
Helen Pidd
@helenpidd
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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http://www.theguardian.com/profile/helenpidd 14-01-2009 22:47:39
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🚨 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. 🚨 theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…



I went to the Tory leadership silent disco so that you didn't have to... today's podcast feat. Michael Fabricant 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦 Liz Truss, Daniel Finkelstein, all the Tory leadership candidates and the excellent Isabel Hardman theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

For today's podcast I spoke to the great John Crace, who read Boris Johnson's memoir so that you didn't have to theguardian.com/politics/audio…

This is such a great read, by Shaun Walker - on the Spanish journalist who turned out to be a Russian spy. Or did he...? theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…


Sky News' work experience programme is now open. I did the scheme many years ago and it's a fantastic chance to work alongside talented journalists in a busy multimedia news organisation. Budding journalists, do apply - it's a great opportunity! sky.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/sky_careers/jo…


Really interesting podcast on recent conviction re AI child sexual abuse imagery - but very disturbing to hear the defendant talking about what he did and why. Thanks to Helen Pidd Hannah Al-Othman The Guardian for in-depth reporting & having me on pod theguardian.com/news/audio/202…


Proof good journalism matters. My excellent colleagues Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday 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 theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

A gorgeous piece of writing by Laura Barton - RIP Dollface theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

We stayed up so that you didn’t have to. Come on the wild ride of the election night with me and michael safi 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 theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Me and my bestie Helen Pidd wrote about the joy of female friendship, singing Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Birdcage and joys and regrets on both sides of the motherhood divide >> theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

This is an excellent episode of Today in Focus on Farage and Reform from Helen Pidd - well worth a listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tod…


Fabulous and inspiring Guardian podcast by Helen Pidd and Courtney Yusuf on the work of our 2024 charity appeal partner Parallel Histories helping schools teach contested histories such as Israel/Palestine theguardian.com/news/audio/202…


Very exciting that the Guardian’s team in the north is growing not shrinking. Alongside me and Hannah Al-Othman, we have Robyn Vinter [email protected], Mark Brown, Chris Osuh , Maeve McClenaghan and others. And Helen Pidd broadcasting regularly from the north. Best and most comprehensive team in the biz!