Down with the neo-puritans: I say a true Christian can watch horror films – and Emmerdale

My praise for the movie Send Help drew brickbats. If it’s new Puritans versus liberal cavaliers, I know which side I’m on, says vicar and standup comedian Ravi Holy

Shares in trucking and logistics firms plunge after AI freight tool launch

SemiCab platform by Algorhythm, previously considered a ‘penny stock’, sparks ‘category 5 paranoia’ across sector

‘We thought Midnight Cowboy might end everybody’s career’: the diverse, disruptive, Oscar-winning cinema of John Schlesinger

In the 60s and 70s, he pioneered kitchen-sink drama and made bisexuality mainstream. So why did the director end up making Tory ads? Those who knew him best reveal all

Trump doubles down on racist video, saying no staffer has been disciplined

US president, who blamed aide for post depicting Obamas as apes, maintains video is not a problem

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in England

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die review – AI is the bad guy in lively yet overstuffed caper

There’s fun to be had in Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski’s satisfyingly tech-fearing adventure – but some restraint wouldn’t have gone amiss

How to deal with the “Claude crash”: Relx should keep buying back shares, then buy more

Relx remains confident even as the market flips from seeing it as an AI winner to fearing its profit margin will implode

Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption

But despite second day of declines on Wall Street, analysts say sell-off ‘may overstate immediate risk to complex deal-making’ of AI

James Van Der Beek obituary

American actor best known for his role in the television drama Dawson’s Creek

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe audiobook review – memoir of an awestruck insider

The film-maker and author narrates this vivid account of his wide-eyed adventures as a young music journalist in 70s America, hanging out with heroes from David Bowie to Led Zeppelin

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January

Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

Fed up with self-help gurus? Try my Hiccup Method™ to revolutionise your life

Much of the wellness economy thrives because it offers the illusion that if we just reframe, breathe, manifest and hydrate we can out-think the chaos

‘Movies can change the world but not in a political way’ says Wim Wenders

At a press conference to open the 76th edition of the Berlin film festival, the jury president said ‘cinema has an incredible power’ but little influence on political decision-makers

Wuthering Heights set to ravish Valentine’s weekend box office

Early projections suggest Emerald Fennell’s adaptation could recoup its $80m production budget in its opening three days – with strong US and overseas takings expected

Fundraiser for James Van Der Beek’s family surpasses $1m in under 24 hours

Dawson’s Creek star, who died on Tuesday, had been open about struggling to meet high expenses of cancer treatment