‘I’m picking winners’: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth
AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regions
Campaigner launches £1.5bn legal action in UK against Apple over wallet’s ‘hidden fees’
James Daley says anti-competitive behaviour led to additional charges that have pushed up costs for millions
‘I can understand being brought to your knees’: Amanda Seyfried on obsession, devotion and the joy of socks
The Testament of Ann Lee is a bonkers musical fantasia about an obscure religious sect. Its star and writer-director Mona Fastvold talk fear, bonding – and not needing an Oscar
Carousel review – Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are lost in static romance drama
An often lushly made yet frustratingly undercooked small town indie kicks off this year’s festival with disappointment
‘An environmental nuclear bomb’: documentary examines fight to save Great Salt Lake
A cautionary new film, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, warns of the devastating consequences if the Utah lake continues to disappear
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
Former FTX crypto executive Caroline Ellison released from federal custody
Ellison testified against Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s founder and her ex-partner who was sentenced to 25 years in prison
Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media
Misinformation technology could be deployed at scale to disrupt 2028 US presidential election, AI researchers say
The Guardian view on toddlers and screens: more reasons to be fearful of big tech
Editorial: Growing concerns about the impact of smartphones on the youngest children must be addressed
Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened
PM declines to say whether he supports Burnham standing as Gwynne steps down
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has administered an almighty smackdown to critical favourites One Battle and Hamnet
Coogler’s vampire thriller swept the Oscar nominations over Chloé Zhao’s tearjerker and Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture thriller. This genre-defying drama about the black experience could now rule awards season
It’s already yesterday again: the 20 best time-loop movies – ranked!
From commuters reliving disaster to teens stuck in deja vu – the time-loop movie turns repetition into revelation. We round up the best of this oddly resilient subgenre
Oscar nominations 2026: the full list
All the nominees, from Sinners to One Battle After Another, for the 98th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 15 March
Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child
Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and more
Sundance 2026: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival
The first Sundance without founder Robert Redford and the last to take place in Park City, Utah, will see new films starring Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke and Courtney Love