Wayne McGregor: Alchemies review – this spellbinding dancing will make you swoon
Incredible physical facility is married to expressive lyricism in this triple bill by the Royal Ballet’s ever adventurous resident choreographer. You never know what’s coming next
‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says
Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’
Reform’s Richard Tice posts picture with telltale signs of AI manipulation, say experts
Deputy leader’s image on X was almost certainly generated or altered using AI, according to Peryton Intelligence
Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally
Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May
Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching
Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds
Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite
After being doorstepped by a Green canvasser, I know what voters must do to keep out Reform
The 7 May elections in Great Britain promise to be a rout for Labour and the Tories, writes Zoe Williams. If you need to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s party, make sure you trust your neighbours
Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in new talks, state media reports, as it accuses US of violating ceasefire
Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructure
Martin Parr: Global Warning review – the great photographer in all his gluttonous, giddy glory
The peerless chronicler of everyday absurdity did not live to see this exhibition, but it is a dazzling final chapter, showing his irresistible good humour growing darker
Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs
Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs
Banned from the radio after Princess Diana died: how Levellers made What a Beautiful Day
‘Its release seemed timely as the Tories had just left office. But then Diana died and all cheerful songs were taken straight off the radio. Boom! It disappeared’
Mint review – the most outrageously beautiful TV show since Twin Peaks
Like Romeo and Juliet meets a gangster thriller, Charlotte Regan’s series is sumptuously shot with an incredible payoff – plus the most visually stunning scene of self-pleasure you will ever see
‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’, whose wine portfolio boasted Blue Nun – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East
Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm
Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern Africa
V&A faces calls to become living wage employer on eve of Stratford opening
Campaigners organise open letter to director demanding ‘fair day’s wage’ for all workers at V&A museums