Afflicted with liberal angst in the age of Trump? Take a leaf from Bridget Jones’s diary

The new movie wasn’t conceived as an allegory of the current international crisis, but for a generation of fans it works on that level, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

A tale of two suckers: Donald Trump’s plastic straws and Keir Starmer

The US president has scrapped paper straws because they allegedly ‘explode’ – a bit like the PM’s reputation if he keeps refusing to confront him on the big issues

The Westminster WhatsApp addiction has claimed its latest victim. Why can’t they just stop?

The encrypted messaging service is popular for work and play. But as Andrew Gwynne and many others have discovered: beware the leaks, says Katy Balls political editor of the Spectator

UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says

Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector

Who’s to blame if creators of deepfake porn get off lightly? Labour ministers, it seems

A bill that would ban the creation of these images without consent was watered down by the government, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

UK politics: Second Labour MP suspended by Labour amid offensive messages on WhatsApp group – as it happened

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AI race must be led by ‘western, liberal, democratic’ countries, says UK minister

Technology secretary delivers veiled warning over China’s role ahead of Paris summit

UK demands ability to access Apple users’ encrypted data

Expert says government has ‘lit the blue touch paper on a truly enormous fight’ as it challenges firm’s privacy stance

Keir Starmer unveils plan for large nuclear expansion across England and Wales

Prime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres

Keir Starmer opts not to attend international AI summit in Paris

Exclusive: PM risks upsetting host Emmanuel Macron and missing chance to speak to JD Vance and Elon Musk

Keir Starmer scrapped email account in 2022 after Russian hacking, says report

Then opposition leader’s address was ‘dangerously obvious’ and lacked two-factor authentication, book reportedly says

The Guardian view on AI and copyright law: big tech must pay

Editorial: Elton John, Paul McCartney and thousands of other artists have called for protection from data crawling. The government must listen

Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’

The Green party’s time is now, but it needs to stop being polite – and start picking some fights

You only need look at its dire social media presence to see where this party, so full of potential, is going wrong, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Badenoch tells inquiry of fake claims on WhatsApp during Covid pandemic

Tory leader says comments from ‘likely reputable’ sources such as the BMA were used to support misinformation