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The darker side of AI

It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.

At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...

Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

Exclusive: West Midlands police were told supporters randomly attacked Muslims in Amsterdam last year

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he is committed to disarming Hamas and demilitarising the Gaza Strip

I am not celebrating the end of the ‘war’ because this was not a war – and it’s not over, either

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood Europe’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on Palestine Action. Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, said that the current legal framework allows UK authorities to “impose excessive limits on freedom of assembly and expression, and risk overpolicing” in a letter sent to the home secretary. Continue reading...

Worker for Farage’s group in EU parliament was ‘frequent visitor to embassy’ and accused of role in propaganda stunt

The US president receives a standing ovation in the Knesset as 20 hostages come home and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are released

One of the outstanding literary publishers of our time, Carcanet Press has a special emphasis on poetry from around the world.

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

Join us for a day of poetry in Haworth, inspired by Yorkshire people, places and landscape. We’ll hear from both established and new poets from across the

Kathleen Jones is a best-selling biographer who has also written 3 historical novels and 4 prize-winning collections of poetry. Click to read Kathleen Jones, a Substack publication. Launched 11 minute...

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Trump is clearing the way for US investors to control a wildly popular platform where millions get their news

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Reform UK to hold press conference this morning to outline new immigration policy

Barred from entry on ‘public security’ grounds, I had a moment to reflect on how far the country has fallen, says British MP Peter Prinsley

The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in Gaza

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement

Senior Labour MPs are urging the government to take urgent action against hate speech, misinformation and violent rhetoric on Elon Musk’s X platfor...

Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife.

A year into government, Labour partnering with private capital indicates abandoned principles and prioritisation of corporate interests