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In our weekly current affairs programme, our panel of experts discuss this weekend's vote on whether southern Sudan should form a breakaway statePeter BeaumontPeter Sale

Over the past 25 years, more and more celebrities are fronting aid campaigns. But what role do they play in the development process, and is it right that they gain direct access to the political...

Examining the climate change compromises, emission deals and fallout from WikiLeaks at COP16 in CancúnJames RandersonJohn VidalMichael JacobsAndy DuckworthPeter SaleSuzanne GoldenbergGeorge Monbiot

After the biggest leak of secret US embassy documents in history, our expert panel discusses the future of American diplomacy and the impact on implicated regimes around the globeIan BlackJulian...

Alex Duval Smith joins vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo to discover what steps need to be taken to combat the return of polio to the regionAlex Duval SmithPeter Sale

Next week, climate talks resume in Cancun, with the credibility of the entire negotiation system at stake. What effect is climate change already having on the developing world?Madeleine BuntingJohn...

AC Grayling, Evan Harris, Jon Cruddas, Cristina Odone and Samia Rahman debate the virtues of religionPhil MaynardJon CruddasAC GraylingAnushka AsthanaEvan HarrisCristina OdoneSamia Rahman

As Cornwall counts the cost of this week's flash floods, Martin Wainwright visits Cockermouth, in Cumbria, which one year ago suffered its own devastating floods. How can Britain best defend itself...

We explore swearing and look at the history and significance of bad language and how taboo words have changed over timePaul MacInnesAndy DuckworthFrancesca PanettaChris Elliott

A bad night for the Democrats, as they lose the House of Representatives and just about cling on to the Senate. Jonathan Freedland and guests explore the impact of the midterm elections and ask if...

With nearly 1 billion people around the world already going hungry each day and dozens of countries facing food shortages in the near future, food security has become an urgent issueFelicity...

In this week's Focus podcast Martin Wainwright looks at the likely effects of George Osborne's comprehensive spending review on the lives of people in his hometownMartin WainwrightPeter SaleJohn Baron

Our team of experts discusses the winners and losers in the government's comprehensive spending reviewAditya ChakraborttyTom ClarkPolly ToynbeeWilliam KeeganNils PratleyPatrick ButlerIain Chambers

Rosie Swash investigates the reasons for the UK's high level of sexually transmitted diseases among 15 to 24-year-oldsRosie SwashPeter Sale

This week's Guardian Focus podcast looks at state investment in the arts, as Britain's creative industries prepare for large-scale government funding cutsCharlotte HigginsPaul MacInnes

In the wake of the UN millennium development goals summit, we look at the challenge of meeting the needs of the world's poorest and ask what should happen to global development after 2015Madeleine...

Pakistan has been hit by its worst floods since 1929 in the week President Zardari chose to visit Britain. We discuss the realtionship between the two countries and the ability of the Pakistani...

In our daily audio show with Jon Dennis, we discuss Tory education plans, Iranian jails – and Jennifer Aniston's latest fragranceJon Dennis

In our daily audio show with Jon Dennis, we discuss Tory education plans, Iranian jails – and Jennifer Aniston's latest fragrance

Gary Younge on David Cameron's meeting with Barack Obama in Washington; plus the xx favourites to win Mercury Music Prize