Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 2 – 2000 Meters to Andriivka

Ukrainian soldiers claw their way toward an abandoned one-street town, battling Russian artillery fire, snipers and aerial attacks, in this feat of documentary film-making and frontline reporting

Alan Cumming named as host of 2026 Bafta film awards

The Scottish actor and presenter – who hosted the Bafta TV awards this year –will take over from David Tennant at the February ceremony

Third of UK citizens have used AI for emotional support, research reveals

AI Security Institute report finds most common type of AI tech used was general purpose assistants such as ChatGPT and Amazon Alexa

‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto

As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor’s Faustian pact with the Nazi party – and its new relevance

US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief

Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader

‘Oh how we will miss this man’: Meg Ryan posts emotional tribute to Rob Reiner

Actor remembers late director of When Harry Met Sally and hopes something positive will come from ‘impossible tragedy’

Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death

Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of ‘putting profit before our young people’

The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action

Editorial: Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debate

Nick Reiner appears in court on murder charges in killing of parents

Son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner being held without bail after his parents were found dead in their home

Oscars to move over to YouTube starting in 2029

Exclusive global rights to the year’s biggest night in film will move to the video platform for a four-year period

From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles

Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony Blair

Rosa von Praunheim, provocative pioneer of gay cinema, dies aged 83

The film-maker, whose 1971 feature about queer life has been described as Germany’s ‘Stonewall moment’, married his long-term partner on Friday

Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception

The actor has said Shakespeare’s language can be understood ‘in the body’. I couldn’t disagree more, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

Sir Humphrey Burton obituary

Renowned broadcaster known for arts and music programmes such as Arena, Aquarius and Omnibus

Melania: first trailer released for Amazon’s documentary on the first lady

The $40m film – directed by Brett Ratner, who has been accused of sexual misconduct – follows Melania Trump in the days before the 2025 inauguration