper 'To some, John Paul's already a saint'
April 4: John Hooper in Rome reports on Vatican preparations to beatify Pope John Paul II. (3mins 27s)
Owen Bowcott. Photograph: Linda Nylind. 'Everyone is pinching themselves'
March 27: Owen Bowcott on peace in Northern Ireland. (3mins 56)
James Meikle 'There's been a huge rise in cyber-bullying'
March 27: James Meikle on a new report from MPs on bullying in schools. (4mins 7s)
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Tania Branigan. Photograph: Linda Nylind 'Brown's charm offensive hasn't worked'
March 20: Tania Branigan on more bad news for Gordon Brown. (3mins 56s)
Declan Walsh 'I'm afraid he's being tortured'
March 16 : Declan Walsh speaks to Badruzzaman Badr about his brother's imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. (1min 30s)
Alan Rusbridger 'We weren't shown the court order'
March 6: Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger explains why the paper resisted an attempt by the attorney general to prevent publication of today's lead story. (3mins 23s)
Julian Glover contact 'Cameron looks like the coming man'
February 20: Julian Glover on today's Guardian/ICM poll which shows Gordon Brown falling further behind David Cameron in the popularity stakes. (4mins 47s)
International correspondents: Randeep Ramesh 'This train symbolised Indo-Pakistani relations'
February 19: Randeep Ramesh on a bomb attack on a train in India. (3mins 18s)
Audio 'The traffic menace is resurgent in London'
February 19: Jon Dennis hears from Dan Milmo about the extension to the congestion charge zone in London. (6mins 01s)
Sarah Boseley 'A crisis at the heart of our society'
February 14: Sarah Boseley on the welfare of children in the UK. (3mins 59s)
David Leigh. Photograph: Linda Nylind. 'The UK wants to show it will tackle corruption'
February 14: David Leigh on a Serious Fraud Office investigation into British firms accused of bribing Saddam.(4mins 52s)
Michael White 'The road lobby are self-pitying whingers'
February 14: Michael White on the road pricing petition. (3mins 48s)
Xan Rice in East Africa 'It keeps going up and up'
February 6: Xan Rice in Nairobi reports on a booming stock market in Kenya. (3mins 25s)
Audio 'Frustration and bitterness in No10'
February 2: Tania Branigan on Tony Blair and the cash for honours affair (3min 50s)
David Adam 'This study is critical' (3:6)
February 2: David Adam on the UN climate change report (3mins 6s)
Will Woodward Reid rides out media storm
January 29: John Reid has come out fighting this week after a series of problems at the Home Office, says chief political correspondent Will Woodward. (4mins 37s)
Audio 'It was like the first day of the sales'
Audio: Steven Morris reports from Branscombe Beach in Devon, where there are growing fears of environmental damage after hundreds of opportunists scavenged the cargo of a stricken ship. (3mins 30s)
International correspondents: Randeep Ramesh 'The most boring politician in Britain'
January 16: Gordon Brown's been trying to bolster his international image with a trip to India this week. But the local papers are underwhelmed, and seem far more interested in Celebrity Big Brother than the visit of Britain's prime-minister-in-waiting. Randeep Ramesh reports from New Dehli. (3m 45s)
Larry Elliott Brown's India visit overshadowed
January 18: Gordon Brown has called for reforms of the United Nations and the World Bank, but his message has been drowned out by the racism row in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother in the UK. Larry Elliott reports. (3mins 26s)
Simon Tisdall "It won't help, it may make things worse"
Simon Tisdall talks to Jon Dennis about the US bombing of Somalia and Jeevan Vasagar gets reactions from the Somalis in London. (6 mins 28 secs)
Audio Unveiling the 'ultimate handset'
January 10: Bobbie Johnson in Las Vegas on the launch of Apple's sleek new gadget, the iPhone. (3mins 30s)
John Vidal Labour targets airlines over carbon emissions
January 5: The environment minister Ian Pearson has some harsh words for the airline companies about carbon emissions.John Vidal the Guardian's environment editor reports. (4mins 25 secs)
Audio Crunch time for Northern Ireland
January 5: Fresh obstacles stand in the way of restoring a devolved government to Northern Ireland. Owen Bowcott reports. (3 mins 49 secs)
Audio Getting Britain's foreign policy out of a rut
January 4: If Gordon Brown becomes prime minister later this year he says he will refocus Britain's foreign policy. Guardian Unlimited's politics editor Deborah Summers reports. (3mins 57s)
Hugh Muir. Photograph: Linda Nylind. Officers fell short of the highest standards
January 3: The Metropolitan police has overhauled its strategy for dealing with gun crime after identifying shortcomings that probably led to a man's death. Hugh Muir reports. (4mins 39s)
Brian Whitaker Saddam's propaganda coup
January 3: The Iraqi government has promised to investigate chaotic scenes at Saddam Hussein's execution after mobile phone footage was posted on the web, reports Middle East editor Brian Whitaker. (4m 51s)
Audio Inside the BNP
December 21: Matt Wells talks to reporter Ian Cobain, who infiltrated the British National party. (4 mins 18 secs)
Patrick Wintour A coded warning to Brown
January 2: Tony Blair's final new year message as prime minister contains an implied reference to his likely successor, reports political editor Patrick Wintour reports from Westminster. (4m 06s)
Audio 'It's total confusion'
December 21: Planes have been grounded in London due to heavy fog. Matt Wells hears from a passenger caught up in the chaos at Heathrow. (2mins 19s)
Audio BAE inquiry stopped
December 15: The Serious Fraud Office's inquiry of claims of bribery and corruption of BAE have been halted. David Leigh, the Guardian's investigations editor speculates as to why. (4 mins 28 secs)
Audio Second suspect questioned over murders
December 19: Police are interviewing a second man in connection with the murders of five sex workers in Suffolk. Esther Addley reports from Ipswich. (3m 48s)
Audio Postoffices closures
December 15: The government announced it plans to close large numbers of post offices. Colin Baker from the National Federation of SubPostmasters describes the impact this will have on local communities. (2 mins 30 secs)
Patrick Wintour PM questioned by police
December 15: Tony Blair has been questioned by officers investigating the cash-for-honours allegations. Patrick Wintour on the mood at No 10. (3 mins 32 secs)
Ewen MacAskill One last chance
December 8: Tony Blair and George Bush stand shoulder to shoulder possibly for the last time as leaders. Ewen MacAskill reflects. (3 mins 38 secs)
Dan Glaister 'Where there's water there's hope'
December 7: Water is again flowing towards the Owens river as one of the most controversial environmental issues in California's history is finally addressed. Dan Glaister reports from Los Angeles. (3m 22s)
Audio 'The good work really stood out'
December 5: Lynn Barber reveals how her experience as a judge of the Turner prize helped her overcome her doubts about the modern art world. (5mins 4s)
Audio Fiji's power struggle
December 5: The government in Fiji has been overthrown for the fourth time in 20 years. Roger Maynard reports. (3mins 11s)
Alan Travis Seeking thrills as well as cash
November 29: Street robberies in Britain are growing more violent and more severe. But what motivates the muggers to carry out these crimes? Home affairs editor Alan Travis reports. (3m 33s)
Julian Borger US media shifts on Iraq
November 29: The situation in Iraq is increasingly being referred to in the US media as a civil war. Julian Borger, the Guardian's Washington correspondent, describes how the shift came about. (3mins 37s)
Rory McCarthy 'A significant first step'
November 27: The surprise ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza offers renewed hopes for peace after months of bitter fighting. Rory McCarthy reports from Jerusalem. (4m 10s)
Audio 'Thousands of flags line the streets'
November 23: Clancy Chassay reports from the funeral of Lebanese industry minister Pierre Gemayel in Beirut. (3mins 17s)
Audio Drought and poverty drive Afghans to the Taliban
November 21: People in westerm Afghanistan are reportedly turning to extremist groups after a severe drought causes harvests to fail. (2mins 54s)
John Hooper Berlusconi and Mills trial opens
November 21: Silvio Berlusconi has a distinct advantage over David Mills - if convicted, his sentence would be immediately wiped out, reports John Hooper from Milan. (3mins 46s)
Patrick Wintour Blair visits Afghanistan
November 20: Tony Blair has told British troops in the Helmand province that defeating the Taliban is essential to world security. Patrick Wintour is with him in Afghanistan. (3mins 36s)
Suzanne Goldenberg Iraq war looms over president's Vietnam trip
November 17: George Bush is in Vietnam for talks with the communist government in a bid to build relations between two countries who were once bitter enemies. Suzanne Goldenberg reports from Hanoi. (4mins 2s)
Rory McCarthy Second shell hit as family tended victims
November 8: The Israeli military is to be investigated after tanks fired on a residential street, killing 19 civilians. Rory McCarthy reports from the blast scene in Gaza. (2m 13s)
Audio No sleep till victory in the mid-west
November 7: Ed Pilkington on the Democrat campaign trail in Indiana. (4mins 48s)
Rory McCarthy Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza town
November 7: After a week-long offensive in which almost 50 Palestinians died, Israeli troops have now pulled out of Beit Hanoun, reports Rory McCarthy. (2mins 48s)
Rory McCarthy Anger in Gaza over shooting of women
November 3: Israeli soldiers have opened fire on protesters during a standoff with Palestinian soldiers outside a mosque, killing two women. Rory McCarthy reports from Gaza. (4min 57s)
Gary Younge Republican policy reveals political void
November 1: Gary Younge reports from America on the US midterm elections (3min 24s)
Full coverage: US midterm elections 2006
Jackie Ashley Race for deputy PM wide open
November 2: Hilary Benn has joined a heavyweight list of candidates in Labour's deputy leadership contest. Jackie Ashley assesses his chances. (4mins 43s)
Jonathan Freedland 'Don't write off Republicans yet'
November 1: The polls are predicting a big win for the Democrats in the US midterm elections, but that's what they were saying in 2004, notes Jonathan Freedland. (3mins 57s)
Gary Younge Swinging the vote
October 31: Gary Younge's midterm diary (4min 43s)
Full coverage: US midterm elections 2006
Martin Wainwright Britain's haunted highway
October 31: The M6 has been branded Britain's spookiest road after a number of reported paranormal sightings. Martin Wainwright takes up the case. (3mins 21s)
Gary Younge Apathy in Des Moines
October 30: Gary Younge's midterm diary (2min 26s)
Full coverage: US midterm elections 2006
Audio Governments must act now on climate change, says Stern report
October 30: Tania Branigan reports on how Sir Nicholas Stern's report on tackling global warming will play out in parliament. (4mins 51s)
Julian Glover. Photograph: Martin Argles Public backs Iraq withdrawal
October 24: A Guardian/ICM poll shows that British voters want an early withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Julian Glover discusses the results with Jon Dennis (4min 38s).
Robert Tait Ahmadinejad pokes fun at Zionist lobby
October 20: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a combative speech to crowds at an anti-Israeli rally in Tehran today. But many were more interested in enjoying the carnival atmosphere, reports Robert Tait. (2min 20s)
Audio Rock tours need to go green, says Radiohead star
October 18: Radiohead singer Thom Yorke has said he will consider changing the way the band tour in response to the mounting evidence of the link between air-travel and global warming. He speaks to environment correspondent David Adam.
The battle of Cable Street
Audio Professor William Fishman, 85, who taught in the political science department at Queen Margaret University until he retired
September 30: "There was this marvellous crowd, all chanting 'down with Moseley'. We waited hours, then in the distance you could see a huge army of Blackshirts advancing".
Audio Max Levitas, 91, former Communist party member and councillor for Stepney for 15 years
September 30: "I feel proud that I played a major part in stopping Moseley and that the people of Cable Street themselves took part in the struggle. The crowds were going wild, saying 'we have won'"

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Audio Jarvis Cocker's Music Monthly
October 15: Listen to Observer Music Monthly's guest editor talk to Luke Bainbridge about editing the mag, hosting a music discussion and hear a clip of Running The World.
Richard Norton-Taylor 'The army is desperately overstretched'
October 13: General Sir Richard Dannatt has put pressure on the government by saying that British troops must pull out of Iraq soon. Richard Norton-Taylor gives his assessment to Jon Dennis. (3mins 52s)
Audio Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn
October 10: The founders of the video website YouTube have accepted a $1.65bn takeover offer from Google. Jon Dennis talks to Bobbie Johnson about the deal (6mins 40s).
International correspondents: Randeep Ramesh Raging bull in seven-hour rampage
October 10: A bull has trampled through a city centre in India, leaving six people wounded. Randeep Ramesh reports from New Delhi (2mins 57s).
Jonathan Watts North Korea detonates 'nuclear' device
October 9: Officials in North Korea are claiming to have successfully tested a nuclear explosive underground. Jonathan Watts, the Guardian's Asia correspondent says this will have stark consequences for the balance of power in the region. (5mins 41s)
Chris McGreal Mau Mau to sue British government
October 6: Veteran Mau Mau insurgents are taking legal action against the British government for alleged human rights abuses committed 50 years ago. Chris McGreal reports from Nairobi. (4min 8s)
Audio Let women choose for themselves
October 6: Lady Uddin, Britain's first female Muslim peer, defends British Muslim women's right to wear a veil, calling Jack Straw's comments 'regrettable'. (5min 10s)
Audio Liberty chief gives the Tories a human rights lesson
October 3: Hélène Mulholland speaks to Shami Chakrabarti, director of the human rights group Liberty, and to Dominic Grieve the shadow Attorney-General, at the Conservative party conference. (3mins 7s)
Audio Hungary PM's lies spark riots
September 19: Violent protests broke out in Budapest after Ferenc Gyurcsany, leader of Hungary's socialist government, admitted that he told lies to help win re-election. Daniel McLaughlin is in Freedom Square. (4mins 27s)
Martin Wainwright A Gleaming Landscape: live and in concert (5:43)
Reporting exclusively from the middle of a cloud in Snowdonia, Martin Wainwright launches a new book celebrating 100 years of the Guardian Country Diary with words, wildlife - and song. (5m 46s)
John Hooper Vatican shocked by Muslim protests
September 18: Pope Benedict has apologised for the response to his perceived anti-Muslim comments in a speech, but there are differing views about what the pontiff was trying to say, reports John Hooper in Rome. (4m 32s)
Hadley Freeman What you'll be wearing next year
September 18: At the beginning of London Fashion Week, Hadley Freeman talks to Jon Dennis about the high fashion and low BMIs that follow when the clothing carnival rolls into town (4m 05s).
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February 17, video: The Conservative candidate for mayor of London, Steven Norris, explains why he opposes congestion charging.
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Basil Brush Basil Brush
November 22: Basil, possibly the best-known fox in the world and the epitome of the English stiff upper lip, returned to television this autumn in the new Basil Brush Show on BBC1. Read what he said here, and watch the video below.
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