Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year
Corporation faces stark challenge as it struggles to reach younger audiences who are watching Netflix and YouTube
‘Nobody can be entirely impartial’: Lewis Goodall on poverty, politics and the BBC
At just 35, Lewis Goodall has carved out a reputation as an astute political commentator and podcaster. But it’s always been a battle to keep his own views out of the news
Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by handful of votes
TUC insists fight will go on after GMB fails to secure right to represent retailer’s staff by just 29 votes
Reducing Labour women to the sum of their outfits is suddenly all the rage
It seems Angela Rayner has forgotten her place, sartorially, but at least it lets Meghan off the hook
‘Let’s make history!’: Amazon staff at UK warehouse vote on union recognition
In Coventry, the GMB has been canvassing hard to represent workers officially – and the potentially historic result is due this week
Dawn Butler apparently reported to police for celebrating ‘melanin’ in Labour government
MP says she ‘won’t be silenced’ after posting on social media to celebrate ethnic diversity of her Westminster cohort
Rachel Reeves says the UK’s public finances are in a dire state – but here’s why I’m cautiously optimistic
The markets haven’t imploded, sterling is solid, and there is no flight of investors – and given the circumstances, the only way is up, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
UK political parties on track to spend £1m on election day online ads
Digital campaigning gets round media blackout rule restricting broadcasters’ coverage while polls are open
#ukpolitics: how the 2024 general election has played out on TikTok
Our sample of political content shows how campaigns and individuals have been using the video-sharing platform
The Guardian view on the power of brevity in the arts: an antidote to the blather of politics
Editorial: From the Marx Brothers to Albert Camus and Claire Keegan, concise storytelling can get to the heart of the matter
Dale Vince sues Guido Fawkes owner for libel over Hamas claims
Labour donor and green energy businessman given permission to serve papers to Paul Staines’ home in Ireland
Here’s what you need to know about Nigel Farage’s mastery of TikTok
While most politicians haven’t taken the platform seriously, the Reform UK leader is an astute content creator, says the writer Sophia Smith Galer
TechScape: Here’s four ways a new Labour government could use tech to boost Britain
If Keir Starmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to free our data, jump-start the NHS and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how
British female politicians targeted by fake pornography
Leading politicians victimised by online material including AI deepfakes, investigation finds
Smudgy chins, weird hands, dodgy numbers: seven signs you’re watching a deepfake
Look out for surplus fingers, compare mannerisms with real recordings and apply good old-fashioned common sense and scepticism, experts advise