Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened
PM declines to say whether he supports Burnham standing as Gwynne steps down
Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child
Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and more
Residents in legal fight to halt demolition of Clockwork Orange estate
Climate concerns raised over redevelopment of 1960s Brutalist estate in south-east London
How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’
In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs
Lords put pressure on Starmer with vote to ban social media for under-16s
Commons will now have to consider Tory-led amendment, which is likely to be supported by Labour MPs
Britain facing ‘catastrophe’ because of children being addicted to social media, peers told – as it happened
House of Lords debate amendments to bill that could ban children under the age of 16 from having social media
Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss
Jamie Dimon warns of civil unrest but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues tech will create rather than destroy jobs
BBC announces landmark deal to make bespoke content for YouTube
Agreement a milestone for British television as broadcaster teams up with world’s biggest video platform
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
Hugh Grant and Esther Ghey sign letter backing under-16s social media ban in UK
Actor and mother of Brianna Ghey among signatories of letter to three party leaders ahead of Lords vote
Minister tells MPs that China mega-embassy will have ‘clear security advantages’ – as it happened
Dan Jarvis answers questions in the Commons over the decision to approve a new ‘super-embassy’
UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and family
Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’
Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraft