DUP sets up review on what party knew about sex offender Jeffrey Donaldson – as it happened
Former leader was last month convicted of 18 sex offences, including one count of rape
Wisconsin panel finds Elon Musk’s $1m state supreme court voter giveaway was likely illegal
Musk distributed money to three people before the 2025 election, which he claimed was critical to Trump’s agenda
‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew
All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government’s proposed block
A classicist’s verdict on Nolan’s Odyssey: a soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance pushed overboard
Matt Damon’s sensitive and repentant Odysseus might come as a surprise to Homer, likewise some significant omissions concerning the poem’s female characters
The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis
Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition
Albanese’s AI plan is admirable – but will face tech giants more powerful than most national governments
The reality is Australia won’t be able to direct much of the activity of Anthropic, Microsoft, Google or OpenAI
Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium until new regulations in place
Prime minister’s plan will create energy regulations for datacentres in Australia
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
Star Wars director calls AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and says ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’
Bank of England governor would have put off Farage meeting had £5m gift been under investigation
Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says he does not regret meeting Reform UK leader to discuss cryptocurrency regulation
Ali G is back. I really wish he wasn’t
Back in the day, he was funny. But that day was 24 years ago – and the character sits uncomfortably in a post-shame world, writes Arwa Mahdawi
A Close Shave/A Matter of Loaf and Death review – Wallace and Gromit knit together a cracking double bill
These two half-hour classics of stop-motion pack in nods to more earnest cinema but are never distracted from producing pristinely beguiling family entertainment
If you want your kids to thrive this summer, don’t just turn off their phones – open your front door, too
Children’s worlds have been shrinking and it’s harming their mental health. It’s time for parents to be brave and allow them a little independence, says Lenore Skenazy, president of childhood independence nonprofit Let Grow
Animal Farm review – Andy Serkis’ Orwell adaptation slaughters the classic farmyard satire with sugar
The passionate allegory on Stalinism is outrageously reduced to happy-ending panto in this defanged animation featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Laverne Cox and Glenn Close
Shipwrecks of Shackleton and Scott recreated in 3D digital form after deep sea expedition
Canadian scientists visit remains of polar exploration vessels in ‘golden era for shipwreck investigating’
Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill
Ex-minister who helped write draft calls for bolder action on voting reform, crypto donations and social media