The Guardian Articles

Predators who take intimate images of unwitting victims or install cameras to do so could face up to two years’ in jail under plans drawn up by Labour.

Ministers have also confirmed that they plan to create a new offence for those who create sexually explicit deepfake images.

While it …

Britain’s largest retailers are warning they could be forced to cut thousands of jobs this year as the industry braces for higher taxes and employment costs after a bleak Christmas shopping season.

In the latest sign of tough trading conditions on the high street, figures from the British Retail Consortium …

The last corners of England and Wales yet to be covered by a £5bn push to widen fast broadband could finally get access to rapid downloads, streaming and video calls after the government announced £289m in new taxpayer-funded contracts enabling coverage.

After some people in broadband blackspots were forced to …

Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the Romans ever do for us? asks an exasperated Reg in Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

One answer, according to a new study, is widespread cognitive decline across Europe, courtesy of …

A patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of

bird flu

The Louisiana department of health reported on Monday afternoon that a patient who had been hospitalized in the state with the first human case of avian influenza has now died.

People living in deprived areas of England have suffered disproportionately larger cuts to bus services, according research by a leading thinktank.

The analysis by IPPR North found that cuts to services in England had been felt the most in “left-behind neighbourhoods”.

People living in the top 10% most deprived …

A tech entrepreneur based in Los Angeles became trapped in a malfunctioning self-driving car for several minutes last month, causing him to nearly miss a flight, he said.

Mike Johns was riding in an autonomous Waymo vehicle on his way to the airport when the vehicle began driving around a …

A man described as a leading organiser of last summer’s riots has been jailed for seven and a half years for using social media to encourage people to take part in the disorder.

Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a Telegram channel called “Southport Wake Up” in the immediate aftermath of …

Day one: Saturday

4pm

I have picked up the Guardian and Observer photographer Gary Calton en route from Leeds to the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire. This is a story I’ve been hoping to cover for years and I’m surprised

it’s actually happening

The family of a British national held in a Saudi jail without charge for more than four months have spoken about his alleged maltreatment, including the refusal of the UK Foreign Office for two months to share any information about his plight with his pregnant wife.

The Saudi authorities arrested …