Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back

As Jews face the deadly menace of antisemitism, they should not be alone. It’s time for their fellow Britons to step up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Ye, who has called himself a Nazi, released a song called Heil Hitler and sold T-shirts bearing swatikas, is confirmed to play three nights at the London festival The Jewish Leadership Council has condemned Wireless festival for booking Kanye West, also known as Ye, to headline all three nights of the forthcoming north London event in the wake of heightened attacks on the UK Jewish community, calling the organisers “deeply irresponsible”. The rapper has a history of antisemitic behaviour, including releasing a song called Heil Hitler, calling himself a Nazi, associating with the white supremacist commentator Nick Fuentes (including at a 2022 dinner with Donald Trump), making numerous other anti-Jewish racist statements and selling T-shirts bearing swastikas. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Analysis of more than 4,000 of Reform UK leader’s paid-for Cameo videos also shows they contain misogynistic remarks and antisemitic conspiracies

Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war

Liu and her father, who had protested the Chinese government after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, were targeted in an alleged spying scheme months before Liu competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The growing number of birds in Norwich market has pushed the council to adopt extreme measures – including a hawk and oral contraceptives. But for the city’s pigeon-loving activists, they are just mis...

President’s anti-Somalia tirade and insults to European leaders were in line with aide Stephen Miller’s worldview

Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors

Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations

I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon line

This was a horror but with so much intolerance and antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in at least past decade, according to Met police

Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

Throwing things away is bad. Buying them in the first place was probably bad, too. But the act of disposing of them at the rubbish tip is a glorious moment of relief and release, writes Adrian Chiles

Rapper Snoop Dogg becomes a co-owner and investor at Swansea City after taking a minority stake in the Championship club.

In heart-tugging drama Mix Tape, two ex-lovers are thrown back together with the music they wooed each other with 20 years earlier. Here, writers dig out their most treasured tapes and CDs full of mea...

Officers arrest protesters day after direct action group banned as terrorist organisation

Exclusive: Actor says Keir Starmer’s party has caused a ‘derogation of all the principles they were supposed to represent’

During the making of a Sky News documentary, Escaping Putin, we spoke to seven former Russian soldiers who managed to escape from the army. The cost of desertion is high but for many, it feels like th...

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

Rights group loses challenge despite government accepting they could be used in breach of humanitarian law in Gaza

AI really could shift the locus of life and meaning away from work, but we must have vision and daring to make it happen, says journalist Elle Hunt

Exclusive: Asaad al-Nasasra told PRCS he heard Israeli troops shoot first responders while they were clinging to life

Podcasts and puzzles get a boost as part of ‘mobile first’ strategy with 1m daily active users of app The Guardian has relaunched its mobile app to deliver more personalised, visual content and boost the prominence of podcasts, as part of a “mobile first” strategy. A dedicated tab for podcasts has been introduced to help users discover and listen to new episodes via a new in-app player, while users can also listen to all articles using a text-to-speech feature. Continue reading...

Labour insider rebukes ‘tech bros’ within Tony Blair Institute as critics question past work with petrostates

Give Yourself a Break Start by naming and acknowledging the trauma: you’ve suffered, been crucified, died, been buried, and descended to hell. Now ...