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James Dyson criticises Tories for not ‘going for growth’ after fall in GDP

Inventor defends economic policies of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss that sent economy crashing

Barbie, Beatles and Bankman-Fried: how well do you remember 2023? – quiz

Why did MCC members see red? Who turned down Elton? And what hobby did the CEO of Goldman Sachs have to give up? Test your recall with our festive puzzlers

Russian banker who is under sanctions sold £15m of shares in Philip Hammond crypto firm Copper

Exclusive: Transaction involving Mikhail Klyukin could have attracted scrutiny from US sanctions enforcers, experts say

The big 2023 quiz of the year

Barbie was on the big screen, Taylor Swift on the airwaves… How well do you remember the year that was?

UK anti-abortion charity with links to MPs ran misleading Facebook ads

Right to Life UK, which has links to MPs, has multiplied its spend tenfold

What to do about Sunak’s silly plan to curb social media for under-16s? Highlight and delete

The worries about online encryption are overblown. As for teenagers obeying a blanket ban: good luck with that, says tech writer Chris Stokel-Walker

Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s

Reports suggest a ban is among potential options to protect young people from online harm

Is TikTok brainwashing the kids about Gaza? No, this is just an old moral panic in a new form

Young people trust social media above politicians when it comes to the Israel-Hamas war. Is it any wonder, given the kind of politics they have grown up with, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Russian spies targeting UK MPs and media with ‘cyber interference’

Foreign Office minister tells MPs that FSB is ‘behind sustained effort to interfere in our democratic processes’

Ministers pressed by Labour over cyber-attack at Sellafield by foreign groups

Ed Miliband asks for urgent assurances about government and regulators’ actions after vulnerabilities at nuclear site are revealed

Digital pound should not be considered until risks addressed, MPs warn

Treasury select committee highlights concerns over data privacy and increased possibility of bank runs

The Guardian view on the NHS and Palantir: the case for this data deal looks weak

Editorial: Hiring a controversial US technology company to build an NHS data platform risks undermining public trust

‘What do we want? £15!’ Hundreds join Amazon picket line for Black Friday strike

Trade unionists from US and Europe stand with staff at Coventry hub over local pay dispute amid global day of action

Social media platforms and police not tackling romance fraud, MPs told

Women describe being groomed, abused and scammed online, in evidence to home affairs select committee

Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract

Awarding of contract to create new data platform prompts immediate concerns about security of medical records

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  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
  • On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
  • California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
  • Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute
  • The Guardian view on OnlyFans: revelations of abusive middlemen merit MPs’ attention
  • Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns
  • ‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton
  • Don’t wait for Prime Day. We found the 31 best early deals from Amazon and its competitors
  • Aardman exhibition marks animation studio’s half a century in Bristol
  • Post your questions for Minions supremo Pierre Coffin
  • We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people
  • Girls Like Girls review – Sapphic teen romance is a precious and predictable yawn-a-thon
  • Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • ‘It’s where the poetry is written in cinema language’: the female editors behind cinema’s masterpieces
  • Gig workers are endlessly exploited. AI could make more of us share their fate

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