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Social media
Starmer’s next U-turn
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists are shifting the mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban, reports Rachel Sylvester
Reeves v the OBR
Court of opinion
Following his resignation over the budget leak, Richard Hughes has testified against the chancellor. But, Will Hutton writes, the OBR was never meant to be judge and jury
Restaurants
The brains behind Brawn
Over 15 years, Brawn has become a template for neighbourhood dining. Tim Lewis speaks to its founders, whose chefs have gone on to open their own hotspots around the world
For today
Child welfare
Catherine Neilan
Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’
Artificial intelligence
Patricia Clarke
UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms
Extraction
Robin Pagnamenta
Greenland’s minerals lure billionaires but even they face huge challenges
Dry January
Séamas O’Reilly
Fit and 40? I’m working on it
Ideas
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Conservatives
Andrew Rawnsley
A traitor has been banished – but Jenrick sacking could haunt Tories
Greens
Rob Ford
Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left
Iran
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Cinema
Erica Wagner
Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot
Time well spent
Human intelligence
How to use AI to keep your new year’s resolutions
In a weekly series, Harriet Meyer shows how AI can work for you in everyday life
Further reading
From Hillary Clinton to the Beatles
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
What to do this weekend
Let’s dance
From David Bowie’s archive to a dance festival, our critic picks five cultural highlights
