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Covid-19 forces UK arts to seek virtual venues and online audiences

The shutdown of cultural life has raised urgent debate about how to protect one of Britain’s most high-profile industries

Is hydrogen the solution to net-zero home heating?

Up to a third of the UK’s greenhouse emissions come from central heating. But a proposed switch from natural gas to hydrogen has experts divided

Smartphones could help us track the coronavirus – but at what cost?

It’s wise to be wary of the government adopting intrusive apps that monitor the effectiveness of public health measures

Catherine D’Ignazio: ‘Data is never a raw, truthful input – and it is never neutral’

The co-author of Data Feminism on the importance of recognising discrimination in algorithms and introducing measures to stamp it out

Cannes film festival postpones 2020 edition over coronavirus restrictions

France’s premier event will not go ahead in its traditional May slot after government measures forced its hand

Biohackers team up online to help develop coronavirus solutions

Students, scientists, developers and health professionals use forums to investigate potential vaccines and methods of testing

Cinemas across the UK to shut in response to coronavirus

Major chains including Odeon, Cineworld and Picturehouse to go dark

The Invisible Man, Emma and other movies to stream early as cinemas close

Universal films including The Hunt will shift to on-demand this week as chains shutter to prevent spread of coronavirus

Work in the film industry? Tell us how coronavirus has affected you

Releases are being cancelled, shoots scrapped and ticket sales are in free fall. But what’s the human cost? We want to hear from people on the frontline of the industry

Cinema audiences drop dramatically as coronavirus restrictions bite

Box-office revenue in North America falls to its lowest level in two decades as cinemas adopt social distancing measures

The five: dinosaurs that once roamed the British Isles

Last week scientists discovered the first Stegosaurus footprints in Scotland. Which other prehistoric reptiles lived on these shores?

The singleton’s search for love in the time of coronavirus

Dating has always carried risks, but now the stakes for ‘putting yourself out there’ are higher than ever, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt

Coronavirus misinformation is dangerous. Think before you share

Trustworthy health advice has never been more vital – it could be the difference between life and death, says Tom Phillips, editor of Full Fact

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus in Australia

American actor, who is starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film, and his wife say they are to be isolated while they recover

Channel Nine presenters tested for coronavirus after Rita Wilson interview

David Campbell and Belinda Russell begin self-isolation in wake of Wilson and husband Tom Hanks being diagnosed with virus

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  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 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
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  • 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

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