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How Nicholas Winton saved 669 children (and counting) from the Holocaust: ‘He became everybody’s grandfather’

Four generations owe their lives to the man who brought trainloads of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia to Britain in 1939. The original refugees remember the Kindertransport – and the shy stockbroker who got them on it

A Tiger in Paradise review – José González offers anxiety dreams as lifestyle brand

Loosely organised documentary shows Swedish singer José González musing about mental health and drifting around his luxurious-looking house

Pornography websites will have to check users’ ages, under draft guidelines

Ofcom proposals will require online providers to seek proof of being over 18 to stop children accessing content

You may balk at giving your health data to Palantir but it could save your life

The NHS’s deal with the US tech company raises privacy concerns but a unified database could be a medical gamechanger

AI laser that reads heartbeat through the throat could replace stethoscopes

New invention, which can be set up at home, promises to transform the way we monitor our health, say scientists

Fertility patients in UK targeted by ‘concerning’ IVF adverts on social media

Some clinics are claiming to ‘guarantee’ success or offer ‘no baby, no fee’ promotions online

The doctor will call you now: are remote GP appointments safe?

As phone and video consultations increase, study examines safety incidents and offers advice for refining the process

Queendom review – queer drag artist’s dangerous protest in Putin’s Russia

Documentary suggests that when performer Gena Marvin takes to the streets she is squaring up not only to prejudice but to the state

Disorder review – sympathetic study of three military veterans living with PTSD

Kate Blewett’s documentary shows the lasting effects of war and considers the way that three ex-soldiers look to cope with their traumas

Looking for Horses review – poetic meditation on the lasting impacts of the Bosnian war

In a visually impressive documentary, film-maker Stefan Pavlovic spends time with a fisherman and former soldier living in an abandoned church

UK school pupils ‘using AI to create indecent imagery of other children’

Protection groups call for urgent action to help pupils understand risks of making images that legally constitute child sexual abuse

Hot chocolate, woolly socks and a good book: why cosy living is good for you

When it’s dark and cold outside (not to mention existentially troubling), our sense of survival kicks in and we withdraw to that place we feel safest – home

A vacuous, amoral elite who lost the plot. Saltburn or the Covid inquiry? It’s hard to tell

According to Sir Patrick Vallance’s evidence, figures ‘bamboozled’ Boris Johnson. Did he learn only entitlement at Eton?

My doctor diagnosed me with ADHD – so how did my phone find out?

Targeted ads started selling me services to help manage my symptoms – for a price. The law must offer more protection, says Guardian news reporter Sarah Marsh

Another Body review – terrifying dive into the world of deepfake porn

A female student bravely investigates who is behind deepfake images of her online in this compelling documentary

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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
  • 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

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