Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia
Gus was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in September, with his disappearance declared a major crime
Hamlet review – Riz Ahmed’s tortured prince drives chilling modern take through London’s streets
Timothy Spall and Art Malik co-star in Aneil Karia’s intelligent and stark retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy, set in the world of shady family business
What does the disappearance of a $100bn deal mean for the AI economy?
Apparent collapse of Nvidia–OpenAI tie-up raises questions about circular funding and who will bear the cost of AI’s expansion
Google Pixel Buds 2a review: great Bluetooth earbuds at a good price
Compact and comfortable Pixel Buds have noise cancelling, decent battery life and good everyday sound
Leaving Home by Mark Haddon review – blistering memoir of a loveless childhood
The Curious Incident author describes the upbringing that shaped him – and for which he can’t help feeling nostalgia
Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban
Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’
Thursday briefing: W​ill the Epstein ​files ​threaten ​Peter Mandelson’s ​legacy​?
In today’s newsletter: A police investigation, newly released documents and long‑standing questions about​ accountability have converged to place one of Labour’s most enduring figures under unprecedented scrutiny
Thursday news quiz: graveyards, Grammys and Muppet Show guests
Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?
‘Major failing’ in psychiatric care before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people at Bondi Junction, coroner finds
Cauchi, who lived with schizophrenia, killed six people in 2024 Westfield shopping centre stabbing before being shot dead by police inspector Amy Scott
TV tonight: George Clarke’s emotional house renovations
He helps a couple restore a family cottage in Derbyshire. Plus: skincare made from waste tomato ketchup in Dragon’s Den. Here’s what to watch this evening
Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences allegedly groomed children online, police say
The 27-year-old man from Maryborough is alleged to have had 23,000 photographs and videos stored on a hard drive
South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetus she claims was taken at Townsville hospital
Joanna Howe claims a ‘whistleblower’ sent her the image, which was taken inside the hospital’s room for grieving parents
Afternoon Update: Invasion Day terror charge; suspect identified in case of missing four-year-old; and catching a croc in Humpty Doo
Western Australia police have charged a 31-year-old over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest
The Ophiolite review – a family at war over patriarch’s dying wishes
In Philip de Voni’s ambitious debut play, a clash over funeral rites exposes deep divisions in a British-Cypriot extended family
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pork ragu with herbs (for gnocchi or pasta)
Marbled flesh and fat are key to this rich, succulent, dense ragu, boosted with powerful notes of bay, sage and rosemary
The Green surge shows UK politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski
At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty