TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group Octopus
From bling and birds to ‘really fancy armour’ – the best dressed characters of the Bayeux tapestry
Medieval experts talk us through the fashion of the near-1,000-year-old embroidered work, and what it says about the characters wearing it
Norma Tanega and Aida Pavletich: Saturday Dancer review – cult pop songwriter’s wonky collaborations
This reissue of late 80s and early 90s recordings of wonky, nocturnal keyboard and drum machine experiments is immersed in swampy synth and noir-ish eccentricity
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma to The Moment: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder’s slasher spectacular, and Charli xcx’s mockumentary about her Brat summer. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s immaculate conception
At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict
Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and trade
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Capital gains tax: how it works, benefits and pitfalls of another hike
Increasing the rate of CGT is one of the tax levers available to chancellor as he considers revenue-raising options
Jae Stephens: Audacity review – a thrilling lesson in why more debut albums should go for broke
After five EPs in in seven years, the Dallas native with the big voice pours everything into this bonkers cauldron of maximalist R&B and hyperactive pop
AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’
Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents
I went looking for the poo at Coogee beach but all I found was a beautiful day for a swim
Popular ocean beach ranks as Sydney’s worst for faecal pollution – again – but Caitlin Cassidy discovers happy children and families
Andy Burnham talks about ‘public control’ of the utilities but it’s a minefield. We can lead him through it
Nationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit, say journalist and economist Will Hutton and former chief economist of the Bank of England Andy Haldane
Plans are under way to finally help Britain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off?
Alan Milburn is preparing to implement his report to bring young people back into work. Let’s hope the government will see it through, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
PM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws
Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime