UK and allies accuse Chinese state-backed group of Microsoft hack
British foreign secretary says Beijing will be held to account if it does not stop ‘systematic cyber sabotage’
The Guardian view on academic freedom: ministers’ claims don’t add up
Editorial: The government says it is the champion of free speech in universities. But its actions tell another story
Data officers raid two properties over Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak
Computer equipment and electronic devices seized in connection with images of minister kissing aide
Abolishing online anonymity won’t tackle the underlying problems of racist abuse
Both mandatory ID verification and ending anonymity raise their own problems, says author Hussein Kesvani
Social media racists will be banned from football matches, says Johnson
PM announces move after being accused of giving racism ‘the green light’ over stance on taking a knee
Tech chiefs called in to No 10 over racist posts to England players
Boris Johnson to demand that tech firms do more to tackle online abuse
The Guardian view on Rashford, Sancho and Saka: let down by dog whistles from Downing Street
Editorial: The prime minister should have done more to defend the England team against a racist minority
What have I learned since shooting to fame? We need more compassion in public life
My experiences since the Handforth parish council meeting went viral have taught me how our politics needs to change, says council officer Jackie Weaver
Can facial analysis technology create a child-safe internet?
Determining a person’s age online seems like an intractable problem. But new technology and laws could be on the brink of solving it
The dweeb and the hot girl: Matt Hancock’s affair belongs to an 80s movie
Who knows, perhaps Hancock’s entire career was just a ploy to entice his university crush
Alice and the Mayor review – can the left survive the crisis of modern politics?
Fabrice Luchini is a fading politician railing against leftwing malaise in Nicolas Pariser’s ambitious, frustrating drama
MPs condemn social media firms over Chris Whitty death threats
England’s chief medical officer and other public servants have become focus of abuse by anti-lockdown activists
Andrew Lloyd Webber on Cinderella: ‘We’re not looking for a fight – we just want culture back!’
The composer said his latest musical would open, even if he went to jail. Now it has – but he’s still furious at a government he says has ‘dumped’ theatre. We talk to him and the show’s writer Emerald Fennell
UK health minister used private emails for government business, No 10 admits
Downing Street’s defence of Lord Bethell saying he abided by rules contradicts earlier statement
Dominic Raab’s mobile number freely available online for last decade
Exclusive: Finding raises questions for security services weeks after similar revelations about PM’s number