Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
Family pays tribute to actor who was a ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’
A note to politicians hoping to emulate Mamdani’s social media strategy: without the right policies, it’s pointless
Forget the medium and focus on the New York City mayor-elect’s message – centrists can’t compete with rent freezes, free buses and support for Palestine, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes leads the choir in impressively unsentimental Alan Bennett fable
Genteel manners of first world war story about repressed passion delivered with surprising sexual candour
Marks & Spencer’s cyber-trauma is bad, but clearly manageable
Chief executive criticises chancellor before budget that could prove bigger threat to business than ‘the incident’
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money
Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain
BBC must change or be ‘a Titanic’, says manager of the Sidemen YouTubers
Jordan Schwarzenberger says BBC is becoming irrelevant to gen Z and risks crashing unless it attracts younger viewers
Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears
Drop in US, Asia and Europe follows warning from bank bosses that market correction could lie ahead
Odyssey review – estate agents, cocaine and mental collapse in a jagged London thriller
Polly Maberly is riveting as a deluded realtor spiralling out of control in director Gerard Johnson’s messy, blackly comic follow-up to Muscle
AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim
Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright owners
Experts find flaws in hundreds of tests that check AI safety and effectiveness
Scientists say almost all have weaknesses in at least one area that can ‘undermine validity of resulting claims’
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out
Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
My Father’s Shadow looms over competition at British independent film awards
Akinola Davies Jr’s Nigeria-set drama has 12 nominations including best film and besr director
‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair
Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research