Guardian pair honoured for Noel Clarke coverage at Women in Journalism awards Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne named women of the year and former Gaza reporter Malak A Tantesh wins rising star prize The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
A shocking investigation into unaided home births: best podcasts of the week Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne tread a delicate line between hard-hitting and empathetic in this profile of the Free Birth Society. Plus, an ode to The Gilmore Girls The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Friday briefing: How the Free Birth Society’s philosophy contributed to a preventable death In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s new podcast, The Birth Keepers, explores how a global network promoting unassisted childbirth has shaped women’s decisions around childbirth. One mother’s story stands as a stark warning The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
The Guardian launches The Birth Keepers, a podcast series exposing the influencers who made millions profiting from free births, and the trail of tragedies that followed The Birth Keepers is a new six-episode audio investigation, exposing how two influencers radicalised pregnant women around the world and the tragedies that ensued. The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Monday briefing: What a new Guardian investigation reveals about a group ‘radicalising’ women into unassisted birth In today’s newsletter: A report dives into the disturbing story of a ‘wild’ pregnancy and freebirth business that ‘radicalises’ women, with tragic consequences The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025
Key findings from the high court ruling in Noel Clarke’s libel case against the Guardian A 224-page judgment backed both the Guardian’s defences and found Clarke was ‘not a credible or reliable witness’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025
Noel Clarke’s Bafta award raised fears he would be ‘untouchable’, court hears Sources for sexual misconduct claims say honorary award, if given to actor, could have made his behaviour worse The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
Noel Clarke sources said they were acting out of ‘moral obligation’, court told The actor is suing The Guardian’s publisher, Guardian News and Media, over seven articles and a podcast. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Guardian journalist received large number of leads after Noel Clarke article, court told Lucy Osborne tells high court she was ‘taken aback’ at number of people in contact over the actor’s alleged sexual misconduct The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Guardian wins features and sports prizes at the British Journalism Awards The Guardian won two awards for its features and sports journalism at the 2024 British Journalism Awards, including a highly commended mention in the business, finance and economics category. The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2024
Guardian wins features and sports prizes at British journalism ceremony Sirin Kale rewarded for features journalism while Rob Davies and Jacob Steinberg win for Abramovich investigation The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2024
What hurts us most about my son John Balson’s death Letters: Margaret Balson thanks readers for their support and journalist Sirin Kale for her understanding following her son’s death and urges anyone who is suicidal to talk to someone The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024
Vice’s cunning, irreverent journalism is dead – and executives with bloated pay cheques helped kill it The company had faults – not least its treatment of staff – but my former colleagues were original and phenomenally talented, says Guardian features writer Sirin Kale The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
My reporting showed the sheer horror of stalking. The police are failing victims – why won’t they take this crime seriously? The cases I wrote about are streamed in a new Netflix docuseries – and I want every police officer in Britain to watch it, says Guardian journalist Sirin Kale The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024 Five Great Reads: Willem Dafoe, breastfeeding hell and coffee science Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023 Best podcasts of the week: Tales of transition, queer joy and more to mark Transgender Awareness Week In this week’s newsletter: Figures from Charlie Craggs to Mika Onyx celebrate the full spectrum of the trans experience in a new Anthem Talks series. Plus: five of the best podcasts about recent history
The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2023 Five Great Reads: Katie Price bounces back from rock bottom, Savile survivor speaks, and the fall of FTX Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
The Week · Jun 13, 2023 ‘Theatre of cruelty’: has the reality TV bubble burst? The era of reality TV has seen countless viewers tuning into shows such as “Big Brother” and birthed household names, brands and sponsorships.
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023 Dorito casseroles, butter diets and how weird food took over the internet As a man known as ‘Butter Dawg’ quits his job to become a full-time ‘carnivore diet’ influencer on TikTok, Eloise Hendy explores the online dominance of gross-out food clickbait
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Monday briefing: What one man’s decade of harassment tells us about stalking in the UK In today’s newsletter: Matthew Hardy’s sentence for stalking is believed to be the longest ever handed down for the offence in Britain. What does his case reveal about how the crime is policed?
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 The week in audio: Can I Tell You A Secret?; Serial; Heavyweight – review A subtle new Guardian podcast unravels the devastation caused by an online stalker. And a special episode of Serial marks Adnan Syed’s release
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 The Guardian launches new podcast series, ‘Can I tell you a secret?’, a story about obsession, fear and the lives we lead online Can I tell you a secret? is a new six-episode audio investigation that explores the story of Matthew Hardy, a prolific cyberstalker who terrified people in his home town and beyond for over a decade
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 Best podcasts of the week: The cyberstalker who terrorised dozens of women over a decade In this week’s newsletter: Sirin Kale explores a complex case of online harassment in the Guardian’s first true crime podcast, Can I Tell You a Secret? Plus: a Serial special after Adnan Syed’s sentence is overturned
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022 Tuesday briefing: Everything you need to know about monkeypox In today’s newsletter: rising cases of an infectious disease will naturally cause alarm – but Guardian science editor Ian Sample tells Nimo Omer why we shouldn’t be too concerned
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022 The week in audio: Unreal; It’s… Wagatha Christie; Piers Morgan Uncensored; One Dish Twenty years of reality TV are relived, the Wag wars are pored over, Piers Morgan rants, and Andi Oliver serves up much-needed warmth