‘This is not sustainable’: London’s Gate theatre to close after nearly 50 years
Formerly based above a Notting Hill pub, the theatre earned a reputation for radical plays with new talent yet had a 100% loss of Arts Council England funding in 2022
Anthropic researchers panic, say AI could cause human extinction by 2030
One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity
I tried 17 rice cookers to find the best model in the US: here are my favorites
The most important function of a rice cooker is to make delicious rice, from jasmine to brown and sushi. Our expert found the best ones that are designed to last
Union Town review – passionate exposé of US delivery workers’ employment conditions
Barbara Kopple returns with her third film investigating US workers’ rights – this time, undocumented ‘deliveristas’ and the attempts to unionise Amazon staff
Zojirushi hot water dispenser review: I never wait for water to boil thanks to this kitchen essential
It heats water up fast and crucially, keeps it warm for the whole day, so you can can access hot water to your heart’s content.
Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England
Campaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickens
Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments
Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’
Merz accuses AfD of ‘ethnic cleansing’ policy and cancels call with Trump
German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt election
‘I’m astonished by the vitriol’: author Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia after 9/11
In her new book Seasons of Fury, Ali traces the impact of anti-Muslim policies in the US, from the 1967 Israel-Arab war and the ‘war on terror’ to Trump
Can breath be art? Liz Larner on sculpting with hair, lashes, leather – and international group exhalation
The Californian once cultivated petri dishes breathed on by artists that turned ‘murky and scary’. But now, in our dystopian age of space technocrats, she’s taking inspiration from Nasa shots of asteroids
Nats boss given one week to deliver report into UK flight chaos
No 10 says it still has confidence in Martin Rolfe, who is scheduled to brief Heidi Alexander after flight cancellations pass 2,000
Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit
Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agenda