8+ min ago   (217+ words) In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podcast about artificial intelligence, Black Box. In series two,…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (453+ words) Screen limits will become mandatory in NSW schools from 2028 as federal education minister says students may need a ‘digital detox’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has announced it will…...

8+ hour ago   (124+ words) Virginia man Jon Ganz was rebuilding his life after spending more than two decades in prison for a horrific crime. Last year, he got a prompt on his phone that his wife, Rachel, believes changed their lives forever. It was…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (167+ words) Several hundred anti-immigration protesters faced off with counter-protesters in the centre of Portsmouth on Saturday, as the southern English port city found itself at the heart of Britain’s increasingly acrimonious immigration debate. Under a heavy police presence, approximately 400 protesters marched…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (959+ words) Rightwing activists faced a heavy police presence and counter-demonstrations to their march against small boat crossings Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested in Portsmouth at a far-right protest against immigration. Far-right activists have gathered in Portsmouth for…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (702+ words) Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (523+ words) As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a…...

2+ day, 23+ min ago   (702+ words) Nigel Farage said demonstrators in balaclavas were ‘horrible’, but others in the party defend them as ‘brave, passionate patriots’ Nigel Farage’s condemnation of the masked men whose blockade of Dover stole headlines on the final day of his party’s annual…...

2+ day, 23+ min ago   (615+ words) UK government reviewing allegations about My Surrogacy Journey after complaints about medical costs The UK government has said it is reviewing allegations about a British-owned surrogacy service after surrogates in Mexico who faced health complications including a hysterectomy had their…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (284+ words) The UK foreign secretary has drawn rage and respect after announcing trade sanctions on Israeli settlers. Heather Stewart explains how – and why – Ed Miliband got toughThis time just over a decade ago, Ed Miliband was known for pushing his older…...