Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money
Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain
BBC must change or be ‘a Titanic’, says manager of the Sidemen YouTubers
Jordan Schwarzenberger says BBC is becoming irrelevant to gen Z and risks crashing unless it attracts younger viewers
Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level
How scared should we be by Trump’s heavily edited appearance on a US news programme this weekend, and Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, asks Arwa Mahdawi
AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim
Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright owners
Peter Watkins obituary
Pioneer of the docudrama whose 1965 film The War Game was considered ‘too horrifying’ for broadcast by the BBC
Peter Watkins, Oscar-winning director of The War Game, dies aged 90
Radical English director who clashed with the BBC over his ‘horrifying’ film about nuclear war, was forced to look abroad to continue working
Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe
The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importer
Warner Bros Discovery considers sale as potential buyers show interest
Netflix, Comcast and Paramount Skydance are reportedly among possible bidders in sale that could shake up industry
Joke’s on you, fleshbag! Channel 4’s first AI presenter is dizzyingly grim on so many levels
The AI-generated host of Dispatches raises worrying questions about Channel 4’s environmental impact. She’s also a dead-eyed host who might leave Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Kevin McCloud fearing for their future
Nigel Farage has 1.3m followers on TikTok. Does this mean gen Z likes him?
He is the most popular UK politician on one of the world’s most popular social media sites. Working out what that means is actually surprisingly difficult, writes Zoe Williams
Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: ‘You have to fight. There’s no other way to face a bully’
The actor has renewed his vocal opposition to the US president and spoken in support of the millions-strong ‘No Kings’ street protests
The one change that worked: I had terrible insomnia – until I hit upon a gory solution
I had tried elaborate mind games, herbal teas and even a military method. Nothing worked. So I gave in, tuned into some macabre podcasts and had a very surprising reaction
Bereaved families call for inquiry into UK failure to act on pro-suicide forum
Report found coroners raised concerns over suicide forums at least 65 times to three government departments since 2019
Experiential entertainment is having a gold rush but commercial success is far from certain
As an immersive Hunger Games show opens in London, producers turn to bankable franchises, with mixed results
UK MPs warn of repeat of 2024 riots unless online misinformation is tackled
Science and technology select committee says complacency over social media content puts public at risk